W articles from October 2003

W archives from October 2003

What the H?(The month in fashion: Tommy's prognosis ... the big Blass auction ... and Ellen Tracy's change of guard.)
October 1, 2003... It's no secret that Tommy Hilfiger's fashion empire had fallen on hard luck in recent years, with a plunging stock price, 37 store closings and the departures of three senior executives over the past year. The designer himself said the company...

Aquired tastes.(The month in fashion: Tommy's prognosis ... the big Blass auction ... and Ellen Tracy's change of guard.)
October 1, 2003... Never mind AOL Time Warner's problems. Fashion's big players are stirring up the market for mergers and acquisitions with a spate of recent deals to bolster their competitive positions through diversification. Jones Apparel Group, still...

Pirating fashion.(The month in fashion: Tommy's prognosis ... the big Blass auction ... and Ellen Tracy's change of guard.)
October 1, 2003... Who would have guessed that showgirls cared about designer labels? For a town where performers are accustomed to taking it off, Las Vegas sure seems to be upping its fashion appeal. First, deposed designer Thierry Mugler was brought in by...

Pink ladies.(The month in fashion: Tommy's prognosis ... the big Blass auction ... and Ellen Tracy's change of guard.)
October 1, 2003... To promote National Breast Cancer Month, fashion companies are going a lot further than wearing pink ribbons. Burberry created a $1,095 "pink passion" trenchcoat to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Fund, which will be sold at its own...

Auction packed.(The month in fashion: Tommy's prognosis ... the big Blass auction ... and Ellen Tracy's change of guard.)
October 1, 2003... Bill Blass, who died last year, said in his memoirs that "one of the most critical aspects of judging a room is whether it belongs to the person in it." Blass's homes on New York's Sutton Place and in New Preston, Connecticut, were certainly...

Remembering Bonnie.(The Month in Fashion)
October 1, 2003... Before Jane Fonda's aerobicizing and Olivia Newton-John's video for "Physical" fueled America's obsession with fitness as fashion, there was one designer who did more for the leotard than the entire decade of the Eighties. Bonnie August, who...

Carbonated couture.(The Month in Fashion)
October 1, 2003... There's already Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Vanilla Coke, Diet Coke with Lemon and competing Pepsi Twist. What will they think of next? Designer Coke, of course! Don't laugh. The bubbly brand approached British designer Matthew Williamson to come...

Artistic merits.(The Month in Fashion)
October 1, 2003... Whether fashion qualifies as one of the fine arts is a question for the ages. After all, U.S. designers have been campaigning for greater recognition for decades, yet exhibitions dedicated to style generally remain relegated to museum...

The End of an era.(The Month in Fashion)
October 1, 2003... Since World War II, generations of women have turned to one label more than any other to dress them to climb the corporate ladder-from a Job In the secretarial pool in the Fifties to a post as CEO today. Ellen Tracy, founded in 1949 by Herbert...

Frankly speaking.(Flashback)
October 1, 2003... Frank Sinatra, with his crystalline voice, his high-low lifestyle and his snappy swagger, might have moved the masses. But for the editors at W and its sister publication, Women's Wear Daily, knocking the crooner off his pedestal was more fun...

Nellieville.(Fast Forward)
October 1, 2003... Singer Nellie McKay, whose debut album Late Again (Columbia) will be released this winter, believes she will achieve the sort of fame that breeds fans' feverish demand for a star's personal history. This faith has given her the foresight not to...

Working girls.(Letter From the Editor)
October 1, 2003... October I've always been something of a skeptic when it comes to that old platitude that everyone's pretty much the same deep down. But after reading two of the stories in this issue--profiles of Ann Getty and Jennifer Lopez--I'm coming...

Kate is enough.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... Thanks for the beautiful portfolio of Kate Moss ("OK!," September). I particularly admired the photographs by Craig McDean. I hope you run a similar feature on Laetitia Casta someday! Robert Schroeder West Trenton, N.J. Kate Moss...

The princess diaries.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... I wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoyed W's article on Britney Spears ("Burning Spears," August). Not only do we get to see an honest side of Britney, but we can see what a great woman she is truly becoming. I think Michael Thompson...

Royal mess.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... In a recent article about royal wrecks ("The Wild Bunch," August), you reported that Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, had had her toes sucked by Steve Wyatt, Lynn Wyatt's son. I have read elsewhere that the toe-sucker was her financial adviser,...

War games.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... In the August Readers React, in response to the Countess's take on Franco-American relations ("Louise Gets Frank," June), one of your readers wrote about not buying anything from France while there's still a war going on: "If I can't punish...

Fanfare.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... As a dedicated W reader, I figured it was about time I congratulated you on the great satisfaction you have given me. I always enjoy your articles on the fashion world, celebrities and society, and I patiently wait for my new issue every month....

Golden boy.(Readers React)
October 1, 2003... Brett Ratner ("The Player," September) was one of the first people I met while attending NYU. He charmed me with his friendly demeanor and the stories of the famous people he knew. He played me a song he'd recorded as a gift to his mother and...

X-Men.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... There's good news on the horizon for men who can't tell a D-flawless from a doorstop: De Beers LV, the megajeweler formed by De Beers and LVMH, is introducing a new diamond X-ray machine. The company says the Diamond Beauty Scan can distinguish...

Art of seduction.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... Simon de Pury may not be raking in the dough at the floundering Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, but that hasn't kept him from spending a bundle on seducing his new love, artist and fashion plate Anh Duong. After commissioning Duong to paint his...

Mr. Clean.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... Mel Gibson, once considered the sexiest man alive, is now helping to restore the sexiest man not alive. Gibson, Sting, Bette Midler, Franco Zeffirelli and other tony types are all members of the Friends of Florence foundation, which is...

Skirting the issue.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... She may have missed the U.S. Open, but Serena Williams was hardly whiling away her summer hours. The tennis ace--who has always said her dream is to appear on the silver screen--seems to be following in the footsteps of Norma Shearer, Mia...

The shoe fits.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... Cinderella's glass slipper has nothing on a Rickard Shah heel. Elizabeth Rickard and Binith Shah, who have been making shoes for the likes of Debra Messing and Brooke de Ocampo, just introduced a German body-scan technology to produce 3-D...

Ab Fab rehab.(Uncensored)
October 1, 2003... As if a grim economy, global warming and political unrest weren't reason enough to hit the bottle, now the Priority--the swank rehab clinic that's put Kate Moss, Ron wood and Elton John on the wagon--has a new look to lure addicts wishing to...

The frill of it: being a girl means frills, thrills, flirty prints and, oh yes, plenty of pink.(Trend)
October 1, 2003... Admit it. It's good to be a girl. Beyond the cliched images of plush boudoirs, fuzzy slippers and singing into hairbrushes, it s all about understanding the power--and the fun--of femininity. Of course, no one can truly get into a girly...

Shock value: there was more to designer Elsa Schiaparelli than her wild whimsy, as a new exhibition shows.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... The images are indelible. The Duchess of Windsor stands in a garden, holding bouquets of branches, in a dress detailed with a two-foot lobster. Actress Ina Claire, sporting a playfully cockeyed hat that points heavenward and a frisky little...

Dressed to kill: Quentin Tarantino's new film, Kill Bill, is striking, startling and full of lady assassins with lethal style.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... The clash between the Far East and the West started back in the days of Marco Polo, but it has rarely played out quite as stylishly as it does in Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Kill Bill. The director's grade-A homage to B movies of both the...

A Swiss account: the hills are alive with luxurious sportswear, thanks to Akris design wizard Albert Kriemler.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... As designer Albert Kriemler stands on a vivid green hilltop near St. Gallen, Switzerland, surveying the Santis mountains to the south and Lake Constance sparkling off to the north, cowbells can be heard tinkling in the [distance. Indicating a...

Jewel changes her tune: the prairie poet turns sex kitten. Why Jewel got a fresh sound and a new look.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... Whoa. That was the nearly universal reaction to Jewel's new look in the video for "Intuition," the first single off of her fifth album, 0304. Suddenly, the folksy earth goddess was all dolled up. No--tatted up. This wasn't the earnest, buxom...

Small-screen style: forget New York. The new fashion-conscious TV shows focus on Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... An 80-degree ocean breeze blows steadily as a gaggle of directors, cameramen and grips trudges through the sand. Then someone yells, 'Action!" All eyes shift to a pair of sun-kissed, bikini-clad girls sitting on towels and chatting boys toss a...

All in the famiglia: it's a golden anniversary for Tai and Rosita and a Missoni business that's still a family affair.(Fashion Flash)
October 1, 2003... The striped, zigzag-pattern knits are utterly unmistakable, and so are the extraordinary blends of color that made the company's name and have marked its designs for decades. Ottavio Missoni, who came up with those combinations for most of...

Opal essence: it's like playing with fire. Opals are adding a striking new facet to jewelry design.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... With a reputation as changeable as its vivid hues, the opal has gone in and out of fashion often. But the one thing that has remained constant is the passion this magical gemstone arouses. The Bedouins called it the thunderstone and...

Fringe elements: get in line. The latest bags and boots shimmer and shake with long, silver-toned mental trim.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... There's a chain reaction in progress. Designers are mixing a touch of the Twenties flapper with a little of the Sixties modster and a bit of the Eighties disco queen. There's a dose of the Nineties utilitarian and an edge of the Harley-riding...

Lorenz of the place Vendome: expect the unexpected in jeweler Lorenz Baumer's exotic treasure island of a Paris atelier.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... At first glance, Lorenz Baumer seems a bit of a paradox. The 37-year-old designer has the blond, wholesome good looks of a Princeton frat boy, but he's actually something of a dandy. In the winter, for example, he dresses dramatically in a...

Stinging sensations: it's back-shagreen, that is. Turn heads this fall with a chic stingray bag in rich brown shades.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... In a season of ladylike glamour, there's no question that sumptuous accessories are a must. Whatever your favorite indulgence is, designers are offering a gamut of delectable choices, ranging from leopard-patterned furs and crystal-encrusted...

Color me beautiful: perennial favorites, pearls are now offered in seductive shades of pink, yellow and green.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... If you look into any woman's jewelry box, no matter how she dresses, it's likely that among her most treasured possession will be a strand of pearls. From the ladies who lunch to seemingly outrageous punk-rock of they all love this feminine...

All decked out: for those moments when more really is more, there are new, Deco-influenced diamond watches.(Accessories Flash)
October 1, 2003... Fine jewelry and watches reflect a daring confluence of influences right now. Watch faces and patterns, for example, have an Art Deco look, amped up by a touch of Eighties luxe and bold expanses of bling-bling diamonds. The shades of choice are...

The envelope, please.(Classical jazz: from monogrammed gold necklace to rich crocodile bags, riff on the classics rule.)
October 1, 2003... Smythson of London, the 116-year-old stationery company, has many avid fans, which isn't surprising when you consider its uncanny ability to show its butter-soft leather goods in the most coveted colors of the season. Devotees have been...

C'est la vie.(Classical jazz: from monogrammed gold necklace to rich crocodile bags, riff on the classics rule.)
October 1, 2003... Frederique Dessemond, a Marseilles-bred jeweler and designer, is also an artist with a master's degree in art history from the Sorbonne. She designs the way she paints, with an eye toward aesthetic simplicity. "I want something pure," she says,...

Latin beat.(Classical jazz: from monogrammed gold necklace to rich crocodile bags, riff on the classics rule.)
October 1, 2003... A leather aficionado who owns countless pairs of leather pants--that's how 28-year-old Natalia Konovalova, right, describes herself. But when she was naming her handbag company, she wanted something other than an eponymous label. "Everyone is...

Croc watching.(Classical jazz: from monogrammed gold necklace to rich crocodile bags, riff on the classics rule.)
October 1, 2003... In a fall season that celebrates classic luxury, it was inevitable that all the symbols of elegant style would be back, including the crocodile bag. This fall, women can flaunt them in traditional neutral tones--in shape ranging from...

Deco delights: like the gleaming top of the Chrysler Building, these Art Deco inspired beauties light up the season.(Shopping)
October 1, 2003... Calvin Klein Silk dress, $1,960, at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores; Bergdorf Goodman and Calvin Klein, New York [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cartier Mauve jade, diamond and white gold ring, $21,500, at Cartier nationwide;...

Message sent: the new fragrance from Dolce & Gabbana is like a little black dress--but 10 times sexier.(Beauty Flash)
October 1, 2003... Some fashion designers could be accused of having nothing more to do with their signature fragrances than, well, their signatures. That could never be said of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the glam-slam designers behind Dolce & Gabbana,...

Battle of the Titans: the war of cosmetic queens Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden was anything but pretty.(Beauty Flash)
October 1, 2003... They were beauty pioneers, but there was nothing attractive about their lifelong rivalry. "Boot black," was how Elizabeth Arden referred to Helena Rubinstein's mascara. "Too much hair color for a woman of her age," said Rubinstein of Arden, on...

Out, lines.(Beauty buzz: Jane Larkworthy uncovers the latest in the beauty world.)
October 1, 2003... The muscle-paralyzing, line-erasing craze that was (and still is) Botox spawned a slew of skin creams with ingredients claiming also to ease facial muscles. With names like Wrinkle Relax (called Faux-Tox until Botox manufacturer Allergan...

Cosmetic comebacks.(Beauty buzz: Jane Larkworthy uncovers the latest in the beauty world.)
October 1, 2003... Where do supermodels go when they've shot their last campaign? To the cosmetics labs, of course! Gaultier muse and downtown It girl Diane Brill has launched Lip Lingerie, a saucy collection of lipsticks, lip pencils and glosses she created to...

He smelled/she smelled.(Beauty buzz: Jane Larkworthy uncovers the latest in the beauty world.)
October 1, 2003... Designer fragrances aren't relegated to houses solely of the fashion kind. Case in point: Paris-based Catherine Memmi, whose neominimalist furniture, lighting and textiles are found in the chicest European homes. In 1997, Memmi added scent to...

Back to the future.(Beauty buzz: Jane Larkworthy uncovers the latest in the beauty world.)
October 1, 2003... Talk about not rushing into things. Erno Laszlo, the venerable skin care line that's garnered loyal fans such as Nicole Kidman and Madonna, has opened its first eponymous institute since the Seventies. Off the main drag of Bergdorf Goodman's...

Derm invasion.(Beauty buzz: Jane Larkworthy uncovers the latest in the beauty world.)
October 1, 2003... Best-selling author-dermatologist Nicholas Perricone has shifted gears from aging-sort of. Just as he blames inflammation of the body's cells for being the biggest aging culprit, his new book, The Acne Prescription (HarperCollins), blames it...

Drop-dead Fred: new spa in cult Los Angeles store Fred Segal promises to make the beautiful people even more so.(Beauty Flash)
October 1, 2003... With day spas now as prevalent as 7-Elevens (and, in some cases, with service just as hasty), it's a meager menu that extends only to micro-dermabrasion and a Swedish massage. Nowhere is this trend more obvious than in Los Angeles, where...

Life-changing beauty: W's editors pick the season's 10 best items to make the glamorous life easier.(Beauty Flash)
October 1, 2003... La Prairie Cellular Night Repair With a texture as luxurious as brushed Egyptian cotton, this lush cream sinks into skin and then immediately begins multitasking, using a coral-based anti-inflammatory called Gorgonian extract to subdue...

The best in Day Spas and Skin Care Salons.
October 1, 2003... East Coast: Elizabeth Grady Skin Care Salons (800)FACIALS 30 salons in 5 states: CT, MA, NH, NY & RI website: www.elizabethgrady.com "The perfect gift for all occasions."--John P Walsh, President Give one of the most special gifts...

Help unwanted: forget a bad hair day. Unsolicited beauty tips can have infinitely scarier consequences.(Beauty Flash)
October 1, 2003... The term "constructive criticism," cloaked in a chiffonlike veil of positive reinforcement, rarely seems helpful to those feeling the sting of scrutiny Particularly unpleasant are comments to do with appearance--unless they're from, say, one's...

Modern necessities: pure, clean skin.
October 1, 2003... Have you ever wondered how long your skincare products sat on the shelf before ending up in your medicine cabinet? The latest innovation in skincare, boscia, is manufactured and sealed in a state of the art bacteria-free "clean room" where each...

Outrageous luxuries: luxury style at its best ... indulge in the season's over-the-top diamonds, decadent gems and timepieces.(Special Advertising Section)
October 1, 2003... ELARA DIAMONDS Elara Diamonds... with diamonds this beautiful,' why compromise? The Clara Collection includes solitaire rings, one point and three stone pendants, bracelets, solitaire and dangle earrings, all elegantly set in platinum....

Cook and make up: with the Italian ice melted after a famous restaurant feud, the glorious Coco Pazzo bounces back.(Going Out)
October 1, 2003... In 1993, after a passionate three-year relationship, Pino Luongo and Mark Strausman broke up. And it was a messy breakup, full of bitterness, recriminations and public trashing. That's because when volatile restaurateurs and ambitious...

Critical eye: Joan Didion and Bruce Wagner on the state of confusion that is California.
October 1, 2003... Florida had a good run there, but California is once again on top as the looniest state in the Union. Here's a nifty ballot initiative for the next election: Why not retire the ho-hum nickname "The Golden State" for something more evocative?...

Gift and take.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... "I am trying not to buy maternity clothes," said the four-months-pregnant Kate Hudson at the Los Angeles premiere of her film Le Divorce. Hudson wiggled into a belly-hugging Missoni for the occasion and admitted that she got to keep the La...

Maggie's moment: slinking out of bohemia and into the mainstream, Maggie Gyllenhaal turns starlet to star.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Maggie Gyllen-who? Given the roster of small and quirky films in which she's appeared, that's what Middle America should still be saying about the actress--if they were to say anything at all. But to those who watched Gyllenhaal crawl across...

Haute Hollywood: decorator Mandolyna Theodoracopoulos mixes the earthy and the aristocratic in her L.A. home.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Interior decorator Mandolyna Theodoracopoulos didn't fall in love with actor Hugh Peddy the first time she met him. Indeed, the two spent their first evening together bickering beneath the rhinestone-decked giraffes and crocodiles that grace...

Vienna calling: David Bouley, the fiery culinary genius, dips into the Danube for his long-awaited first cookbook.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... These aren't the Schlutzkrapfen that Grandma used to make--unless grandma filled her version of the plump pasta pillows with mascarpone cheese and smoked hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, and drizzled them with Styrian pumpkinseed oil. But then,...

Italia: life in "I" style: a 3 year campaign finds a permanent place on U.S. soil.(special advertising section)
October 1, 2003... The Italian Trade Commission's incredible campaign "Italia: Life in 'I' Style" moves into the next exciting generation with many innovative programs aimed at promoting Italian products and the Italian lifestyle. Among these programs is one...

Honor roll.
October 1, 2003... You could set your calendar by it--and a lot of folks along the Riviera do. Every July 16, at her villa on the high cliffs above the Mediterranean port of Beaulieu, Lynn Wyatt has a party. "Lynn is the only woman I know who celebrates her...

Material girl: fast-rising sculptor Tara Donovan finds inspiration in everything from glue to paper plates.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... As gratified as sculptor Tara Donovan is that her solo show at Ace Gallery in TriBeCa last spring was extended three times and has been one of the most talked about exhibitions of the year, she becomes positively giddy describing he reaction of...

Agent provacateur: in The Station Agent, Peter Dinklage puts his small frame to the service of a giant performance.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... In the lunch time crush of crowded TriBeCa restaurant, a greasy-haired hipster with half a bagel in his mouth keeps stealing glances at Peter Dinklage. "You see that?" says the actor from his seat in the far corner. "That guy right there? He...

Lorenzo's oil: seeking healthy olive oil for his son, Lorenzo, Armando Manni made his own--and hit it big.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Don't call Armando Manni a farmer. Although the Italian film director--now a purveyor of the world's most expensive and possibly healthiest olive oil--spends more time in a Tuscan olive grove than on a Cinecitta film lot, he still considers...

Jane's addiction: in Jane Campion's shocking new film, In the Cut, the battle of the sexes becomes deadly.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Jane Campion is hardly averse to violence. After all, she's the director who delivered the indelible image of Sam Neill wielding an ax over a terrified Holly Hunter in The Piano, and gave us the psychological torture inflicted on Nicole...

Clothes call.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Interested in buying Shalom Harlow's cast-off khaki jacket, Leonardo DiCaprio's Prada suit or a pair of Kirsty Hume's well-worn leg warmers? Shoppers who attended Model Citizen, a celebrity and designer tag sale hosted by Amber Valletta, Hume...

Top of the pops: with a new album, balladeer Josh Groban aims to expand his base of love-struck female fans.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Barry Manilow. Andrea Bocelli. Michael Bolton. These are It he performers to whom 22-year-old singing sensation Josh Groban is most often likened. And while there are some (perhaps many) who would wince at comparisons to such maestros of...

Psychic hotline: telephone psychic Colette Baron Reid is a little bit hocus-pocus and a little bit rock 'n' roll.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Every June, pagans, Druids and other followers of the ancient ways gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice and revel in the 240-volt spiritual energy of Olde England. Colette Baron Reid, an "intuitive reader" from Toronto--she...

Wise guy: Joel Schumacher--blockbuster maker and Hollywood sage--gets real with Veronica Guerin.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... Blockbuster director Joel Schumacher, who gave Hollywood such hits as St. Elmo's Fire, Batman Forever and The Client, wouldn't seem to be a Woody Allen acolyte. But he's learned quite a bit from the American auteur. "Woody Allen taught me...

For your benefit.(Eye)
October 1, 2003... To say the Hamptons summer social schedule is the charity equivalent of chain-smoking wouldn't be much of a stretch. Among the most anticipated galas was the Watermill Benefit hosted by Robert Wilson and Louis Vuitton. There to mingle and...

Sweet and sultry.(October)
October 1, 2003... Jennifer Lopez is nothing if not multifaceted. Her ventures in music, film and design are legion--and then there's her romance with Ben Affleck, which has unleashed a media frenzy that harkens back to the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton...

Vida la Lopez. Jennifer Lopez would rather not talk about the worldwide code-red state of emergency that is her personal life--the pending nuptials, the estranged former manager, the possibly misbehaving fiance, et cetera. Who can blame her?(Cover Story)
October 1, 2003... "It's our life, it's not a television show," the actress, singer and powerhouse multihyphenate says plaintively, sitting sideways on a creamy leather sofa in a set trailer in Winnipeg, Canada, where she's filming the romantic comedy Shall We...

On the waterfront: join the navy with sexy striped tops, skinny minis, handsome mackintoshes and jaunty yachting caps that say, "Hello, sailor.".
October 1, 2003... Versace's black silk corset, by Donatella Versace, at Versace worldwide, 888.3.VERSACE, www.versace.com; Foqal of Switzerland's black nylon and Lycra spandex lace catsuit, at Fogal, New York and Chicago, 800.243.1886, www.fogal.com. LaCrasia...

Sweetness: schoolgirl looks--plaid minis, oversize coats--have a dolly-bird charm that recalls the young Marianne Faithfull.
October 1, 2003... light Prada's black wool sweater, at select Prada stores, 888.977.1900, and gray wool tweed jacket, at select Barneys stores; Mario's, Seattle and Portland, Oregon; Miu Miu's pinstriped gray wool tweed skirt, at select Miu Miu stores,...

Raj revisited: two of Rajasthan's most opulent hotels--one traditional, one minimalist--offer evocative passages to India.
October 1, 2003... the road to the Devi Garh Fort Palace is a slow one, meandering through fields filled with workers in saris the color of marigolds or emeralds, past the rugged Aravali Range and the Jain temples of Delwara village. If the scene seems perfectly...

Play girl.
October 1, 2003... Throw caution to the wind. Try unlikely fashion mixes of the ladylike and athletic, then let your hair heed the call of the wild. Moschino's leopard skin jacket, at Bergdorf Goodman, New York; select Neiman Marcus stores; www.moschino.it;...

Getting fabulous: fledgling interior decorator Ann Getty has a new furniture line, a Web site and one of the world's biggest fortunes--but her greatest assets are originality and imagination.
October 1, 2003... Ann Getty realizes that just because she has a $2 billion-plus fortune and her own 727, it might be difficult for some people to take her seriously as an interior decorator. "Them may be the perception that I'm spoiled, have no sense of the...