W articles from February 2004

W archives from February 2004

Leslie Greene.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Expect the unexpected with Leslie Greene's new Patina collection. From casual chic to over the top elegance, wrap yourself in the luxury of antique-inspired fine jewelry with a updated twist. For more information visit www.lesliegreene.com. ...

Dior Watches.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... This season Dior Watches presents the effervescent Riva Chrono Sparkling in a new hue, with a laser pink dial and pink leather strap. For more information call 866.273.3466 of visit www.dior.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Maison Gerard.(Design Box)
February 1, 2004... This exceptional & rare silvered glass vase, by Jean Luce (1895-1987), is just one of many Maison Gerard is offering from an important collection of his work. Luce B considered in be a master of Art Deco glass and like all of his crystal pieces...

Slatkin & Co.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Shown here is Slatkin Body Therapy--the most luxurious body, bath and hair products--available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and at www.slatkin.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Escape the winter chills with a visit to this Mobil Five Star, AAA Five Diamond oceanfront resort. It is the ideal place to dine to your heart's content and be pampered by warm service professionals dedicated to satisfying your every wish. For...

Cassis.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Known for unwaivering signature "flavor" in distinctively textured 18 karat gold, this Cassis multicross link necklace and duster earrings represent a World Gold Council selection. Cassis... the new symbol of a "luxury brand" and relaxed...

Lester Lampert.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Four generations of artisans have formed the Lampert look, and the Oak Street salon features the company's latest collections including: Pirouette[TM], CumuLLus[TM] and the Absolutely Precious Collection[TM] of baby shoe charms. Unique and...

St. John.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... St. John has created an exclusive collection to support the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign. The merchandise will debut in St. John's 30 U.S. Boutiques in February 2004.... just in time for Valentine's Day. St. John...

W & Charles David charity luncheon.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. W and Charles David joined Nathalie Marciano, Charles David's Creative Director, and Joyce Ostin, founder of Miracles and Wonders Foundation, to host an intimate charity luncheon. Guests received...

Ports 1961.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Inspired by the culture and mysticism of the Masai Mara... Ports 1961 presents an exciting collection that is richly embellished and exotic. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Elini.(Reader Service)
February 1, 2004... Successfully capturing the essence and spirit of America's most beloved city, Elini's New Yorker collection is a must-have accessory. The New Yorker Grand Full, studded with 271 full-cut diamonds totals five carats and is available in almost...

Executive dominoes.(News)
February 1, 2004... When Christina Johnson resigned as the CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises last fall, her unexpected departure set off a chain reaction of job migrations. Fred Wilson, a veteran of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton who headed up its Donna Karan...

Mount marketing.(News)
February 1, 2004... Last year, designers in New York acquired a taste for Greek deities thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Goddess" exhibit. (At the opening, Valentino and Tuleh's Bryan Bradley both compared themselves with the great god Zeus.) This...

Shipshape at Prada.(News)
February 1, 2004... Things are finally looking up for Prada Group. First, Jil Sander returned to her namesake brand. More recently, the company--which has tried repeatedly to go public without following through--announced it had secured new financing, reportedly...

Filling in Gap.(News)
February 1, 2004... As Gap celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, the company is introducing a new product that will dramatically change the way people think of the brand: Pina Ferlisi. For the first time in its history, Gap is promoting the new designer...

A Notion of Time: today's visionary artists interpret time.
February 1, 2004... From a crystal encrusted sculpture to an embroidered canvas, the art world's hottest artists came together to benefit the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (AGRIA). Commission by W and David Yurman, these artists created...

Hall and hearty.(Flashback)
February 1, 2004... With a twang in her voice and a Texas-size helping of blond ambition, in 1973 Jerry Faye Hall had just graduated from high school in Mesquite, Texas, and was headed to the local community college when fate intervened on her behalf. Hall used an...

Real deal.(Fast Forward)
February 1, 2004... When Cecelia Ahern, the 22-year-old daughter of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, sent the first 10 chapters of her novel, PS, I Love You, to a literary agent, all she expected was constructive criticism--really. "I thought she was just...

Access Hollywood.(Letter From the Editors)
February 1, 2004... February Many a sociologist, anthropologist and evolutionary biologist--not to mention shrinks and writers galore--has spent a whole career deciphering the meaning of stares in societies. What fuels the drive to attain it? What plunder...

Cover girls.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Christopher Bagley's article on Ms. Kidman ("Nicole," December) was just fine--with the exception of his statement contrasting Reese Witherspoon's career with Kidman's. Witherspoon may not have been "undressing on stage," and she certainly...

Banged up.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... In "The Big Bang Theory" (November), several actresses are criticized for wearing long bangs and layers in an effort to hide the cruel signs of aging. Yet W's cover model for the same issue--the very lovely and still relatively young Jennifer...

The naked truth.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... W's recent article about Bergdorf Goodman ("Chic Haven," November) may remind young readers that there is a world out there beyond Kate Moss and Jimmy Choos. It used to be that wonderfully delicious women such as Marie-Helene de Rothschild,...

Share the wealth.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... There was one thing missing from December's "Rich, Richer, Richest" article documenting the upper echelons of wealth: any mention of noblesse oblige. French aristocrats learned the hard way that giving back is a very real tenet of the social...

Finishing school.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... W's "Last Laugh" in November really wasn't a laugh at all ("Louise's Piercing Problem"). Louise's observation about the haphazard, messy fashions of today was poignant and sadly true. A generation of us failed miserably in our obligation to...

High design.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I have to say that I worked for those masters of decorating Stephen Sills and James Huniford a few years back ("Interior Affairs," November). It was a great experience for me, and I learned so much from Sills. He is a very creative, talented...

Channel surfing.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2004... It looks as if France's famed Costes brothers are finally set to cross the Channel. Sources in London say the secretive brothers Jean-Louis and Gilbert Costes, known for their ultragroovy restaurants and hotels in Paris, are about to purchase...

Working royals.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2004... Working Royals Now that the Savoias, Italy's royal family, are back in their home country, they're discovering what regular old Italians have known for years: Italy's gotten expensive. And so Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia and his son, Emanuele...

Flying coach.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2004... Parking attendants, beware: Lara Flynn Boyle is scooting to a hotel lobby near you. The messy former star of "The Practice" just purchased a striped pink Vespa, tricked out by Coach, expressly for her quick, frequent trips to the Hotel Bel-Air...

Will's new thrills.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2004... It's official: Prince William is getting old. Wills, who turns 22 this year, has put himself on the 12-year waiting list for membership at London's stuffy, all-male private club White's. According to sources, Wills has already been prepping...

Fortune hunted.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2004... Interior designer Paul Fortune spent the past two years decorating Marc Jacobs's Paris apartment, and though the paint's still drying, he's already been scooped up by New York hotelier Jeff Klein for yet another plum project. Klein recently...

Inner workings: get in touch with your private self with spring's latest lingerie looks.(Trend)
February 1, 2004... Sometimes it seems ready-to-wear designers would rather create lacy, underthings than the clothes that conceal them. They have long dipped into the innerwear drawer for inspiration; after all, a corset detail or sheer camisole injects any look...

Up to code: from black-tie to festive to bling bling-party dressing confounds even the savviest guests.(Fashion Flash)
February 1, 2004... The dress code for the New York Botanical Garden's Winter Wonderland Ball was explicit: "Winter whites, blues, silver. Black-tie." Yet among the tuxedoed masses and the ladies dutifully dressed in their bright whites and shimmering blues this...

Sweater girl: after years of playing fashion muse, then company executive, Georgina Brandolini is flying solo.(Fashion Flash)
February 1, 2004... On paper, certain facts about Georgina Brandolini don't quite seem to add up. For instance, it seems implausible that a Parisian countess with deep roots in haute couture--20 years as Valentino's muse-cum-right-hand and another six as an...

Spectator chic: a smart classic takes a glamorous turn this season.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2004... There's more to the feminine mystique than frills and fluff. What, for example, is steamier than a sexed-up look with an androgynous edge, especially delivered with the bravado of Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche or John Galliano at...

Not merely the moc: this season, the once humble moccasin has been elevated to chic status. And even Cole Porter would agree it's the real McCoy.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2004... Moccasins sure have come a long way since the frontier adventures of Davy Crockett. Designers have put a stylish new spin on the ever popular flat that's been a bohemian staple for many a moon. Think Pocahontas meets Audrey Hepburn. From preppy...

What's in a name?(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2004... Plenty--especially when a fashion powerhouse like Louis Vuitton tosses its chic moniker onto accessories, zippy clothes and more. For some time, Marc Jacobs has tweaked that venerable logo; think Stephen Sprouse graffiti and charming Takashi...

Keep it together.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2004... Your future's so bright, you've gotta wear shades. And since the Dolce & Gabbana girl knows that more is more, this season, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are offering a limited-edition carryall that holds four pairs of fancy frames. This...

Mix it up.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2004... If music is a universal language, the Fendi's spring handbag collection has global appeal. With names like Compilation, Radio, Disc and Jukebox, the inspiration is clear. "Music is communication without boundaries, a global message among people...

Be mine: with love and romance all around this month, these sweet treats are sure to delight.(Shopping)
February 1, 2004... 1 Chanel Leather bag, $1,295, at select Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's stores; Chanel nationwide, 800.550.0005 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 Daniel Storto Leather gloves, $300, at Daniel Storto, New York [ILLUSTRATION...

Intensive care: highly targeted skin care enters a brave new world of complexion challenges.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2004... We all want perfect skin, but who would have thought looking prettier could be such an ugly task? A troubling new breed of epidermal issues has started appearing in bathroom mirrors everywhere, and what's most surprising is that they're often...

Sweetness and light: enlisting Patti Hansen and her daughters for its new perfume campaign, Guerlain lets it rock.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2004... When Alexandra Richards, a high-school senior from Connecticut, tagged along on her father Keith's Rolling Stones tour across Europe last year, she made an important extracurricular discovery "I never heard of Shalimar before my...

The best in day spas and skin care salons.
February 1, 2004... East Coast: Elizabeth Grady Skin Care Salons (800)FACIALS 30 salons in 5 states: CT, MA, NH, NY & RI website: www.elizabethgrady.com "Where Beauty, Meets Medicine[TM],"--John P. Walsh, President Elizabeth Grady skin-care...

The gatekeeper: with the opening of Per Se, New Yorkers will beg to get on Laura Cunningham's French Laundry list.(Going Out)
February 1, 2004... At 8:59 a.m. on Monday, February 2, a strange and beautiful piece of postmodern choreography will be performed on astage the size of Manhattan. Thousands of quivering fingertips will bear down, in unison, on preprogrammed telephone redial...

Critical eye: lesbians come out ... the Walkmen plug in ... and David Denby loses a bundle.
February 1, 2004... With their work on New York's Chelsea all but complete, gay men have recently colonized another borderline neighborhood--the primetime television schedule--and begun making it presentable. But what about lesbians? Rosie O'Donnell preferred...

On the block.(Eye)
February 1, 2004... The fall auction season turned up the heat under New York's artists and patrons, keeping them running from one event to another. At a party hosted by W and David Yurman to benefit ACRIA, Sybil Yurman bid on artwork to fill her husband David's...

To Russia with love: for the social elite, a cultural tour of St. Petersburg is more high school than old school.(Eye)
February 1, 2004... It was like a well-funded anthropology experiment. What happens if you take 140 society doyennes, walkers, climbers, millionaires and hangers-on from four continents, gather them in St. Petersburg and make them spend four days...

The last ride: despite public outcry and an impending ban by the Blair government, a boldfaced new generation of British foxhunters is saddling up.(Eye)
February 1, 2004... It is a fiercely sunny Saturday in the Cotswolds, the favorite weekend retreat of moneyed Londoners. Clumps of red hawthorn berries are shining in the midmorning light, roses ramble across the walls of stone cottages and every few miles there's...

The movie star: Cameron Diaz is the new queen of Hollywood-a blue-eyed, bootylicious, bankable beauty, and the blond who's clearly having the most fun of all.(A-list)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... At lunchtime, the dramatic, perforated steel staircase leading down to the Mercer Kitchen seems like little more than a conveyance system for $200 jeans. Designer denim may, in fact, outweigh table linen in the subterranean SoHo dining room,...

The mogul: Brian Grazer, whose movies have grossed $10.5 billion, is arguably the most successful producer in town--and surely the most recognizable. Is it the hair?(A-list)
February 1, 2004... A Saturday morning family premiere at Universal Studios' CityWalk near Universal City resembles a Day of the Locusts for 10-year-olds. After weeks of hype and merchandising, including tie-ins ranging from Burger King to MasterCard, Dr. Seuss'...

The Brits: independent, cliche-free films coupled with a new school of acting and directing talent usher in a new moment for British cinema.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... Steve Coogan knew he'd entered an alternate career universe when he found himself in a Jacuzzi with Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger last year in Berlin. It was on the set of the upcoming remake of Around the, World in 80 Days, in which...

The seater: Hollywood is crazy in love with the Lakers, and Tim Harris is the man who makes the celebrities' most ardent hoop dreams come true.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... The Lakers Guy. That's how people in Hollywood refer to Tim Harris. When Kevin Costner wants courtside seats, or Nicole Kidman needs passes to the Staples Center's A-list-only clubhouse, or David Beckham decides he wants to check out Shaq's...

The money man: foreign sales agent Graham King gambled a fortune on Gangs of New York and Traffic. Now he's upping the ante with his first producing effort, The Aviator.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... Back in the spring of 2002, when talk of behind-the-scenes turmoil on the historical epic Gangs of New York was at its apex--"They've blown the budget!" "Maw wants reshoots!" "Harvey wants cuts!"--the two larger-than-life characters at the...

The players: America may be in the grip of poker madness but for the Hollywood elite, casino tournaments still can't compete with the thrills of a good home game.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... Although there's never been any shortage of self-described 'LA-list" poker games in Hollywood, the Gourmet Poker Club may well be the only game in town that actually deserves the title. The members: Barry. Diller, Steve Martin, Johnny Carson,...

The dressers: Hollywood's new breed of fashion emissaries have style in their blood and access at their fingertips.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... Good casting, as anyone in Hollywood knows, can make all the difference. It's an axiom that international fashion houses haven't overlooked. In an effort to score invaluable credits on the red carpet and onscreen, they are recruiting a new...

The hospital: for decades, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been the place where movie stars and moguls--and ordinary Angelenos--have gone when they're sick. A look inside Hollywood's favorite hospital.(A-list)
February 1, 2004... It's been said that behind the glossy facade, underneath all the Botox and bioserie, Beverly Hills is not so different from any American small town. There's a Main Street (Rodeo Drive), a gossipy local paper (Variety), a luncheonette (the Ivy)...

Age of innocence: channel cartoons.
February 1, 2004... Recall the heyday of Pop Art with comic-book style--charmingly Naive combinations at once playful and sexy. Giorgio Armani's gray and white viscose shirt, At select Giorgio Armani stores. Giorgio Armani Suspenders; vintage eyewear.com...

Dance fever.
February 1, 2004... Dance till you drop. That's the motif of the movie They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, which inspired Alexander McQueen's influential spring show. It also sparked these tableaux of feminine frocks with athletic elements. Rena Lange's silk...

Splendor in the grass.
February 1, 2004... Talk about dramatic gestures. Bold, graphically printed looks in romantic shapes roam far afield this season. Missoni's viscose jersey dress, at Missoni, New York. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Comme des Garcons' cotton top, at Comme des...