Vogue articles from December 2008

Vogue archives from December 2008

VOGUE.
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Present, Tense.
December 1, 2008... There was a somewhat surreal quality to the European collections for spring. It didn't come from the designswhich were as gorgeous, colorful, surprising, and eclectic as everbut from the context. Every day during the Paris shows, news came of...

Letters From Readers.(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2008... KNIGHTLEY NEWS I was so excited to see Keira Knightley on the cover of the September fall-fashion issue [photographed by Mario Testino]. She looked gorgeous in Balenciagabut when does she look anything but gorgeous? As for the portfolio...

Who's Your Daddy?
December 1, 2008... Finding a cache of her late father's letters, Markie Robson-Scott discovered his startling secret past. The cupboard under the stairs in our flat in Marylebone, London, was black and dusty, packed so tightly with electricity meters, old...

Runaway Model.
December 1, 2008... In early-'80s New York, Devon O'Brien found herself the unlikely muse to legendary couturiere Pauline TrigA[umlaut]re. I studied drama and literature at Brown University and, when I graduated, hopped the train for New York City, determined...

It Girls.
December 1, 2008... Byline: BY JEAN HANFF KORELITZ EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR CHARITY MAY BEGIN AT HOME, BUT FOR THREE NEW YORKERS, IT BLOOMED IN A HARLEM NEIGHBORHOOD. My DNA is a little weird," says Shafi Roepers, laughing, about her peculiar brand of...

The Bewitching Hour.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Emma Watson doesn't need a wand to cast a spell. On a whistle-stop European tour, the Harry Potter actress flaunted chic, tailored looks that fell far from the Hogwarts Express . Arriving at the Paris spring...

Material Swirl.(fashion)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR On the merry-go-round of social happenings, what better way to make an entrance than with a sweeping gesture? Natalia Vodianova made waves in a floaty tangerine-and-raspberry Diane von Furstenberg at a film...

An Exacting Eye.(Taryn Simon)(Interview)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Photographer Taryn Simon browses a favorite NoHo bookshop for holiday presents, with William Norwich in tow. Here was the photographer Taryn Simon taking a short break from her lab, where she was working...

North Haven, Maine.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: BY MELISSA BENT EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR The Downtown art scene is electrifying, but, frankly, it's heaven when my friend Annabel [Mehran] kidnaps me away to her family's house on North Haven, a tiny island off Maine. Before we...

Turning Heads.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR When Orlando Pita is leading the charge backstage, hair is never just hair, and nowhere was this more evident than at John Galliano' s spring collection for Christian Dior. "The theme of the collection was...

Quad Squad.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Who said plaid has to be staid? Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, and Thakoon thought inside the box for recent collections, and now pioneering fashionistas are following suit: Medallions and thigh-highs spiced...

Party On.
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR The economic climate hasn't chilled the flurry of holiday invitations. William Norwich negotiates the bounty. Mindful of our less-than-jolly economy, rumor had it that people would, if not should,...

Overheard.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR What parties is the art world anticipating at Art Basel Miami Beach? Take your pick: the launch of the Mondrian Miami, hosted by Marcel Wanders, with a live performance by The Kills and a deejay set by Lola...

High Style.(Calvin Klein Inc.'s fortieth anniversary)
December 1, 2008... Byline: HAMISH BOWLES To celebrate the company's fortieth anniversary, Calvin Klein commissioned architect John Pawson to design a modern masterpiece on Manhattan's High Line. The High Line is the guest of honor!" declared architect...

"That's Italian!".(Frida Giannini)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ANDRA LEON TALLEY Frida Giannini, creative director at Gucci, pulled off a class act at Milan Fashion Week when at the end of her spring/summer show she crossed the white polished floor to give a huge farewell hug to her mentor and...

Smash Debut.(Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ANDRA LEON TALLEY We wanted to respect FerrA[c] and look to the future," said Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, who rose to the challenge of creating their first collection for the house. It was a strong statement of FerrA[c]...

European Vacation.(Cate Blanchett)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ANDRA LEON TALLEY It was refreshing to see Cate Blanchett running around Milan without a platoon of bodyguards as the special guest of Giorgio Armani. Instead, her entourage consisted of husband Andrew Upton (they are coartistic...

Christmas In January.(January Jones)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Mad Men star January Jones shares her original style and Los Angeles shopping picks in time for the holidays. Eve MacSweeney follows her lead. Six pro shoppers seek out great gifts for everyone, naughty and...

Join The Club.(Adam Razak and Seth Stevens' tool bags)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: JANE HERMAN editor: Sally Singer Tool bags turned haute art totes are the new "What's that bag!" to have Most of the time I get visions," says artist Adam Razak. We are sitting in his Chelsea studio discussing the bag that he...

Vacation's Secret Agent.(Bev Malik)(Interview)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Bev Malik doesn't believe in beach cover-ups and caftans. Sarah Mower meets the woman who's putting resort in resorts. You've just taken off on a plane to somewhere remote and sunny for a hard-earned...

Hip & Humble Holidays.
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer chain-store charm 1. big deals Attention, bargain shoppers! Walmart and Target, finds Florence Kane , have aisles and aisles of inexpensive finds. You're shopping where?" asks my mother-in-law, a...

Ask Mrs. Exeter.(gift-giving)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Giving from the heart (not necessarily from the wallet) makes for the most meaningful presents, so let connectionnot cashbe your guide. Q uestion: Like the rest of America, our family is feeling the pinch...

Spring In Their Step.(Devi Kroell and Joseph Altuzarra)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Mark Holgate meets two New York talents who made sure-footed debuts with their 2009 collections. "There is nothing in the collection strictly for evening. woman can interpret it in her own way" devi...

Chai Vasarhelyi.(Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love)(Interview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: AS TOLD TO JANE HERMAN editor: Sally Singer This filmmaker has mastered a look for every locationfrom African deserts to international film festivals. When I met Youssou, the subject of my documentary Youssou Ndour: I Bring...

Curiouser And Curiouser.(BlackBerry bag)
December 1, 2008... Byline: ROBERT SULLIVAN editor: Sally Singer PHOTOGRAPHED BY RAYMOND MEIER. The new accessories are a bit weird (jewelry that you can eat?), but they certainly put the fun in function. Let's talk weird. Not crazy weird but odd weird,...

Kinder Surprise.(Kinder Aggugini)(Interview)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: Mark Holgate editor: Sally Singer The most astonishing thing about Kinder Aggugini isn't his accent, which liltingly crosses Italian and Scottish. "I'm Milanese by birth," he says, laughing, "but Glaswegian by choice. I visit there...

In The Line Of Beauty.(Lakshmi Menon)(Interview)
December 1, 2008... Sally Singer on a catwalk comer from Kerala. "The politics of body and how you look is quite frightening. I've just decided to stop caring about it," says Menon Imagine Stella Tennant emerging from the southern Indian port of Cochina...

The Cats Came Back.(sweaters)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: Sally Singer In the nineties, was there cashmere more covetable than that made stripy or cat-faced by Clements Ribeiro? The married London couple were world-famous for grandpa cardigans and baseball jerseys, vernacular shapes...

Bruce Almighty.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: FLORENCE KANE editor: Sally Singer The downtown purveyors of that certain sophisticated cool debut a secondary line. Fashion folk were thrilled when the downtown indie label Bruce, started in 1996, reappeared a little more than...

Tough But Fair.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG editor: Sally Singer Provocative Parisian artist Niki de Saint Phalle, whose papier-mAcentschA[c] sculptures explore conflicting female archetypes, was the inspiration behind Vera Wang's spring line, full of...

Film Noir.(dressing gown)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino To make his black guipure peep-toe, Manolo Blahnik recalled a Chinese dressing gown he'd seen in an antiques shop. "The allure of lace has always fascinated me," he says. "I love how it is so sensual." Maybe...

Free Falling.
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Stricken with a case of the chronic spins, Claire Dederer searches for a way to make her world stand still. I never know when the dizziness will hit. The mere act of getting out of bed in the morning can set...

Flights Of Fancy.
December 1, 2008... Byline: FLORENCE KANE editor: Sarah Brown Inspired by eye shadow and butterflies, the Fashion Fund finalists create flirty, color-rich party looks. " S-a-l-a-m-i-s t-e-m-o-r-a, " designer Richard Chai expertly spelled out, reciting the...

High Roller.
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Salon-perfect hairat home? Marina Rust masters the modern set. What goes around comes around. "For all of history, hair was set ," says the hairdresser Ashley Javier, showing me a portrait of Sophia...

Midas Touch.(cosmetics in hints of gold)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: CATHERINE PIERCY editor: Sarah Brown Evening glamour reaches new heights with touches of 24K gold. Nighttime is the right time for a glimmer of gold, and this season that includes everything from brilliant frocks ("The...

Siren Call.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: CAROLINE PALMER editor: Valerie Steiker Paz Vega brings her dark beauty to Hollywood's latest comic-strip blockbuster, The Spirit. The first time Paz Vega appeared on a monitor during the filming of The Spirit, director Frank...

Topical Punch.('Doubt' and 'Milk')(Movie review)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker With all-star casts, two new films turn headlines into high drama. John Powers reviews. Ever since the first talkies, Hollywood has loved retooling Broadway hits into star vehicles designed to cruise...

Games People Play.('A Christmas Tale')(Movie review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: John Powers editor: Valerie Steiker If J. D. Salinger had written Home for the Holidays, the results might look like Arnaud Desplechin's Christmas Tale, in which a clan is brought together by the illness of its redoubtable matriarch...

Table Talk.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: STEPHANIE LACAVA editor: Valerie Steiker Keith McNally has a gift for creating New York establishmentsBalthazar, Pastisout of thin air, but his newest venture has been around since 1937. Back then, MINETTA TAVERN was a West Village...

Fab Four.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: LAUREN WATERMAN editor: Valerie Steiker The Las Vegasbased Killers gamble everything on a new album. Dressed in dark jeans, a white T-shirt, and a dark Alexander McQueen jean jacket, Brandon Flowers, the stylish 27-year-old lead...

In The Heights.
December 1, 2008... Byline: RICHARD ALLEMAN editor: Valerie Steiker Set in a medieval watchtower, an Umbrian hotel offers luxe modernityat a great price. Commanding a hilltop between Gubbio and Monotone in the storied province of Umbria, a 1,000-year-old...

Who, Me?(Diablo Cody's United States of Tara)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Joan Juliet Buck enjoys Toni Collette's wild transformations. Diablo Cody's script for the unrepentant teen-pregnancy movie Juno won her an Oscar; at 30, she's made her niche depicting families where...

Nazi Treasure.('The Rape of Europa')(Television program review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck editor: Valerie Steiker Here is a female figure with an olive branch; what does it symbolize?" asks the teacher showing Warsaw's royal museum to his class. "Peace!" they answer. "And this woman with a sword and...

Cover Story.
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Megan O'Grady rounds up the best and brightest books of the season. First published in 1799, Robert John Thornton's The Temple of Flora (Taschen) is the ultimate in Romantic Age florilegia. From the...

Master Class.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker The season's most exciting cookbooks come from the hypermodern kitchens of world-famous chefs. Jeffrey Steingarten samples the culinary wizardry. This is the winter of the monumental cookbookmassive in...

Romeo And Juliet.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... The holiday season is easily the year's most inspired time for storytelling. And so it is always in December, when nostalgia runs high and temperatures dip low, that we begin to reminisce about other-era wonderlandsfor now, more than ever...

Love Of A Lifetime.
December 1, 2008... Byline: GIA KOURLAS Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. The story of this star-cross'd couple begins in fair Verona, where Juliet, in a heart-stopping array of dresses, falls head-over-heels for who else but Romeo. Oh, Romeo. on cupid's...

The Glitterati.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by David Sims. Bling is ancient history. Today's golden looks aren't about obnoxious ostentationthey're about warmth and shine. CAPTION(S): THAT INNER GLOW The Gilded Age, c. 1999, is over. A glamorous...

Prime Time.
December 1, 2008... By Jonathan Van Meter. Photographed by Craig McDean. With two great new roles and a body that won't quit, Jennifer Aniston is reinventing what it means to be 40 and female in Hollywood. Here she comes, in faded cutoffs and a tank top....

The Room With A View.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by FranAs.ois Halard. To complement his fabled Connecticut gardens, Oscar de la Renta created the world's grandest bed-sit. Hamish Bowles savors the magic. From the flagstone terraces of Oscar and Annette de la...

La Vie En Pose.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. As Natalia models for Francesco Clemente, Jonathan Safran Foer recalls the uncanny pleasure of sitting for his own portrait. Sometimes people are sad to be separated by a train window, and...

Bright Fire.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Irving Penn. JalapeA[+ or -]os, habaneros, chipotles, anchos, guajillos, serranos, piquinschile peppers hide the seeds of joy inside a jolting burn, and bring back Christmas in Santa Fe to Joan Juliet Buck. I...

Ice Age.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Klein. Lured by the hope of supercharged workouts, flawless skin, and a rush of euphoria, Sarah Mower spends three minutes in a cryotherapy chamber chilled to 275A[degrees] below zero. I'm standing in a...

Shine A Light.
December 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. Six of modeling's brightest stars showcase the latest supersize, show-stealing sparklers. caroline trentini F laxen-haired Brazilian beauty Caroline was discovered at thirteen (by the...

Glad Tidings.
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke What sweeter way to illustrate the season of togetherness than model Oluchi Orlandi with her son, Ugo (ABOVE), showcasing some of our favorite gifts to give (or, let's be honest, to receive)?...

In This Issue.(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2008... Page 71 (cover look): Dress, $3,500; Bergdorf Goodman; Max, Denver. Manicure, April Foreman at the Wall Group. Vogue.com 74: On Aniston: Jason Wu cardigan, $850; LFT, Dallas. Editor's letter 124: On Aniston: Cardigan by Lynne Hiriak...

Last Look.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith So, maybe you aren't dashing off to some edge-of-the-Earth adventure spa for the holidays this year. And that two-week sub-Saharan safari you wished for? Next time. But instead of getting in a huff about...