Today we learn, via WWD, that New Yorker editor David Remnick has a softer side. It's very soft. One might say it's made of a combination of tulle, peau de soie, and the gently-worn edges of a massive pile of ad dollars: just in time for Paris fashion week, Remnick has "suddenly . . . found a love of fashion." In a move that an "insider" calls "a little odd," he's throwing a massive Nast-funded shindig on Monday to laud the arrival of new fashion editor Susan Morrison. The quotes Remnick gave WWD did seem uncharacteristically bouncy:

It's a meet-and-greet, and I think a lot of those people don't know me at all or the magazine as much as I'd like. It's something I've never done before. I thought it would be a fun and interesting trip to make." He's also going to check out a "bunch of shows" during his Sunday-through-Wednesday jaunt.

It's not an opportunity for ceo X to talk about the ceo's company and give an annual report of their company. Bo-ring!

Fashion Battle [WWD]

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