Marie Claire's So Jane
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
SOUL SISTAS Jane, Marie
For all those who believed that feisty Jane magazine could never be replaced, well, maybe we didn't need the rag after all.
Jane's print finale, its August issue, boasted among other things Eva Mendes in the buff on its cover. Inside you'll find a down-to-earth fashion feature called "Freaky Friday," in which two mag staffers (Kelley "The Glam One" Culp and Annemarie "Tomboy" Conte) switch wardrobes and styles for a week, then keep diaries of their experiences. Highlight? Annemarie's confession that she feels like Mr. T in one of those absurd overblown multi-strand hipster necklaces. Finally, someone admitted that trend's got to go.
But we got a really odd sense of déjà vu when we flicked through Marie Claire's September book. There on p. 87—wait, you'll never guess—two Maire Claire staffers exchange clothes for a week and record "diaries of a traumatic week."
Reached via a Hearst spokesperson, Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles said, "I'm a total magpie. I stole the idea from a spring issue of British Vogue. It would never dawn on me to look at Jane magazine for ideas."
- Liam Payne’s Tortured 'Mentor' Robbie Williams Admits He Had 'Demons' Aged 31 and Feared He Would 'Be Next' As He Opens Up About Torment Over 1D Star’s Death
- Devastated Niall Horan Shares Heartbreaking Post About Pal Liam Payne's Death Days After Duo Reunited at His Argentina Concert: 'I Didn't Know Our Hug Was Goodbye'
- Liam Payne 'Had Wild Party With Two Prostitutes' Hours Before He Plunged 45Ft to Death From Hotel Balcony — After He Was Seen 'Arguing Over $55M Fortune' With Mystery Woman in Lobby
DAILY. BREAKING. CELEBRITY NEWS. ALL FREE.
The upshot of all of this for Marie Claire: No other magazine had the guts to tackle anal bleaching (p. 136) this month.
Jane-Claire comparison after the jump!