A tough trading period means Vanity Fair is the only title in Condé Nast's portfolio to put on growth, albeit a marginal 0.5%. Worries all round with Tatler falling 5.6% and GQ down 7.7%. Bi-annual style magazine Love is apparently "performing beyond our expectations with widespread sell-outs internationally". And Wired, a tech mag launched in a diving market with a pricey Skylon launch party, is rather less ebulliently "on track to reach the target forecast". So much for luxury being recession-proof, this result show that, in the midst of a severe media downturn, the Living is never Easy. And there cannot be any Love lost between Katie Grand's new style bible and Vogue, down 4.8%.More indepth article ...