W articles from January 2002

W archives from January 2002

The Month in Fashion: Fashion's resolution for the New Year is to maximize its most bankable assets. (News).
January 1, 2002... The year kicks off with all-new intrigue, opportunities, deals--and, of course, clothes. For fashion, it's simply a return to normalcy. * IT'S IN THE JEANS Two decades after Brooke Shields declared that "nothing" comes between her and...

Golden Ages. (Letter from the Editor).
January 1, 2002... January Call it the arrogance of the young. The lazy belief that everything that came before was mere tradition--pandering and dismissable--that nothing was ever new, until now. Take art. It's easy to sneer at the Impressionists, as many...

Letters: Readers React.
January 1, 2002... Grounded Spacey Kevin Spacey ("Inner Spacey," November) has enough sheer talent to fill a room. It was refreshing to find out that he is also unpretentious, grateful, sincere and authentic. Who knew such a person existed in an industry...

Mom a la Mode. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... Pregnant women have been getting increasingly fashion-conscious in the past several years, but now Cate Blanchett is raising the bar to new heights. In November, the actress was going into her seventh month when the time came to promote four...

Trouble with Harry. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... Young Master Potter isn't the only Harry making headlines in Italy these days. Arrigo Cipriani, owner of Harry's Bar in Venice, is under investigation for tax evasion. Venetian magistrates believe Cipriani--whose father, Giuseppe, founded the...

Tautou You. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... Ever since French gamine Audrey Tautou set moviegoers' hearts aflutter in "Amelie," filmmakers have been courting her for upcoming projects. But apparently Tautou has her heart set on the theater--and on John Malkovich. The American actor is in...

Frock Star. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... French-born actress Julie Delpy, long frustrated by the lack of "unusual clothing" available in Los Angeles, has found a way to fill the void: by launching her own line. Delpy began designing clothes for herself several years ago, and soon...

Dining for Dollars. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... For members of the Paris art world, the restaurant Au Coin de la Rue gives a whole new meaning to the term "working lunch." The high-tech eatery, designed by Jean Nouvel and located right next door to top Paris auctioneer Maitre Tajan, is...

High Campo. (Uncensored).
January 1, 2002... In years past, there was only one way to arrive in style at Casa de Campo: by private plane. But now a private yacht will do, too. The new Casa de Campo Marina and Yacht Club, opening this season at the Fanjul family's lavish resort in the...

The Heavyweight: Having smoked out Big Tobacco with The Insider, director Michael Mann aims for a knockout with Ali. (Eye).
January 1, 2002... Michael Mann has a head cold. He's also battling an annoying lack of reverb in the scene at hand, in which Will Smith, playing heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali, walks down a long tunnel on the way to his triumph in the fabled 1974 Rumble in the...

About Face.
January 1, 2002... With her permanent Como tan, Donatella Versace wouldn't be the goody-two-shoes of any dermatologist's office--but that certainly didn't faze the crowd that came out to celebrate the debut of Versace Skincare at Barneys New York. "Donatella's...

Art-World Weary.
January 1, 2002... "Interest in Contemporary Art has become very serious," says illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme (the man responsible for those famous Nineties Barneys ads). "And when something is serious, you have to make it humorous." Delhomme's new...

Mirren has Two Faces: Somehow, the purring sex kitten and the acclaimed thespian coexist in the person of Helen Mirren. (Eye).
January 1, 2002... Growing up in England, Helen Mirren worked at an amusement park as a "blagger," using her feminine wiles to lure customers onto rides. That early training in seducing audiences served her well. She joined Britain's National Youth Theatre as a...

Knickerbocker Club.
January 1, 2002... New York's auction week was a hit-and-miss affair, so it came as a relief to watch Chloe Sevigny lend some characteristic lightness--and less characteristic legginess--to the humdrum of another arty party. At Sotheby's New Collectors' night, a...

Down to Earth: A quieter, more natural mood reigned on spring runways. The result? A simplified makeup palette. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... On the runway, fantasy usually wins out over function, but at the recent spring collections, a major reality check was under way. Gone were last season's smoky, feline eyes and lips of vibrant pink and coral. This time around the colors were...

Hair Apparent. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... Frederic Fekkai must be an excellent teacher. John Barrett and Salon A.K.S.'s Alain Pinon, Susanna Romano and Kao Hui all honed their craft at the master's feet, and, now, Julien Farel has flown the nest to set up his own shop not far from...

Posh Spice. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... When Costume National designer Ennio Capasa set out to create the line's first fragrance, he found himself recalling the eight years he'd spent studying the cello. "When the perfumers worked on it, they reminded me of musicians in that their...

What a Ragazza Wants. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... She wrapped it in exuberant packaging that screams Versace, but Donatella demanded serious skin care from her new line of 12 multifunctional products for face and body. Catering to the jet-setter who could find herself combating three climates...

Kevyn Knows. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... Ever since Kevyn Aucoin's book, Face Forward, became a bestseller, we've been awaiting his makeup line. But Aucoin is not one to be rushed. "First the books, then the tools to create the looks in them, and the makeup comes next," he says. Now...

Must-See Beauty. (Beauty Flash).
January 1, 2002... E!'s Style Network breaks into the beauty arena with a new show, "Glow," debuting this winter. Its stated aim? Not only to report on the hippest salons and day spas, but to enlist experts to help guide viewers through what sometimes seems to be...

Romance Language: Designers are enticing brides with lots of tulle and lace and classic elegance. (Bridal Flash).
January 1, 2002... There should be fewer runaway brides this season. In times of uncertainty, familiar customs often become a source of comfort, and it's clear that marriage--that most traditional of institutions--is back in a big way. Rising sales at bridal...

Secret Agents: With a bevy of supermodels, superstars and plenty of sultry lingerie all packed into fanfare-filled hour of Prime time, Victoria's Secret showed the world just how steomy a fashion show could be. (Fashion Flash).
January 1, 2002... The sexiest night on television," promos promised. "The catalog comes alive." To the joy and titillation of millions of viewers, in its first televised fashion show, Victoria's Secret more than delivered on its claim. Testing limits of the...

Pleasure Principle. (January).
January 1, 2002... These may be the times that try men's souls...but there's no reason that fashion should reflect them. Style, instead, should supply a welcome, upbeat form of relief from the Sturm und Drang that still threatens to break out at any moment. In...

Rotterdam Rising. (Feature).
January 1, 2002... The Netherlands' secondary-large city--once a war-ravaged wasteland--has become the proving ground for a powerhouse young generation of Dutch architects. And design aficionados are flocking to pay their respects. Most Americans come to...

Man on a Mission: With Black Hawk Down, Josh Hartnett is sealing his status as one of Hollywood's biggest new stars. Just don't ask him to behave like one. (Profile).
January 1, 2002... What happens to a promising young actor--a polite, 23-year-old Midwestern guy with an unusually magnetic screen presence--after he's starred in one of the most expensive movies ever made? "I got asked to speak at the SPAM Museum's opening...

Portrait of a Dealer: Forty years after bringing Pop to Italy, Gian Enzo Sperone is still blazing new trails in art, and decoration, as a visit to his Turin palazzo illustrates.
January 1, 2002... One day in 1965, a dark, handsome 26-year-old man, Gian Enzo Sperone, arrived at the train station in his native Turin. A fledgling art dealer, Sperone was returning from a brief trip abroad with exotic cargo: a dozen or so canvases he had...

The Evolution of Ungaro: His design style is all about passion and sensuality. But the big changes at Emanuel Ungaro's 35-year-old house have been made with cool dispatch. (Profile).
January 1, 2002... Emanuel Ungaro remembers as if it were yesterday the morning of his first show at his new couture house on the avenue Montaigne. It was in July 1967, and he was moving his fledgling business there from the avenue MacMahon. He and his staff had...

Building a Pop Star: The baring and daring megastars of pop play out a platinum fantasy that's larger than life. Now everybody wants to be a pop star, but living the dream is a whole lot harder than it looks. (Feature).
January 1, 2002... Call them flashy, insipid, even pop. Music's most audacious megastars have heard it all before, and they just keep on strutting. After all, isn't outrageousness just part of the American way? Now, more than ever, everybody loves pop stars, and...

Personal Shopper. (Promotion).
January 1, 2002... Need answers to your where-to-buy, what-to-wear or where-to-go in January questions? The holiday hoopla has ended, making time for that ever-needed and always appreciated rest & relaxation mode. Take a moment to plan a day just for you,...

Horoscope. (Astrology).
January 1, 2002... Capricorn December 22-January 19 Early January's offers--some of which involve partners--seem overly optimistic, if not unrealistic. But you've nothing to lose by pursuing them. Many lead to insightful discussions. So by the Capricorn New...

Personal Shopper. (Promotion).
January 1, 2002... Need answers to your where-to-buy, what-to-wear or where-to-go in January questions? Sidewalks of New York W Sponsors the exclusive New York Premiere Crowds gathered outside New York's AMC Theatre on West 42nd Street on Thursday,...