And for People's response.....

Dear Ms. Wachsmuth,

Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion with PEOPLE. We
sincerely value your feedback and appreciate your thoughts.

As you know, PEOPLE is a national magazine which is read by millions of
people across America each week. The values and tastes of our readers
vary widely. What one reader finds offensive, another may well
embrace.
I understand that you found the bluefly.com advertisement offensive,
and
I apologize if you thought it was in poor taste. PEOPLE does its best
to accept advertising from reputable advertisers whose products are
lawfully sold in the U.S. We certainly have no intention of offending
any of our readers.

We value you as a reader and once again thank you for your feedback.

Sincerely,

Judy McKenna
PEOPLE
Customer Service Manager