Fire Glenda Bailey - Suggestions

[blueorchid]

I don't want to see Sienna Miller on the cover of my magazine when she's not even popular in the U.S.

Well, she's not really popular anywhere so...

And as for American fashion magazines not having American EICs, well Robbie Myers from Elle is American.

 

[Label Basher]

That's an interesting point loladonna. I get what you are saying but as a non-American I look at US Baazar, Vogue and Elle and to me they are aimed at American perspective. They certainly aren't aimed at other English speaking countries. We may enjoy reading them but they are for the ''American women''.

 

[behansu]

the sales figures are actually IN the magazine itself. they must reveal how many are printed, sold or given away. usually they only publish this information quarterly or yearly.

Yup, they're usually published yearly here, in mid fall. So the numbers will actually show up in either the October or November issues. Usually towards the back in a huge block of tiny, tiny text. I suspect most people bypass it thinking it's some dense legal jargon.

 

[Northern Star]

I don't want to sound mean, but the magazine right now is so bad, that I think Glenda has served her purpose and should get the old heave-ho.
I'm not entirely sure what she bring to this publication anymore.

 

[tigerrouge]

I don't mind what US Bazaar does, that middle-of-the-road glamour, but I wish it were sharper, a bit more intellectual. It needs a touch of danger amidst the tameness of the content.

From how I felt about the February issue... it's become so bland that it feels like it's touched some sort of baseline, where the output is flat and there's no real sign of life. Maybe March will prove me wrong.

 

[LesFauves]

the sales figures are actually IN the magazine itself. they must reveal how many are printed, sold or given away. usually they only publish this information quarterly or yearly.

Audit Bureau gets access to specific #s...basically, in order to confirm that magazines aren't lying about circulation to charge more from advertisers, the Audit Bureau double checks the figures provided by the magazines. As a result, they are able to determine which issue was the best selling, worse selling, etc. The numbers in the back are fairly static, but the quarterly ABC report will say "Taylor Swift was Elle's worst selling cover through November" for example, and then ALL the magazines know she sells poorly. Hence, no covers for her unless it's an off month like January or June

 

[tarsha]

Is Glenda Bailey Leaving Harper’s Bazaar?

There was a gossipy little item in this morning’s WWD suggesting Glenda Bailey is about to resign from Harper’s Bazaar. “Perhaps Harper’s Bazaar’s Glenda Bailey is on the way out?” writes reporter Zeke Turner. “She has a new counterpart on the business side, hard-charging Carol Smith, who can’t be happy with the magazine’s current numbers and will want to turn the magazine around right off the bat.”

We’ve heard similar rumors, but dismissed them as pure gossip. Turner does go on to cite an unnamed Bazaar source who reiterates that notion: “Glenda rumors come all the time, it’s just like the boy who cries wolf,” the source told WWD. “For the past two years, there have been Glenda rumors.”

We reached out to a Bazaar spokesperson for comment, and she said, “We don’t speculate on rumor, especially when it’s from unnamed sources.”

But as the Hearst-Hachette deal comes to fruition, there’s bound to be some major shakeups at the tower. So stay tuned.

fashionista

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^ Oh my, i would LOVE this rumor to be true, US HB needs new direction!

 

[Handbag Queen]

^ i daresay i see a huge pile of jen aniston's september cover in magazine stands here at bargain prices just waiting to hit the trash dumps.

Right where they belong! They use her constantly and she couldn't be more boring.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

I love the fashion content, and i certainly see it as a more approachable standpoint than US Vogue...it's just these useless articles and horrible stories about random celebs that I don't get. understand the Fabulous at Every AGe section as well, but it doesn't need to be mentioned on the cover every month. If they took the direction that US Vogue has done this year then they would do well.


I would even suggest taking notes from Vogue Turkey because it has been doing so well with their content

 

[tarsha]

Carine to Bazaar? Interesting!

At Monday night's CFDA Awards, Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey sat front and center (as in, front row, in the center, next to pal Nadja Swarovski), while the mag's buzzy new publisher, Carol Smith, was seated across Alice Tully Hall with her own coterie. Were tongues wagging? Obviously—although remember, chéris, random seating assignments are par for the course at the CFDA Awards.

But the cocktail and post-party buzz was less about Glenda than Carine Roitfeld, who has been fingered as the top contender for the editrix-ship of Bazaar's American edition should Hearst decide to make a move in light of the title's 29% drop at newsstand in the first quarter of this year. Roitfeld has been spending more and more time in New York, where her children live, since her January 2011 exit from French Vogue. Currently, she is styling Barneys New York and Chanel campaigns, and her work with Mario Testino will appear in the September issue of V. Given the consumery Marie Claire and the newsy Elle, maybe Hearst honcho David Carey is imagining a Bazaar whose point of differentiation is high-concept fashion and unabashed luxury with an editor who can finally give American Vogue a run for its money. That, Carine can provide in spades. Another contender for the U.S. Bazaar post is said to be Lucy Yeomans, the editrix of Bazaar U.K.

fashionweekdaily.com

 

[Rigida]

Omg that sounds exciting. I hope it turns out to be true!
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[liberty33r1b]

at least no more britney spears covers then!

 

[mikel]

I would love to see what Carine would do with Britney for a fashion shoot.

 

[blueorchid]

Another contender for the U.S. Bazaar post is said to be Lucy Yeomans, the editrix of Bazaar U.K.

She better stay at Harper's Bazaar UK!

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^ Seriously, ugh! As for Carine, maybe she could bring something different to HB, but i dont want it to turn into VP part deux. One thing is for sure, anyone at this point, would be better than Glenda!

 

[Label Basher]

She better stay at Harper's Bazaar UK!

I know right. If they do replace GLenda please make it someone who deserves it like an Ugly Betty but with the style of Amanda or Marc. NOT a socialite or burned out actress.

 

[fashion debutant]

at least no more britney spears covers then!

or Kim K covers

 

[vogue28]

Well Carine had Paris Hilton on Vogue Paris, so I wouldn't put celebrities out of the equation. Plus I'm certain American Bazaar would acquire guidelines, so I wouldn't be expecting models every month.

I do love the prospect of Lucy Yeomans going over to Amercian Bazaar, and Carine manning British Bazaar. Although I am loving what Yeoman's doing over here. All these shifting rumors has my imagination running wild.

 

[tarsha]

^ US Bazaar is more important edition than UK Bazaar (even though we all love UK version much more), so I could imagine Carine at US HB, and actually IMO this magazine is very suitable job for Carine, more than US Vogue.