What the frock?! Village Voice loses Lynn

My favorite fashion writer, Village Voice columnist Lynn Yaeger has been laid off, I just read on Fashionista.com.

All I can say is... damn.

Obviously, we all know the field of journalism, specifically print, is in the toilet, but I have to admit-I am completely shocked by the fact that the decision makers at big publications are trying to remedy the problem by canning some of their most popular writers. I guess they're generally the most expensive to keep on the payroll, but guess what? If you don't have a quality product, nobody's going to buy it. Personally I only read VV for Yaeger's down-to-earth, but funny take on high fashion along with her tales of flea market and big box shopping adventures. That and Dan Savage. Knee-jerk reactions to decreased ad revenue like this one don't help publications, they ruin them.

Fortunately for Lynn, she's generally worshipped in the fashion blogosphere, so I'm sure that's where her next gig will come from-and soon.

I think the reason for her popularity also has to do with the fact that she's not a diva, but she's still an intriguing character. I met Lynn on the street near Union Square Park a couple of years ago. She was dressed up in her signature vintage dolly look with rouged circles on her cheeks, and was very gracious when I said hi and told her I loved her column.

Best of luck, Lynn.