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The New York Times had an interesting little glimpse into the world of the magazine/designer relationship in yesterday's profile of Zac Posen. Harper's Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey wanted him to appear in a feature about designers with Sesame Street characters. (According to Eric Wilson, she planned to have Posen stand next to The Count, with whom he shares a "hairline and fondness for wearing capes.") Posen told her he didn't want to model with The Count, and "she said that was the only way my clothes could be in the magazine as a non-advertiser," Posen said. [NYT]