W articles from December 2008

W archives from December 2008

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December 1, 2008... Oh, Suzanne: The Return of L.A.'s Most Over-the-Top Socialite Waist Not, Want Not: Secrets of Skinny Foodies Chelsea Handler Takes On the Late Night Boys Club Plus: Stockard Channing, The Best New Spas, High-Tech Hair Fixes And the...

The Month In Fashion.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Ciao, Valentino...Posh frocks...Peter Pucci. A topsy-turvy year nears its end with more upheaval. ROMAN RUIN In the fashion business, fewer jobs are more difficult than replacing a living designer at...

Dyed In The Wool.(Annalisa Dunn and Dorothee Hagemann knitwear design and collection)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI Annalisa Dunn and Dorothee Hagemann, the London knitwear designers behind the Cooperative Designs label, have been winning raves in the UK for their bright, graphic creations that tread the line between sexy and...

Clothes Encounter.
December 1, 2008... Andrea Lieberman has earned a reputation for making the beautiful people look even more beautiful, serving as a stylist to red-carpet regulars like Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez. Now she's attempting to bring her magic touch to the masses...

Night Shift.(Regine Zylberberg's Chez Regine)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ELISA LIPSKY-KARASZ Before Bungalow 8, before Le Palace, even before Studio 54, there was Chez RA[c]gine. Billed as the first discotheque, it was opened in Paris in 1956 by former hat-check girl RA[c]gine Zylberberg. Her goal, she...

Milk Man.(Dustin Lance Black on Milk)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: KEVIN WEST Photograph by JESSICA HAYE and CLARK HSIAO The real life of screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, the man behind December's Milk directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn as gay San Francisco city supervisor Harvey...

Fashion Therapy.(Suzanne Saperstein on how she managed her divorce)
December 1, 2008... Byline: JULIE L. BELCOVE It's one of the oldest stories in the book: Rich man dumps wife for newer model. If Eve hadn't been the only game in town, chances are Adam eventually would have found some other nubile thing to share his fruit....

Readers React.
December 1, 2008... "Lactivists" Unite Thank you for making the decision to put the beautiful photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding on November's cover! It takes so much effort and physical energy to breast-feed, especially with twins. Jolie is a role model....

Uncensored.(caviar in the black market, Stella Kesaeva nd her plans to build an art museum and art school, and Annika Sorenstam's wine business)
December 1, 2008... Bootleg Beluga With the credit crunch, one wouldn't imagine that BLACK MARKET CAVIAR would be a high priority for the UK government. But it has deemed the issue pressing enough to appoint an officer to examine serious wildlife crime,...

Trend: String Fever.(fringes)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU PHOTO BY STEPHEN LEWIS; STYLED BY MARCUS TEO Get stranded this season with some fabulous fringe. There are two sides to every story, and that was precisely the case with spring's fringe craze. The motif was served up...

Shear Genius.
December 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOS BY JASON PIETRA; STYLED BY MARCUS TEO Furs get nipped and tucked for looks that are shapely, structured and superchic. CAPTION(S): Chado Ralph Rucci's Barguzin sable coat for Pologeorgis, $230,000, at Saks Fifth...

Lilly Land.(Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau's works on her boutique)
December 1, 2008... Byline: SARAH HAIGHT Portrait by STEFAN SVENSSON The doyenne of Palm Beach dressing celebrates 50 years of pink and green. As one drives down South County Road in Palm Beach, past Worth Avenue and its glittering boutiques, then past...

Fresh Direct.(young fashion designer Lyn Devon )
December 1, 2008... Byline: JESSICA IREDALE Photograph by FLORA HANITIJO Meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed. It's not immediately obvious from her clothes"no-nonsense sportswear," as she puts itbut Lyn Devon is bucking a trend. She's...

World Powers.
December 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOS BY ANDREW BETTLES; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI Rich tones and ornate textures make these ethnic-inspired gems worth their weight in gold, not to mention diamonds, rubies and sapphires. Clockwise from bottom right: Sevan 's...

Garden Temptations.
December 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY STEPHEN LEWIS; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI The latest baubles from Dior are to die for. At first glance, Dior's audacious new gems seem inspired by a dappled winter wonderland, but fine jewelry artistic director...

Tribal Quest.
December 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU Photograph by STEPHEN LEWIS Jil Sander enters the fine jewelry arena. Diamonds, amethysts, Tahitian pearls and topaz: Baubles are the stuff of Tinseltown and the glitzy set, but at his spring show in Milan in...

Heads Up.(designer hats)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY STEPHEN LEWIS; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI With hats hot, it's time for sumptuous new cases to house them. When it comes to accessories, bags and shoes merit star status. But hats have made a big splash of...

Icy Front.
December 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOS BY ANDREW BETTLES; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI Expect a severe sparkle storm this season with graphic, uber bejeweled timepieces. De Beers 's 18k white gold and diamond watch, $800,000 , at De Beers, Naples, Florida,...

Flights Of Fancy.(use of feathers on titanium and diamond brooch)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY DOUG ROSA; STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS Bejeweled plumes soar. Plumage has long been a sign of beauty, whether natural or otherwise. Case in point: This season's assortment of extravagantly embellished feathers....

Pretty In Punk.
December 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU Photograph by JENS MORTENSEN Courtesy of Eddie Borgo, jewelry gets a shot of tough love. L a Dolce Vita , old-time rock 'n' roll and a stylish granny with a Lucite bag. Given how frequently these disparate elements...

About Face.(Krieger's stainless steel watch Plethora collection )(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: JESSICA IREDALE PHOTO BY STEPHEN LEWIS; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI KriA'ger's new Plethora collection makes art a matter of time. If you thought face painting was child's play, think again. In the time-telling hands of KriA'ger...

Present Perfect.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographs by GEORGE CHINSEE Whether quirky or oh-so-luxe, chic treats abound this gift-giving season. Areaware Resin, cork and gold-finish piggy bank, by Harry Allen, $195 , at Moss, New York, mossonline.com Banana...

Beauty Buzz.(skin creams and liposuction)(Product/service evaluation)
December 1, 2008... Jane Larkworthy investigates all things smoother, softer and comfier. SERVE AND PROTECT The next big skincare ingredient? Astaxanthin. The powerful antioxidant, derived from a microalgae, has been used for everything from aiding muscle...

Waist Not, Want Not.(staying in shape while indulgently eating out)
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photograph by JENS MORTENSEN Meet the Thin Foodie: a curious new breed relishing these gastronomically decadent times. It hit me when a previously picky friend dug into an appetizer of ramps and mozzarella at Bar Blanc, a...

Spring Forecast.(fashion)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRID COSTELLO, STEPHANIE EPIRO AND JAMIE ROSEN The season's runways saw strong lips, unusual coifs and plenty of blush. Moving On Up MOVING ON UP The girlish flush migrated north,...

Good Hair Days.(hair care and products)
December 1, 2008... Byline: JANE LARKWORTHY Photograph by SIVAN LEWIN Step aside, skin. Some of today's most cutting-edge science is targeted at keeping hair healthy. Dull, damaged, frizzy or fineeveryone's got a hair issue. Fortunately there are new,...

Great Escapes.
December 1, 2008... Island hoppers, spiritualists and even city slickers will find the perfect antidote to life's stresses at these soothing new spots. SWEPT AWAY The Coral Reef Club Spa, St. James, Barbados With its genteel, plantation-style...

Winter Break.
December 1, 2008... Festive cosmetics, ladylike fragrances and antiaging brews are sure to keep spirits lifted this season. Frosted Lips This holiday season Lancome Paris is infusing its popular Juicy Tubes collection with some glitz, issuing five...

Gamblin' Man.
December 1, 2008... Byline: HAVEN THOMPSON Portrait by MICHAL RUBIN With a novel concept and hipster cachet, hotelier Alex Calderwood brings Seattle cool to midtown Manhattan. The rooms riff on a rock star's pad, with custom-made Gibson guitars in the...

Dream Weavers.
December 1, 2008... Byline: ELISA LIPSKY-KARASZ With a team of 14 artists, Christopher and Suzanne Sharp are reviving the lost craft of tapestry. Tapestries usually conjure images of musty weavings featuring medieval princesses and unicornsnot...

Charity Cases.
December 1, 2008... Partygoers at this fall's Museum of the City of New York benefit were in for quite a shock at the event's entrance. Posted outside the upper Fifth Avenue mansion were 25 protesters from a group called Adalah-NY denouncing the alleged human...

The Comeback Kid.
December 1, 2008... Byline: DIANE SOLWAY Photograph by JULIAN DUFORT Occasionally famous and perpetually admired, Stockard Channing is back in the spotlight on Broadway. Over the course of her 30-odd-year career on stage, screen and TV, Stockard Channing...

Fete Accompli.
December 1, 2008... Domenico Dolce's over-the-top 50th-birthday celebration was fit for a king, complete with a procession of horse-drawn carriages that shuttled guests from dinner at Dolce & Gabbana's Milan restaurant, Gold, to a lavish bash at the Hotel...

Green Giant.(Francois Pinault and Pinault-Printemps-Redoute's environmetal and social policies)
December 1, 2008... Byline: MILES SOCHA Photograph by THIBAULT MONTAMAT FranAs.ois-Henri Pinault is quietly making environmental and social issues his main fashion statements. The backstage scene before Stella McCartney's spring fashion show is part...

House Party.(Rosetta Getty birthday and house party)
December 1, 2008... Rosetta Getty, whose estranged husband, Balthazar Getty , was photographed this past summer cavorting around the Mediterranean with a half-naked Sienna Miller , is not the sort to let marital drama get in the way of a good time. So to celebrate...

Funny Girl.
December 1, 2008... Byline: JACOB BERNSTEIN Photograph by BRIGITTE SIRE With her late-night talk show, Chelsea Handler has accomplished the impossible: bringing intelligence to E! Late-night talk-show hosts don't generally slag off their guests, but when...

Dramatic License.
December 1, 2008... Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI Photograph by RONALD DICK Peter Morgan 's acclaimed play Frost/Nixon hits the big screen. Peter Morgan still can't believe that he turned down George Clooney. Five years ago Morgan was an obscure screenwriter...

High Notes.(Renee Fleming's opening night gala performance )
December 1, 2008... Legendary diva RenA[c]e Fleming performed the musical equivalent of a triathlon at the Metropolitan Opera's opening night gala this fall. The soprano wowed Jane Fonda, Tory Burch, Lauren duPont and Lynn Wyatt with excerpts from Verdi's La...

The Cable Gal.(Christina Wayne on Mad Men)
December 1, 2008... Byline: DANIELLE STEIN Portrait by LISA VOSPER With hits like Mad Men, Christina Wayne is turning a sleepy movie channel into TV's biggest surprise. Christina Wayne exhibits none of the tell-tale signs of corporate entertainment world...

Bella Enchanted.
December 1, 2008... Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI Photograph by VENETIA DEARDEN British writer and adventuress Bella Pollen tackles a daunting new subject: sex. Despite her posh pedigree, London hobnobbing is not for Pollen. "I'm happier in a bar in Tijuana,"...

Theater Queen.
December 1, 2008... Byline: MARSHALL HEYMAN Portrait by ANDREW BEARDSWORTH Composer Jeanine Tesori returns to Broadway with a big green ogre. Having been nominated for three Tony awards and having worked with some of the world's most distinguished...

Artful Distraction.
December 1, 2008... The Russian oligarchs and international It girls who gathered in Moscow for a show organized by Larry Gagosian despite doomsday financial headlines called to mind Mad magazine's Alfred E. Neuman. "What, me worry?" they seemed to ask as they...

Southern Exposure.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographs by SEAN DONNOLA KEVIN WEST French expertise has helped change South America from the land of cheap plonk into a wine snob's delight. "What we are looking for is a wine that's 100 percent Argentinean," says Nicolas...

Old Glory Days.
December 1, 2008... This may not exactly be the best of times. But there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate the U.S.A., and this month's AMERICAN DREAMIN' is intended to showcase them. Hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream sodas, Abraham Lincoln, the Stars and...

American Dreamin'.
December 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE AND VINOODH MATADIN STYLED BY ALEX WHITE Born in the U.S.A.: the Stars and Stripes, along with hamburgers, hot dogs, Jell-O, movie stars, beauty queens and even sharp-eared Batman. ...

Lively Time.(Blake Lively of Gossip Girl)
December 1, 2008... Byline: BY DANA WOOD PHOTOGRAPHED BY INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE + VINOODH MATADIN STYLED BY ALEX WHITE ON A SHOW PACKED WITH AMBITIOUS YOUNG HEARTTHROBS, LEVELHEADED BLAKE LIVELY IS EMERGING AS THE BUZZIEST (AND BUSIEST) OF THE GOSSIP GIRL GANG....

Oh, Suzanne.(Suzanne Saperstein)
December 1, 2008... Byline: BY CHRISTOPHER BAGLEY PHOTOGRAPHED BY LARRY SULTAN AFTER LYING LOW DURING HER BILLION-DOLLAR DIVORCE, SUZANNE SAPERSTEIN IS BACKWITH A NEW MAN AND PLENTY OF UNEXPECTED NEW MISSIONS. "WHO IS THAT?" During the haute couture...

The Simple Life.(Personal account)
December 1, 2008... Byline: LOUISE J. ESTERHAZY These may be tough times, but the Countess extols the virtues of paring down and bucking up. Our way of life is being stripped downand it could mean there's a fashion striptease ahead that leaves people...

Roman ruin.(The Month in Fashion)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In the fashion business, fewer jobs are more difficult than replacing a living designer at the house that bears his name. That's a lesson that Alessandra Facchinetti learned in October when, after just two...

Looking posh.(The Month in Fashion)(Victoria Beckham)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Even though she now resides in Los Angeles--a city where T-shirts and flip-flops qualify as business attire--Victoria Beckham has maintained her commitment to getting dolled up. Whether on the red carpet or a school run, the Spice...

Income gulf.(The Month in Fashion)
December 1, 2008... The oil-rich United Arab Emirates doesn't seem too fazed by the global economic crisis. It's no surprise, then, that American retailers want a piece of the action. In September Bloomingdale's announced plans to open a 146,000-square-foot...

Dyed in the wool.(The Month in Fashion)(knitwear by Cooperative Designs)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Annalisa Dunn and Dorothee Hagemann, the London knitwear designers behind the Cooperative Designs label, have been winning raves in the UK for their bright, graphic creations that tread the line between sexy and...

Soap opera.(The Month in Fashion)(Oscar de la Renta's support for the Metropolitan Opera )(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everybody loves a juicy little feud. In September New York's Metropolitan Opera angered longtime supporter Oscar de la Renta by choosing Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld and John Galliano to create Renee Heming's...

Split ends.(The Month in Fashion)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A year and a half ago, fans and friends of Narciso Rodriguez were thrilled to hear that--after a lengthy search for backing--the designer had finally found a deep-pocketed partner in Liz Claiborne Inc. The company...

Viking invasion.(The Month in Fashion)(Peter Dundas joins house of Emilio Pucci )(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The house of Emilio Pucci has felt more like a merry-go-round than a fashion label, with designers Julio Espada, Christian Lacroix and Matthew Williamson hopping on and off during the past eight years. The latest to...

Clothes encounter.(The Month in Fashion)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Andrea Lieberman has earned a reputation for making the beautiful people look even more beautiful, serving as a stylist to red-carpet regulars like Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez. Now she's attempting to bring her...

Night shift.(Flashback)(Chez Regine club)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before Bungalow 8, before Le Palace, even before Studio 54, there was Chez Regine. Billed as the first discotheque, it was opened in Paris in 1956 by former hat-check girl Regine Zylberberg. Her goal, she told Win...

Milk man.(Fast Forward)(Dustin Lance Black)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The real life of screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, the man behind December's Milk--directed by Gus Van Sam and starring Sean Penn as gay San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk--sounds like a Van Sam film. Raised Mormon by his mother and a...

Fashion therapy.(Letter From the Editors)(Suzanne Saperstein and Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau invest in fashion designing )
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's one of the oldest stories in the book: Rich man dumps wife for newer model. If Eve hadn't been the only game in town, chances are Adam eventually would have found some other nubile thing to share his fruit. Even...

"Lactivists" unite.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thank you for making the decision to put the beautiful photo of Angelina Jolie breastfeeding on November's cover! It takes so much effort and physical energy to breast-feed, especially with twins. Jolie is a role...

The other half.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... I am sure people will consider the photos of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding art. I am concerned that the photographs will be just one more excuse for uneducated men and women to find fault with breast-feeding in public. Angelina is exploited as...

Hail, Queen Anne.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... I just received the October issue of W, and the beauty of photographer Mario Sorrenti's images of Anne Hathaway ("Queen Anne") stopped me in my tracks. He presented her and the fashion she wore in an unexpected yet sumptuously traditional way....

Poor Kristen.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... I hope Kristen McMenamy isn't counting on Juergen Teller's photos to relaunch her career. The images in "Kristen" (October) are the least flattering I've ever seen of the model. Though, to be fair, most models photographed by Teller look...

Bigger is better.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... W magazine sends out big, beautiful issues to its readers. Its advertising photos are the best; the articles are intelligent and well written. So why do I have to squint to see the photographs accompanying the magazine's articles? Certainly...

Cover kudos.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... Without a doubt W is the best fashion magazine in America. The photo shoots are exquisite, the styling phenomenal, the covers breathtakingly irreverent. You have figured out how to put a celebrity on the cover without undermining your talent to...

Bye-bye, beauty products.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... Two pieces in your October issue formed a glorious irony for me. First, I read "Gone, Baby, Gone," by Jamie Rosen, with sympathy and amusement. I also have several coveted items that are no longer available and have been on quests that mirror...

Reporting for duty.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... I couldn't agree more with Louise's column in the September issue ("Officer Louise"). There should be fashion police out there, and I am ready to be put on assignment. Society has a dumbed-down fashion IQ. The person who invented Crocs should...

Bootleg beluga.(Uncensored)(caviar trade)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... With the credit crunch, one wouldn't imagine that BLACK MARKET CAVIAR would be a high priority for the UK government. But it has deemed the issue pressing enough to appoint an officer to examine serious wildlife crime, including illegal trade...

Art wars.(Uncensored)(Stella Kesaeva and Desha Zhukova's museums )(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Weeks after Desha Zhukova lured hundreds of art-world bigwigs to Moscow to celebrate her new exhibition space in a landmark bus depot, another glamorous Russian is acquiring another bus depot (designed by the same...

Finer things.(Uncensored)
December 1, 2008... Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam, who retired last year at age 37 after earning more than $22 million in prize money, has set down one type of club to pursue another--her own wine club. Sorenstam teamed up with California's Wente family winery...

Star turn.(Uncensored)(Jeff Koons cameo in "Milk")(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Those paying close attention at screenings of Gus Van Sant's new film, Milk, out December 5, noticed that the biopic starring Sean Penn as gay San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk features an unlikely cameo by Jeff Koons. The artist plays...

Circle of trust.(Uncensored)(Greenwich Hotel's limited services)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel in New York's TriBeCa has opened a Japanese-style spa, where holistic guru Thuyen Nguyen--a well-kept secret of his jetsetter clients--is the lead practitioner. Locals, however, are out of luck: The spa is...

String fever: get stranded this season with some fabulous fringe.(Trend)(fashion design)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... There are two sides to every story, and that was precisely the case with spring's fringe craze. The motif was served up Annie Oakley-style at Hermes, but designers also worked the glam factor with an undercurrent of Twenties chic. Two of the...

Shear genius: furs get nipped and tucked for looks that are shapely, structured and superchic.(Fashion Flash)
December 1, 2008... Chado Ralph Rucci's Barguzin sable coat for Pologeorgis, $230,000, at Saks Fifth Avenue, 877.551.7257, saksfifthavenue.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 Dennis Basso's Russian broadtail coat, $55,000, at Dennis Basso, New York, Aspen and...

Lilly land: the doyenne of Palm Beach dressing celebrates 50 years of pink and green.(Fashion Flash)(Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau)
December 1, 2008... As one drives down South County Road in Palm Beach, past Worth Avenue and its glittering boutiques, then past the Colony hotel, row after row after row of expertly manicured hedges swing into view. Lining both sides of the narrow street, the...

Fresh direct: meet the new go-to designer for Manhattan's best dressed.(Fashion Flash)(Lyn Devon)
December 1, 2008... It's not immediately obvious from her clothes--"no-nonsense sportswear," as she puts it-but Lyn Devon is bucking a trend. She's a young designer in New York, the city for emerging fashion talent, most of whom aspire to dress the cool downtown...

World powers.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... Rich tones and ornate textures make these ethnic-inspired gems worth their weight in gold, not to mention diamonds, rubies and sapphires [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Clockwise from bottom right: Sevan's 2ak yellow gold, sterling silver,...

Garden temptations: the latest baubles from Dior are to die for.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... At first glance, Dior's audacious new gems seem inspired by a dappled winter wonderland, but fine jewelry artistic director Victoire de Castellane had much more sinister motives in mind: carnivorous plants and flowers. Indeed, the designs are a...

Tribal quest: Jil Sander enters the fine jewelry arena.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... Diamonds, amethysts, Tahitian I pearls and topaz: Baubles are the stuff of Tinseltown and the glitzy set, but at his spring show in Milan in September, Jil Sander's minimalist maestro, Raf Simons, made them his own. Much to the delight of...

Heads up: with hats hot, it's time for sumptuous new cases to house them.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When it comes to accessories, bags and shoes merit star status. But hats have made a big splash of late, and not just those of the runway variety. Fabulous chapeaus, a Stephen Jones's dusty pink trilby, now add...

Icy front.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... Expect a severe sparkle storm this season with graphic, uber bejeweled timepieces. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] This page: Chanel's 18k white gold, ceramic, ruby and diamond watch, $84,000, at Chanel Fine Jewelry, 800.550.0005. Opposite: De...

Flights of fancy: bejeweled plumes soar.(Accessories Flash)(brooches)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Plumage has long been a sign of beauty, whether natural or otherwise. Case in point: This season's assortment of extravagantly embellished feathers. Hemmerle juxtaposes light and dark for a dramatic effect on its...

Pretty in punk: courtesy of Eddie Borgo, jewelry gets a shot of tough love.(Accessories Flash)
December 1, 2008... La Dolce Vita, old-time rock 'n' roll and a stylish granny with a Lucite bag. Given how frequently these disparate elements pop up in discussions about fashion influences, there must be something about them that makes for one potent...

About face: Krieger's new Plethora collection makes art a matter of time.(Accessories Flash)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you thought face painting was child's play, think again. In the time-telling hands of Krieger and Miami contemporary artist Jona Cerwinske, it has been elevated to fine, fashionable art. In this case the precious...