W articles from July 2003

W archives from July 2003

The month in fashion: Jil Sander makes the biggest reunification news since the fall of the Berlin Wall. (News).
July 1, 2003... Forget what they say about imitation and flattery. Whether it's Jil Sander or a Louis Vuitton bag, there ain't nothing like the real thing. * GERMAN REUNIFICATION She's ba-a-ack! For three excruciating years, fashion diehards have...

Personal shopper. (Reader Service).
July 1, 2003... As your Personal Shopper, contact me at WPersonalShopper.com or call 1.800.428.1151. I'll be happy to help you with all your what-to-give, where-to-buy and where-to-go questions. Summer is finally here and have the perfect solutions...

The fame game. (Letter from the Editors).
July 1, 2003... July W first ran a picture of this month's cover girl, Kate Hudson, when she was just 10 years old, accompanying her mother, Goldie Hawn, and her stepfather, Kurt Russell, to some Hollywood shindig. Only the most naive or disingenuous...

Letters.
July 1, 2003... Readers React Central Parker Sarah Jessica Parker looks amazing in the June issue! There's something magical about how you present people on your covers--they always look intriguing, unreal and almost too good to be true. The...

Kidd at play. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... Posh British catwalker Jodie Kidd earns her keep as a clotheshorse, but it's no secret that her real passion is for ponies. Following in the footsteps of her father and brother, who are both professional polo players, Kidd is to represent...

In the hot seat. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli may stand on opposite ends of the fashion spectrum, but when it comes to pocket-size pop divas, great minds think alike. Both Italian designers are crazy about Shakira, and they shared the front row at her...

Blonde item. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... Not since "Showgirls" has Versace had such hilarious screen time. In "Legally Blonde 2," out this month, Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is desperately trying to locate the family of her dog Bruiser when a private eye leads her to the firm...

Writers' bloc. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... It's not so much the Algonquin's round table as it is the Pierre's--now that another social fixture has picked up her pen for the indulgent editors at Assouline. The sisterhood already includes Brooke de Ocampo, Rena Sindi and Bettina Zilkha,...

The secret garden. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... The saga--or is it a sitcom?--continues in Monaco. STEPHANIE: CHASED FROM THE PALACE, cried Paris Match the week after Princess Stephanie was reportedly kicked out of the house by her father, Prince Rainier. According to Match, Stephanie...

Next stop, portofino. (Uncensored).
July 1, 2003... As their company grows, so does Dolce and Gabbana's real estate portfolio. After renovating a villa on the island of Stromboli last year, the couple has set its sights on the jewel of the Italian Riviera: Portofino. Gabbana was spotted late...

Mercury rising: there's no time like the present to look for the silver lining, whether at home or out on the town. (Trend).
July 1, 2003... It's time to put out the good silver--and we don't mean Grandma's old cutlery. These days, metallic themes are strong across all sorts of categories, from clothes to cars, with silvery shades leading the way. But then, like mercury's, their...

Positively indecent: done up in the slinkiest Versace dresses, six demure uptown girls sex it up for a cause. (Fashion Flash).
July 1, 2003... The frisky Versace image resides somewhere between the racy and red-hot reaches of the glamour spectrum. Think of the mythical Donatella Versace herself--the jet set's jet-setter--curvy, blond, dripping with diamonds, her palazzo on Via Gesu a...

Birth of the blues: Levi's celebrates 130 years of bringing the blues--the denim kind-to pop stars and proletarians alike. (Fashion Flash).
July 1, 2003... I wish I had invented blue jeans," mused Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. "They have sex appeal and simplicity-everything that I could want for the clothes I design." It's a rare designer who can make Yves Saint Laurent envious. It's ironic,...

The audi: eight individuals who never follow. (A Special Advertising Section).
July 1, 2003... Guy Laliberte Founder of Cirque du Soleil. Through a fusion of music, dance, theatre, acrobatics and costume, has revolutionized entertainment, transforming enormous spectacle into highly emotional affirmations of life. Magical, joyous and...

Vans club: paid-back, loose and now a bit luxe-an iconic sneaker company puts out some cool new shoes. (Accessories Flash).
July 1, 2003... As fashion muses go, Jeff Spicoli is one of the least likely But Sean Penn's depiction of the dazed and confused surfer dude in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High is remembered by many not only for his slurred delivery of such phrases as...

In the cut: The name behind the world's most wanted hair, Sally Hershberger finally takes Manhattan. (Beauty Flash).
July 1, 2003... Sally Hershberger and Meg Ryan. One did the hair; the other, famously, had it. Second only to "the Rachel 'do," what Hershberger created for Ryan was perhaps the most obsessed-over haircut of the Nineties. And although the stylist has done much...

Personal shopper. (Reader Service).
July 1, 2003... As your Personal Shopper, contact me at WPersonalShopper.com or call 1.800.428.1151. I'll be happy to help you with all your what-to-give, where-to-buy and where-to-go questions. LUCA LUCA LUCA LUCA designer Luca Orlandi puts his...

Fun house. (Hot Stuff).
July 1, 2003... Well known for its whimsical florals and vibrant colors, the Dutch clothing house Oilily continues in its spirited tradition with a new beauty collection. Best and brightest in the line--which also includes fragrances and body products--is the...

Burn this. (Hot Stuff).
July 1, 2003... One is a symbol of French classicism; the other, of In-your-face fashion re-Invention. In a union tailor-made for the fashion set, Diptyque and designer John Galliano have created the Diptyque Essence of John Galliano candle. Woody, with hints...

Rosy chic. (Hot Stuff).
July 1, 2003... When cut French perfumer Frederic Malle-famous for his obsession with purity and precision-introduces a new fragrance, chances are it's going to be spectacular. In fact, Malle destroyed the entire first batch of Une Rose, his latest perfume,...

The essentials. (Hot Stuff).
July 1, 2003... Essential oils have been added to everything from shampoos to moisturizers and room sprays So why should toothpaste, something used at least as often, be excluded from oils' therapeutic benefits? That's how aesthetic dentist Jonathan Levine...

Staying power. (Hot Stuff).
July 1, 2003... The legendary house of Yves Saint Laurent is synonymous with high-gloss (and high-maintenance) beauty. But glamour-girls-on-the-go can rejoice, because YSL is now promising polished lips without applying-and reapplying-lipstick. Its new Lip...

Charm defensive: Rovals with an image problem turn to Simon Astaire, man-about-town and professional Mr. fix-it. (Eye).
July 1, 2003... He's the darling of media-plagued royals blue bloods in need of extra cash and luxury labels looking for the headlines. So what is it about publicity agent Simon Astaire that his clients love so much? The specializes in marrying brands with...

Palm d'or. (Eye).
July 1, 2003... There were rumors that P.Diddy had taken over the Breakers and that Elton John would give a surprise performance after dinner. Was that Michael Kors' cell phone that went off in the chapel? And what about the stripper barin West Palm Beach hat...

Bye bye birdie: as the Concorde touches down for good, its privileged passengers remember the glam old days. (Eye).
July 1, 2003... Where would fashion lore be today without the Concorde, the taut little supersonic taxi that became the ultimate perk for the industry's biggest players? When the last British Airways Concorde touches down on October 25 (Air France mothballed...

The outsiders: a new biography details the sassoon family's journey from Baghdad to the center of British society. (Eye).
July 1, 2003... She sits, swathed in a gold-and-russet cashmere-silk shawl, her dark eyes gazing past the artist--in this case, John Singer Sargent. Across the gallery, her brother stares down from a Philip de Laszlo canvas, dad in a World War I officer's...

All the right moves. (Eye).
July 1, 2003... Spring sprang, all right, with every fashionista's party schedule full to bursting. The TriBeCa Film Festival brought out Renee Zellweger, Anqelina Jolle and Chloe Sevigny, while launches, lunches, benefits and fetes kept the rest of the party...

View finder. (July).
July 1, 2003... Think you've seen everything plaid? Not exactly In "Sweet Tartan," our feature about the mad mix of those patterns for fall, everything from traditional Scottish kilts to punked-out pants reminiscent of the Sex Pistols is on parade. Next comes...

Sweet tartan: talk about plaid all over. Every clan is represented for fall in all sorts of looks, from little skirts to Highland flings.
July 1, 2003... Burberry London's wool coat, at Bloomingdale's, New York, 800.284.848** Veronique Branquinho's cotton shir** at Barneys, If and Jeffrey, New York ** Herman and Neiman Marcus, Lo** Louis Vuiton's navy wool peacoat, at select Louis Vuitton...

Heaven's Kate: stars rarely sparkle as brightly as Kate Hudson, an unusually down-to-earth goddess more interested in her crafts than in her craft.
July 1, 2003... Hudson is on top of her game right now, with three major films in the can (Alex and Emma. opening mid-June, Le Divorce and Raising Helen). But just in case the whole acting thing doesn't workout, she's got an alternative career path all ready...

The age of agnes: at 91, Agnes Martin, the oracle of the art world, is as perfectly placid as her paintings.
July 1, 2003... a Agnes Martin lives alone. Always has. In her studio in Coenties Slip, the enclave in lower Manhattan that sheltered artists for a pittance in the Fifties and Sixties, and in the high desert of New Mexico, where she fled for good in the...

Indecent exposure: nothing against an active social life, but some celebs are becoming better known for party-hopping than for acting. A night off could be just what the spin doctor ordered.
July 1, 2003... Leonardo DiCapno is guilty So is Chloe Sevigny. Brittany Murphy and Ashton Kutcher, too--only not guilty together anymore. Debra Messing and Halle Berry are guilty, but no one really minds because they always look great, and they never...

Stream line: haberdashery looks--man-tailored pants, shirts and jackets--worn by a feminine woman have a compellingly androgynous appeal.
July 1, 2003... Prada's cotton shirt and wool pants, at select Prada stores, 888.977.1900. Prada hat; LaCrasia gloves; Yohji Yamamoto boots. Viktor & Rolf's silk vest, at Barneys, New York; Mameg, Los Angeles. Doice & Gabbana's wool and Lycra spandex...

Grand master karl: twenty years after he arrived at chanel, karl lagerfeld, fashion's champion multitasker, is still at the top of his game.
July 1, 2003... You should never mix 'Lager' with Coco." So quipped a smug guest while exiting the Chanel couture salon one January day in 1983. Karl Lagerfeld had just shown his debut haute couture collection for the house, his models negotiating...

Villa moderne: art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac's sprawling Salzburg home showcases his cutting-edge collection better than any gallery. (At Home).
July 1, 2003... Archbishop Markus Sittikus, who in 1619 built Villa Emslieb in a lush valley on the outskirts of Saizburq, Austria, would likely cock an eyebrow at how its occupant nearly four centuries later-art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac--has filled it. Then...