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Such are the cliches employed by many a director in the portrayal of the glossy world of fashion magazines.

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, a sometimesVoguewriter.
But what happens when the script name dropsVoguespecifically?
Are these outdated and outlandish tropes called upon as well?
What do people think actually happens atVogue, anyway?

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Do these portrayals track?
We call upon our highly amused editors (we love to see aVoguecameo!)
to rank their plausibility.

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Fall trends at $4 a word.
and raids theVogueCloset for the urban shoe myth, Manolo Blahnik black patent Mary-Janes.
Though there was some truth-stretching ($4 word?!

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Writing forVogue,they give you tons of swag, says Diane, chic in all black.
IRL, Diane would have never given her up Birkin so quickly.
Plus, we take oureyebrow contentseriously.

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Assessment:While theVoguemention is fleeting, it comes with murderous overtones!
Assessment:For a full assessment (41 thoughts on the film), I direct youhere.
She then launches into a musical ode to the sexiness of Guidos films.

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The sleek women in Positano / Guidos the ultimate uomo Romano, she sings in a Tina Turneresque getup.
Our staff isnt in the habit of seducing our interview subjects.
All in all, Id have to say theyre really…not bad.

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Assessment:Theres nothing, zilch!, not to like in this film.
And we atVoguewould be proud to make Elaine Hendrix an honoraryVogueeditor.
Plus, theres nothing less chic than a bully.