W articles from June 2009

W archives from June 2009

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June 1, 2009... Crazy, Sexy, Cool: Fashion Fresh Off the Runways Masterpiece Theater: Inside Eli Broad's Glam Art Party Beach Blanket Bling: Summer's Sizzling Jewels BIG LOVE'S GOOD GIRL TAKES A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE GINNIFER GOODWIN HOT...

The Month In Fashion.
June 1, 2009... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh That's Ricci...HermA[umlaut]s's summer fling...Yohji's fancy footwork. This summer, fashion is feeling the heat. OLIVIER OUT Would he stay or would he go? That was the question on everyone's lips...

Shoe Business.
June 1, 2009... Byline: SARAH HAIGHT Following a jaunt through the storied Florentine archives of Salvatore Ferragamo last year, Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto realized, that by collaborating with the cobbler, he could produce a type of shoe that was...

Supply And Demand.
June 1, 2009... Byline: JULIE L. BELCOVE June Hard to believe that only nine months ago Damien Hirst's solo auction at Sotheby's brought in a staggering $200 million. A chilly fall and a harsher winter have left the art world in a near frozen state,...

Readers React.(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... Divine Drew It was marvelous to see you finally put Drew Barrymore on the cover of your magazine ("Drew Barrymore," April). The article about her was a delight and showed a rarely seen side of the actress. However, after all these years of...

Un Censored.
June 1, 2009... What Recession? Every nightclub in America is bemoaning staid spending habits. Yet the owners of MYHOUSE , the current pinnacle of Hollywood nightlife, are bragging that patronswho have recently included RIHANNA, MICKEY ROURKE, KANYE WEST...

Trend: Check Points.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Byline: VENESSA LAU PHOTO BY PATRICIA HEAL; STYLED BY MARCUS TEO Hail to the houndstooth. Designers punched up the fall runways with graphic checks. The fall catwalks offered houndstooth aplenty, but ho-hum haberdashery this was not....

L'Apres Midi.
June 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by CLAUDIA KNOEPFEL and STEFAN INDLEKOFER Styled by ALEX WHITE Flirty dresses, caftans and short shorts are perfect for lounging with the gals. CAPTION(S): Boss Orange's beige print silk dress, at select Hugo...

New Romantics.
June 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTO BY ANTHONY COTSIFAS; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI Light, bright and impossibly lovely, the season's jewels make a bold bid for femininity. Consider them dazzling adornment for a festive spring fling. From far left: De Beers...

Dress Code.
June 1, 2009... Byline: VENESSA LAU Still life by ANTHONY COTSIFAS Leviev spins a clothes encounter into an Art Decoinspired jewelry collection. The story of Leviev's Art Deco collection begins, intrigu ingly, with a dress. And not just any flirty...

Shimmer Down.(jewelry)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Byline: PRIYA RAO PHOTO BY CHARLES MASTERS; STYLED BY TALYA COUSINS Embrace the island life with a touch of iridescent mother-of-pearl. Skip the conch shell baubles and predictable sea glass jewelry. As temperatures rise, sophisticated...

Jewel Intentions.
June 1, 2009... Byline: VENESSA LAU Meet a lineup of designers rocking distinctive vibesfrom antique and spiritual to downright glam. KESSEF BY EVE LYNN Prior to launching her jewelry collection, Eve Lynn Kessner had a line of reworked vintage...

Sleeping Beauty.
June 1, 2009... Byline: JESSICA IREDALE Still life by DOUG ROSA Miriam Haskell gets a wake-up call. If, as they say, timing is everything, this is the moment to stir Miriam Haskell, the storied-but-slumbering costume jewelry house now poised for a...

Leisure Seekers.
June 1, 2009... Byline: Photographs by GEORGE CHINSEE Celebrate the great outdoors with picnic-chic wares, from breezy skirts and floral frocks to the toniest of throws. Hublot 18k red gold and sapphire watch with rubber band, $29,900 ,...

Greener Pastures.
June 1, 2009... Finally. After a dark and quiet winter, the New York social set awoke from its recession-induced slumber, ready to party. At the American Museum of Natural History's spring dance, there were enough sparkling getups to outfit a Bob Mackie...

School Ties.
June 1, 2009... Byline: MARSHALL HEYMAN Photographs by ADAM BROOMBERG and OLIVER CHANARIN As the gatekeepers of two of Los Angeles's most coveted schools, Tom and Deedie Hudnut inspire awe and fear. The Hudnuts may not have the paparazzi pull of Tom...

Eyes And Beholders.
June 1, 2009... In 100% FASHION , high style with a touch of the Eighties rules in bold-shouldered, short-skirted looks that don't skimp on drama. Also hitting the big time: Eli Broad's celebration of the 40th anniversary of Art Basel, shown in ART PARTY . At...

100% Fashion.
June 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY CRAIG McDEAN STYLED BY ALEX WHITE FALL FASHION CELEBRATES GREAT STYLE IN COUNTLESS GUISES, IN LOOKS AS UNFETTERED AS BURBERRY PRORSUM'S GIRLISH CHARMERS, AS FEISTY AS MICHAEL KORS'S FANCIFUL SPORTIF, AND AS...

Art Party.(Eli Broad)
June 1, 2009... Byline: BY KEVIN WEST PHOTOGRAPHED BY LAUREN GREENFIELD CONTEMPORARY COLLECTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST EXTRAORDINAIRE ELI BROAD OPENS HIS MASTERPIECE-FILLED HOME TO THE L.A. ART WORLD IN CELEBRATION OF ART BASEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY. Almost...

Goodwin Goes Bad.
June 1, 2009... Byline: BY DANIELLE STEIN PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVEN KLEIN STYLED BY CAMILLA NICKERSON SWEET, INNOCENT, BUBBLYACTRESS GINNIFER GOODWIN KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK OF HER. NOW FORGET IT. "I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO ASK AN ACTOR...

Louise's Happy Returns.
June 1, 2009... Byline: LOUISE J. ESTERHAZY The Countess's stimulus plan for the fashion industry: Give the customer something to smile about. We've had The Joy of Sex, The Joy of Cooking, The Joy of Sports and even the Joy of Bird Watching. So why...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 1, 2009... The following production credit was omitted in "From Here to Eternity" (May): Hand lettering by Eric Pryor.

Olivier out.(The Month in Fashion)(Nina Ricci dismisses Olivier Theyskens)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Would he stay or would he go? That was the question on everyone's lips during Paris Fashion Week, when rumors that Olivier Theyskens was about to part ways with Nina Ricci kicked into high gear. Less than two weeks...

Beach blanket bingo.(The Month in Fashion)(Hermes International S.A. opens store )(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Expect to see a few more H-print towels on Main Beach this summer: Hermes is opening its first-ever temporary boutique in East Hampton on May 20. The 2,000-square-foot outpost, at 63 Main Street, will specialize in warm-weather items such as...

Fully furnished.(The Month in Fashion)
June 1, 2009... While shoppers may be reticent to splurge on designer clothes these days, they can't seem to resist buying furniture once owned by famous designers. In March, less than a month after Yves Saint Laurent's art and furnishings fetched $483.8...

Shoe business.(The Month in Fashion)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Following a jaunt through the storied Florentine archives of Salvatore Ferragamo last year, Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto realized, that by collaborating with the cobbler, he could produce a type of shoe that was...

Supply and demand.(Letters From the Editors)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hard to believe that only nine months ago Damien Hirst's solo auction at Sotheby's brought in a staggering $200 million. A chilly fall and a harsher winter have left the art world in a near frozen state, one that...

Divine Drew.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was marvelous to see you finally put Drew Barrymore on the cover of your magazine ("Drew Barrymore," April). The article about her was a delight and showed a rarely seen side of the actress. However, after all...

Countess contention.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... I have felt for some time now that your magazine is out of touch with reality, and its biggest offender is Louise J. Esterhazy. In May, her column, "Beware the Bureau-tocracy," spelled out in vivid text her right-leaning political...

Pup's warmth.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... First I want to say I am grateful for the many good things about your magazine--I love reading about the talented people you feature. But I would like to take exception to Julie L. Belcove's words about William F. Buckley Jr. in the May issue's...

High times.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The second I blinked upon a photograph of Greta Garbo playfully clinging to a yacht, taken by socialite Marina Cicogna, I, too, found myself clinging--to the page ("The High Life," April). The snapshot truly is a...

Maternity minute.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2009... The concept of women returning early to work after having a child, as discussed in April's article "Born Yesterday," is not new to those of us who were women medical and surgical residents in the Seventies. In those days we returned to work...

What recession?(Uncensored)(Myhouse)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Every nightclub in America is bemoaning staid spending habit& Yet the owners of MYHOUSE, the current pinnacle of Hollywood nightlife, are bragging that patrons--who have recently included RIHANNA, MICKEY ROURKE, KANYE WEST and PRINCE--have been...

Quelques fleurs!(Uncensored)(decors by Scoli Acosta)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... The L.A. art scene finally delivered a souvenir to rival the famed glossy plastic Takashi Murakami place mats that guests took away from the artist's 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art opening. Young local artist Scoli Acosta may not yet be a...

Posh pigs.(Uncensored)
June 1, 2009... Tracy, the Marchioness of Worcester, is causing quite a stir in the agriculture industry. The filmmaker and activist--whose husband is the Marquess of Worcester, heir to South Gloucestershire's Badminton estate--has made a documentary called...

Yearbook committee.(Uncensored)(The "21" Club plans Web version of Iron Gate)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... It may no longer require ties, but the New York eatery 21 Club is as nostalgic as ever. The restaurant is planning a Web version of Iron Gate, the yearbook of sorts that was first published in 1935. It contained personal memories of the place...

Carla's secret.(Uncensored)(Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's beauty secret)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Paris's beautiful people, long known for their ability to smoke and drink into the wee hours without incurring telltale wrinkles or extra pounds, have an unlikely new hot spot: the city's first "detox hotel." At the Gabriel, located in the...

Trend: check points: hail to the houndstooth. Designers punched up the fall runways with graphic checks.
June 1, 2009... The fall catwalks offered houndstooth aplenty, but ho-hum haberdashery this was not. Rather, the patterns came oversize, vivid and oh-so-audacious. Consider Alexander McQueen's stunning lineup, with its series of witty variations on the classic...

L'apres midi.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Boss Orange's beige print silk dress, at select Hugo Boss stores, hugoboss.com. David Yurman bracelet; Christian Louboutin booties. From left: Roberto Cavalli's silk dress, at Roberto Cavalli,...

New romantics.(Accessories Flash)(jewelry)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Light, bright and impossibly lovely, the season's jewels make a bold bid for femininity. Consider them dazzling adornment for a festive spring fling. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From far left: De Beers's platinum...

Dress code: Leviev spins a clothes encounter into an Art Deco-inspired jewelry collection.(Accessories Flash)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The story of Leviev's Art Deco collection begins, intriguingly, with a dress. And not just any flirty frock, but a floor-sweeping couture gown from John Galliano's early days at...

Shimmer down: embrace the island life with a touch of iridescent mother-of-pearl.(Accessories Flash)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Skip the conch shell baubles and predictable sea glass jewelry. As temperatures rise, sophisticated mother-of-pearl pieces make becoming additions to beachy summer ensembles. Jaeger-LeCoultre achieves high-drama...

Jewel intentions.(Accessories Flash)
June 1, 2009... Meet a lineup of designers rocking distinctive vibes--from antique and spiritual to downright glam. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1| KESSEF BY EVE LYNN Prior to launching her jewelry collection, Eve Lynn Kessner had a line of reworked...

Sleeping beauty: Miriam Haskell gets a wake-up call: Haskell's jewelry line was the only one in America that could compete with Chanel and Schiaparelli.(Accessories Flash)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If, as they say, timing is everything, this is the moment to stir Miriam Haskell, the storied-but-slumbering costume jewelry house now poised for a comeback, 83 years after its founding. Such a notion might seem...

Leisure seekers.(Shopping)
June 1, 2009... Celebrate the great outdoors with picnic-chic wares, from breezy skirts and floral frocks to the toniest of throws. Hublot 18k red gold and sapphire watch with rubber band, $29,900, 800.536.0636, hublot.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

The Annenberg Space for Photography.(W EVENTS: SCENE AND BE SEEN)
June 1, 2009... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] W magazine and Dior welcomed 300 guests to help celebrate the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, California--the newest museum dedicated entirely to both digital and print photography. The featured...

This spring, radiant skin is in the bag with SK-II.(W EVENTS: SCENE AND BE SEEN)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Discover Cate Blanchett's secret to younger-looking skin. Learn about SK-II by booking a complimentary personalized facial, and receive a W Luxe Patent Tote.~ You can also visit the SK-II counter and explore the new...

Greener pastures.(EYE)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Finally. After a dark and quiet winter, the New York social set awoke from its recession-induced slumber,...

School ties: as the gatekeepers of two of Los Angeles's most coveted schools Tom and Deedie Hudnut inspire awe and fear.(EYE)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Hollywood, it is generally understood that few things are harder than getting your movie made. One of those things may be getting your child into the Center for Early Education, a progressive elementary school off...

Eyes and beholders.(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... In 100% FASHION, high style with a touch of the Eighties rules in bold-shouldered, short-skirted looks that don't skimp on drama. Also hitting the big time: Eli Broad's celebration of the 40th anniversary of Art Basel, shown in ART PARTY. At...

100% fashion.
June 1, 2009... FALL FASHION CELEBRATES GREAT STYLE IN COUNTLESS GUISES, IN LOOKS AS UNFETTERED AS BURBERRY PRORSUM'S GIRLISH CHARMERS, AS FEISTY AS MICHAEL KORS'S FANCIFUL SPORTIF, AND AS SHAMELESSLY HAUTE AS ALEXANDER McQUEEN'S GRAPHIC GLAM-FEST. ...

Art party: contemporary collector and philanthropist extraordinaire Eli Broad opens his masterpiece-filled home to the L.A. art world in celebration of Art Basel's 40th anniversary.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Almost everything about a recent dinner at Eli Broad's Los Angeles home in honor of the 40th anniversary of Art Basel was outsize, starting with the estate itself. Visitors approached the mansion--designed in part by...

Goodwin goes bad: sweet, innocent, bubbly--actress Ginnifer Goodwin knows exactly what you think of her. Now forget it.(Profile)(Cover story)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THERE ARE THOSE...