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Condé Nast reportedly forbids its contributors and employees from working with Carine Roitfeld | Hollywood yohana






In a move that could be straight out of The Devil Wears Prada, the New York Post’s Page Six is reporting that Condé Nast is pulling out all the stops in its attempt to freeze out former Condé editor Carine Roitfeld.
A source told Page Six that Condé Nast CEO Jonathan Newhouse sent out a friendly “reminder” to contracted contributors like Mario Testino, Craig McDean, David Sims and the Mert Alas/Marcus Piggott team about their exclusive contracts with Condé, and that contributing to Roitfeld’s new biannual glossy CR Fashion Book would violate their agreements.
Even those who are not under contractual obligation with Condé Nast are being strongly “discouraged” from contributing to CR, which will be published by Fashion Media Group LLC.
After having left her post as editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris amid a flurry of rumours (most hinting at tensions between Roitfeld and Newhouse), the fashion industry was abuzz with excitement over what direction the always edgy and fascinating Roitfeld would take. So far, all her ventures have been far from disappointing.

Given Roitfeld’s popularity with the who’s-who of the fashion world, it will be interesting to see how this rumoured power struggle unfolds. We can only imagine the number of advertisers, brands, editors and photographers who are caught between a desperate desire to collaborate with Roitfeld and the fear of some serious backlash from publishing heavyweight Condé Nast.

THEY SAID…

Cheryl Wischhover, features and beauty editor: “We can’t help but wonder if brands—who would hate (read: can’t afford) to lose the support of Anna Wintour and the Condé machine—may be strong-armed into not working with CR Fashion Book.”
Vanessa Pilar Grannis, blogger: “What ever happened to ‘Work hard and Be Nice to People.’?”
Samantha Randazzo, writer: “When it comes to Condé Nast, you’re either with them or against them.”
WE SAID…

Rani Sheen, copy and health editor: “That a publishing powerhouse of this size is worried about its people contributing to a start-up is a huge compliment to Carine. She’s nurtured incredible talents before—here’s hoping this spurs her to do it again and help a new generation of star shooters and editors emerge.”

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Adidas pulls Jeremy Scott “Handcuffs” sneakers after being deemed racist | Hollywood yohana





Despite sticking behind the design, Adidas pulled the plug on a pair of outlandish sneakers Jeremy Scott had created for them following a torrent of public outrage. The orange, purple and grey Roundouse Mid “Handcuffs” kicks were topped with orange plastic shackles, the doomed addition that ended up causing an uproar about the shoes’ alleged racist connotations.
A sneak peek of the sneakers was uploaded onto Adidas’ Facebook page with a playful tag line that read “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?” The pic was almost immediately greeted by a wave of backlash, the comment count quickly climbing into the thousands. “Jeremy Scott is renowned as a designer whose style is quirky and lighthearted,” a spokesperson for Adidas insisted in a statement. “The design . . . is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott’s outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery.”
Scott spoke out about the design as well, tweeting in all caps “MY WORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED BY CARTOONS, TOYS & MY CHILDHOOD…” and linking to a picture of…My Pet Monster? So, the shoes everyone was up in arms about were actually inspired by a plush toy popular in the ‘80s? For those who aren’t familiar with him, the exceptionally colourful Mr. Monster had his own pair of orange plastic handcuffs, which makes Scott’s reference point pretty clear.
Adidas decided to pull the design from its market release date in August anyway, presumably to do some damage control. What’s your take on the Jeremy Scott x Adidas “Handcuffs” debacle? Were Adidas and Jeremy Scott not being careful enough about minimizing offence or are people simply overreacting?

THEY SAID…
Andre Harrison Jr., black rights advocate: “Today I’m withdrawing all of my support for @ITSJEREMYSCOTT, any designer that’s nostalgic for slavery will Never have my support.”
Reverend Jesse Jackson: “The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation, where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution is offensive, appalling and insensitive.”
Fashionista: “You know those Jeremy Scott for Adidas “slave” sneakers?? They were actually inspired by a purple cartoon monster…”
WE SAID…
Randi Bergman, online editor: “Every public figure/brand needs to be aware of the semiotic message their words and wears send out, but in this case it just seems a bit blown out of proportion to connect such a cartoonish-looking shoe with something as serious as slavery. Especially when handcuffs are so often associated with everything from jail time to kinky sexual proclivities.”


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