W articles from September 2003

W archives from September 2003

Kate's 9 lives.
September 1, 2003... W asked the world's top fashion photographers to shoot the world's favorite supermodel in some of the season's sexiest clothes. The result: Nine stunning covers showing off the many faces of Kate Moss. Which cover did you get? [from left]...

A clean-cut case.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... Projecting the right brand image isn't as simple as it looks, as Abercrombie & Fitch discovered recently. The retailer, which underwent a major resurgence in recent years with its trendy, youth-oriented merchandise and racy Bruce Weber...

The revival of Rudi.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... Since the death of Rudi Gernreich in 1985, Peggy Moffitt has been trying to persuade her friends in the fashion business to reissue the clothes of the late designer, whose iconic topless swimsuits and see-through blouses she famously modeled in...

Hogan's heroes.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... When Hogan unveiled its first products for men at a party in Milan this summer, it didn't take long to figure out what inspired the collection of travel luggage and biker boots. To showcase the launch, a hollowed-out warehouse was filled with...

Do it yourself.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... Allegra Hicks plans to relocate her two-year-old London store to a historic landmark at 28 Cadogan Place this month--after surmounting numerous setbacks. First, Hicks, the caftan queen who began designing carpets and furniture textiles in 1995...

Barbie's dream (fashion) house.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... For her next fashion makeover, Barbie is going dramatically upscale. For years, the poor girl could get only Bob Mackie to design her gowns, but this month, Mattel plans to introduce the latest in a series of designer duds for the doll, a...

The end of Martha Inc.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... While the world's attention was focused on the plight of one famous Martha, another--one more dear to the fashion world--went out of business. After a 70-year run, Lynn Phillips Manulis decided to close the remaining Palm Beach outpost of her...

Yoga for elephants.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... If yoga is good for the average gym bunny, just think of what it could do for the rest of the animal kingdom. That's the idea behind a new collection of organic cotton Ts and activewear for yoga, sales of which are earmarked to benefit and...

LVMH lane.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... You won't find an LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand in any old mall, but the luxury conglomerate is coming up with its own version of a shopping strip at its newest retail concept opening in Tokyo this month: a building that will...

Built to last.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... For those who missed the Manolo Blahnik retrospective at London's Design Museum this past winter, fear not. A new exhibit featuring 120 of the designer's classics will open at Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg in New York on September 10, curated...

A fashion kind of town.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... When the international fashion community descends on New York this month for the opening of the spring 2004 women's collections, they'll find a town awash in stylish celebrations. Marking the 10th anniversary of the design establishment's...

Hired hands.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... With spring fashions headed for the runways beginning this month, several houses apparently felt it was time for a little spring cleaning, judging by the latest comings and goings. Laurent Mercier, who joined Balmain in 2001 as its...

Cashin carry.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2003... Working with Tiffany Dubin and Liz Goldwyn at Sotheby's once-thriving fashion department in the late Nineties, Stephanie Day Iverson fell in love with a leather coat, which ended up changing her life. It was a vintage Bonnie Cashin style, which...

September morning.(Flashback)
September 1, 2003... If Jackie O was the most photographed woman of her time, then Caroline and John-John, as he was known in the Sixties, were the most photographed children. As soon as the former First Lady and her progeny left their Fifth Avenue apartment, a...

Volley girl.(Fast Forward)
September 1, 2003... Maria Sharapova has a big opportunity at this month's U.S. Open. But until she holds up the trophy, the 16-year-old tennis star--six feet tall and beautiful a la Kim Alexis in her modeling prime--may be more widely recognized as the shrieking...

Contributors.(Behind the Scenes)
September 1, 2003... Following are the photographers and artists who contributed to this month's Kate Moss portfolio. Some, such as Juergen Teller and Mario Sorrenti, have known Moss since she was a teenager and have photographed her dozens of times over the years....

California dreamin'.(Letter From the Editors)
September 1, 2003... September Tom Ford's fall collection for Yves Saint Laurent isn't the only reason you should be forgiven for having an attack of Seventies deja vu. California, the land of est and Governor Moonbeam three decades back, is making a comeback...

Pop tart.(Readers React)
September 1, 2003... I look forward to reading W every month. Your August issue was a treat, as usual. I thought I was having deja vu when I saw the cover--it looked almost eerily like a recent picture of Heidi Klum on the cover of another magazine but once I got...

Kaiser Karl.(Readers React)
September 1, 2003... J'adore Karl Lagerfeld--sheer genius ("Grand Master Karl," July)! But his new look? Surely he is familiar with the old French maxim that says that if one is to age grace fully, one must either sacrifice one's face or one's rear end. Yikes! He...

Ice storm.(Readers React)
September 1, 2003... In your July issue, the lovely Kate Hudson commented that "jewelry's the most overmarked, over-priced industry" ("Heaven's Kate"). Because I come from a family that has been in the jewelry business for more than 50 years, I have to object. If...

Seating chart.(Readers React)
September 1, 2003... As a former Concorde passenger, I was amused by the cabin pecking order described in your farewell article to the supersonic jet ("Bye Bye Birdie, "July), in which one customer declared that the first six rows were "the ones that mattered." I'm...

The sage age.(Readers React)
September 1, 2003... Thank you for your recent article on Agnes Martin ("The Age of Agnes," July). It is so refreshing to see that a fashion magazine like W acknowledges and pays tribute to a woman who has devoted so much of her life to a worthy cause. Your article...

Take a hike.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... Talk about social climbing. This summer, the hottest destination for boldface travelers seems to be Machu Picchu, the ancient fortress city of the Inca high up in the Peruvian Andes. Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg invited along a...

Bump in the night.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... "You're all looking at my nose, aren't you?" called out singer Barry Manilow as he took to the stage to perform at Sir Elton John's annual White Tie & Tiara Ball in London in July. Of course they were. Two weeks earlier, Manilow had walked into...

Photo ready.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... Christy Turlington became a yogi, Naomi Campbell wrote a novel and Karen Madder went batty. Now another supermodel transformation is underway, as Helena Christermen prepares to publish a book of photographs early next year. She's also just shot...

Art forum.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... A-List Hollywood hair-dresser Art Luna is taking his scissors to greener pastures--literally. Luna started moonlighting as a garden designer two years ago, when Beverly Hills socialite (and Luna blond) Jamie Tisch asked him to overhaul the...

Weston union.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... The next time you need a last-minute substitute for a dinner guest, you might want to try the Queen of England. This summer in London, billionaire couple Galen and Hilary Weston were planning a lavish party for Hilary's 60th birthday, and...

Barhopping.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... This month, Lord Frederick Windsor, who's made a solid name for himself as a late-night reveler, will trade his party hat for a barrister's wig and prepare to hang around another sort of bar. The son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent has...

A window opens.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... New York has Simon Doonan, but he can't hold a candle to Janine Janet--the legendary and nearly forgotten sculptor who dressed the windows at the best fashion houses along the Faubourg St. Honore throughout the Fifties and Sixties. An...

Car couture.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... There's only one man in London to whom politicians, pop stars and football players turn for their highly particular automotive needs: Angelo Panayiotou. The former owner of London's Browns nightclub, Panayiotou recently created Designer Vision,...

Playing House.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... The crowd that flocked to Lisbon for Pedro Girao's birthday extravaganza in July had sun, sightseeing and shopping on its mind. Mother Nature and Girao handled the first two. Carolina Herrera--a guest at the party--did the rest. Carloads of...

L'Atelier.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... Paris has gone slightly fou over a decidedly non-Parisian restaurant. Admittedly, L'Atelier was created by legendary French chef Joel Robuchon, whose retirement back in the Nineties was mourned as the passing of a culinary era. His comeback--a...

Jude's law.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2003... Fed up with cars parking in front of the steel-gated driveway of his home in the Primrose Hill section of London, Jude Law submitted a formal application of protest to the city's Camden Council earlier this year. Finally, after several...

Glove affair: from the sublime to the meticulous, gloves--once out of favor--are captivating designers again.(Trend)
September 1, 2003... The glove, that age-old accessory ripe with history and intrigue, is staging a comeback From the prim medieval days when fair maidens handed one to a favorite suitor to the sordid period when they became diabolical murder weapons (in...

Class appeal: "if you've got it, flaunt it" was the motto of the fall haute couture season.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... Remember the credo those fun-loving Murphys lived by back in the day--"Living well is the best revenge"? It's no wonder that they sought their good life in France, were a "take that attitude is ingrained in the national pysche. Just look at the...

Niven large: society star Fernanda Niven landed the perfect handbag by designing a collection of her own.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... With beauty, brains and a sparkling family name to match, Fernanda Niven might seem to have it all. But there was one thing that life didn't provide--the perfect bag. All summer long, while the rest of the social girls put their feet up in...

The new Mr. T: with some of the hottest T-shirts around, designer James Perse is carrying on a family fashion tradition.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... It's late afternoon, and a barefoot James Perse steps gingerly over a T-shirt-clad mannequin lying near the threshold of his Hollywood Hills house as he goes to answer the door. "Sorry," he says, picking up the dummy and placing it behind the...

Out on a limb: taking its cues from the Mod moment or the Greed Decade, legwear puts on a brilliant show.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... In a fall season that was packed to the rafters with references to the Mod era, it's only natural that legwear would be an important trend. While there's debate about which designer came up with the mini--some credit Mary Quant others Andre...

The entertainer: at Valentino's fine chateau, he shows off his considerable talent to amuse.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... There really is no place like home--especially if you're Valentino. The Roman designer has an international collection of houses--admired by the jet set for the sheer taste and budget lavished on each one--but the ne plus ultra of Prince Val's...

Snow whites: when the weather outside is frightful, cuddle up with an array of winter-white fur accessories.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... If your plans find you snowbound in St. Moritz, schussing in Gstaad or simply heading cross-country in Vermont, bear in mind that fashion's weather predictions suggest a warming trend in apres-ski looks. There are soft fur collars and wraps and...

Handle with care: fall handbags are making a rockin' statement in luxurious materials that take on a tough-girl edge.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... Tired of the must-have bag that everybody's carrying? Well, for fall, designers are adding lots of zip to their designs, offering distinctive pieces that are sure to be standouts no matter where you go. Inspired by punk and biker looks, these...

Groundbreakers: when it comes to shoes, loyalties run deep. But several newcomers are stepping into the fray with renegade style.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... THE SOFT TOUCH "My biggest pet peeve is the girl who wears high-heeled shoes to a party and ends up in so much pain that she's forced to go home early in a cab," says 25-year-old designer Kristen Lee, who, unlike many a stylish downtown...

High time: soft leather boots in frosty pink shades with a disco shimmer will keep you dancing all night.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... She was just a steel-town girl on a Saturday night. But who could forget the quintessentially Eighties look of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance? Shoe designers certainly seem to remember it, since they're creating showstopping boots that, with...

Crystal persuasion: Judith Leiber's mad menagerie of glittering bags has been razzle-dazzling 'em for four decades.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... Humpty-Dumpty, Georges Braque paintings and the Manhattan skyline may have little in common at first glance, but at some point, each has been the inspiration for a Judith Leiber minaudiere. For 40 years, Leiber has been responsible for some of...

Golden girl: with two new boutiques and the help of a blue-boxed backer, Temple St. Clair Carr's moment is here.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... High above bustling Broadway in downtown Manhattan, jewelry designer Temple St. Clair Carr sits in her studio and sifts through loose semiprecious stones for her collection, Temple St. Clair. "A great stone captures such light and depth that...

The gleam team: streamlined versions of classic shapes are making a splash in sleek patent leather.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... Naw that sexy microminis, Op Art-inspired prints, vibrantly colored stockings and even Vespas are back, it seems only natural that patent leather has returned. After all, it, too, was an important element of Sixties high style. But there's no...

Jungle fever: talk about dappled things. Animal patterns turn up on some arresting yet elegant new accessories.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2003... Accessories houses are heeding the call of the wild. Taking inspiration from the untamed landscape of Mogambo, those in the know are using exotic leopard and cheetah motifs, bringing bold spots to such classic items as handbags and stilettos....

Tag and Tiger.(Top priority: it's time to tee off with bold watches and head-turning handbags and shoes)
September 1, 2003... Tiger Woods doesn't waste any time. Since he became Tag Heuer's spokesman last fall, he has been busy taking a swing at design. "Tag Heuer has asked me to give them quite a bit of detail on my watch preferences," Woods says. "While we are only...

Making a toast.(Top priority: it's time to tee off with bold watches and head-turning handbags and shoes)
September 1, 2003... "Men in overalls holler, 'Great bag!' when they see me on the street," says Suzie Kondi Van Wyck, the designer of Toast, whose dramatic wood and leather handbags stop construction workers and downtown girls alike. Van Wyck, 35, studied ceramics...

Twenty, twenty.(Top priority: it's time to tee off with bold watches and head-turning handbags and shoes)
September 1, 2003... It's no secret that shoe man Kenneth Cole marches to the beat of his own drummer. Twenty years ago, he launched his business by staging an impromptu fake movie production outside the FFANY (Fashion Footwear Association of New York) show. He...

Haute Time.(Top priority: it's time to tee off with bold watches and head-turning handbags and shoes)
September 1, 2003... When Victoire de Castellane joined Christian Dior as artistic director of haute joaillerie in 1998, she brought along her sense of whimsy with cherry earrings, turnip pins and charm rings. Now, she has turned to watches with La D de Dior. De...

A cut above.(New editions: designers are revamping the classics, giving timeless designs a fresh dimension)
September 1, 2003... "The king, the queen, the emperor--a diamond is all of these things among stones," says jeweler Roberto Coin, a self-proclaimed romantic whose latest collection, Cento, is literally a cut above the rest. Cento means "100" in Italian, but it's...

Starring role.(New editions: designers are revamping the classics, giving timeless designs a fresh dimension)
September 1, 2003... When Zenith was about to create its first women's watch in 25 years, the firm's president and CEO, Thierry Natal, imagined his ideal woman customer. "When I think of her, I think of her click-clacking through the streets in her Manolo Blahnik...

Class act.(New editions: designers are revamping the classics, giving timeless designs a fresh dimension)
September 1, 2003... Ralph Lauren, a master at reinventing classics, has created a new group of handbags inspired by vintage canteen shapes and old luggage locks. To make them, luxurious crocodile, suede and calfskin are dulled and aged for an elegant lived-in...

Eye on accessories.(special adverstising section)
September 1, 2003... W, Saks Fifth Avenue and the Accessories Council present EYE ON: ACCESSORIES--a sneak preview to all that fall has to offer. From luxe handbags that take you from day to play, to shoes that add an extra kick, this coming season nods to rich,...

Falls finds: a new season calls for new must-haves. Here, a peek at some of the best fall has to offer.(Shopping)
September 1, 2003... CK Watches Leather and steel watch, $80, at select Fortunoff and Tourneau stores; or call CK Calvin Klein, 888.256.4659. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colle Haan Leather boot, $325, at Cole Haan nationwide, www.colehaan.com. ...

Romance language: fall in love with the season's most romantic looks for brides-to-be.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2003... Oscar de la Renta's silk satin and organza gown, $4,400, at Bergdorf Goodman, New York; select Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores; Lynn Kiracofe's handmade silk tulle and lace veil, $2,000, at Lynn Kiracofe, New York, 212.772.1358;...

Day breaks: a trio of new day spas offer wellness, fitness, escape--or all three.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2003... Thankfully, new day spas seem to be appearing almost as quickly as the stresses that send us running to them in the first place. Three of the newest offer everything from exercise to enlightenment, together with a liberal dose of good...

Me and my eye shadow: along with an Oscar, a couple of Tonys and a husband, Liza Minnelli gets herself a MAC.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2003... Perched on a wooden crate and wrapped in a peach pashmina, Liza Minnelli is getting ready for her close-up. She lets her head fall comfortably, as she simultaneously relaxes and prepares. Neither the hot klieg lights nor the steady stream of...

Uncommon scents: from a crowded fragrance field this season, a few shining stars emerge.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2003... That one's sense of smell is incredibly subjective is a simple law of nature. It's a law that built an industry, because designers and fragrance companies routinely bank on the fact that there will never be one scent adored by everyone. Each...

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

Lentil soup for the soul: Britain's most in-demand Ayurvedic advisers will change your life, one spoon of castor oil at a time.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2003... Their clients range from bus ticket collectors to British royals, and their philosophy falls somewhere between Deepak Chopra and an Indian grandma. Carol Willis and Danny Cavanagh, who run Ayurveda UK, are in the business of balancing body and...

Modern necessities.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... Instant Gratification Nu Visage[TM] Face-Lift Serum repairs, protects and increases elastin and collagen levels, diminishing frown lines, crows feet and the undesired facial stress of everyday life. Nu Visage tightens and firms skin within...

Paradise found: Estee Lauder joins cola, candy and cars in the blockbuster world of big-screen advertising.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2003... In an increasingly crowded fragrance market, in order to sell big, you have to think big. But cosmetic giant Estee Lauder has never had a problem with that. To launch its new fragrance, Beyond Paradise, a dewy floral, the company is going where...

Multilayered performance.(The beaty buzz: W's beauty editors hunt down the latest trends in the pursuit of looking good)
September 1, 2003... Plastic surgeons are finding that blending collagens yields impressive results. The recently FDA-approved, buttery-textured Cosmoplast is being injected into the nasal-labial folds immediately following the sturdier form, Zyplast. "Cosmoplast...

At first blush.(The beaty buzz: W's beauty editors hunt down the latest trends in the pursuit of looking good)
September 1, 2003... Jean Paul Gaultier is finally parlaying his colorful-and marketable-personality into cosmetics. But, of course, these would be for men. Christened Le Male Tout Beau, the new collection has eight items, including bronzing powder, muted skin-tone...

Grease lightning.(The beaty buzz: W's beauty editors hunt down the latest trends in the pursuit of looking good)
September 1, 2003... Has makeup genius Pat McGrath been watching "Goldfinger" on cable? At the recent Dior haute couture show (McGrath's fantastical artistry is now a regular highlight of designer John Galliano's fearless presentations), she spread her talents...

Saving up.(The beaty buzz: W's beauty editors hunt down the latest trends in the pursuit of looking good)
September 1, 2003... In the freaky-but-useful department, dermatologist Mitchel Goldman, founder of La Jolla Spa M.D. in La Jolla, California, uses a medical-grade industrial-size freezer at the spa to store patients' own fat after liposuction procedures. Goldman...

Lipstick love-in.(The beaty buzz: W's beauty editors hunt down the latest trends in the pursuit of looking good)
September 1, 2003... The ate Kevyn Aucoin's meteoric rise to the top of the makeup world has earned him a place in the same orbit as Max Factor and his own idol, Seventies star Way Bandy. Aucoin's legacy lives on in a new biography, A Beautiful Life (Atria). His...

A man apart: whether you're braving an arctic tundra or a swank soiree, arm yourself with the right stuff this fall.(Men's Flash)
September 1, 2003... Skin Trade Scale snowy mountains by day, then relax at night in a silver fox inflatable chair. Clockwise from top: Polaroid's SX-70 camera, at www.polaroid.com; Lost Art by Jordan Betten's custommade leather jeans, at www.lostartnyc.com;...

Too many cooks: with their growing culinary empires, are America's best chefs thinking too big--or just big enough?(Going Out)
September 1, 2003... The way Alain Ducasse figures it, there are about a thousand totally uncompromising foodies the world over. These are the people, he believes, who never take an unconsidered bite of anything; they'd cash in their IRAs to finance an evening at a...

Critical eye: the fickle finger of fame ... the sitcom in crisis ... and music takes a happy pill.(Reviews)
September 1, 2003... My, ain't fame a bitch? For every ingenue plucked from the soda fountain at Schwab's and turned into an overnight superstar, there's a limelight-burn victim trying to pass off a fake Vicodin scrip at the pharmacy counter, loitering by the...

Hollywood high.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... The movie premiere marathon had stars in their slinkiest best tearing up the red carpet all summer long. Mothers-to-be Reese Witherspoon and Kate Hudson each glowed at the debuts of their films, Legally Blonde 2: Red White & Blonde and Alex &...

Sofia's choice: four years after adapting The Virgin Suicides, filmmaker Sofia Coppola tackles a story of her own.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... Although plenty of artists are said to be wary of the spotlight, rare is the one who will actually flinch in horror at the sight of a single lightbulb. But when director Sofia Coppola arrives for an afternoon interview at the candlelit bar of...

Drama queen: theater impresario Sally Greene saved the Old Vic--with a little help from her famous friends.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... Last summer, Chelsea Clinton and her boyfriend, Ian Klaus, appeared amid the celebrity throng at Elton John's White Tie & Tiara Ball. Asked by a reporter why they attended, Clinton replied airily that she had come with Sally Greene. She seemed...

Euro splash.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... During the 50th Venice Biennale, the heat was as inescapable as a malevolent stalker. "You go into the Arsenale [exhibition hall] and you enter a sauna," said Ana Lucia de Theresa Addam. While the art professionals had to sweat it out,...

Life of the party: Pulp Fiction producer Lawrence Bender might just be Hollywood's next big liberal power broker.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... The competition for the Democratic presidential nomination may be heating up, but in Hollywood, the race that really counts is the dash for social and political prominence among the town's liberal elite. In these rarefied circles, political...

Ali's knockout: Britain's newest literary star, Monica Ali, takes a trip down Brick Lane.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... The writing life didn't turn out quite how first-time novelist Monica Ali had planned. "I thought I would write a book, get an agent, and after years of struggling and starving in a garret, I'd be successful," says the London-based author of...

American idyll: with its down-home chic, Napa Valley lures the next generation.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... A grinning Uncle Sam on stilts waves miniskirted beauties and millionaires dressed as cowpokes toward the festooned barn at Traina Vineyards for what has to be one of the most fabulous Fourth of July hoedowns since the West was won. John...

Sunrise to sunset.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... Members of New York's creme de la creme made their way to the Metropolitan Opera House for a luncheon in honor of American Ballet Theatre's women of the year--Judy Peabody and W's own Aileen Mehle. Tables were set up right on the stage, and...

Friend in low places: what's a nice girl like Lisa Kudrow doing in Wonderland, the seedy saga of porn star John Holmes?(Eye)
September 1, 2003... Ask Lisa Kudrow how working on an independent film like Wonderland, a harrowing true story of sex, drugs and cold-blooded murder among a group of Hollywood lowlifes, differs from appearing on, say, a monstrously successful TV sitcom, and she...

Shoppers' paradise.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... What better way to beat the city's summer heat than by shopping? The social set packed the Alexander McQueen boutique for the designer's first-ever New York trunk show, and a few days later headed to the NoLIta shop Language, where designer and...

The player: Brett Ratner, Hollywood's primo young turk, on how to win friends and photograph people.(Eye)
September 1, 2003... For wunderkind director Brett Ratner, there is no finer way to spend an evening than sleeping over at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, or sitting at the foot of Robert Evans's fur-covered bed, listening to the tangerine-skinned producing icon...

Ok! The Kate Moss portfolio.(September)
September 1, 2003... How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. We've enlisted some of the world's top photographers and artists to give us their interpretation of the divine Ms. M. Then comes "Seduction," with sensual furs and short skirts. Next, it's on to "Viva...