Monica Corcoran, a staff writer in the L.A. Times Image section, was on the front page this morning with a co-byline on a piece about Oscar fashion being toned down for the recession. This afternoon, she emailed a simple farewell to the staff:

From: Corcoran, Monica
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:23 PM
To: yyeditall
Subject: New contact info

I can now be reached at xxxxxx.

Best wishes,
M.

Corcoran is a longtime fashion and trends presence in L.A., writing for Variety, the New York Times and I believe InStyle. At the L.A. Times she also contributed to the All the Rage blog.