By Leon Neyfakh 7/17/06 12:00am

Ivy League Chick Lit: Extracurricular Exposé

A good exposé is irresistible, especially if it reveals the ugly side of something pretty and bursts some bubbles in the process. See The Devil Wears Prada, in which the glitzy world of fashion journalism is stripped of its glamour, or VH1’s Behind the Music, in which rock stars get the blues just like the Read More

By Warren St. John 11/24/97 12:00am

Emily Woods, Ultimate J. Crew Gal-Boss’ Daughter Is Now the Boss

To understand Emily Woods, the 37-year-old, model-gorgeous, newly appointed chief executive of the preppie, Manhattan-based clothier J. Crew, it helps to know the anecdote current and former employees like to call “the fucking pumpkin story.”

On Halloween a few years ago, the story goes, Ms. Woods asked an assistant to buy a “small pumpkin” for Read More