W articles from January 2009

W archives from January 2009

The Month In Fashion.(Peter Som on Bill Blass, and Rochas reviving their clothing collection)
January 1, 2009... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Skipping Blass...Rochas reborn...shoe fits. Heidi Klum is right: In fashion, one day you're in and the next you're out. THE BREAKUP Rumors of Peter Som's departure from Bill Blass have been making the...

Have It Your Way.
January 1, 2009... Byline: SARAH HAIGHT More than a decade after Nike launched its customize-your-sneaks-in-every-color service (known as NikeiD), the athletic giant is upping the ante: In November the company's sleek store in New York's SoHo became the site...

First Family.(Jimmy Carter's family during his presidency)
January 1, 2009... Byline: DANIELLE STEIN Over the past 16 years, Americans have become accustomed to teenagers in the White House, from bookish Chelsea Clinton, with her nerdy Model UN conferences, to the bubbly Bush twins, with their underage drinking...

Here To Stay.(novelist Yuyin Li gets United Stated green card)
January 1, 2009... Byline: TIMOTHY McCAHILL Photograph by YE RIN MOK Like most Chinese who came of age after the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising, Beijing-born writer Yiyun Li spent a year in the army, undergoing "re-education." During the day she studied...

Habitats For Humanity.
January 1, 2009... Byline: JULIE L. BELCOVE january When most people think of Minimalism, Donald Judd's geometric plywood sculptures come to mind, or maybe Helmut Lang's sleek, sharp-edged clothes, or even the clean, fuss-free modernism of Bauhaus stars...

Readers React.(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Art for All I remember reading my first W magazine in college. Being a geology student in West Virginia and living with my retired dad was about as far as a girl could get from what I saw and read about in those issues circa 1980....

Uncensored.
January 1, 2009... Donna Down Under DONNA KARAN , known for embracing spiritual adventure, has teamed up with fashion photographer RUSSELL JAMES , whose exhibit "Nomad Two Worlds" will go up in January at Karan's Stephan Weiss studio in New York's West...

Another Woman.
January 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY CLAUDIA KNOEPFEL AND STEFAN INDLEKOFER; STYLED BY ALEX WHITE Floaty fabrics, flirty dresses and lots of ladylike extras boost prespring's femininity factor. CAPTION(S): Marc Jacobs's silk crepe dress with...

Heavy Duty.(Royal Oak Offshore Survivor Chronographbold)
January 1, 2009... Byline: VENESSA LAU Photograph by STEPHEN LEWIS Audemars Piguet goes audacious with its newest men's watch. A udemars Piguet knows its way around a tough-guy watch. In 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Call On Me.(J. Crew Group Inc.'s bridesmaid dresses)
January 1, 2009... Byline: Photographs by JENS MORTENSEN PRIYA RAO America's preppy retailer becomes the go-to source for bridesmaid dresses. B ridget Herschap, daughter of a prominent South Texas oil executive, was not the kind of bride one would expect...

Chic To Chic.
January 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOS BY STEPHEN LEWIS Whether fluffy or sleek, subdued or bold, this bridal regalia will surely evoke matrimonial bliss. CAPTION(S): Christian Lacroix's silk gown, $14,600, at Kleinfeld, kleinfeldbridal.com. Vera...

Variety Show.
January 1, 2009... Byline: Photographs by JOHN LAWTON Ring in the New Year with hair-pampering potions, wrinkle-fighting florals and cosmetics that range from girly to goth. Hairy Situation Exposure to the sun's rays and too many run-ins with a...

Hook-Up Hiatus.(women's post-plastic surgery concerns, sex now less prioritized)
January 1, 2009... Byline: JAMIE ROSEN Photograph by ZACHARY ZAVISLAK Plastic surgery patients were once eager to get amorous again, but now, say docs, sex is low on their post-op to-do lists. There are certain pre-op queries that plastic surgeons get...

Pay As You Glow.(U-Tique vending machine markets presonal care products)
January 1, 2009... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL Photograph by ANTHONY BLASKO An inventive vending machine dispenses with mass-market snacks in favor of prestige beauty goods. "I was asked to make the Ferrari of vending machines," says designer Russell...

Pod People.
January 1, 2009... Unemployment is up, the stock market is down, and bad news is everywhere, but this fall the fashion world was determined to spread some cheer. So all around town it was party till you drop. Arguably the biggest fete was for the New York...

Scenes From A Marriage.(Sam Mendes on owrking iwth his wife Kate Winslet on Revolutionary road, and his other movie and theater works)
January 1, 2009... Byline: DIANE SOLWAY Photograph by ADAM FRIEDBERG In Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes directs his wife, Kate Winslet, for the first time. The director Sam Mendes has always preferred to leave his work behind at the end of the day,...

Eye Of The Beholder.
January 1, 2009... Christy Turlington Burns is backin the pages of W, that is, and it's as if she was never away. In the past few years she has added some roles to that of modelwife, mother, entrepreneurbut as our feature CHRISTY shows, her beauty is as...

Christy.
January 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARIO SORRENTI STYLED BY CAMILLA NICKERSON STILL SUPER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS SHOWS OFF HER ICONIC BEAUTY IN ASYMMETRICAL LOOKS WITH AN OFF-CENTER CHARM. CAPTION(S): RALPH LAUREN...

Klaus.(Klaus Biesenbach's apartment design inspires artist Anrea Zittel)
January 1, 2009... Byline: Christopher Bagley Images conceived by Andrea Zittel Photographed by Dean Kaufman Artist Andrea Zittel creates sculpture, furniture and habitats that reflect on the human environment. Here, curator Klaus Biesenbach 's stripped-down...

Top Gund.(art collector Agnes Gund's newly redisgned art house)
January 1, 2009... Byline: BY JULIE L. BELCOVE PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROE ETHRIDGE OVERFLOWING WITH CONTEMPORARY MASTERPIECES, PHILANTHROPIST AND ART-WORLD ICON AGNES GUND 'S NEWLY REDESIGNED PARK AVENUE ABODE GIVES NEW MEANING TO THE TERM "ART HOUSE." Most dog...

W.
January 1, 2009... SAHARA OASIS EGYPT'S ECO-LUXE PLAYGROUND A Tale of Two Houses: Minimalism To the Max Downtown, Wall-to-Wall Masterpieces Uptown Hook-Up Hiatus: The Truth About Sex After Plastic Surgery Plus: Sam Mendes And Gowns & Jewels For...

Far And Away.(travelling at Siwa Oasis )
January 1, 2009... Byline: BY CHRISTOPHER BAGLEY PHOTOGRAPHED BY PHILIP-LORCA DICORCIA THE SUBLIMELY ISOLATED OASIS OF SIWA , ON EGYPT'S LIBYAN BORDER, IS LURING A NEW CROWD OF GROOVY TRAVELERS (AND PRINCE CHARLES TOO). A DISPATCH FROM THE LAND THAT TIME...

America The Beautiful.
January 1, 2009... Byline: LOUISE J. ESTERHAZY With Barack and Michelle Obama headed for the White House, the Countess gives a cross-Atlantic cheer. F inally, it's over! At last we get the chance to defend ourselves from all the criticism the world has...

The breakup.(The Month in Fashion)(Peter Som leaves Bill Blass Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rumors of Peter Som's departure from Bill Blass have been making the rounds in the fashion world since midsummer. In October the two parties made it official, announcing they'd decided to go their separate ways. Som,...

Happy returns.(The Month in Fashion)
January 1, 2009... Fashion loves a comeback, and Rochas is rolling two into one. In 2006 Rochas parent Procter & Gamble shuttered the brand's unprofitable ready-to-wear line designed by Olivier Theyskens in order to concentrate solely on its flagrance business....

In memoriam.(The Month in Fashion)(Obituary)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] His annual Worst Dressed List didn't make him too many friends in Hollywood, but even sartorially challenged stars had to admit that the death of Mr. Blackwell, on October 19 at age 86, marked the end of an era. Born...

Have it your way.(The Month in Fashion)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than a decade after Nike launched its customize-your-sneaks-in-every-color service (known as NikeiD), the athletic giant is upping the ante: In November the company's sleek store in New York's SoHo became the...

First family.(Flashback)(Jimmy Carter's family)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the past 16 years, Americans have become accustomed to teenagers in the White House, from bookish Chelsea Clinton, with her nerdy Model UN conferences, to the bubbly Bush twins, with their underage drinking...

Here to stay.(Fast Forward)(Yiyun Li's migration to the US)
January 1, 2009... Like most Chinese who came of age after the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising, Beijing-born writer Yiyun Lx spent a year m the army, undergoing re-education. During the day she studied communist ideology, but after lights-out, Li, then 19,...

Habitats for humanity.(Letter From the Editors)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When most people think of Minimalism, Donald Judd's geometric plywood sculptures come to mind, or maybe Helmut Lang's sleek, sharp-edged clothes, or even the dean, fuss-free modernism of Bauhaus stars like Mies van...

Art for all.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I remember reading my first W magazine in college. Being a geology student in West Virginia and living with my retired dad was about as far as a girl could get from what I saw and read about in those issues circa...

Brad's family album.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... In your November issue I found it only fitting that Brad Pitt used colorless film to document his family ("One Week"). Each frame's brilliance was validation that, with color-blind eyes and a heart without constraints, beauty truly is in the...

Model proposal.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A while back I wrote to thank you for putting a model on your cover. In November's Readers React you printed another letter echoing the same sentiments. Perhaps your celebrity covers are an attempt to appeal to new...

Donna down under.(Uncensored)
January 1, 2009... DONNA KARAN, known for embracing spiritual adventure, has teamed up with fashion photographer RUSSELL JAMES, whose exhibit "Nomad Two Worlds" will go up in January at Karan's Stephan Weiss studio in New York's West Village. For the series James...

Hot wheels.(Uncensored)(Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.'s Veyron )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... For the lucky few who have managed to stay afloat during the economic crisis, French automaker Bugatti is releasing a $2 million model of its Veyron car--which usually goes for a mere $1.25 million--that's codesigned by Hermes. The French...

Posh nosh.(Uncensored)(opening of Ze Cafe )(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The well-heeled residents of Manhattan's River House (think Deeda Blair and Henry Kissinger) aren't exactly a deprived bunch. But one grumble oft heard through the building's wrought iron gates was that there wasn't anyplace good to eat in the...

Society blues.(Uncensored)(Christopher Simon Sykes' video)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... It seemed everyone was invited to the society decorator and gadabout Nicky Haslam's self-proclaimed party of the century, held for Soo guests in London this past tall. But as aristocratic wag Christopher Simon Sykes sat home that night, he...

Royal bachelor.(Uncensored)(Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... What with all the hoopla about Barack Obama's victory in November, few Americans noticed the dramatic ascension of another charismatic young ruler: the very handsome--and very single!--new king of Bhutan. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, an...

Another woman: floaty fabrics, flirty dresses and lots of ladylike extras boost prespring's femininity factor.(Fashion Flash)
January 1, 2009... Boston New York Bergdof Goodman Neiman Marcus Saks Fifth Avenue Holt Renfrew www.akris.ch Marc Jacob's silk crepe dress with chain detail, at Marc Jacobs, New York. marcjacobs.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [this page] ...

Heavy duty: Audemars Piguet goes audacious with its newest men's watch.(Accessories Flash)
January 1, 2009... Audemars Piguet knows its way around a tough-guy watch. In 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Arnold Schwarzenegger sports the house's Royal Oak Offshore timepiece, distinguished by a massive industrial dial, as he battles cyborg...

Call on me: America's preppy retailer becomes the go-to source for bridesmaid dresses.(Fashion Flash)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bridget Herschap, daughter of a prominent South Texas oil executive, was not the kind of bride one would expect to cut corners on cost. After all, her June destination wedding in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, was...

Chic to chic.(Bridal Flash)
January 1, 2009... Whether fluffy or sleek, subdued or bold, this bridal regalia will surely evoke matrimonial bliss. Christian Lacroix's silk gown, $14,600, at Kleinfeld. kleinfeldbridal.com. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 1 Vera Wang's silk tulle,...

Variety show: ring in the New Year with hair-pampering potions, wrinkle-fighting florals and cosmetics that range from girly to goth.(Beauty Flash)(Buyers guide)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] 1 Hairy Situation Exposure to the sun's rays and too many run-ins with a blow-dryer can leave hair dull, frizzy and prone to split ends. Arrojo Thermal Protector safeguards strands against these everyday...

Hook-up hiatus: plastic surgery patients were once eager to get amorous again, but now say docs sex is low on their post-op to-do lists.(Beauty Flash)
January 1, 2009... There are certain pre-op queries that plastic surgeons get used to hearing from their patients: "Will I really look like Angelina Jolie after this is over?" "Are milkshakes the best post-facelift meal?" "When can I get back to yoga?" But...

Pay as you glow: an inventive vending machine dispenses with mass-market snacks in favor of prestige beauty goods.(Beauty Flash)
January 1, 2009... The term "luxury vending machine" might sound like an oxymoron. The bulky boxes have long been situated in gray-tinged office break rooms and stocked with Cheetos and Coke--certainly not the sort of things that would leave anyone feeling good,...

Pod people.(EYE)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Unemployment is up, the stock market is down, and bad news is everywhere, but this fall the fashion world was determined to spread some cheer. So all around town it was party till you drop. Arguably the biggest fete...

Scenes from a marriage: in Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes directs his wife, Kate Winslet, for the first time.(EYE)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The director Sam Mendes has always preferred to leave his work behind at the end of the day, convinced that he operates best when "I'm being instinctive and not thinking about what rve just done." But while making...

W events: scene and be seen.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CELEBRITY STYLIST HELPS FETE MARCIANO W teamed up with social-networking site Social Diva to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Marciano's San Francisco Center. Partygoers had the rare opportunity to shop with...

Eye of the beholder.
January 1, 2009... Christy Turlington Burns is back-in the pages of W, that is, and it's as if she was never away. In the past few years she has added some roles to that of model--wife, mother, entrepreneur--but as our feature CHRISTY shows, her beauty is as...

Christy: still super after all these years. Christy Turlington burns shows off her iconic beauty in asymmetrical looks with an off-center charm.(Cover story)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] [THIS PAGE] UNDERCOVER'S CREAM COTTON, LINEN AND SILK SATIN DRESS, AT IF BOUTIQUE, NEW YORK. DOLCE & GABBANA SASH. [OPPOSITE] RALPH LAUREN COLLECTION'S CREAM SILK SHIRT, AT SELECT RALPH LAUREN STORES,...

Klaus: artist Andrea Zittel creates sculpture, furniture and habitats that reflect on the human environment, Here, curator Klaus Biesenbach's stripped-down Manhattan apartment inspired her to conceive a series of images that investigate domestic and urban life and one man's design for living.(Profile)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] ONE DAY A FEW YEARS AGO, while Klaus Biesenbach was staying in a hotel in Mexico City, the housekeeping staff was alarmed to discover that he'd stolen everything in his room. The telephone was missing, along with...

Top Gund: Overflowing with contemporary masterpieces, philanthropist and art-world icon Agnes Gund's newly redesigned park avenue abode gives new meaning to the term "art house.".(Profile)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MOST DOG OWNERS TRAIN THEIR PETS NOT TO BEG AT THE TABLE, JUMP UP ON GUESTS OR BARK AT THE MAIL CARRIER. BUT TINA AND GIOTTO, BOTH Wheaten Terriers, are art-trained dogs, and being that their mistress is Agnes Gund,...

Far and away: the sublimely isolated oasis of Siwa, on Egypt's Libyan border, is luring a new crowd of groovy travelers (and Prince Charles too). A dispatch from the land that time forgot.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] "You don't trust me?" It's an hour before sunset in the dunes of the Sahara, near the oasis of Siwa in western Egypt, and our turbaned, galabia-clad driver, Abdallah Baghi, is careering our Land Rover up and...