Vogue articles from June 2008

Vogue archives from June 2008

Far And Away.(Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw)
June 1, 2008... We're not above postmodernism at VOGUE. In 2002, when we first put Sarah Jessica Parker on our cover, we were winking at the fact that Carrie Bradshaw, Parker's character on Sex and the City, had found work (and the shoe closet!) writing for...

Letters From Readers.
June 1, 2008... SPRING ETERNAL This has got to be one of the best covers ever ["Positively Drew," by Julia Reed, photographed by Steven Meisel, March]. I can't stop looking at Drew Barrymore's photograph--it's mesmerizing. Raymund Garcia Newton, MA...

It Girl.(Carla Bruni-Sarkozy)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR NEWLY INITIATED FIRST LADY OF FRANCE CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY MAKES SARTORIAL SPLASHES ACROSS EUROPE. She nailed it. From her parliamentary address to her coach ride with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the...

Perfectly Matched.
June 1, 2008... William Norwich follows Alexis Bryan to her fitting of the specially designed dress she seemed destined to wear. I never wanted a big to-do, the big show for my wedding," Alexis Bryan, the Vanity Fair executive fashion editor, said the...

Dispatch St. Barth's.(St. Barth, Paris)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: BY ASHLEY McDERMOTT EVERY YEAR for the past 20 years, my husband, Jeff, and I have returned to this Paris by the sea, driving a Mini Moke to David Matthews' s Eden Rock Hotel, a jewel box teetering atop an enormous rock formation...

East Meets East At The Brooklyn Museum.(Takashi Murakami's exhibit on Brooklyn Ball)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... FASHION AND ART entwined, as they often do, to celebrate Japanese cult contemporary artist Takashi Murakami at this year's Brooklyn Ball. Inventor of Superflat (flattened Japanese graphic art) and master of all that is modern-day Pop Art,...

Talking Fashion The Mouret, The Merrier.(Roland Mouret's sophisticated dresses)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... THE CELEB SET is hooked on Roland Mouret' s sophisticated dresses, and no wonder, given that they're constructed with the curves of the female form in mind. Jacquetta Wheeler and Claudia Schiffer are fans of the French-born, London-based...

White Magic.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The style flock fetes CFDA/ VOGUE Fashion Fund finalists' instant-classic shirts for Gap Design Editions. OVERHEARD This jet-setting season, lap-of-luxury-living leader Quintessentially launches Quintessentially Escape. For a...

"This Way In".(celebrities and fashion)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --ANDR�% LEON TALLEY The summer dance dress is that all-important entrance-maker for gilt-edged invitation-only events, from debut cotillions to presentations at court. Samantha Boardman Rosen picked out her new Giambattista...

Drop Everything.(baggy pants)
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer What's with all the baggy pants? Sarah Mower looks at why many designers are going for a little more leg room. Something mighty peculiar is going on with pants, as no female with an eye for a well-cut...

Minnie Mortimer.(Interview)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --AS TOLD TO FLORENCE KANE This lover of surf and sun makes dresses that are vacation-season perfect. I wear my dresses everywhere--in New York (where I'm from) and Los Angeles (my new hometown). Plus, my husband and I are huge...

Here, Take This.(Buyers guide)
June 1, 2008... Jane Herman lets a professional do her packing, one look at a time. About two years ago I started keeping mental track of top-to-bottom looks that work exceptionally well for me. Not only is this fun and efficient, it also keeps me from...

La Boheme.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --Florence Kane With her new line, seasoned French designer and free spirit Sophie Theallet brings a touch of Parisian light to New York. Everything in Sophie Theallet's new collection has fine touches, like hand-sewn seams,...

Pack Mentality.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino Why is white the color of escape? Because it's the shade of surf and sand, and the boats and planes we board to take us away from daily routines. It's the same as a blank page in our travel journals waiting to...

VOGUE.
June 1, 2008... JUN LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX... Sarah Jessica Parker Returns as Carrie VOGUE'S On-Set Exclusive A CITY, A HOUSE, A LOVE STORY One Woman's Journey to Settling Down How Clean Is Your Water? ESSENTIAL WEDDING GUIDE for Regal,...

A Life Aquatic.
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Ocean adventuress Celine Cousteau embarks on a noteworthy new mission: fighting your fine lines and wrinkles. Catherine Piercy reports. Fresh off a five-week stint sailing along the coast of Queensland,...

Hidden Treasure.(Coqui-Coqui)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: --CHRISTINA HAN Though Tulum, Mexico, is no longer the secret it was ten years ago, visitors will still have to travel the routes of ancient explorers to find Coqui-Coqui, a beachfront boutique hotel and spa located just beyond the...

Flight School.
June 1, 2008... Thanks to security regulations, packing has taken on a whole new meaning. Sarah Brown fits it all inside a Ziploc bag. According to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations, it is perfectly acceptable to tuck a wrench,...

On The Water Front.
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Abigail Walch Bottled or tap, filtered or distilled--what's cleanest and greenest? Ginny Graves reports. I am forever parched, especially when the weather turns balmy, and in my quest to quench my thirst I've gone from...

Mood Indigo.(Alice Braga)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: JOHN POWERS editor: Valerie Steiker Brazilian actress Alice Braga bewitches costars and audiences alike in this summer's Crossing Over. Indiana Jones was my hero," says Brazilian actress Alice Braga, with an amazed laugh, of...

Fierce Creature.
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Julianne Moore stars in Savage Grace. John Powers reviews. With her blazing-red hair and bracing lack of vanity, Julianne Moore has made a career of playing women on the borderline between sanity and...

Swingtown.(opening of movies and plays)
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Adam Green crosses the Atlantic for a whirlwind tour of London's most exhilarating new shows. Broadway impresarios have been beating a path to the Cinema Haymarket, where Kneehigh Theatre's Brief...

Perfect English.(Chelsea-on-Sea)
June 1, 2008... Byline: RICHARD ALLEMAN editor: Valerie Steiker After a week of London theater, what better way to relax than in a gorgeous new boutique hotel in Norfolk. In the sixties, the county of Norfolk (about 100 miles north of London) was one...

Twist Of Fate.
June 1, 2008... Byline: GIA KOURLAS editor: Valerie Steiker Mark Morris breathes new life into Romeo and Juliet-- as it's never been seen before. Leave it to Mark Morris, the boldly inventive and musically exacting choreographer who transplanted The...

Far And Away.(Bibliography)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker In cartographically precise prose, Claire Keegan's WALK THE BLUE FIELDS (Black Cat) charts the emotional terrain of an Ireland both nostalgic and new, through characters whose desires strain the...

Transported.
June 1, 2008... To be moved. Taken away. That's why you read VOGUE, isn't it? Well, BON VOYAGE, girl: It's our annual Escapes issue, with summer stretching ahead like a never-ending series of turquoise Pacific waves. Our inner schoolgirl kicks and schemes to...

Rebel Romance.(Sex and the City: The Movie)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Annie Leibovitz As women all over the country hold their breath for Sex and the City: The Movie, Sarah Jessica Parker imagines Carrie's honeymoon with Mr. Big. Plum Sykes reports from the set as she plays movie star...

San Francisco Chronicles.(Buyers guide)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Mario Testino Daywear takes on a cinematic Hitchcockian polish--ladylike dresses and seductive pencil skirts paired with killer heels. Actor Pierce Brosnan wends his way along the Northern California coast with...

Free Agent.(Mamma Mia!)(Movie review)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Adam Green. In his latest post-Bond incarnation, Pierce Brosnan serenades Streep in Mamma Mia! Last summer, Pierce Brosnan found himself at Pinewood Studios, outside London, reporting for work on the same soundstage where he...

From Here To Timbuktu . . .
June 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Mikael Jansson. . . . and beyond. Sally Singer travels to the end of the earth for a little night music. It's hard to imagine a more chic and gloriously Mrs. Thurston Howell III--like rebuff to E-mail messages...

Cindy Mccain Takes A Moment.(Interview)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Julia Reed. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy. During a break from the campaign trail at her beachside retreat, Mrs. McCain belies her image as a passive political wife to reveal a life full of passions and surprises. I t is a...

Falling Off The Map.(Patagonia)(Travel narrative)
June 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. On the ultimate fitness fantasy, Rebecca Johnson seizes a golden opportunity: exploring the colossal glaciers and craggy peaks of Patagonia. You never forget your first iceberg. Mine was...

Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary.(wedding ideas)
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke Inspired by fashion rebel Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City: The Movie, VOGUE celebrates the bride-to-be with a singular sense of style. Whether she wants to break with tradition or break new ground,...

In This Issue.
June 1, 2008... Page 24 (cover look): Dress to order at Versace boutiques. Earrings at Stephen Russell, NYC; (212) 570-6900. Diamond ring set in platinum; Cartier boutiques; (800) CARTIER; cartier.com. Branches bracelet, $5,875; Balenciaga, NYC. Feather...

Last Look.(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith And so, with soaring spirits and souvenir-packed suitcases, we arrive at our final destination--the Philippines. It is here in Manila, on the island of Luzon, that designer Tina Maristela Ocampo turns the...