Vogue articles from April 2008

Vogue archives from April 2008

Pro Active.
April 1, 2008... Byline: ANNA WINTOUR When dreaming up this annual Shape Issue, dedicated to fashion and fitness for all, we quickly decided on Gisele Bundchen as our cover girl (and on the amazing LeBron James as our cover boy). The case of Gisele is...

VOGUE.
April 1, 2008... APR Perfect Fit DRESSING FOR EVERY SHAPE FROM SIZE 0 TO 16 Plus 87 Swimsuits to Flatter Every Figure SHAPE ISSUE Secrets of the Best Bodies GISELE & LeBRON + the World's Top Models and Star Athletes You Are (Not) What You Eat...

Letters From Readers.
April 1, 2008... LORI'S CHOICE I would like to extend thanks to Lori Campbell for her unflinchingly brave article on partial-birth abortion ["A Mother's Heartbreak," Up Front, January]. Right-wing extremists have gone to great lengths to demonize intact...

Weighing In.
April 1, 2008... In a lifelong struggle with her shape that spans relationships, career changes, and now a move halfway around the world, Min Jin Lee charts the seismic shifts in her life by the numbers on the scale. I moved to Tokyo in August, and my alter...

A Backward Glance.(Marimekko dress)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Elizabeth Kendall Elizabeth Kendall recalls the moment--and the Marimekko dress--that changed her life forever. It is a little painful to remember myself in the first gathering of college freshmen, in the fall of 1965, in the...

It Girl.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR MICHELLE OBAMA LIGHTS UP THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, PROVING THAT SHE IS A FASHION FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. Whether she's barnstorming in New Hampshire or stumping at the New-York Historical Society, Michelle...

It Girl Out On The Trail.
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR CAPTION(S): JULY 2007 IN DES MOINES. JANUARY 2008 IN LAS VEGAS. FEBRUARY 2008 IN BEVERLY HILLS. JANUARY 2008 IN DES MOINES.

A Simple Plan.
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR William Norwich seeks out society mothers bringing the over-the-top children's party (Spice Girls, anyone?) back down to earth--literally. Into this modern age of eco-moms, the Slow Food movement, and...

Painting The Town Red.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Valentino Garavani and Natalia Vodianova had a ball during their newfound respite from the runways. Literally. The pair jetted to the model's homeland of Russia for three days of fund-raising...

Brave Art.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: HAMISH BOWLES EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Newly minted BAFTA winner Tilda Swinton has a penchant for making intriguing choices in both film and fashion--with often entrancing results. With the Titian-red hair, lint-white skin, and...

Art & Commerce.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR From across the pond, and coast to coast, fashion and art collided to fete past, present, and future. Emma Watson and Caroline Sieber wore Christopher Bailey' s belted designs for Burberry to an exhibit of a...

Grand Surprise.(Mark Rockefeller's pop art-themed party for wife Renee)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: WILLIAM NORWICH EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR "YOU WOULD BE CHAGRINED IF YOU TURNED UP IN JEANS AND A T-SHIRT" The good news, certainly for the 151 guests, was that Mark Rockefeller celebrated his wife, Renee' s, fortieth birthday...

Thorn Birds.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR April showers came early this year, because roses are officially in bloom. John Galliano' s collection was strewn with the darling buds, which crept onto the day and evening looks of the social set, like...

A Cool, Dry Place.
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR When friends abstain, cocktail chatter calls for sensitivity and support, advises William Norwich. All your friends seem to be going to rehab these days. What, then, is the new etiquette concerning...

Overheard.(Margherita Missoni, Ileana Makri, and Rachel Roy to joined forces for the fundraising events for the OrphanAid Africa)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Margherita Missoni and jewelry designer Ileana Makri have joined forces for OrphanAid Africa with a rose-gold-and-diamond bracelet available at Jeffrey NY and 10 Corso Como next month. Rachel Roy and husband...

"American Masters".
April 1, 2008... Something remarkable happened at New York Fashion Week: American designers gave presentations that seemed, at some points, as exciting as a Paris or Milan collection. The best were by designers who had something to say and who realized that...

The View From Above.
April 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker Jhumpa Lahiri's powerful new collection reveals a writer at the top of her form. J humpa Lahiri was flying home from a book tour when the inspiration for the title story of Unaccustomed...

Not Fade Away.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: John Powers editor: Valerie Steiker If you'd asked 40 years ago which sixties band would still be going strong today, almost no one would've guessed the Rolling Stones. Their Satanic Majesties seemed too sinister, too...

Intelligent Design.(Movie review)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Dennis Quaid's smug professor woos Sarah Jessica Parker's beguiling ex-student in Smart People. John Powers reviews. In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Galapagos, humanity becomes extinct because of an unexpected...

True To Form.
April 1, 2008... Byline: LESLIE CAMHI editor: Valerie Steiker Artist Tomma Abts brings her luminous abstractions to the New Museum. With small, otherworldly paintings, Tomma Abts is making big waves. The German-born artist, now based in London, won the...

His Dark Materials.(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: KIMBERLY STRAUB editor: Valerie Steiker Despite the knowledge that we've acquired historically, I think we're in a bit of a dark place at the moment," says YINKA SHONIBARE, whose theatrical, politically charged work comes to the...

Brits Abroad.
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker From E. M. Forster's classic revisited to Tracey Ullman's take on America today, Joan Juliet Buck is dazzled by two great new shows. Stew the Baedeker! Dismiss the cicerone! . . . This is adventure,...

Yacht Club.(M/V Aqua)(Product/service evaluation)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Richard Alleman sets sail for far-flung adventures aboard a fleet of smart new vessels. Sailing out of the port town of Iquitos, the just-launched M/V Aqua brings luxury to the Peruvian Amazon. This...

Scandal Of The Century.(Evelyn Nesbit)(Biography)
April 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker Evelyn Nesbit was the most recognizable woman of the Gilded Age--and that was before her husband killed her former lover, Stanford White. When millionaire Harry K. Thaw shot architect...

Play It Fair.(Aimee-Ann Duffy)(Interview)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker As her debut album arrives Stateside, Mark Holgate catches up with Duffy, the petite blonde Welsh singer with the big, bluesy voice. Look! Isn't it great?" says Duffy excitedly. "I just bought it in...

Ballet Royale.(Cake, a ballet performance inspired by Queen Marie Antoinette of France)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: GIA KOURLAS editor: Valerie Steiker Whether or not Marie Antoinette actually uttered those immortal words "Let them eat cake" doesn't really matter for the charming young dancers in ABT II, the junior company of American Ballet...

The Last Seduction.(Les Liaisons Dangereuses)(Theater review)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Laura Linney and Ben Daniels play a high-stakes game of sexual one-upmanship in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, writes Adam Green. When it comes to using sex as a weapon, few characters in dramatic literature...

Memory Speaks.(memoirs)
April 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker Whether describing rock-star boyfriends or life on an African farm, the season's best memoirs come from women with stories to tell. A FREEWHEELIN' TIME: A MEMOIR OF GREENWICH VILLAGE IN THE...

Happy Feet.(shoes)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Sky-high stilettos and heel-thumping workouts take their toll on innocent feet. Catherine Piercy investigates how to make them look--and feel--better. When I was a baby, my feet--round, pink, utterly...

Through Thick And Thin.(hair loss)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Abigail Walch Faced with a very unnerving sight--her scalp-- Nancy Smith went in search of her crowning glory: a full head of hair. I first noticed it in the mirror on an elevator. I was making last-minute makeup...

Hair Apparent.(hair growth products)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: JANCEE DUNN Leading experts turn a sharp eye on four promising remedies. FEKKAI MORE CLAIM: This four-step hair-care system includes Niaplex, a nighttime follicle-boosting treatment that releases niacin (vitamin B3) onto...

New Territory.(beauty products)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Catherine Piercy. editor: Abigail Walch Fairly traded ingredients--often the beauty secrets of local tribes from Africa to Amazonia--are yielding fantastic products and sustaining vulnerable communities. Skin-transforming bark...

Dynamic Duo.(stylist Adrian De Berardini and interior designer Celerie Kemble's West Twenty-first Street salon)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG A hot young stylist and one of New York's chicest interior designers join forces to open a new salon. Celerie Kemble feels right at home in Manhattan stylist Adrian De Berardinis's new West Twenty-first...

The No-Exercise Diet.
April 1, 2008... What happens to your body (and mind) when you quit cold turkey? Caroline Palmer relinquishes her fitness routine. I have been exercising at least an hour a day, six days a week, for nearly ten years. That is about 3,100 hours, give or take...

Sweet Relief.(migraine treatment)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Hannah Wallace. From acupuncture to botanicals, all-natural strategies to end migraine misery are increasingly popular--and scientifically sound. FEVERFEW THE SCIENCE: Used to prevent migraines for centuries throughout...

Figuring It Out.(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer FIVE WOMEN with FIVE DIFFERENT BODY TYPES fit the pieces of this season's shopping puzzle into a look that looks just right for them. 1. tall alexandra weston A PR president and club owner in Toronto...

Pocket Change.(leather bag)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: --JANE HERMAN An under-the-radar carryall keeps everything in its right place. Of all the handbags I own--a Miu Miu, a Mulberry, and a Chloe among them--my Dunlin Lafayette gets some of the best attention: casual compliments...

Tabitha Takes On... Sweater Dressing.(Tabitha Simmons)(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer What's the chicest look for the city right now? As far as Tabitha Simmons is concerned, nothing beats a sleek, body-conscious knit. When other women do day-to-night dressing, they change their shoes. Me, I...

Rio Bravo.(Osklen; fashion)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer MARK HOLGATE Just what the (former) sports doctor ordered: an ethically minded, eco-friendly Brazilian label called Osklen. Among his many achievements, Oskar Metsavaht, the 46-year-old founder of the...

Sync Or Swim.(water-resistant watches)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino PHOTOGRAPHED BY RAYMOND MEIER. For every sport, it seems, there's a sporty watch that can get wet--scuba, swimming, and surfing being the obvious intended activities. But for boating, Hublot has made a very...

Perfect Ten.(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Mario Testino. Teaming with Olympic decathlete Bryan Clay, model Raquel Zimmermann hits the track in dresses for every size, winning the shape game with flying colors. CAPTION(S): LONG JUMP First event of...

Dream Team.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. What's the secret behind the world's best bodies? Robert Sullivan keeps score as superstar athletes go head-to-head with today's top supermodels. LEBRON JAMES 6 FEET 8 INCHES, 250 POUNDS WITH...

A Mind Of Her Own.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Jonathan Becker. As she sets off on her latest tour, the phenomenally talented singer and actress Jill Scott shares her shopping philosophy with Eve MacSweeney. Jill Scott is a little busy right now. She's home...

Holding Court.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Jonathan Becker. Whether buying a basketball team or waging a legal battle, Carla Christofferson plays by her own rules. John Powers meets a beauty queen turned Hollywood powerhouse. In July 2006, Tolna, North...

You Are Not What You Eat.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Horacio Salinas Does eating make you fat? Or is it all in your genes? Jeffrey Steingarten faces his dieting demons. And all this time, you've been walking around thinking, I totally am what I eat. It's why I...

New Order.
April 1, 2008... Byline: SALLY SINGER Photographed by Arthur Elgort. Over four months, Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the designers behind Rodarte, learned to make time for exercise and healthy eating. How they lost the weight without losing themselves. Last...

The Power Of An Hour.
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Horacio Salinas. How much time does it take to get fit? Sally Singer clocks in and out of the gym. Sometime last summer, I began to notice that the office seemed a little more crowded and less sweaty than usual....

Spirited Away.(Christian Lacroix's An Angel Passing By spring collection)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Irving Penn To anyone who might question the validity and liveliness of haute couture, there has for 20 years been an instant two-word answer: Christian Lacroix. His spring collection, titled An Angel Passing By and...

Just Beachy.(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. The season's frolicsome florals hold sway as the latest wave of hothouse prints--this time splashed on swimsuits--comes ashore. CAPTION(S): FRILL SEEKER Tiers of flounces accentuate all...

Make A Splash.(summer's swimsuit collections)(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke From itsy-bitsy bikinis to seriously sexy maillots, we've rounded up the best swimwear for every body type under the sun. So suit up! curvy ***** athletic ***** thin ***** pregnant *****...

Bare Necessities.(outfit for summer)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Whether you're island-hopping, diving in, or soaking up the rays, these essentials will see you through beach season. CAPTION(S): Straw fedora Banana Republic hat, $42; bananarepublic.com. Boho blouse Elie Tahari shirt, $228; Elie...

In This Issue.
April 1, 2008... Page 88 (cover look): Silk-organza dress ($2,250) and sandals; Calvin Klein, NYC. Silk cord bracelet in 18K white gold, $475 ($100 to a charity of your choice); Cartier boutiques; (800) CARTIER; cartier.com. Manicure, Michelle Buckholtz....

Last Look.(Pierre Hardy's stilletos)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith Though we would never recommend you go deep-sea diving in these extreme neoprene stilettos, designer Pierre Hardy had that exact ocean sport in mind when he created this color-block shoe. "I wanted to evoke...