W articles from February 2007

W archives from February 2007

Watching Melrose.(The Month in Fashion)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... In the Nineties, Melrose Place was synonymous with Heather Locklear and Courtney Thorne-Smith in really short skirts. But in the eight years since the prime-time soap went off the air, the West Hollywood street has developed a much more stylish...

Working overtime.(The Month in Fashion)
February 1, 2007... Proenza Schouler for Target... Roland Mouret for Gap... Viktor & Roll for H&M. Today's designers give new meaning to the phrase "getting a little on the side." But no one seems more caught up in the moonlighting trend than Giles Deacon. The...

Tokyo times.(The Month in Fashion)(launch of Fendi in Japan)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Fendi picked Tokyo as the launching pad for its latest leather goods collection, B. Mix, throwing a massive party inside the city's National Stadium. Nigo, the creative force behind streetwear label A Bathing Ape, served as host and party...

Valentino's day.(The Month in Fashion)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Talk about painting the town red. When Valentino spent a fortnight in New York City this past November, he gave even the most tireless socialites a run for their money--and not just in the couture and coiffure departments. His chockablock...

Jack of hearts.(Nicholson, Jack)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... In a 1970 interview, Jack Nicholson offered some words of advice to a reporter for Women s Wear Daily, W's sister publication: "Make yourself loving--behave as though you are in love with everyone." The strategy seems to have served the...

Insecurity system.(Letter From the Editors)
February 1, 2007... Whoever said "It's lonely at the top" must have spent at least a little time in Hollywood. There, at studios or agencies, you're surrounded by sycophants or, worse, underlings salivating for your job. Your days are spent kowtowing to angry...

There's something about Cameron.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... Many years ago when I began studying photography, one rule that I learned was to never photograph a woman with her arms above her head because it's unflattering. Your December cover of Cameron Diaz is a beautiful example of how to break that...

A Rome of one's own.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... Thanks to Courtney Colavita for her October Travel Flash, "Piazza Party." I recently vacationed in Rome, and after several days touring the sites, I was convinced that I hated the city. However, it turns out I just hate doing too much touristy...

Peak performance.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... I was thrilled to see the W article on the singer Leslie Hall in the December issue ("Style Bytes"). She is gathering a large cult following that spans from preppy college students to the most eccentric New York City drag queens. I recently...

A weighty topic.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... In "Here's the Skinny" in the December issue (The Month in Fashion), Marc Karimzadeh cites Jean Paul Gaultier's spring show as a positive example of full-figured women in the fashion industry. However, in my opinion, Gaultier's use of a size-20...

Baby talk.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... "Say What?" in the December issue is one of the saddest articles I have ever read. Two-year-olds are asking for "carats, cocktails and couture" and critiquing the way others dress? Why not teach these children a different set of...

Maguire magic.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2007... Thank you for your profile of Tobey Maguire in the December issue ('Mystery Man'). An admirer of Tobey's work since The Ice Storm, I've always been curious about what makes such a brilliant actor tick. It was nice to learn more about him, and...

Auteur theory.(Uncensored)(Luc Besson's plans for Cite du Cinema)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Filmmaker LUC BESSON just acquired a former power station in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, with ambitions to convert it into a Gallic version of London's PINEWOOD STUDIOS or Rome's CINECITTA that could attract local and foreign...

Mouthing off.(Uncensored)(Plain English Campaign awards Naomi Campbell and Germaine Greet )(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Rarely mentioned in the same breath, volatile model Naomi Campbell and feminist Germaine Greet actually have something in common. They've both been chided by the UK's Plain English Campaign, an organization that crusades for clarity in the...

Going for gold.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2007... This month auctioneers and the paddle-wielding buyers who love them decamp to Saint Moritz for a round of mid- winter jewelry auctions at the Swiss enclave's grandest hotels. For those itching to get on the slopes, Christie's holds a...

Pint-size Guinness.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2007... Most models seem to turn to acting, singing or clothing lines when they tire of the runway, but Jasmine Guinness decided it was children's playthings that needed a fashionable touch. Guinness, a great-granddaughter of Diana Mitford, has opened...

Who's the boss?(Uncensored)
February 1, 2007... They've got to vent some where. The online forum Screamers, compiled by two ex-Hollywood assistants, provides a safe blog space for those still stuck at the bottom to provide accounts of what it's like to work for the movie industry's heavy...

Sports illustrated: thanks to the season's athletics-inspired looks, getting into shape is a cinch.(Trend)
February 1, 2007... Are you ready to work out?" Jane Fonda's famous query blared over the dance track at Jean Paul Gaultier's spring 2007 show. "Stand with your feet together," she instructed, "stomach pulled in...." If Fonda's booming orders weren't enough...

The full Monte: when Karl Lagerfeld sweeps into Monte Carlo for a Chanel show, the stars, royalty and chic dance fans step out.(Fashion Flash)
February 1, 2007... In the fashion universe, Karl Lagerfeld is practically a sun with his own solar system. Around him various and numerous bodies orbit: seamstresses, PR minions, celebrities, journalists, butlers, fans and hangers-on. In early December the...

Spring awakening.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2007... Craving a touch of romantic whimsy? What about something hard and futuristically fast? Here, a bounty of treats for whatever suits your fancy. Alexander McQueen's Lucite and silk flower shoe, $1,605, at Alexander McQueen, New York,...

Pop to it: bold is beautiful. Stand out with these graphic winners.(Shopping)
February 1, 2007... Pierre Hardy Leather shoe, $780, at Neiman Marcus, Los Angeles [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Viktor & Rolf Cotton dress, $980 at Bloomingdale's, New York [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fendi Leather and patent-leather clutch, $1,080, at...

Dry ideas: in winter's arid air and freezing temperatures, using the right moisturizer matters.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2007... While it's hard to imagine anyone choosing to negotiate snowdrifts in sandals and a sundress, many women do the equivalent when it comes to their skin: They face the elements with complexions outfitted for August. Winter's whipping winds, arid...

Hot Coco: the glamorous life of Mademoiselle Chanel has inspired a new collection of fragrances. Each of the new scents is as instantly recognizable as a quilted chain-strap bag.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2007... To a professional nose, "a rose is a rose" just doesn't hold. Those who create flagrance for a living are, by definition, highly sensitive, sensual people for whom the difference between tea rose and wild rose is like night and day. So when...

The young and the restless.(EYE; fall fashion events and shows)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... "If you are in this business, at some point you are going to have to eat something, and that thing is called humble pie," said new CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards for emerging designers at Skylight...

The ball game: after conquering Hollywood, screenwriter Alan Ball takes New York.(EYE)
February 1, 2007... Alan Ball's screenplay for the 1999 film American Beauty won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best picture, and he took home an Emmy for his work on the HBO series Six Feet Under. But when it comes to a career in the entertainment industry,...

Viva la Diva: at 66, bombshell Raquel Welch has still got the goods--and a new MAC campaign to prove it.(EYE)
February 1, 2007... Watch Raquel Welch order a margarita at the Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel and learn precisely how a 66-year-old sex symbol gets what she wants. Welch, wearing a chocolate brown patent-leather Dolce & Gabbana jacket and a tweed newsboy...

Not just talk: with a quirky docket of intellectual events, Paul Holdengraber has turned the New York Public Library into an after-dark hot spot.(EYE)
February 1, 2007... It's a Friday night at the New York Public Library and writer Jonathan Ames is telling a standing-room-only crowd about fighting in a bare-knuckle boxing match against a man he met on a phone-sex line. Both men wore only underwear, and the...

A-list.(HOLLYWOOD)
February 1, 2007... Every year, W takes a good, hard look at who really matters in Hollywood--and this time we start right at the top, with the movies' ultimate dream couple, Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. What follows is a bracing mix of the highbrow and High...

The actors: superstars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig appear together in two films this year. Good thing they like each other.(HOLLYWOOD A-LIST)(Cover story)
February 1, 2007... Daniel Craig can't stand listening to Nicole Kidman. In fact, it's so painful that he has stuck his fingers in his ears and is humming loudly to drown her out. Meanwhile, Kidman is happily responding to a question about whether the 38-year-old...

The directors: with their post accents, paltry budgets and passionate determination, British directors are the independent filmmakers to watch this awards season.(HOLLYWOOD A-LIST)
February 1, 2007... About two and a half years ago, English director Michael Winterbottom (Welcome to Sarajevo) set out to create a film about the Tipton Three, a trio of real-life young Englishmen who traveled to Pakistan for a wedding in September 2001 and...

The producer: for Laura Ziskin, the producer behind Spider-Man and this year's Oscar ceremony, success often comes in sequels.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... The 74th Academy Awards broadcast, which Laura Ziskin produced in 2002, will go down in history for a couple of reasons: It was the first ceremony in which both of the top acting awards went to black actors (Halle Berry and Denzel Washington),...

The stylist: working behind the seams with some of Hollywood's most glamorous starlets has made Rachel Zoe something of a celebrity herself.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... Shopping with Rachel Zoe, the pixie-size celebrity stylist who says she hates the term "celebrity stylist" and instead wants to be referred to as "just a stylist," is a dizzying, even exhausting, experience. Five minutes into a visit at What...

The firms: a new generation of Hollywood lawyers is mastering the art of the deal.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... Lawyer bashing has long been one of America's favorite pastimes, but lately the sport has become especially popular in Hollywood, where the federal case against private eye Anthony Pellicano threatens to clip the wings of some of the town's...

The contenders: how hard is it to pick box-office hits? A new online game lets everyone play studio chief.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... When William Goldman's old Hollywood adage "Nobody knows anything" is dusted off, it's usually to explain an unexpected success, such as a movie that no one wanted to make that turns into a giant hit. But the saying also has an ominous...

The new age healers: at Moonview Sanctuary, their holistic clinic in Santa Monica, Jerry and Laurie Levin cater to fellow rat-race refugees.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... When Gerald Levin resigned as CEO of the media giant Time Warner, in December 2001, after orchestrating the disastrous merger with AOL, which wiped out some $200 billion in shareholder value and became known as perhaps the worst business deal...

The patient: W's guinea pig gets an inside look at Moonview--and at his own mommy issues.(Hollywood A-List)(Moonview Sanctuary)
February 1, 2007... I am probably the worst "client" Moonview has ever had. At least I think I am. First of all, no drug problem. Second, not really burnt out. Third, I found all the previsit literature absolutely terrifying: Moonview (the name alone sends...

The special treatment: an insider's guide to five of the top substance-abuse clinics in the country.(Hollywood A-List)
February 1, 2007... The Special Treatment An insider's guide to five of the top substance-abuse clinics in the country. HAZELDEN PROMISES CENTER CITY, MN MALIBU, CA POSH FACTOR ...

Something wicked.
February 1, 2007... Fellini, Visconti and Pasolini live again in STEFANO + DOMENICO'S DOLCE VITA, in which the Dolce & Gabbana designers, at their retreat in Portofino, display the affection for the decadent and louche that underlies their fashion. The Romans...

Stefano + Domenico's Dolce vita.(Alexander McQueen launches new range of women's clothing)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Devine decadence--Italian style--is something Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have preached their entire careers. So what better way to celebrate the land of Fellini and Visconti than with a series of sexy tableaux starring the wild boys of...

Soft touch: a fantasy of delicate pomp and romantic circumstance.(Women's clothing)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Ralph Lauren Collection's white silk organza blouse and platinum lame pants, at select Ralph Lauren Collection stores, runway.polo.com. Balenciaga shoes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Louis Vuitton's ecru cotton top and white pants, at select...

Venezia: the wildly indiscreet charm of Venice works its magic once again as a setting for beautiful, slinky evening looks.
February 1, 2007... Giorgio Armani's silk skirt, at Saks Fifth Avenue; Giorgio Armani; giorgioarmani.com. Alexander McQueen hat: Louis Vuitton collar (worn as belt) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Etro's silk and rayon dress, at Etro, New York; Richards,...

Breaking news: neither fire nor monsoon nor exploding car can crack the surreal composure--nor wrinkle the dress--of a real-life reporter on the go.
February 1, 2007... [this page] Calvin Klein Collection's belted silk moire coat, at Calvin Klein, New York; Akris's silk and tulle dress, at Akris, New York. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [opposite] LAURIE DHUE Correspondent, Geraldo at Large [ILLUSTRATION...