The similarities between the two magazines could be more a reflection of the influence Betts had on Wintour than vice versaThe January issues of Bazaar and Vogue have remarkably similar features. Both have stories titled "Generation Next," both have stories on new handbags, and both have the model Gisele on the cover in Gucci python clothes"I guess that's the dress of the season," Betts said by phone from her white corner highrise office in New York CityWhen Betts was fashion news director of Vogue, she developed and produced all fashion features, including runway reports, designer profiles and popular culture articles. She edited "Vogue's View" and "Vogue's Index," a shopping section she created in 1995.

Eye Was a Child': Saatchi Gallery, NW8 (0171 624 8299), Tuesday Wednesday. Four of the exhibits are on display in the windows of Selfridges (corner of Oxford St Orchard St, W1). The auction at the Saatchi on Thursday evening is by invitation