BRUCE WEBER Paul Merton MEG RYAN The Times magazine 29 August 1993 World FASHION

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Snap, crackle and pop. When one of the biggest names in photography teams up with one of the biggest names in fashion, creative sparks will fly. When Bruce Weber, the king of snapperazzi, joined forces with the designer Gianni Versace, they created a controversial style that will influence the fashion industry around the world. Georgina Howell reports

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Comic Paul Merton has taken his image as a surly south London cynic from the stand-up cabaret circuit to the television screen (Have I Got News For You, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and made a name for himself doing it. But, as E Jane Dickson reports, he’s been rehearsing since he was four. Photograph by David Gamble.  E Jane Dickson has interviewed a variety of people for The Magazine. She says her only difficulty in interviewing Paul Merton was having to fight her way through hordes of girl fans

Sally Hershberger had already won acclaim as a hair stylist for magazines before she started taking pictures herself. Her photographs of the actress Meg Ryan are on page 34

Meg Ryan – A Goldie Hawn for the Häagen-Dazs generation, Ryan’s new film Sleepless In Seattle is set to outdo her previous movie, When Harry Met Sally, in the Kleenex count. Report by Simon Mills. Photographs by Sally Hershberger

52 pages.