W articles from November 2005

W archives from November 2005

Puppy love.(dog sweaters)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Marc Jacobs fanatics know that the designer is just crazy about his two bull terriers, Alfred and Daisy, so it was no great surprise when he turned his creative attention to doggie couture. In August Jacobs introduced a capsule collection of...

The Simpsons.(Camuto Group)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... What's the easiest way to make a fast fashion fortune? Selling a celebrity name, it seems. In August Vince Camuto, president and chief executive officer of Camuto Group, forked out $15 million to buy the master license for the Jessica Simpson...

Denim deluxe.(The Month in Fashion)(As Four Denim)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... If you think the premium denim fad is a thing of the past, you obviously haven't spoken to fashion's young avant-garde. In August As Four (which, after the departure of one member, is now a trio) announced that it is switching gears. Rather...

Justin time.(The Month in Fashion)(Justin Timberlake Launches His Clothing Line At Bloomingdale In New York)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Justin Timberlake knows a thing or two about wardrobe malfunctions. (For those who don't remember, Janet Jackson, the Super Bowl and some unexpectedly placed jewelry were involved.) It's safe to assume, however, that the singer will try to...

Do your bidding.(The Month in Fashion)(public awareness campaign )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Designer sample sales have been known to bring out the animal in even the most polite shoppers. Fashion fanatics circle the racks like hungry sharks, and once they've spotted their prey--say, a Chanel bag for $150 or Manolos for 80 percent...

La Dolce Vita.(The Month in Fashion)
November 1, 2005... Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have a reputation for distilling their Sicilian roots into va-va-voom ensembles, but they d never done the sort of over-the-top evening gowns one sees at Hollywood awards shows. Now, after years of requests...

Style takeover.(The Month in Fashion)(Nordstrom Inc. acquired Jeffrey )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Jeffrey boutiques in New York and Atlanta are so uncompromisingly fashion-centric that they once became the subject of a Saturday Night Live spoof, in which Will Ferrell portrayed owner Jeffrey Kalinsky, making outre fashion exclamations...

Time fleece.(The Month in Fashion)(Norma Kamali )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Since the late Seventies, New York designer Norma Kamali has enjoyed a healthy cult following. But unlike some of her peers, she always shied away from going mainstream, instead selling her designs in select boutiques and out of her West 56th...

Going to Towne.(The Month in Fashion)(Forth and Towne)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Whereas most of the fashion world seems intent on remaining forever young, the Gap is aging gracefully, targeting the 35-and-over crowd with its latest retail concept. Called Forth & Towne, the venture opened its first store in West Nyack, New...

With a Z.(Liza Minnelli)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... In 1970, though she had been performing for years, Liza Minnelli was still trying to deflect comparisons with her mother, celebrated songbird Judy Garland. "I'm not singing Mama's songs," Minnelli told Women's Wear Daily, W's sister...

Ocean drive.(Sofia Mulanovich)
November 1, 2005... When Sofia Mulanovich first started surfing, at age nine, there were plenty of snickers among the teenage boys who ruled the beach in her small Peruvian village. And her 13-year-old brother wasn't especially protective: He did his best to ditch...

Survivors.(Letter From the Editors)(Interview)
November 1, 2005... November Fashion is, both by its very definition and by the necessity of a multibillion-dollar industry, fleeting. Not just the trends that keep us returning to stores like migrating geese, but the designers and other minds who create...

First-rate Kate.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I was so pleased to see Kate Hudson on your October cover. As a mother, I respect and admire Kate's ability to balance the pressures of Hollywood with the responsibilities of parenthood. She has created a beautiful life for herself, both...

Hide and critique.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... The September issue was stylish, but what was with all the fur? Are fall and winter fashion such a spectacle of bad taste? Please, lose the fur completely. Be it real or faux, it's not like we live in Russia. Alana Lynch Toronto,...

Measuring up.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Thank you for the memoriam of Nan Kempner in the September issue (Month in Fashion). Mrs. Kempner was indeed a fashionable lady, right up there with Jackie 0 and Lee Radziwill. Unfortunately, that mode of stylishly tailored dressing seems to...

Humbug in Hamburg.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Something very strange and disturbing just happened: For the first time in five years, I have decided not to keep the September issue. The photos of cover girl Kirsten Dunst look like the actress just fell out of bed; Mert and Marcus's spread...

Food for thought.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I laughed as I read the article "The Unusual Suspects" (October) about all the contradicting weight-loss advice that is circulating today. What's a woman to do? As a veteran of the struggle--and what woman isn't?--I am appreciative of...

Gift rap.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... As an etiquette consultant in the St. Louis area, I was appalled by some of the unusual wedding presents mentioned in the article "As You Like It" (September). Asking guests to pay off a couple's debts or make a charitable donation in their...

Alumni relations.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... The article about Stavros Niarchos and Vladimir Roiffeld adjusting to college life at the University of Southern California ("Big Men on Campus," September) was incredibly pointless. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy celebrity gossip as much as the...

The talented quintet from Antigone rising.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Opposite page, from left: On Cassidy, dragon print sweater with sequins detailing in cream, pal red with classic boot-cut jeans in Crinkle Ink wash. On Dena, Seven7 logo embroidery with tattoo print shown in spice, paired with regular boot cut...

L.A.M.B. craving.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I really enjoyed your article about Gwen Stefani and her recent progress in the fashion industry ("Gwen's L.A.M.B. Grows Up," September). Stefani has a unique style, and it's great that she has created her own line. Unfortunately, except for...

Blissed out.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I recently subscribed to your magazine, and the first issue that I received featured the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spread "Domestic Bliss" (July). I thought it was great--a great idea, great photography, great art. The two stars have so much...

Eye of the storm.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I happened to read the article about Houston's super-rich ("Houston Chronicle," August) the same week that Hurricane Katrina hit. Reading about the wealthy spending copious amounts of money while images on TV showed poor people struggling and...

Sing out, Louise!(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Please do not listen to the reader who complained that Louise is "out of step with current times" (Readers React, September). I am only 23 years old and I love the Countess's column. She makes me laugh out loud every month. I think her...

Solo sisters.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I was intrigued by your July editors' letter, which drew a comparison between Angelina Jolie and Shirley MacLaine for their shared "affinity for the solitary life." Now that's the kind of story I'd love to read: two unconventional and talented...

Casual chic.(UNCENSORED)
November 1, 2005... We're taught to believe that there's nowhere to go but up, yet in reinvigorating Paris's bistros, three of the world's top chefs are actually moving from haute to casual. Alain Ducasse, who has three Michelin stars at Alain Ducasse at Plaza...

Masculin/feminin.(UNCENSORED)
November 1, 2005... Not since Neff Jordan's 1992 Oscar-winning movie The Crying Game has gender-bending been this hot in Hollywood. The Irish director's latest film, Breakfast on Pluto, out in November, features Cillian Murphy (Red Bye) as a foster kid who moves...

The Wright stuff.(UNCENSORED)
November 1, 2005... Diane Keaton, a member of the Los Angeles Conservancy, is spearheading the effort to repair Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark Ennis House in the Hollywood Hills and turn it into a museum open to the public. The building constructed in 1924 and o e...

Russian dolls.(UNCENSORED)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Russians aspiring to the lifestyle of Moscow's super-rich elite need only look to their television screens for guidance. For You, a new Russian lifestyle show, instructs its viewers in such arts as finding a rich husband, making alcoholic...

Hirst castle.(UNCENSORED)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Damien Hirst has always shown a penchant for the darker side of life, what with the animals soaked in formaldehyde and all, but now the former Young British Artist has gone gothic on a far larger scale. Hirst has bought the rundown Toddington...

The space case: what does the future look like in the world of fashion? Clue: Barbarella isn't involved.(Trend)
November 1, 2005... Patrick Robinson just said the F-word. No, not the one that gets bleeped on television. The word is "future," and, since the designer took the creative reins from forward-focused maestro Paco Rabanne about a year ago, it is one he's been...

Time to shine: keep time in modern style with watches that change to match every mood and desire.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The exquisite new line of watches from Raymond Weil captures the essence of modern femininity With gently rounded curves that enhance the diamond-studded steel case and dial, the watches are seductive and sophisticated. With a simple click, the...

Upside down, inside out.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... New York's spring show season went topsy-turvy, as designers strove to cater to both the fashion insiders that are the backbone of the business and the celebrity-mad paparazzi who care only for Paris, Mary-Kate and Nicole. Ironically, the looks...

Forward march: a crop of up-and-coming designers created a buzz during New York's spring Fashion Week.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... I'll get you, my pretty." With just a couple of exceptions, that phrase seemed to be the theme of a group of up-and-coming designers who made an impact during New York's spring Fashion Week. "She's the girl who steals her brother's navy...

The causes of Kenneth Cole: long known for his good works, the designer-activist takes on the role of head of amfAR.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... Fashion loves a provocateur. And whether it's John Galliano doing homeless "chic," Alexander McQueen with his bumster trousers or Miguel Adrover showing burkas at exactly the wrong moment in American political history, fashion's greatest...

Breaking the ice: Alberta Ferretti hits the high seas--almost--on her revamped fifties-era oceangoing boat.
November 1, 2005... Cranes swing by overhead and dozens of hard-hatted workmen go about the booming, crashing business of boatmaking as Alberta Ferretti, a tiny blond in black, picks her way across a rubble-strewn shipyard near her hometown of Cattolica, Italy....

Miami vice: DSquared twins Dean and Dan Caten take on South Beach and the Video Music Awards.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... Sitting in the chic, all-white surrounds of the Delano's backyard in South Beach, identical twins Dean and Dan Caten hum a Western theme song--loudly. "What's this one from?" asks Dan. The brothers want to use the tune in the spring fashion...

Sewing circle: four young designers find that fashion, friendship and business can be a beautiful mix.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... In an enormous, shabby-chic loft on the top floor of a 19th-century TriBeCa building, the aura of goodwill among apparent competitors is so strong that it invites skepticism. "I feel like I'm missing the party," says Richard Chai, loping over...

Who's that Girl? Surrealist muse and model-cum-photographer Lee Miller was nothing if not eclectic, capturing both the fashion set and World War II through her lens.(Fashion Flash)
November 1, 2005... Twenty-eight years ago, at a lecture at the American Center in Paris, writer Carolyn Burke found herself sitting next to a woman conspicuous only for her woefully undone style. In a roomful of chic Frenchwomen, here was someone, as Burke says,...

Shore thing.(Style Bytes: Globe-trotters, a high priestess and more mass appeal)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Lounging in St. Barths and sailing through the Danish Islands are all in a day's work for German Fridtjof Linde, whose year-round resort collection, Linde, is the stuff of which lazy, sun-drenched dreams are made. Think embroidered bikinis,...

General eclectic.(Style Bytes: Globe-trotters, a high priestess and more mass appeal)(Private Collection)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Even among sophisticated shoppers, the names Sasson Kedem, Sigal Dekel and Tovales have a low recognition factor. But Mati Bracha (below, right) hopes to change all that with her new store, Private Collection, on Ninth Street in New York's East...

Q+A.(Style Bytes: Globe-trotters, a high priestess and more mass appeal)(Interview)
November 1, 2005... Though you wouldn't know it, Mary McFadden--best known for her Marii pleats and archaeological bent-has her roots in Memphis, Tennessee. This fall she's returning with a retrospective that runs through January 8 at the Dixon Gallery and...

Ciao, Bella: from Vicenza to Venice and beyond, a roundup of the season's finest gems.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Thanks to tradition, some nations inevitably develop reputations for certain trades. The Swiss are known for their skill as watchmakers and the artisans of India for their spectacularly embellished jewelry. By the same token, Italians are...

Flat-out gorgeous: bejeweled and luxurious, the best evening shoes offer high style by going low.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Cinderella attended the big ball in a high-heeled glass slipper, and modern ladies think twice before leaving the house without the appropriate stiletto or wedge. Yet these days, the chicest shoes for evening may be--surprisingly--the lowest....

Echoes of a Geisha: she's back: The sensuous, mysterious icon of Japanese femininity inspires designers anew.(Flashdance)
November 1, 2005... Western fashion has long had an on-again, off-again passion for traditional Eastern garb, with variations on the mandarin collar, sari and cheongsam periodically appearing in the mainstream. This season Japan's mysterious, exotic geisha is...

Shadow play: jewelry catches up with fashion's mood of gothic mystery.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... This year, the fashion world shifted away from the ladylike silhouettes of seasons past for a darker mood. Those who embrace the sense of shadowy mystery that has reigned since the fall shows have some seriously noir gems to accompany it....

Brand aids: Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet gets by with a little help from its friends.(Accessories Flash)
November 1, 2005... If one were to make a list of sports-world phenoms, the names David Beckham, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams might come to mind. But Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar? Probably not. Yet in his native India, cricket-playing Tendulkar is thought of as...

Garden state: spring's floral accessories-intricately detailed and spiced up with just a touch of tough chic-are in full bloom.(Accessories Flash)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... With a new kind of romantic mood thriving in fashion these days--think Lanvin's feminine velvet pieces or Marc Jacobs's voluminous interpretations of dark romance--accessories are following suit with inspiration from the garden. But rather than...

Wrap party.(Presto Change-o: From endearingly creepy charms to bags that transform, who can resist a witty twist?)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... When she thinks of spring, creative director of Gucci Frida Giannini sees silk wafting in the breeze--preferably on the Amalfi coast. For the house's latest handbag line, appropriately dubbed Positano, she laces a removable silk scarf around...

Breathe easy.(Presto Change-o: From endearingly creepy charms to bags that transform, who can resist a witty twist?)
November 1, 2005... Famous for its techno-sporty athletic shoes whose rubber soles "breathe," the Italian label Geox has developed something of a cult following in Europe. This November the company is opening not one but four new stores in the United States,...

Creature discomfort.(Presto Change-o: From endearingly creepy charms to bags that transform, who can resist a witty twist?)(MZ Wallace)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... To celebrate the five-year anniversary of their handbag company, MZ Wallace, owners Monica Zwimer and Lucy Wallace Eustice decided to do something completely unexpected: fine jewelry. Artist-of-the-moment Marcel Dzama, who shows at the Chelsea...

Yachts happening: make a splash with classic nautical accessories-the perfect on-deck companions.(Accessories Flash)
November 1, 2005... While fall's Victorian-inspired ladylike looks kept silhouettes somewhat on the austere side, spring's cool, casual accessories are as refreshing as a sea breeze. Built for coastal R & R, these cruise-worthy accessories will have fashionable...

Discreet charms: the latest crop of witty, stylish charm bracelets isn't just for the bourgeoisie.(Accessories Flash)
November 1, 2005... Charm bracelets inevitably inspire curiosity. A perfect stranger might strike up a conversation upon glimpsing a gilded memento or a foreign coin dangling from a passerby's wrist. Now a new generation of designers is liberating charm bracelets...

Breezing through: play them sexy or sweet. Girly touches of lace and eyelet go a long way this season.(Shopping)
November 1, 2005... Marc Jacobs Cotton skirt, $2,200, at Marc Jacobs, Bal Harbour, Florida; marcjacobs.com Bottega Veneta Leather cosmetics case, $330, at Bottega Veneta; bottegaveneta.com Nina Ricci Cotton jacket, $6,387, at Neapolitan,...

Machine age: two new do-it-yourself beauty gadgets are turning expensive and inconvenient spa services into easy homework.(hair dryer and electric toothbrush)
November 1, 2005... Home-use beauty machines are nothing new, and over the years--with the exception of the hair dryer, the electric toothbrush and a few other basics--they've developed a bad reputation. Consider Flowbee, the Eighties-issue haircutting device...

Genetic makeup: for Olivia Chantecaille (and her mother and her sister), the business of cosmetics comes naturally.(Beauty Flash)
November 1, 2005... It's a Friday afternoon in early September, and Olivia Chantecaille is standing in the Abaete showroom in New York's SoHo, leafing through racks of delicate dresses in pale raspberry, light green and lemon yellow. As she combs through the...

A very good year.(Beauty Buzz: Jane Larkworthy finds that some beauty breakthroughs are worth waiting for.)
November 1, 2005... Just as 1978 was a fantastic year for Cotes du Rhone, 2005 was a stellar vintage for... mimosa. The noses at Givenchy were so thrilled with the crop grown in Grasse that they tweaked the formula of their Amarige fragrance--a blend of mimosa,...

French evolution.(Beauty Buzz: Jane Larkworthy finds that some beauty breakthroughs are worth waiting for.)
November 1, 2005... "Makeup today is too complicated," complains Serge Lutens. A 10-year veteran of Shiseido and creator of the Christian Dior cosmetics line, the French makeup master (who also has a line of fragrances) surely bears some responsibility for the...

The royal treatment.(Beauty Buzz: Jane Larkworthy finds that some beauty breakthroughs are worth waiting for.)(Duchy Collection)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Established in England in 1992 by none other than HRH The Prince of Wales, Duchy Originals is a line of specialty foods (biscuits, chocolate, sausages and more) made from ingredients grown or raised on organic or sustainable farms. Now Prince...

Happy feet.(Beauty Buzz: Jane Larkworthy finds that some beauty breakthroughs are worth waiting for.)(Reverence de Bastien)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Bastien Gonzalez, a pedicurist whose clients include L'Wren Scott, Naomi Campbell and seemingly half the fashion world, has built his name on polish-free treatments that bring even the most stiletto-tortured feet back to baby softness....

Beating the heat.(Beauty Buzz: Jane Larkworthy finds that some beauty breakthroughs are worth waiting for.)(Thermage)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Thermage, a radio-frequency device, has been shown to encourage collagen growth and to firm skin. Unfortunately, the heat it generates has proved too painful for many. But a new radio-frequency device called Aluma is getting similar results...

Service elevated: could the world ever have too many spas? Mais non! Here, three new ways to indulge.(Beauty Flash)(Clinique La Prairie)(Argyle Salon & Spa)
November 1, 2005... PRAIRIE PAMPERING Folks intent on reclaiming their youth have traveled to the Swiss town of Clarens-Montreux, above the shores of Lake Geneva, for decades. While the crisp mountain air has restorative powers in its own right, what has...

Beyond the pale: when you're blond, it's a slippery slope from ash to platinum. Call the peroxide police.(Beauty Flash)
November 1, 2005... Five years ago I had my first haircut by Garren, coiffeur of many of New York's toniest women, and it was one of the best I'd ever had: a graduated, short wedge with a heavy drape of bangs. "I love it," I told him, swiveling in my chair and...

The house whisperer: in a new book, decorator-to-the-billionaires Michael Smith shares some tricks of the trade.(Home Flash)
November 1, 2005... For some people (rich people, primarily), the challenges of staying faithful to one's spouse pale in comparison to those of being true to one's decorator. Polite debates about kitchen tiles have a strange way of escalating into bitter blowups...

Experience the truth.(Truth Serum-Collagen Booster )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Ole Henriksen's award winning Truth Serum-Collagen Booster is loaded with anti-oxidants to fight off environmental aggressors and moisture-binding ingredients to keep your skin nourished, hydrated, and protected. Infused with Ester C, a...

Join the revolution.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... 100% Sulfate free cleansers, conditioners, and styling products. Great for all hair types. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Tequila sunrise.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... Rows of Fabien Baron--designed Corzo tequila bottles lined the tables at La Esquina, Manhattan's latest hotspot, for a special dinner hosted by Proenza Schouler. "So, are we doing shots later?" Jack McCollough, part one of the design duo, asked...

Private Ryan: Ryan Gosling tries hard not to be the typical young actor, but success has found him anyway.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... A gosling is a gawky young goose, and Ryan Gosling is an odd bird indeed among his generation of twentysomething actors. He's a rawboned fellow with a tortured air who lives in a bad neighborhood in downtown L.A., as far as possible from the...

A family affair: Delphine Arnault, daughter of the fashion titan, weds in grand style.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... The pope of fashion is also one very proud papa. At the September nuptials of his only daughter, Delphine, a visibly elated Bernard Arnault couldn't resist taking out a handheld video camera to capture the bride, radiant in a voluminous gown...

Bathing beauty: artist Lisa Yuskavage livens up the shower curtain.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... When the painter Lisa Yuskavage was a five-year-old growing up in Philadelphia, she was obsessed with, of all things, the shower door in her Italian grandmother's bathroom, which was etched with the image of a naked woman bathing. "I was...

Keeping up with Jones: legendary music man Quincy Jones is still at it, and now he's down with the kings of rap.(EYE)(Biography)
November 1, 2005... In terms of longevity, a handful of careers in music might compare to Quincy Jones's, which has endured for more than 50 years. But who can match Jones's range? As a musician, composer and arranger, Jones has worked with them all--from Duke...

The heat of the night.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... Celebrities couldn't escape the problems plaguing mere mortals during New York Fashion Week: the humidity and standstill traffic. Calvin Klein's launch for Euphoria, a new fragrance, packed Petrina Khashoggi, Lara Flynn Boyle and Karotina...

Condo Italiano: Giuseppe Cipriani, restaurateur to the boldfaced crowd, moves into real estate.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... In the mind of Giuseppe Cipriani, everything that's wrong with customer service today can be summed up by the following story: This past summer, while in St. Barths for a wedding, Cipriani woke up at 11:30 a.m. and called room service for...

Painted love: Brett Gorvy and Amy Gold are turning the auction business into a team sport.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... Amy Gold and Brett Gorvy can tell the story of their lives together in pictures--and we're not talking about ordinary snapshots. Philip Guston's The Street represents the time, this past February, when Gold jumped on a plane to Chicago with an...

The best in day spas and skin care salons.(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... East Coast: Elizabeth Grady Skin Care Salons (800) FACIALS 40 salons in 5 states: CT, MA, NH, NY & NC www.elizabethgrady.com "Business is beautiful[R]"- John 17 Walsh, President Word of mouth--that's how we got to be known for the...

Mixed doubles.(L.A.M.B. dress and a black crocodile Ralph Lauren Voyager handbag)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... "This dress is so heavy I feel like I'm getting a workout," quipped Lindsay Lohan of her silver beaded Ralph Lauren Collection frock The starlet was primping for a dinner at Pastis cohosted by Lauren and Men's Vogue for the charity Best...

Gatti Trust: Elite party planner Stanlee Gatti wields the ultimate flower power.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... San Francisco events planner Stanlee Gatti--the Bay area's answer to Robert Isabell--wheels his SUV into a no-parking zone south of Market Street, hops out and breezes into the trendy restaurant Jack Falstaff. Once inside, he sails past the...

The hit: men: the powerhouse duo behind London's Working Title Films reaches far beyond romantic comedies.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... For a few weeks back in 1999, it looked as if the latest film by producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner was going to be a dud. During the first test screening of their romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, the audience sat...

Teen spirit.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... New York Fashion Week started off with a bang when a flock of the city's hipsters boated over to Liberty Island for Grucci fireworks and a private concert by Duran Duran. Natalia Vodianova and Helena Christensen helped the Russian Standard...

Life of the party: twenty-plus years on Capitol Hill inspires Senator Barbara Boxer's first novel.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... A portrait of Richard M. Nixon is one of the last things you'd expect to see in the Washington, D.C., office of Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat from California, but there it is, hanging on the wall above her couch, along with the likenesses of...

Wonder boy: with a hot Chelsea gallery and a new one in L.A., 27-year-old Zach Feuer has the art world talking.(EYE)
November 1, 2005... Zach Feuer is not the first gallerist to speak of "living and breathing" art, but he just may be the first who can claim to in it, showered alongside it and filled his freezer with it. As a 20-year-old photography student at Boston's School of...

Endless summer.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... As the busy Hamptons season rolled on, partygoers and hostesses kept up the frenzied pace. Alex Kramer turned her Bridgehampton home into a cotton candy--colored wonderland for a Lilly Pulitzer mother-daughter tea party benefiting the Lenox...

Aspects of glamour.(November)
November 1, 2005... Glamour comes in many guises, and, in the past decade, Tom Ford has been responsible for some of the most controversial. In "Fordbidden," he's in front of the camera for a change, in a startling series of photographs that riff on the more...

Forbidden.(Interview)
November 1, 2005... A bon mot of brilliance delivered back when by Estee Lauder, one her son Leonard Lauder takes considerable delight in repeating. Assuming the beauty doyenne was correct, these should be heady times for the house she founded. This month will...