Girl With a Satchel (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Girl Talk After getting lots of lovely publicity and blogger-love for addressing the issue of itty-bitty sample sizes with top designers, UK Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has thrown a spanner in the feminist works with her controversial thoughts on women in the workplace (namely, those with kiddies), penned for The Daily Mail. In short, Shulman argues that mother's rights –...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Harriet Harman shouldn't be forced on to the defensive in her pursuit of a more family-friendly employment arena Harriet Harman's plans to extend maternity leave have sparked the predictable hysteria. There's a website called HarrietHarmansucks.com, and her cabinet colleague Peter Mandelson (with whom she reportedly has a chilly relationship) has toned down her initial proposals . Now the new issue...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... similar sentiments echoed last week in a scathing editorial for the Daily Mail by UK Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman. “I don't understand is the idea that you should be able to keep exactly the same job, with all the advantages that entails, and work less for it, regardless of how that affects the office or colleagues,” she wrote. In an office she describes as 90% female,...
Blogs from People Management (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Isn't it incredible? When times are tough, people run right back to their deeply held prejudices. Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, writing in the Daily Mail, recently suggested that legislation extending maternity and parental rights at work might be 'harming women's chances of employment'. Only with employers struggling to get out of the dark ages. Companies in the know about the 'war...
Mawi's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
If you think it’s a bit early for Christmas Lights on Oxford Street, the idea of talking about Spring/Summer 2010 trends, in what admittedly feels like the depths of The Bleak Midwinter, must seem positively insane. In her Editor’s Letter this month, even Alexandra Shulman pondered whether the cataclysmic changes in the post-crash economy mean that fashion [...]
lilSugar (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... is why some are wondering if motherhood is making women more unemployable. The Vogue UK Editor Alexandra Shulman has sparked a debate that will leave many moms angry and others nodding their heads in agreement. Worried about Britain's maternity leave laws, she believes new mothers may be doing themselves a disservice if they take a year-long leave and then expect to return to the...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
In this provocative and very personal article,Vogue editor ALEXANDRA SHULMAN argues that mothers' rights are making women unemployable...
Grazia Fashion (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Racked.com is fast becoming one of our go-to blogs and that’s because of little gems like this... [Racked, Hapiscal] Vogue editors losing their fashion mojo: first Anna Wintour in jeans, now Carine Roitfeld does a Gaga. What next? Alexandra Shulman in clogs? [Refinery29] OK, we got it wrong yesterday; Demi’s not a cougar, she’s a puma (probably pronounced...
lewrockwell.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Why would any boss hire one now, asks Alexandra Shulman.
Node in the Noosphere (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Klimmt - Hope The editor of Vogue, Alexdra Shulman, writes in the the Mail Online, " Year-long maternity leave, flexi hours, four day weeks... why would ANY boss hire a woman? ", an article about women's rights with regard to pregnancy in the workplace. " In this provocative and very personal article, Vogue editor ALEXANDRA SHULMAN argues that mothers' rights are...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
In this provocative and very personal article,Vogue editor ALEXANDRA SHULMAN argues that mothers' rights are making women unemployable...
Modelinia (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... collection are more than a few fashion insiders, including Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Alexandra Shulman, Christopher Bailey, Christopher Kane, Marios Schwab, and Sir Paul Smith. This is Naomi’s first year on the list , while Agyness, Jourdan, and Kate have been included in years past.
Catwalk Queen (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... but who need to grow their business now into something more solid," said British Vogue editor, Alexandra Shulman. "Its focus is on supporting young designers who are based here and we hope they will stay on and be a part of London Fashion Week."Designers based in the UK, who have an established business with UK and international stockists and key media support, are invited to apply...
FashionFame (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Norman Parkinson image of a young woman dressed in a dramatic ball gown. That image was shown to Alexandra Shulman as a part of the research for another project. But, it struck her as an image that summed up all that Vogue represents – fashion, style, extreme beauty and a sense of contemporary. Here are some pics of Lara Stone in beautiful ball gown dresses from the magazine. (Click...
FashionFame (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... May 2010 edition. Mr Harold Tillman, British Fashion Council’s chairman will chair the fund and Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, will chair inaugural judging panel. December 2nd is the closing date for applications. A committee of industry experts and patrons will select a shortlist, and winner and finalists will be announced in April, 2010.
