W articles from June 2008

W archives from June 2008

The Month In Fashion.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Cruising with Karl...Ferre's fresh faces...Simon says. Designers and other fashion folks are exploring new shores. GAME BOY The supposed point of the video game series Grand Theft Auto is to navigate a...

Varsity Virtuoso.
June 1, 2008... Byline: JAMIE ROSEN Photograph by ANDREW BEARDSWORTH Like many college seniors come springtime, Princeton politics major David Aaron Carpenter is feeling relieved. He's just put the finishing touches on his thesis, and he's lined up a...

Hot Chicks.(Charlise Theron and Marlene Dumas)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --JULIE L. BELCOVE June A woman, an actress in particular, who com plains about being beautiful tends to muster all the sympathy of a billionaire kvetching about how hard it is to find good help for his collection of houses....

Readers React.
June 1, 2008... New Orleans Rhapsody April's issue was a sumptuous treat for people who are curious about their New Orleans heritage. Bruce Weber's photo essay ("Come on Down to Nawlins") on the eccentricity of the city's historic customs not only...

Uncensored.
June 1, 2008... Sunset Revival The Viper Room hasn't been a hot music venue for 15 years. But Harry Morton, who bought the L.A. nightspot earlier this year, wants to reinstate its former glory. He's already thought of a dream headlining act--which, oddly,...

Trend: Rhapsody In Plume.(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU PHOTO BY PATRICIA HEAL; STYLED BY MARCUS TEO Join the fashion flock and delight in colors of the peacock sort. The fall runway collections boasted plenty of feathers-- trailing down gowns, trimming accessories--not...

Big Sister.
June 1, 2008... Byline: JESSICA IREDALE Photograph by ERIC OGDEN Midwestern rapper Kid Sister plays her polished hand. E nvelopes, yes. But can mile-long acrylic nails done up in airbrushed art actually open doors? Talk to Kid Sister (aka Melisa...

Super Natural.
June 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOS BY CHARLES MASTERS; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI Behold a dazzling array of jeweled flora and fauna, hailing from land, sea and sky. From far left: [1] Russell Trusso 's 18k yellow gold, silver, enamel, lavender sapphire,...

Fit Or Miss.
June 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU Photographs by JENNIFER LIVINGSTON An Asian writer gets over a case of sunglasses envy. C 'est pas possible." That was the advice given to New Yorker Adelina Wong Ettelson a while back when she tried to purchase a...

On His Watch.(Marc Jacobs )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY CHARLES MASTERS; STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS Marc Jacobs creates a bold, timely new collection for Louis Vuitton. A major watch buff, Marc Jacobs is an avid collector who regularly scours auction house catalogs....

Two Of A Kind.
June 1, 2008... Byline: VENESSA LAU Photographs by CHARLES MASTERS Styled by TALYA COUSINS Oscar de la Renta calls upon an old friend for his new jewelry line. O scar de la Renta is recog nized the world over for the impressive name he's built as one...

Sweet Tock.(watches)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY JOHN LAWTON; STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS A fresh crop of watches catches the wave of the fuchsia. O nce reserved for Swatch-wearing teens circa 1985, splashy pink and purple watches can now be spotted on posh and...

Into The Wild.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Photographs by THOMAS IANNACCONE Jane never had it this good. Designers enter Tarzan territory with chic looks just fierce enough for the concrete jungle. Alexander McQueen Leather shoe, $880 , at Bellhaus, New York,...

Color Me Beautiful.(weddding dresses)
June 1, 2008... Byline: SARAH HAIGHT Photograph by NICOLAS CLERC For many a modern bride, it's a nonwhite wedding. F orget the garter, the four-foot gauzy veil, the crash diet. Of the many traditions surrounding the event every girl dreams about, none...

Bright Side.(engagement rings )(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY DOUG ROSA. STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS Tradition lightens up with a dash of color. W ho says engagement rings have to be colorless solitaires? Chic brides are opting for less serious fare in an array of hues....

The Fast Lane.
June 1, 2008... Byline: MARC KARIMZADEH Photograph by JENS MORTENSEN Designer Georgina Chapman 's first collection of wedding gowns for Marchesa is aimed at the impromptu bride. G eorgina Chapman and Harvey Weinstein's wedding last December was full...

Pearl Vision.
June 1, 2008... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY DOUG ROSA; STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS The wedding mainstay gets an exotic twist. W hether they fall into the something old, new or bor rowed camp, pearls are the fail-safe ladylike wedding-day adornment. But...

Cable Muse.
June 1, 2008... Byline: JANE LARKWORTHY Portrait by KRISTINE POTTER Jewelry magnate David Yurman 's first fragrance is inspired by his wife, Sybil. A lmost by definition, designers are visual people, the sort whose memories serve as mental photo...

Feminine Mystique.
June 1, 2008... Color-changing gloss, energizing bath salts and plenty of pink make for a glam and girly month in beauty. Lip Service Revlon ColorStay Mineral Lipglaze puts natural ingredients to work. Mica provides high shine, titanium dioxide delivers...

Yucatan Man.(Nicolas Malleville)
June 1, 2008... Byline: DEREK BLASBERG Photographs by FLORA HANITIJO Model Nicolas Malleville is Mexico's hottest hotelier. N icolas Malleville, a six-foot-two, sandy- haired model, has shown the world nearly every part of his chiseled physique. For...

Californication.(Balenciaga)
June 1, 2008... "Boy, it's good to be Valentina," said Salma Hayek of her daughter. "I find the L.A. woman very changed. It's not all blond hair," marveled Nicolas Ghesquiere when Balenciaga opened the doors to its futuristic new Melrose Avenue boutique....

Butt Out.(David Sedaris)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --JAMES REGINATO David Sedaris has kicked the last of his bad habits, but he can still be wicked. "I think a memoir is pretty much the last place an intelligent person would look for the truth." A fter five...

W.
June 1, 2008... RED IS THE NEW WHITE AND OTHER BRIDAL TRENDS Hail to McQueen: The Designer's Shining Moment Making the Band: The Celebrity Kids Invading the Music Scene Oscar and Loulou: Jewelry's Hot New Couple Out of The Office: The...

Rock On.
June 1, 2008... Byline: HAVEN THOMPSON Photograph by DEAN KAUFMAN The new crop of A-list offspring gunning for stardom don't need their parents' help--much. Fontana's, a dive bar on a trash- strewn stretch of New York's Chinatown, is just about the...

A Perfect Fraud.
June 1, 2008... "Psst, check 'em out, nice handbags," hissed a vendor hawking Louis Vuitton Murakami bags. Nope, it wasn't New York's Canal Street, but the scene outside the opening of the Takashi Murakami retrospective "[c] Murakami" at the Brooklyn Museum,...

On Trial.
June 1, 2008... Byline: GABRIEL SNYDER Photograph by DANIEL HENNESSY With a new film about the Supreme Courtdecided 2000 election, comedy director Jay Roach tests his range. I t's the night before I'm supposed to meet with Jay Roach, and there's a...

Game Night.
June 1, 2008... Downtown New York got a taste of casino culture when the Cinema Society and Calvin Klein Jeans hosted a screening of 21. Based on a true story, the film stars Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess as MIT students who use their smarts to beat the house...

Tricky Ricky.(Ricky Gervais)
June 1, 2008... Byline: HANNAH ROTHSCHILD Portrait by PAUL QUINN With a new live show and a film in the works, Ricky Gervais extends his reign as king of comedy. W hen one walks into Ricky Ger vais's North London home, on a cobbled side street in the...

State Of The Arts.(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Artistic elements and themes unite the features in this issue. In DRY SEASON , dresses, coats and jackets in architectural cuts, with arched shoulders, fierce flanges or imposing draped silhouettes, stand out against the bleakness of a desert...

Dry Season.
June 1, 2008... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED by CRAIG McDEAN STYLED by ALEX WHITE ARE THESE THE SHAPES OF THINGS TO COME? JACKETS, COATS AND DRESSES WITH SCULPTURAL, OFTEN STIFF SILHOUETTES TURN UP IN A DESERT LANDSCAPE. CAPTION(S): MARC JACOBS'S BEADED...

Dutch Master.
June 1, 2008... Byline: BY CHRISTOPHER BAGLEY PORTRAIT BY RINEKE DIJKSTRA THROUGH HER UNSETTLING PORTRAITS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE, SOUTH AFRICAN--BORN, AMSTERDAM-BASED PAINTER MARLENE DUMAS EXPLORES SUCH HOT-BUTTON TOPICS AS RACE, SEX AND DEATH. NOW A MAJOR...

Charlize Theron.(Interview)
June 1, 2008... Byline: BY GABRIEL SNYDER PHOTOGRAPHED BY CRAIG McDEAN STYLED BY ALEX WHITE AFTER A SERIES OF GRITTY ROLES, HOLLYWOOD'S SEXY BLOND UNLEASHES HER COMEDIC CHOPS AND INNER BABE IN A NEW SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER. When Charlize Theron arrives at...

Hail Mcqueen.(Alexander McQueen)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Bridget Foley Portrait by Nick Waplington ALEXANDER McQUEEN HAS ENTERED A BOLD NEW PHASE, WITH A FABULOUS FALL COLLECTION, A STUNNING L.A. STORE AND EVEN AN UNEXPECTED LIGHTNESS OF BEING. In Alexander McQueen's new, gracefully...

Louise's French Dressing.
June 1, 2008... Byline: --LOUISE J. ESTERHAZY As far as the Countess is concerned, the new Madame Sarkozy is the model of chic. I 'm sorry to be fixated on Carla Bruni- Sarkozy, but thankfully I'm not the only one. The greatest news--in fashion,...