Wondering what to expect on tonight's premiere of Elle reality show Stylista? Then revisit our review of the series' first two episodes over here. "The first two episodes feature multiple feuds, a dramatic cat fight (taking place in a kitchen — how cliché) and a truly unnerving panic attack that leads to a contestant being rushed to the hospital. So it's safe to say the show isn't lacking in drama." [Mollygood]
Just in time for tomorrow night's premiere of The CW's Stylista, Elle magazine's fashion news editor and its newest reality star Anne Slowey jumps at the chance to drum up buzz courtesy her feud with former staffer and current Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. Or actually, she totally tries to swat away the spat but at the same time only fuels it. Totally by coincidence! CONTINUED »
Overseas Vogue publications are getting more and more press recently, while Anna Wintour and her iconic American brand seem to be fading into the background. Of course, not all of this is positive press (*cough*Vogue India*cough*) but at least one name is making the rounds for a possible upset in the Conde Nast hiearchy:
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The premiere of Elle's reality show Stylista has been moved up a week. It now hits the CW on Oct. 22 at 9pm. We updated our BlackBerry calendar before even typing this. [TVW]
It comes down to this: Nina Garcia and Anne Slowey played for separate teams under the same owner. Garcia, the former Elle fashion director who's now connected to the magazine in name only, was a protege of creative director Gilles Bensimon, who did not time to check his wristwatch for incoming Elle editor Robbie Myers, who arrived in 2000. Slowey, the fashion news editor and star of Elle's new fall reality show Stylista, is in the Myers camp, though perhaps only because she wasn't in the Bensimon camp.
Which isn't to say these two never got along — they did — but in the end, it explains why we've heard handfuls of stories, about both sides, trading gossip about each other. CONTINUED »
With Elle's reality show Stylista in the can, The CW screened the first episode on Saturday for critics at the Television Critics Association's event in L.A. If reports are to be believed, it's quite scathing! As we could tell back in May, the show's real appeal comes from fashion news director Anne Slowey, who's Miranda Priestly-d herself into an on-air diva.
Slowey claims to have carried 32 goldfish in 32 separate bowls to a woman's house, without killing them, as part of her duties on Day One at Vogue. She also claims that on Stylista, she's "just being myself." Heh. CONTINUED »
This latest, three-frickin'-minute-long promo for Elle's reality show Stylista is the most comprehensive overview of what this show is going to be about. Despite the insider gossipmongering, which labeled the show a "trainwreck", you have no choice but to be excited about this television program. CONTINUED »
Despite our excitement about Elle's The CW reality show Stylista, and fashion news director Anne Slowey playing the evil villainess, our behind-the-scenes spies are painting a less entertaining picture. At least for those working on the show.
As Jossip was the first to tell you last month, staffers have been roped into participating in the series unwillingly, being forced to ditch weekend plans to attend tapings at the show's faux office.
Now we're hearing two senior editors, Joann Pailey and Kate Lanphear, were blatantly lied to about their involvement on the show, originally being told they'd be extras, which they begrudgingly allowed, and then bait-and-switched into prominent roles as judges. "Both were completely humiliated and wanted nothing to do with it but were basically lied to by the powers that be," says an insider.
As for the overdramatic Slowey? "Where do you start," says our source. CONTINUED »
Here's a preview of the upcoming Elle reality show Stylista (nee Fashionista?), starring fashion news director Anne Slowey as the evil villainess who will RUIN YOUR NAME IN THIS INDUSTRY.
She arrives via town car! She wears dark sunglasses! She dons four-inch heels! She expects her lunch plate to be feng-shuied! THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF GLAMOUR, PEOPLE.
She's clearly trying too hard to be Miranda Priestley, but those who know her might, uh, say the act isn't an act. Whatever. We're going to love it.
Below, dos mas clips. One almost features tears! CONTINUED »
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