Vogue articles from August 2007

Vogue archives from August 2007

love me do; In 1964, Penelope Rowlands's Beatlemania landed her in the pages of The New York Times, and got the attention of her distracted mother.(experiences of a music fan)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Penelope Rowlands The article, written by Gay Talese, ran in the September 21, 1964, issue of The New York Times. Titled "Beatles and Fans Meet Social Set," it described how almost 4,000 "hysterical teenagers, who should perhaps...

TREND of the month starburst colors.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... BRIGHT fruit-punchy dresses are in season this month, with all other hues paling in comparison with the fresh tangerines, verdant lime-greens, and luscious strawberry-pinks seen around town. The lemony Preen mini that model Agyness Deyn wore to...

because they cannes; William Norwich follows designer L'Wren Scott in the social swim on the Cote d'Azur.
August 1, 2007... From her morning perch at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott opens her PowerBook to check her E-mails and sneak a peek at photographs from last night's parties on the French Riviera. Summers fly and winters walk, and...

CRUISING THE CoTE.(france)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: William Norwich Riviera-bound this summer? Even Jay-Z and Beyonce have to get off the boat sometime. Why not pop over to nearby Monaco and say hello to Tatiana Santo Domingo and Andrea Casiraghi, the area's leading young couple?...

suit up! Formerly a menswear-only maker, Thom Browne has women jumping for joy over two new collections (one for Brooks Brothers) tailored just for them.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Lynn Yaeger The whole idea was to take a men's tailored point of view and make it sexy for a girl," explains Thom Browne, discussing his recent foray into womenswear. Browne, who on this particular afternoon is wearing his...

getting fresh; Juicy gold charms and mock-royal baubles collide in the world of a new German jewelry designer.(Sabrina Dehoff)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Florence Kane Her jewelry is playful and whimsical, but German designer Sabrina Dehoff doesn't create it willy-nilly. Rather, she prefers to thoroughly research a broad theme-for her spring oeuvre about dreaming, she read poetry...

georgina brandolini; At 52, this Paris-based knitwear designer stays forever loyal to two classics: luxury cashmere and anything Valentino.(Interview)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman TOUS LES JOURS I've redesigned the style of my line completely for fall because I'm not doing as much embroidery as I used to, and I'm doing a lot of dresses, all cashmere. They're quite chic for evening--maybe...

elizabeth yarborough; With her Southern roots and colorful sense of humor, this 27-year-old jewelry designer makes quirky accessories to match her love for Marni and Miu Miu.(Interview)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman The jeweler's playthings I'm always looking to turn unexpected things into jewelry. When I was growing up in Louisburg, North Carolina, my mom would take me to upholstery shops where she'd dress up all of her...

kara ross; Contemporary art inspires the work of this 41-year-old accessories designer, but for her closet, she's drawn to older masters like Halston and Schiaparelli.(Interview)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Genevieve Bahrenburg FIXINGS FIRST If I don't feel comfortable in it, however much I may love it, then I have no business wearing it! That means no more of the miniskirts I so loved in my youth. Dressing for my 40s, I have...

sang a; A former actress/singer in her native Korea, this 34-year-old now designs bags that land starring roles in her wardrobe.(Interview)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Lacava SHOCK OF THE HUE When I go to Italy to visit my factories and tanneries, I make a little vacation out of it and spend the weekend at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo Palace on Lake Como. I wear my vintage pink Emilio...

talkin' 'bout my generation; Ask a coed what it means to dress her age and she'll tell you exactly what she thinks, for herself today and for the woman she'll become.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman And Florence Kane After seasons of youthful trends-leggings, minidresses, the skinny jean-it's been a relief for women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond to see things take a turn. The weightier fall collections are...

cross walk.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Is it a shoe, or is it a boot? Sergio Rossi designer Edmundo Castillo calls it a bootie, thinks it has a bit of a masculine edge, "which makes it very sexy," and loves the way it shows a flash of ankle, even while covering the foot. Castillo's...

pale fire; In Becoming Jane, a beloved British author is revealed to be as witty and willful as any of her heroines.(Jane Austen)(Movie review)
August 1, 2007... If you wandered into Becoming Jane without knowing anything about it, you might think you'd come upon an adaptation of one of Jane Austen's lesser novels. But this romantic drama about a headstrong heroine isn't actually by Austen-it's about...

postcard from cannes.(sixtieth anniversary)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: John Powers It was the triumph of Cannes's sixtieth anniversary that its Palais des Festivals had everything, from the world premiere of Ocean's Thirteen (which had throngs shrieking for Brad "Peet") to a starburst of new talents...

cold war days; Joan Juliet Buck savors buttoned-down, old-time romance in two bold new shows.(Mad Men; Wilderness of Mirrors)(Television program review)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck Smoky bars. Big cars. High stakes. Cold War. A new series on AMC and a stunning movie on TNT are both set in the days when men were accountable to God, Mammon, and Country, and needed triple martinis to get through...

barefoot in the park.(Public Theater)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Adam Green The Public Theater kicked off its celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Summer of Love with Shakespeare's poetic take on teenage yearning and the generation gap, Romeo and Juliet, in which things-and I hope I'm...

storied living; Richard Alleman scopes out houses with a history, from Henri IV's hunting lodge to Rudyard Kipling's Vermont retreat.(Directory)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Richard Alleman roman holiday Sant'Antonio is a former Franciscan monastery in the hilly Roman suburb of Tivoli, built on the site of a villa that is believed to have belonged to the poet Horace around 60 b.c. Today its ancient...

AFTER HOURS.(restaurant Gemma)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Lacava The Bowery Hotel's new restaurant, Gemma, is filled with found objects, from an African totem to antique tiles from the Amalfi coast. "Most of the art and objects are lifted from my own living room," says co-owner...

old school; What looks good when you're 20 does not necessarily work at 40 . . . or 50.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Betsy Berne I was a lipstick virgin, nearly 30 before my face saw even a hint of color. I came of age as the late hippie phase of the baby-boomer era began to wane, when it was all about the natural look. The idea of wearing...

bangs.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Catherine Piercy When fashion's favorite new muse, model Irina Lazareanu, appeared on this fall's runways, her thick, sixties-inspired bangs set off something of a chain reaction. Soon, everyone from uptown socialites to downtown...

my first wrinkle; Sun spots and fine lines aren't just reserved for the middle-aged.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Catherine Piercy My sister has a favorite game. "Who do you think is older?" she likes to ask, voice brimming with barely suppressed glee, anyone who will listen-the woman behind the makeup counter at Barneys, a bewildered flight...

making the cut; Amid the filler frenzy, does anyone get facelifts anymore.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Julia Reed Not long ago, a 60-something patient came into plastic surgeon Haideh Hirmand, M.D.'s, office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Hirmand's first thought was, This woman looks good, but the patient disagreed: "She said...

charm school; Swinging London meets debutante meets neo- eighties hipster in British It girls Chloe_ and Poppy Delevingne 's free-spirited style.
August 1, 2007... Byline: William Norwich On the Monday afternoon of a cold and stormy summer bank-holiday weekend, London Girl of the Moment Poppy Delevingne is on a mission. To meet the great outdoors near Eaton Square, she is wearing a vintage red silk...

hillary's secret weapon; Huma Abedin oversees every minute of Senator Clinton's day.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Johnson It's the morning after the second set of Democratic debates. Huma Abedin has had three hours of sleep and four cups of coffee, but her black Prada suit is wrinkle-free, her skin is flawless, and her long, luxurious...

speak, memory; She was the most alluring actress of her generation.(Winona Ryder)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Sally Singer On a warm afternoon in May, I go to Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard in L.A. with Winona Ryder and her father, Michael Horowitz. She is spectacularly pretty, and he is handsome, albeit in a nebbishy, professorial sort of...

a beautiful mind; Harvard physicist Lisa Randall has unlocked secrets of a hidden universe.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Robert Sullivan On a glorious spring morning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard theoretical physicist Lisa Randall is walking fast, like an energized particle. "It's just that I have a meeting and I want to prepare," she...

fast forward; How a food-industry tycoon became the chicest 52-year-old on the planet.(Robin Brooks)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Julia Reed It is a glorious summer day in Chicago, and I am walking down Michigan Avenue with Robin Brooks, chairman and CEO of Brooks Food Group. We have already had a leisurely lunch (her company makes chicken tenders for Burger...

high church; Muse, writer, painter, unconventional matriarch- there's no role too difficult for Norris Church Mailer.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck There were two points of crackling energy at the gala preview for the Lighthouse's Posh Sale, the annual event where the discarded finery of the Upper East Side begins its journey through the vintage cycle. At one...

gray matter; Brainy, beautiful, and brilliant, the hardworking actress Vanessa Redgrave relishes an occasion to shine.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Eve Macsweeney Vanessa Redgrave is standing in the conference room in the offices of the designer Vera Wang, lushly carpeted in dark gray and adorned with white orchids, as serene and quiet as the Garment District streets outside...

special envoy; A rare combination of French style and American know-how, Susan Train has been making Paris magic for half a century.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck Arrive in Eski Khata at 4:00 p.m. and start to negotiate for the mules," Susan Train noted in 1966 in her Turkish report to Diana Vreeland. "About 5:30 p.m. we hoist ourselves into the wooden saddles, hung about...

california cool; Hollywood hostess Connie Wald_ is as celebrated for her youthful chic as for her unforgettable parties.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Susanna Moore Connie Wald is 91 years old. Her day begins with the sun. Now that it is summer, she swims in the pool every day for an hour or two. She works in the garden, tending the camellias beneath the big California oaks that...

in living color; Having won over her contemporaries and a younger generation of artists, Mary Heilmann is finally receiving the public recognition she's long deserved.(Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Dodie Kazanjian There's always this glimmer when you mention Mary Heilmann," says Elizabeth Armstrong, chief curator at the Orange County Museum of Art, in California. "It's as though everybody has been seduced at least once by a...

smoke dreams; Jeffrey Steingarten goes in search of real Southern barbecue-and finds it right in his own backyard.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Steingarten For ten years now, it seems that my chief goal in life has been to cook real barbecue in my own backyard. Home is Manhattan and real barbecue is Southern (American) barbecue, also known as pit barbecue, although...

infertile ground; For decades, women have blamed themselves for fertility problems, but now scientists are looking outside-to the environment, to your backyard-for clues.(human reproductive health)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Robert Sullivan You don't want to seem paranoid. You don't want your wife and kids to think you are crazy, or any crazier than you already are. But then there you are, rifling through the bathroom, reading the backs of face creams...

megan wall at michael kors.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Her twist: Life in Paris cultivated her penchant for eclectic accessorizing, which pops with Kors's all-American, elegant pieces. (Her jewelry collection includes antiques from Istanbul and Prague.) She offsets his timelessness with her...

rebecca de ravenelat oscar de la renta.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Her twist: Having grown up in the Bahamas and Paris, she approaches fashion with equal parts "relaxed beach attitude" and couture sensibility. Rather than strive for polished head-to-kitten-heel all-Oscar perfection, she'll alter the look with...

venessa arizaga at carolina herrera.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Her twist: The half-Korean, half-Puerto Rican Arizaga puts an urban spin on Herrera's feminine classics. Petite in stature but big on bold statements, she attributes her streetwise flair to her musical tastes (like Cat Power) and style icons...

beauties and a beast.
August 1, 2007... Byline: Anna Wintour I first met Susan Train when I was made editor of this magazine. She said to me, "I've outlived three editors, and I'm sure I'll outlive you." I'm pleased to say that she may yet be proved right. Nearly 80, Susan has...

art and sol.
August 1, 2007... Finally! Exciting new resort collections, courtesy of designers Donna Karan, Miuccia Prada, Zac Posen, and Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Karan is always a bubbling vat of ideas, full of complex structure and details that only a woman...

critical mass.(Miuccia Prada's designs)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Byline: Andre Leon Talley Miuccia Prada defined the resort season by taking classic Paris couture constructs to establish a powerful aesthetic. What Sofia Coppola did with classic heroine Marie Antoinette, this prophetic designer did with...