Vogue articles from November 2004

Vogue archives from November 2004

preppy dreams; As a California freshman at Yale, Ann Packer tried and tried to emulate East Coast style.(Column)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Ann Packer I arrived at Yale on a late-summer day in 1977. I was wearing a grass-green T-shirt with a green gingham collar and placket, and wide-leg jeans with front patch pockets. I had taken a red-eye from San Francisco, and I...

head strong; Facing cancer is hard enough without worrying about your hair.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Susan P. Halpern When I was eight, I had hair down to my waist. Each morning before I left for school, my mother would plait it carefully into French braids. Matching grosgrain ribbons cut on the bias (so as not to fray) were tied...

girl of the moment jemima khan.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... With British heiress Jemima Khan turning 30, moving back to England after the end of her marriage to Imran Khan, and subsequently discovering new love, the daughter of the late Sir James Goldsmith and his wife (who recently published a memoir,...

trend of the month silk trade.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... For Tom Ford's last collection for Yves Saint Laurent, he looked back to 1977, a significant year in the Saint Laurent archives, since it was then that the legend launched Opium and created the chinoise designs that were almost instantly...

trend of the month easy breezy.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Bright pink, purple, and blue floral prints were popular at the recent New York fashion shows. Mandy Moore, in ankle-length chiffon, chatted with friend Ivanka Trump front row at Behnaz Sarafpour. Christy Turlington arrived at Pier 54 to see...

trend of the month couture culture.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Seeing a princess at a royal wedding or a social doyenne at the opening night of the opera wearing couture does not come as a surprise-but a celebrity on the red carpet? Movie stars are now looking to the couture houses in Paris for their...

polite society; In the age of Paris Hilton, writes William Norwich, a true subversive practices good manners.
November 1, 2004... Byline: William Norwich Rather like how in the countryside people wake up to zoning issues only when, say, the first McDonald's hamburger foundation is poured in their paradise, social New Yorkers have just gotten around to talking about...

hooray for hollywould; With the launch of her new resort line of bright, slinky jersey dresses, there's little doubt accessories designer Holly Dunlap is headed for the big time, as Hamish Bowles discovers.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Hamish Bowles On a balmy spring morning in Florence, Holly Dunlap is turning the heads of what would appear to be the city's entire male population. Her blonde mane pulled into a ponytail and her eyes veiled with Chanel shades,...

Pool house; Swimsuit designer Tomas Maier plunges into his first store.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Should you have spent the last ten years plotting and planning your very first store, you too would be excused for becoming a mite obsessive. Such is the case with Tomas Maier, who wouldn't dive into retail's deep end...

This is the life; Living a low-profile existence in the 'burbs, designing for the very high-profile Gap.(Interview)(Biography)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Robert Sullivan A cool thing about Pina Ferlisi, who is one of the most influential fashion designers in America today, is that she doesn't act like one of the most influential fashion designers in America today. There's no car...

The natural; Hussein Chalayan launches an environmentally themed line.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sarah Mower Hush! What's that stirring in the intriguing world of Hussein Chalayan? Why, it's a remarkably cute ecologically themed second collection, primed to emerge this spring. The new baby, Chalayan, has all the DNA traits of...

Flying down to rio; With stopovers in So Paulo and Salvador, the Express design team blitzed Brazil, stalking inspiration for 2005.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Sometimes, I swear, this job is just like Fear Factor," says Andrew Maag, executive vice president of design for Express. Maag and his team-Johanna Howard, Sun Lee, and Helene Bizouerne-have just arrived in Brazil and...

That girl; With an incredible knack for sourcing the best accessories, could Jessica Simpson be the next SJP.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Irini Arakas This is the thing about Jessica," says Tina Simpson, mother and fashion guru to the blonde reality-show princess. "She is just an everyday girl, like Sarah Jessica Parker. She doesn't intimidate women with her personal...

It's vegas, baby! Luck is definitely a lady as far Agent Provocateur is concerned.(Serena Rees)(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Lynn Yaeger There has always been this wonderful image of Vegas in my mind, something out of the forties or fifties and really, really glamorous," confesses Serena Rees, who, with her husband, Joseph Corre, owns the famously saucy...

Something's afoot; Feels like a sneaker-looks like Tara Subkoff has done it again.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Talk about strange bedfellows," says Stacy Lastrina, a senior VP for the Jones Apparel Group, parent company of Easy Spirit, the comfortable-footwear manufacturers. "But she came to us!" Tara Subkoff, one of the fashion world's most notorious...

She's crafty; Ninh Wysocan debuts a collection of finely wrought jewelry.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Irini Arakas Basically, I make things day and night," says Ninh Wysocan, a 30-year-old jeweler who crafts intricate drop earrings and necklaces out of pearls, sterling silver, and patinated Indian threads. "I listen while I work:...

L'Afrique, c'est chic; Resort's best dress has roots in Lagos and London.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sally Singer Funny how a dress can feel like a classic from the first zip. In the spring, I tried on a V-neck frock with billowing sleeves at OG2, a tiny boutique at the scruffier end of Portobello Road. It has rarely come off...

Risks bring rewards; It doesn't necessarily pay today to obsess about logos: Catch the most sought-after accessories this season by investing in shoes and bags from emerging designers.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Irini Arakas When it comes to accessories this fall, have a little faith in the unknown. Forgo the expected Blahnik or Choo for something strappy and perhaps turquoise from Dacade (Laurance, that is; she's not yet on surname...

Ask Mrs. Exeter; Is sexiness the exclusive preserve of the young.
November 1, 2004... What do you think is sexy dressing for grown-up women? You see, just like our presidential candidates, I, too, am blessed with two wonderful daughters, two thoroughly modern young women starting great careers and romances. For their...

Craft work.(handbags)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Fashion's newfound sense of decorum is all very well and good-by all means, cover those midriffs! stock up on hats and gloves!-but in the rush toward modesty chic, a crucial detail has been overlooked: What purse do you carry? So far, most ...

Queen of the hop; By starring as Sandra Dee in Beyond the Sea, Kate Bosworth continues her reign as America's sweetheart.(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sally Singer Roles come to actors when they need them," says Kate Bosworth, fiddling with her grandmother's childhood ring (Bosworth's fingers are so tiny that she can twirl this minute gold hoop around her pinkie). It is, of...

Opening night; Eight years after burning to the ground, Venice's famed opera house rises to the occasion with La Traviata.(Gran Teatro la Fenice)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Matthew Gurewitsch If you like your opera houses frilly, none will please you better than the rhapsody in sky-blue, cream, gold, and rose known as the Gran Teatro la Fenice, in Venice. Literally the "Grand Phoenix Theater," it has...

Welcome to Japan; As Pacific Overtures arrives on Broadway this month, Adam Green gets a lesson in translation.
November 1, 2004... Unless you keep up with what's on the boards in the Pacific Rim these days, you probably have never heard of Amon Miyamoto, who, as it turns out, is Japan's leading director of musical theater, not to mention its biggest fan. Miyamoto first...

Power plays.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Adam Green The phrase political theater generally calls to mind what the critic John Coleman dubbed "the state of alienation known as Brechtian, but what we used to call bored stiff." On the New York stage this month, two crackling...

Off the wall.(wallpapers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Bess Rattray Just as a whitewashed loft decorated with nothing but a slim vase of calla lilies defined the minimalist interiors of the Calvin Klein years, nothing shouts "eccentric elegance" louder today than a giddy clash of...

Blue horizon; Set on a private peninsula, Vietnam's newest resort offers bungalows by the sea.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Richard Alleman Once entry restrictions eased, Vietnam became one of the biggest travel stories of the nineties. At first the offerings were limited. Happily, things perked up toward the end of the decade with luxury hotels...

The H man cometh; Joan Juliet Buck tallies the wounded doctors, disses the sloppy monarch, and salutes the one hero on television this month.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Joan Juliet Buck Huff smokes. His mother, a skinny blonde installed in the guest house, is a monster of selfishness. His wife is a rock who hates his mother, his brother is locked up in an institution, his son is a little too...

Animal desire; A highly anticipated show presents fauna-inspired finery as fierce as it is flamboyant.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Hamish Bowles Man's desire to assume the attributes or flaunt the trophies of the animal world dates back through the millennia. Cave paintings show exultant hunters in animal-pelt skirts, and there is hieroglyphic evidence to...

Magic-carpet ridee; An eclectic atelier brightens up a New York institution.(Madeline Weinrib)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Aimee Cho In a far-flung corner at the top of ABC Carpet & Home's massive Manhattan flagship, a storage facility has recently been transformed into a bright and spacious nook. The light, uncluttered studio sits in dramatic contrast...

Titlehere.(On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen: Completely Revised and Updated)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey Steingarten Yesterday, as we lit into the last of the summer's tomatoes-deep crimson, their thin skins barely able to hold their juices, tasting as sweet as Twinkies, as tart as fresh lemonade, and with a more intense...

Love songs.(Runaway)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Taylor Antrim Alice Munro has populated Runaway (Knopf), her latest collection, with heroines who follow their gamblers' hearts. In the title story, Carla tries to leave a brutal husband. In "Passion," Grace takes a long drive with...

On the road; A new biography follows the wanderings of Paul Bowles, the original hipster.(Paul Bowles: A Life)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Kate Bolick Paul and Jane Bowles enjoyed one of the more extraordinary marriages in the history of American letters. His output (countless musical scores, prolific fiction, collaborations with the likes of Tennessee Williams)...

Kiss and tell.(Casanova in Bolzano)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Adena Spingarn He may be based only loosely on his namesake, but the ladykiller in Sandor Marai's Casanova in Bolzano (Knopf) has one thing in common with his historical counterpart-he is always looking for love but plays the game...

Bread & water; A little-known soup once fed to French prisoners, Jeffrey Steingarten writes, has evolved into a dish fit for kings.(panades)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey Steingarten You know how, when you're walking in the woods hunting for mushrooms, and you can't spot even one little fungus, and just as you're feeling like a total failure as a woodsman or woodswoman, as a naturalist or...

Pilgrims' progress; Thanksgiving in a Manhattan loft is a down-home affair when Kyle Maclachlan mans the stove.
November 1, 2004... Byline: William Norwich As is the case on most special occasions, a lot needed to be accomplished before the dozen or so guests arrived tonight. "Buy the flowers; get the cheese and the wine," said Desiree Gruber, an uber-public...

the price is right; You don't have to spend a fortune to look great.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sarah Brown Manhattan dermatologist Lisa Airan, M.D., loves to shop. She buys her shoes at Manolo Blahnik, her bags at Hermes, and her eye cream and cleanser at . . . the drugstore. Today we're far away from Fifth Avenue, in...

French dressing; John Frieda helps star stylist Serge Normant bring haute hair to Madison Avenue.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Maggie Bullock With five strokes, Serge Normant sweeps his Mason Pearson through model/ author Sophie Dahl's bright, buttery hair, whipping it up into a Dallas-worthy froth. Just as deftly, he skims it back, slides in a...

Ciao Bella! Inspired by citrus groves and Mediterranean vistas, Italian beauty is more than indulgent-it's magnifico.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Maggie Bullock From the age-defying bombshell factor of Sophia Loren to the youthful, effervescent chic of knitwear scion Margherita Missoni, donnas-glamorous, vaguely mysterious, 10,000-watt-women-have been bringing the world to...

Overheard.(new products)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... It used to be, there was high, and then there was low. Today, there's the stylish high-low hybrid-personified by the eclectic chic oozing out of Sarah Jessica Parker's Fred Leighton-accessorized Gap ads (a $70,000 diamond-and-ruby brooch pinned...

Arch angel; Irina Krupnik, New York's newly crowned brow queen, comes from Russia, with love.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sarah Brown There must be something in the water in Nizhniy Novgorod. First the tiny Russian town gave the world Natalia Vodianova, the bewitching cover girl and L'Oreal model; now comes another fashion-forward import, Irina...

Back stabbers; A cure for back pain has eluded doctors and physical therapists alike.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Karen Stabiner It is late in the day, and my back feels like a grid of sailor's knots. After a long week at the computer, my head leans forward like a turtle's and my shoulders hunch. I berate myself for not heeding my inner voice,...

The lovely bones.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Adena Spingarn Among all the parts that make up a healthy body, bones aren't getting nearly enough attention, according to a recent Stanford University School of Medicine report. Researchers found that millions of Americans who...

From $10 to $10,000.
November 1, 2004... What price fashion? Well . . . whatever you can afford. There is a democratic movement afoot as we learn to dress with a playfully contradictory mix of high and low. This month we celebrate the hautest end of the style spectrum-the glorious...

Look home ward, angel; Jennifer Connelly has moved back to Brooklyn, her hometown, with her movie star husband (Paul Bettany), two gorgeous kids, and Oscar in tow.(Interview)(Biography)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Michael Specter Jennifer Connelly has a serious request to make. "I want to be taken less seriously,'' she told me late one afternoon this summer. We had been riding our bicycles in Brooklyn's Prospect Park until the sun forced us...

Having it all; She treasures Chanel-but still trawls H&M. Tuleh's Amanda Brooks teaches Mark Holgate why cost is never an issue when it comes to true fashion.(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate In an ideal world, every Vogue reader would get the chance to go shopping with Amanda Brooks at least once in her lifetime. Watching Brooks evaluate whatever catches her eye-be it a $19 shirt at H&M in New York (print...

The player; Model Karolina Kurkova funks up her glamazon looks with custom-made sneakers and thrifty finds.(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Eve Macsweeney It's fashion week in New York. After an hour of being literally sewn into a pale-green hourglass dress in Zac Posen's studio-the poor girl won't be able to eat so much as a peanut between now and his show two days...

Bucking the trends; As creative director for Levi's, Caroline Calvin is an authority on authenticity.(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sally Singer Caroline Calvin, the creative director of Levi's, is snooping around in La Rosa, a vintage store on San Francisco's Haight Street. It's the jewelry case that interests her, and anything that's of interest to Caroline...

Blessed estate; So Jerry met Jessica, and Jessica begat Sascha and Julian, yadda, yadda; and then they moved into a $50 million house.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sally Singer On my first outing to East Hampton to visit the Seinfelds at their country spread, a team of turf guys was rolling out miles of lawn in front of their new beachfront house. At that time-June 2004-Jessica and Jerry...

the stranger behind the camera; A Notebook at Random is Irving Penn's visual memoir-a look back, writes Jay Fielden, at the cultural giants, fashion legends, and lost worlds that have driven his life and work.(Interview)(Biography)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Jay Fielden Exalted though the name Irving Penn may be in the worlds of fashion and photography, the man himself has always preferred the flip side of fame-privacy almost to the point of anonymity. In his 60-odd-year career,...

The big chill; Save your skin and face the elements fearlessly with a new, ultrarich extreme cream.
November 1, 2004... Whether it's jockeying for a place on the waiting list for Balenciaga's fur-lined, swashbuckling winter boots or pulling grandma's beloved fox stole out of cold storage, chances are you started prepping for winter's arrival long before...

Beauty below zero; Cold-weather relief at the chicest peaks.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Maggie Bullock Spa at Four Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, WY. Enjoy ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes, then hole up in one of the spa's private suites for an 80-minute shea-butter body wrap. (307) 732-5000. Les...

You're Hired! Ten innovative designers make the cut as finalists of Vogue and the CFDA's new Fashion Fund award.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Sally Singer Who would a fashion designer be? I thought I knew something about the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that blameless young creative types regularly suffer; but it was not until I became a judge for the...

Behnaz Sarafpour; Next spring her clothes may look east, but Behnaz Sarafpour is out to conquer the globe.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate When Behnaz Sarafpour chose to show her spring 2005 collection at New York's iconic Tiffany & Co., she knew all too well that she would have to tread lightly with the Audrey Hepburn references. "That would have been so...

Peter Som; Some may like it haute and hip, but Peter Som is happiest when he's creating feel-good fashion that can be worn by all.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Some designers stray so far from their roots, you would need a map to find your way back to their origins. And some-like Peter Som-reveal their background with every single design step they take. Som was raised in San...

Doo.Ri; New York, Milan, Paris . . . New Jersey.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate How's this for a reverse commute? Every morning, Doo-Ri Chung leaves her apartment in West Chelsea at 7:00 a.m. on the dot and heads across the Hudson to her studio in New Jersey. At 5:00 p.m., she returns to...

Proenza Schouler; For inventive young label Proenza Schouler, it takes two to make a standout statement.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Proenza Schouler's Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough are bouncing back and forth, in that you-start-and-I'll-finish way of theirs, in answer to the question of which fashion house currently represents how they'd...

Edmundo Castillo; In designing New York's sexiest shoes, Edmundo Castillo knew that he had to do them his way-with an exuberant, downtown spirit.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Here's what Edmundo Castillo thinks is important about designing women's shoes: Do nothing that's too classic, too bizarre, or too much like Manolo Blahnik. The last point is very, very important. "Sometimes I'll...

Dean harris; How does Dean Harris make his jewelry shine.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Sometimes a designer takes a circuitous route to his true calling. (Can you really see Tom Ford as an actor? Miuccia Prada as a political activist?) Such is the case with jeweler Dean Harris, whose resume includes...

Habitual; To grow their hip denim line, Habitual's Nicole and Michael Colovos heeded the call to go west.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Coming to California has made us so much more relaxed," says Habitual's Michael Colovos, who with his business partner and wife, Nicole, swapped New York's East Village for Los Angeles's Venice in late 2002. The reason...

libertine; With mysterious sleight of hand, Libertine's Johnson Hartig and Cindy Greene make magical, one-of-a-kind fashion.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate Just think: If it weren't for Fedex, Libertine might never have survived. Design partners Johnson Hartig (he's in L.A.) and Cindy Greene (she's in NYC) have always been notoriously tight-lipped about the creative...

Cloak: Dark forces are at work at Cloak, the label that intends to stylishly shake up the dress codes of men across America.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate At first glance, the Cloak persona, as directed by Alexandre Plokhov, is magnificently menacing. All that slickly executed noir severity . . . sharp suits with even sharper shoulders . . . soviet-era military coats... ..

Derek Lam: A new chapter is being written in American fashion: Designers like Derek Lam want their clothes to tell a compelling story.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Holgate New York designers have always been in too much of a hurry to spin a yarn around their collections: You want to watch a story unfold? Go to the movies. They were happy to leave it to the Europeans to wax lyrical about...

heart's desire; What's not to love about resort's romantic new look.
November 1, 2004... What better way to take the chill off November than to cherry-pick from the cruise collections? Resort is where to find the clothes that will transform what you already have-and give you a stylish head start on next season. (Take a look at Vera...

sharp acts.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Pencils at the ready: Fins Denim cuts the sharpest, skinniest straight skirts from supersoft denim (about $165, at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC). Gwyneth got there first, but these jean skirts for grown-ups are still enough under the radar to be...

The fake's progress.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Delicious, smoky, "dirty" diamonds were once the preserve of jewelry that had been a.) passed down through generations or b.) passed on to be sold at Fred Leighton. Trouble was, such jewelry tends to come with price tags featuring a terrifying...

horoscope.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Athena Starwoman november This month, "go after your dreams" stars are in effect, and it's time to seize whomever and whatever you desire. Make those important calls, seek out the limelight, and launch yourself into...

IN THIS ISSUE.
November 1, 2004... Page 56 (cover look): Cotton-and-linen dress with embroidered flowers and pearls, $4,800. Louis Vuitton boutiques. 19th-century earrings mounted in 18K yellow gold, $5,500. Pat Saling, NYC. For an appointment, call (212) 582-3355. Manicure,...

directory.(fashion stores)(Brief Article)(Directory)
November 1, 2004... ABERCROMBIE & FITCH www.aber- crombie.com Adrienne Vittadini www.adriennevittadini.com (866) 479-3757 AGENT PROVOCATEUR www.agentprovocateur.com ASPREY www.asprey.com (800) 883-2777 BACCARAT...

Last look.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... You don't have to be an anthropologist to deduce that the natural habitat of the Gucci woman has changed somewhat. In the 1990s, Ms. Gucci was the kind of decadent man killer who only ever saw dawn break from the inside of a black limousine on...

City of ambition.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Anna Wintour This last year has seen a fantastic blossoming of New York fashion talent. It's been well over a decade since Marc Jacobs, Isaac Mizrahi, and Michael Kors emerged, and this is the first time since that I have a real...

hello, beautiful!(fashion shows, trends)
November 1, 2004... Byline: Andre Leon Talley What do women really want? It's something known as beautiful. Beautiful could be the sheer simplicity of head-to-toe white; beautiful could be an inverted tulip skirt of pink faille (don't call it a pouf!) worn...