Vogue articles from February 2009

Vogue archives from February 2009

Refreshing!
February 1, 2009... Without self-renewal, culture dies. This month, we celebrate those who, with daring and determination, are rethinking some of our most cherished institutions and brands. So this is a makeover issue, on a grand scale. Which brings us to...

Letters From Readers.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... FRENCH KISS What a treat it was to see the lovely Reese Witherspoon gracing the cover of your November issue ["Innocence Abroad," by Robert Sullivan, photographed by Mario Testino]. Not only is she a talented actor, she is a devoted...

An Affair To Remember.(extramarital affairs)
February 1, 2009... After her husband betrayed her, Isabel Gillies thought her life would fall apart. It only got better. My husband, and the father of my children, fell in love with someone else and chose another life over ours. She was the new, young...

The Godfather.(Leonard Bernstein)
February 1, 2009... In order to fully know his father, Adam Green had to get to know his father's best friend, the legendary Leonard Bernstein. Throughout his life, my father's greatest joy was finding someone with whom he could share his passions. The moment...

It Girl Poppy Delevingne.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR THE FRESH-FACED ENGLISH BEAUTY HAS CONQUERED SOCIAL SCENES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. With cascading platinum-blond tresses and a mischievous smile, the 22-year-old stunner has elevated her London...

Trade Secrets.(swap party)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Fashion-conscious women have found a recession-minded way to round out their closets. William Norwich joins the party. Cooking up a storm of vegetable and pasta salads in Maggie Betts 's Greenwich...

Flock Mentality.(decoration of dresses)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Perhaps in the season of snowbirds, it's no surprise to see so many ladies ready to take flight. Burberry's feathered dress was chosen by not one but four style-setters, each interpreting it in her own way....

Happy Returns.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: William Norwich EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Wendi Murdoch celebrates her birthday with an intimate gathering of her nearest and dearest. Big birthday bashes are so last season, gone with the recession and implosion of Wall Street....

VOGUE.
February 1, 2009... FEBRUARY SIMPLE LUXURIES Balancing Your Clothing and Beauty Budgets SPRING GOES SEXY Daring Jumpsuits Smoldering Makeup Plunging Necklines VITAMIN D THE HEALTHY SIDE OF SUNSHINE Blake Lively THE...

Having A Ball.(society debut )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Scout Willis made her society debut at the eighteenth Bal des DA[c]butantes at the HA[acute accent]tel de Crillon with 23 other young beauties, but the highlight of her enchanted evening was getting the...

White Heat.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR There are ways to do fur to convey luxury and staturetake Ashley Olsen 's red-carpet vintage pelt over an accordion-pleat Galanos. And then there are ways to wear it to spike the thermostat (think bare legs...

Rio De Janeiro.(Brief article)(Travel narrative)
February 1, 2009... Byline: BY INDIA HICKS EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Would you like to see Christ this afternoon?" I was asked upon arriving. "Oh, yes, please!" I had been waiting a long time to meet Christ. And he didn't disappoint. My mother and Valentino...

Overheard.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR One used to have to travel to London for bespoke Erickson Beamon. But ever since Michelle Obama ordered custom brooches through Ikram in Chicago, ladies like Daphne Guinness and Rihanna have commissioned...

"East Is East".(travel in China)(Travel narrative)
February 1, 2009... Byline: ANDRA LEON TALLEY When Bernard Arnault invited 380 guests to a sit-down dinner in Beijing to celebrate the exhibit "Christian Dior and Chinese Artists" at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art last November, yours truly flew...

Proper English.
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sally Singer A weekend of shooting and entertaining in the country leads Plum Sykes to the very pieces she'll keep and wear forever. There is nothing I enjoy more than dressing up for the one weekend a year when my...

You're Suspended!(Taher Chemirik)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: SALLY SINGER Why one of Paris's most visionary and collectible jewelers accessorizes his accessories with a gem of a frock. Fans of Taher Chemirik's dazzlingly asymmetric chains and alluring juxtapositions of materials (ebony...

New Edition.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sally Singer FLORENCE KANE Marni launches an easy, breezy capsule collection. Maybe you take comfort in familiar things. Perhaps you were too young when Marni launched in the mid-nineties, and you missed out on those...

The Real Deal.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sally Singer MARK HOLGATE What has put a glint in the eye of jewel provocateur Tom Binns? Last September, Tom Binns presented a new collection of ornate earrings and elaborate necklaces featuring discs engraved with the...

Hits & Hisses.(snake inspired goods)(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino The python look has really snaked its way into spring, and in some very imaginative waysfrom Donna Karan's gemstoned ruched bag to Dior's bustier halter top to, of course, Prada's beautifully crumpled...

A New Light.(vitamin D)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown As scientists discover D's total-body benefits, the vitamin is enjoying its moment in the sunbut what's behind the hype? Ginny Graves reports. Despite its nickname, "the sunshine vitamin," D has long...

Brooklyn.(Directory)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown The buzzworthy borough's most sought-after gurus and hidden hot spots. SHOPPING SAIPUA Handmade bars of lusciously scented soap are on display at this tiny Red Hook boutique/flower shop. 392 Van...

Cost & Effect.(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Botox, highlights, $70 concealerin this economy? Marina Rust makes her list of what to keep and where to cut. They say your face is your fortune. For many, it's the last place they'd cut corners. A gloomy...

Talent: 1. A Leading Man.(Henry Cavill)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker CAROLINE PALMER For a long time, Henry Cavill feared he would be defined by the partsSuperman, James Bondhe didn't land. "Plan B was joining the armed forces," he admits. Luckily he held out. Winning hearts...

Travel: 2. A Seductive Hideaway.(Jardins Secrets)(Hotel review)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker RICHARD ALLEMAN Hidden behind a high wall on an unprepossessing street in NA[R]mes lies one of the most romantic small hotels in the South of France. Jardins Secrets is an eighteenth-century former inn and an...

Movies: 3. A Love Triangle.(Two Lovers)(Movie review)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker When Joaquin Phoenix announced that he was through with acting, people wondered whether he was serious or just indulging a mood. You might ask the same question of his wayward character in the offbeat...

Scene: 4. A New Favorite.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker STEPHANIE LACAVA Known for creating intimate New York haunts like the Beatrice Inn"Everything today is so big. I like doing small, warm spaces," he saysMatthew Abramcyk partnered with his brother, Jack, and...

Theater: 5. A Long-Distance Affair.(The Winter's Tale and The Cherry Orchard)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker ADAM GREEN When Simon Russell Beale was asked at a Shakespeare Guild event to name the greatest dramatist of all time, he answered Chekhov. "I told them, 'Shakespeare is God, but Chekhov is the best...

Art: 6. A Dazzling Sight.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker LESLIE CAMHI My god is light," the painter Pierre Bonnard remarked, but the accoutrements of daily lifeteacups, nasturtiumswere also objects of his devotion. In the paintings he created during his last...

Books: 7. A Tale Of Romance.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker MEGAN O'GRADY T. C. Boyle's The Women (Viking) reconstructs the unconventional private life of Frank Lloyd Wright through the women who loved him. Set against China's democratic awakening, Yiyun Li's The...

Funny Valentine.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Heart emoticons and Cupid's arrows may be flying thick and fast through the air this monthbut humor is, too. We're passionate about fashion's new mood of blithe romance (and comic topsy-turvy). A snug little hourglass suit with peaked...

It's A Madcap World.(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Steven Meisel. . . . where quirky mixes and zany spangles abound, and optimistic eclecticism rules the day. CAPTION(S): WE GO TOGETHER Marc Jacobs's spring collection is a hodgepodge of ideasBroadway,...

East Side Story.(Gossip Girl)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Mario Testino Manhattan is weathering stormy economic times. Yet on Gossip Girl, the pretty young things are partying like it's . . . well, not 2009. Alessandra Stanley talks to Blake Lively about America's favorite...

Newman's Own.(Nell Newman)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. A pioneer of the organic movement, Nell Newman is carrying on her father's legacyone snack food at a time. Robert Sullivan reports. Now that it often seems as though everyone is going greenthat...

Our Man At The Met.(Thomas Campbell at the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Dodie Kazanjian. Portrait by Annie Leibovitz "Tapestry Tom" Campbell quietly brought his dazzling scholarship to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Then he got the biggest job in the art world: as its director. Tom Campbell could...

La Dolce Vita.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Steven Meisel Your lipstick just got a lot sexier. Vicki Woods on the new line from Dolce & Gabbana. Milan is not a romantic city like Paris or Rome: The fashion capital of Italy is where people go to do...

Married To Design.(Michael and Alexandra Misczynski)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by FranAs.ois Halard. Despite high-profile clients including the Cruises and the Eisners, Michael and Alexandra Misczynski remain the decorating world's unsung heroes. Hamish Bowles admires their discreet style. In...

Minor Miracles.(mom-and-pop restaurants)(Restaurant review)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Illustration by Jane Kaplowitz. On the hunt for great food in intimate settings, Jeffrey Steingarten eats his way through lower Manhattan's mom-and-pop restaurants. I'll bet there are more mom-and-pop restaurants in New York...

Perfect Harmony.(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Mikael Jansson. Squired by valentine and fiancA[c] Albert Hammond, Jr.,of the Strokes, model Agyness Deyn rocks dynamite date dresses in a range of textures, colors, and prints. "We had been dating a month or...

Liz's Whiz.(Liz Claiborne's Isaac Mizrahi)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier Isaac Mizrahi is the new player at Liz Claiborne. And when it comes to giving American women inspiring and inexpensive workwear, the two are making sweet music. Lynn Yaeger reports. The...

Take It Easy.(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Raymond Meier. So long, structure! Spring blows in with a newly flame-haired Coco Rocha showcasing the bags to grab this season: soft, slouchy, sizable hobos. CAPTION(S): ROOM AVAILABLE An XXL...

Showtime.(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke Three irresistible actresses bringing an infectious new energy to Broadway set down their scripts to reveal their personal style and the methods, moments, and magic of life on the Great White Way . ...

In This Issue.(Directory)
February 1, 2009... Page 42 (cover look): Gown with sash ($9,350) and wood-and-metal cuff bracelet ($990); Marc Jacobs, NYC. Manicure, April Foreman at the Wall Group. Contributors 68: On Deyn: cracked-lambskin jacket, $1,725; Louis, Boston; eliseoverland.com....

Last Look.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith To hell with flower petals and sexy boudoir silks. Those sticky-sweet confections? No, thanks. This Valentine's Day we want some tougher lovesay, in the form of jagged little gems. The spiky black diamonds...