ROYAL SEND-OFF: It looks as if the British fashion title Harpers & Queen is set to dethrone the monarch. Industry sources on both sides of the Atlantic say the magazine will ditch the "Queen" and change its name to Harper's Bazaar, just like its stateside cousin, as of the February or March issue. In Paris and elsewhere, the magazine's principals are talking openly about the change. In Paris this week, one laughed at the crack "Queens are out!" while another recently announced to fellow cocktail party guests that the magazine's name would be changed as of the March issue. Despite all those loose lips, however, the company is keeping mum for the moment. A spokeswoman for the Hearst subsidiary National Magazines in London declined comment.
— Miles Socha and Samantha Conti