Vogue articles from December 2007

Vogue archives from December 2007

in search of lost time; An assignment transports Mary Tannen to 1960s Los Angeles and one summer's fateful events that drew a decade, and her carefree youth, to a close.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Tannen About five years ago I was sent to Los Angeles to write an article. My husband, Mike, had business there as well, and we went together. We landed at the airport, picked up the rental car, and got on the freeway, all in...

the outsider; As a devout Mormon in New York high society, Kristina Stewart Ward felt torn between two worlds-until she realized she didn't have to choose.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Kristina Stewart Ward I feel like a bad Mormon. Last month I hired a nanny, and I feel as though I've failed a little. My son is a toddler. I'm eight months pregnant and working from home as a journalist. To my Upper East Side...

IT GIRL JENNIFER CONNELLY is one-half of THE HOTTEST muse-designer COUPLE IN TOWN.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Editors at the Balenciaga show in Paris traded faint but delicious whispers that designer Nicolas Ghesquiere, smitten with Jennifer Connelly's dark tresses and slick signature side part, had ordered all the models on his runway to have their...

SOMETHING NEW.(wedding dress)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: William Norwich It was some night at the opera in May when Douglas Thomas, a managing director of the Met, and Isaac Mizrahi clicked. Douglas was so dazzled by the costumes Isaac had designed for a new production of Orfeo ed...

TALKING FASHION EASY RIDERS.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Nothing says tomboy chic better than a motorcycle boot and a leather jacket-and there's no more fitting place to sport the tough-sexy look than on fashion's front lines: Paris. Droves of lovelies in fierce biker garb traipsed from show to show...

talking fashion holiday forecast.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Opening night of Kenny Scharf's "New!" at Paul Kasmin Gallery drew art cognoscenti such as Paul Smith polka-dotted Alba Clemente and her daughter Chiara (in Alberta Ferretti and Earnest Sewn), who was spending the holidays at home in New York...

Q&A; Having returned to the runways a record- breaking two weeks after the birth of her third child, 25-year-old NATALIA VODIANOVA dishes about a few of her favorite things.(Interview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... What are you most excited about in fashion now? Louis Vuitton's spring show was absolutely amazing. Marc Jacobs is in a new happy, healthy phase and has projected his energy into a gorgeous and groundbreaking collection. His collaboration...

HERO WORSHIP.(Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The annual Costume Institute Ball is still months away (mark that iCal for May 5), but the powers-that-be are already at lightning-fast work planning the "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy"-themed extravaganza at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....

DISPATCH.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Thandie Newton Confucius should have said, "Never disagree with your tailor." I am here in _Beijing-very first time in _China!-with Fendi, who last night turned the 2,000-year-old Great Wall into possibly the world's longest...

overheard.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Fashionistas in Paris for the spring collections flocked to Hotel Amour, the uberboho, off-the-beaten-path hotel and restaurant in the ninth arrondissement, where the likes of Sofia Coppola and Agyness Deyn snacked on the signature fresh...

Carte Blanche.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... White shirts for red carpets and black-tie nights? Absolutely-especially when they're all dressed up with gauzy ruffles and filmy bell sleeves that hint at the transparency we'll see everywhere come spring. Kate Moss looked truly romantic in a...

high drama.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... There is something immediately elegant and decidedly grown-up about a high-waisted skirt that eclipses hemlines as the focus of attention. The shapely silhouette accentuates wasp waists and the curve of the hip, celebrating the...

sui generous; William Norwich's tips on spreading_ holiday cheer by_ spreading the wealth.
December 1, 2007... Byline: William Norwich You are never too young to learn to tip properly, just in time for the holidays. Of course, last Christmas, when a certain hairdresser to the social stars received $50,000 from a devoted client, the sky became the...

political heartache; Cecilia Sarkozy enthralled France's volatile president-and mystified the nation.(Nicolas Sarkozy)(Biography)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck The Bastille Day parade was barely over when the new French president left his guest of honor, the emir of Qatar, and broke protocol to cross the Place de la Concorde, pursued by TV cameras and puzzled aides. The...

wheels on fire; You never forget how to ride a bicycle, right.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman On a misty morning during New York Fashion Week, model Agyness Deyn cruised up to the Oscar de la Renta show seated atop a black Amsterdam bicycle. She was wearing a lacy white dress, a pair of Gehry-esque gladiator...

dressing the parts; A new book reveals the drama behind costume design.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Alexandra Mack Filmmakers aspire to seduce," explains Deborah Nadoolman Landis in her new book, Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design (HarperCollins), an illustrated history of reel-life wardrobes. From the tightly cinched...

1. here a shop, there a shop; Jane Herman finds gold in the finely tuned boutiques just east of the beaten path.(Carroll Gardens, New York)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman This past summer I left Manhattan and moved to Carroll Gardens, a predominantly Italian neighborhood in south Brooklyn made up of large landmarked brownstones and small family-run businesses. It was an easy thing to do,...

2. help wanted; Eve MacSweeney puts her extralong list in the hands of a professional.(StyleChic's Alyson Scott)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Eve Macsweeney I know many lucky people who have a handful of holiday gifts to buy. My total must be at least 50 by the time I factor in my extended family that gathers for Christmas lunch, including uncles, aunts, cousins-even a...

3. my one and only; Florence Kane finds something for everyone in a single stop at Saks Fifth Avenue.(Saks Inc.)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Florence Kane Even though it's not yet the new year, I've made a resolution: I'm doing my gift shopping the old-fashioned way, under one roof (in my case the storied old roof of Saks Fifth Avenue). There will be no boutiques, no...

4. hunt & peck; At an Indian palace, Sally Singer logs on for truly global holiday shopping.(Jodhpur, India)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Sally Singer It's six in the morning, and I'm in a palace in Jodhpur. I'm wide awake, partly because I'm jangling from the party I've just left (held to mark the launch of Vogue India) and partly because I'm still on New York time....

very fancy feet; Sergio Rossi makes dreamy shoes for the lucky few.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Sally Singer When a shoe fits, it turns into the most magical thing," said Edmundo Castillo, the creative director of Sergio Rossi. It was early summer in New York City, and Castillo, who as a matter of personal vibe (understated)...

style council ask mrs. exeter; Is passing off an old gift as new taboo.
December 1, 2007... Question: Something my mother did, which I have copied in my own house, is stocking one closet almost exclusively with items I buy throughout the year for friends and loved ones in advance of their birthdays, anniversaries, and-_always...

silver streak; Jeweler Art Smith's modern masterpieces are on show in an upcoming retrospective.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Lynn Yaeger A pot of espresso percolates on the hot plate; Thelonious Monk tinkles the ivories on the hi-fi; the latest issue of Partisan Review peeks from the top of your Indian hemp shoulder bag; you're wearing woolly black...

state of the union; Sarah Mower spotlights the most optimistic, color-crazed collections to come out of London in years.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Sarah Mower Sparked by a cadre of both names and newcomers, the London spring shows caught fire in a way that hasn't been witnessed for a decade. They're different from last time. Far from the brooding conceptualist theater of the...

jersey girl; The duo that designs London's Sinha-Stanic stretches itself just far enough.(Fiona Sinha and Aleksandar Stanic)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Sarah Mower When Fiona Sinha-one half of the London girlfriend-boyfriend design duo Sinha-Stanic-opened her closet one day earlier this year, a lightbulb went on in her head. "I realized that three-quarters of what I wear consists...

bedside manners; Lulu Guinness introduces an utterly divine range of bedroom linens and every-room quilts and pillows.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman I once saw the most fantastic cartoon of a lady sitting on her bed with her whole world in it. I thought I was the only person who has my work and dinner and the dog and my children doing their homework all on the bed,"...

born again; Sarah Mower meets the maverick designer who's breathing new life into Liberty of London.(Tamara Salman)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Sarah Mower What should a girl do when faced with making something of the vast trove of tradition embedded in the 130-year-old Arts & Crafts history of a British store as great as Liberty? Tamara Salman knew exactly. She sat down...

sugoku ii; In Japanese, that means "supercool"-which new Tokyo label Ganryu certainly is.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Mark Holgate When Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons singled out Fumito Ganryu to be given his own label this past summer, she did it without any fanfare. The 31-year-old Fukuoka native, who had up till that point been a pattern...

a dress for less; This holiday-fete season, Marina Rust gets frugal with her party frocks.(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Marina Rust It's not a new idea, however novel in some circles: buying one new dress-or a well-priced few-to carry you through a month's worth of holiday parties. "These days, it's not about borrowing a dress," says my editor....

anastasia brown; An entertainment mogul's style is a little bit country and a lot rock 'n' roll.(Interview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Genevieve Bahrenburg MY WAY I am a mood dresser; my emotions shape my style. But I always like to take risks, and I am quite comfortable in my own skin. I am not a follower in any part of my life. I dress as I run my company or...

rose parade.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Winter has only just begun, but it's not too early to put a little spring in your step by way of jewel-toned satin rosettes on party shoes. They herald the warmer months ahead, when the coming collections, from Balenciaga to Cavalli, will bloom...

the kid; As the extraordinary clown and acrobat James Thierree returns to New York, Adam Green catches up with him- and his equally talented sister Aurelia.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Adam Green James Thierree wasn't actually born in a trunk, but he grew up in a circus, and he made his stage debut inside a piece of luggage. In the 1970s, his parents, Jean-Baptiste Thierree and Victoria Thierree Chaplin, created...

local color.(Fruit, Vegetables, and a Few Flowers exhibit)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jane Herman This month, London's 54 The Gallery hosts "Fruit, Vegetables, and a Few Flowers," an exhibition of work by the artist and expert gardener Emma Tennant. A delicious lesson in the history and beauty of homegrown plants,...

enduring love; A sweeping period romance, Ian McEwan's Atonement belongs on the big screen, while I'm Not There captures America's undying fascination with Bob Dylan.(Movie review)
December 1, 2007... Busy churning out blockbusters about boy wizards and superbad teens, Hollywood has almost stopped making old-style romantic epics. That's why I was so happy to see Atonement, the ambitious (and risky) adaptation of the celebrated best-seller by...

incredible journey.(Persepolis)(Movie review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: John Powers When Persepolis premiered at Cannes last May, the audience didn't want to stop applauding (it won the Special Jury Prize). Based on Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic novel, this wonderful animated film tells the...

far and away; Richard Alleman scouts out six of the world's most glamorous adventures, from palazzo-hopping in Venice to horseback-riding on the South African coast.(Travel narrative)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Richard Alleman Go Local in Venice With its mist-swirled canals, lonely piazzas, and atmospheric cafes, Venice in winter is the stuff that dreams are made of. For the ultimate off-season escape to this magical city, consider...

it's all relative; Just in time for the holidays, all kinds of family dramas unfold on the New York stage, writes Adam Green.
December 1, 2007... Since time immemorial, little girls have been growing up and striking out on their own, turning daddies into befuddled tyrants. Thus it is in The Little Mermaid, the latest of Disney's big-screen animated classics to set shore on Broadway....

leading man; Chiwetel Ejiofor takes center stage in a dynamic new London production of Othello.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Adam Green Earlier this year, when Chiwetel Ejiofor played the faithless Trigorin to Kristin Scott Thomas's Arkadina in the rapturously received Royal Court production of The Seagull, the Guardian's theater critic Michael...

the miracle worker; Priscilla Morgan makes things happen, whether putting Philip Glass on the map or introducing Warren Beatty to Bonnie and Clyde director Arthur Penn.(Brief biography)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jean Nathan Few would expect to find la vie boheme playing out on a sedate Upper East Side street off Fifth Avenue, but the expected has never been a hallmark of Priscilla Morgan, a grande dame of New York's cultural circles who...

shall we dance?(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Lacava When the Plaza Hotel first opened in 1907, its grand ballroom featured a retractable stage manufactured by the Otis Elevator Company, perfect for the performances that were part of a turn-of-the-century evening. In...

on the couch and in the saddle; Joan Juliet Buck plunges into the secrets of an analyst's heart and gallops through the Old West.(Televsion)(HBO's 'In Treatment' and 'Comanche Moon')(Television program review)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck Television used to set up simple problems that could be solved in a half-hour show. HBO discovered some ten years ago that complex problems could be drawn out into stories of a length that hadn't existed since...

THE PREPPY HANDBOOK; With stylishly retro Caribbean influences, the new New York quartet Vampire Weekend prepares to make waves.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Lauren Waterman The indie-pop group Vampire Weekend formed exactly four days in advance of their first gig, a so-called battle of the bands sponsored by Columbia University's school of engineering at which they placed, keyboardist...

the new new thing; Director Lisa Phillips has overseen the New Museum's fabulous rebirth on the Bowery, galvanizing the art world in the process.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Eve Macsweeney On a fall afternoon Lisa Phillips, director of the New Museum, is touring her new site, a $64 million construction project for which she has been both visionary and nursemaid, financial chivvier and doorknob...

playing house.(Jorge Pardo exhibit)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Leslie Camhi When is a house most like a painting? Jorge Pardo often asks himself that question. For his first American museum show, he built the home in East Los Angeles where he and his family still live. Now, for a new...

high gloss; Nothing spruces up the season like a lavish, well-chosen gift book.(Recommended readings)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Megan O'grady Topping stylish wish lists everywhere is our own Hamish Bowles's Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People (Knopf), a collection of unforgettable interiors drawn from this magazine's pages, from Sofia Coppola's Los Feliz...

all about my mother.(Her Last Deat: A Memoir)(Book review)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Megan O'grady On Susanna Sonnenberg's sixteenth birthday, her mother presented her with two things: a silver Montblanc pen-"The finest pen ever made. It's for your writing"-and a gram of coke: "Your own gram. I cut it. It's...

prize fighting; Ten designers, one assignment: Create a look inspired by a lipstick shade and bring an A-list date to wear it.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Robert Sullivan Sure you can make clothes that look great, but can you make clothes that look great and work well with a particular beauty product, such as L'Oreal Paris's Infallible Never Fail Lipcolour-a liquid lipstick that...

mission impossible; Just how hard is it to buy a perfume for someone you love-and get it right.
December 1, 2007... Byline: John Brodie My wife enjoys surprise trips to Paris. She does not enjoy being surprised with bottles of Paris Hilton's Just Me. This much I know. Nevertheless, finding a perfect scent for the woman I love is a daunting task. In some...

extra, extra; Extensions get a bad rap for good reason, but the most salon-perfect party hair is rarely possible without them.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Marina Rust The secret is out: "Nobody wears their own hair anymore," says Lisa, an L.A.-based friend. Extra hair is pretty much assumed in Hollywood. Constant abuse for roles leaves star tresses damaged, and not all stars have...

on dancer, on vixen.
December 1, 2007... December. Three piquant little syllables that can swing a girl's mood one of two ways: into a melancholic reverie that lingers into the New Year (misty eyes during "Frosty the Snowman," love confessions over the hot-spiced-punch bowl) or into...

made in spain; Penelope Cruz has captured the world's imagination and now proven herself as a first-class actress-without leaving home.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Gaby Wood It's not every day that the woman with "the most spectacular cleavage in world cinema" invites you to help her choose a bikini. Yet somehow I find myself in the Eres boutique in Madrid, waiting for Penelope Cruz to emerge...

Big Love; Buy art.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Dodie Kazanjian The entire art world turns red, or (RED), on February 14, when Sotheby's New York auctions a dazzling panoply of works donated by more than 60 contemporary-art stars for the benefit of AIDS relief in Africa. The...

home work; Who needs a dermatologist when you can kick-start collagen and fade sun damage chez vous.(Product/service evaluation)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Traister I'm sitting in dermatologist Lisa Airan, M.D.'s, office on the Upper East Side, about to thrust my bare face in front of a curved surface covered with zillions of small yellow lights, as if a Lite-Brite had mated...

mental gymnastics; Can an aging brain learn new tricks.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Rebecca Johnson I've suffered my share of envy in life, but I never thought I'd be jealous of a stranger's brain. "This is a beautiful brain," Daniel Amen, M.D., said, peering at the image of another journalist's cerebral...

season's greenings; William Norwich learns from three eco-conscious holiday shoppers what to give-while giving back.
December 1, 2007... Byline: William Norwich Sheherazade Goldsmith has a simple holiday wish for her family. "I just hope our new house is ready in time for Christmas," says the mother of three and the editor of A Slice of Organic Life, a handsome eco-how-to...

fish tale; A Scandinavian delicacy that you bury in the ground for days.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Steingarten It was a perfect storm, but in a good way. The ground was not yet frozen, so I could still dig a hole in our backyard. Large sheets of birch bark had arrived from the birch-bark site on the Internet. I had been...

79 odes to joy; Vogue has handpicked an exquisite array of gifts loaded with inspiration and color to brighten the season of everyone on your list.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Is it just us, or do the holidays seem to come earlier each year? And why not? Who could wait to witness the utter delight of someone unwrapping a gold-dipped lotus centerpiece from Kelly Wearstler's new lifestyle shop at Bergdorf Goodman in...

the good life.
December 1, 2007... Byline: Anna Wintour Red and green are the traditional hues of Christmas, and it is only fitting that they should color this issue. Their significance this December, however, is less a matter of holly leaves and poinsettias than of global...

italian for beginners.
December 1, 2007... Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi hit it big four years ago when they won first prize in Franca Sozzani's Who Is on Next?-the Italian version of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. These two gentlemen behind 6267 are riding a wave. While we...

thirties-something.(John Galliano's designs)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Byline: Andre Leon Talley I was intrigued by the androgynous elegance of Peter Lindbergh's photographs, as well as Marlene Dietrich and Billie Holiday," John Galliano revealed as we sat down for a healthy lunch in his wood-lined showroom....