A lunch and an interview (Liz Smith)
It pays to socialize - or it did for the chief of Harper's Bazaar - one Glenda Bailey, a Brit who has become very American over the past 10 years, as she has shepherded the Hearst fashion magazine to prosperity. Its newsstand sales have increased, and it has grown by 30 percent.
The editor in chief was in Paris in October having dinner at Baccarat with Victoria Beckham and her very good friend Katie Holmes. Glenda suggested that Katie pose for a Bazaar cover and Victoria be the fashion stylist for her pal, the relatively new Mrs. Tom Cruise. Now it has all paid off.
There's Katie looking glorious on the March cover, as clicked by Peter Lindbergh. This is Katie's first interview since her big wedding in Italy, but I'm afraid if you are expecting any inside revelations from Katie, as told to writer Sarah Bailey, you'll be disappointed. She says things like, "I feel very lucky. I have a husband and children that I adore. I have a career that I really love. When I sit back and reflect, it's - wow! I am very grateful. Tom makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and has since the day I met him. I love being with him. I love calling him husband."
Well, what do you expect of a 28-year-old new mother married to a movie legend and still basking in the glow of her honeymoon?