Vogue articles from November 2008

Vogue archives from November 2008

The Ex Factor.(first wife)
November 1, 2008... At eighteen, Anne Taylor Fleming fell for an older man. When the marriage later faced a crisis, she turned to an unexpected place for help: his first wife. On a luminous, sunny fall day, I am sitting next to my husband, Karl, in a simple...

Red Revolution.(post-Soviet Russian fashion)
November 1, 2008... As a recent college grad in the chaotic days of post-Soviet Russia, Eve Conant learned to dress with radical abandon. In the months following the breakup of the USSR, the best shopping in Moscow could be found only in what the Soviets...

It Girl.(Coco Brandolini)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR SHE RADIATES IN ANY DESIGNER SHE WEARS, BUT FOR HER BIG DAY, COCO BRANDOLINI CHOSE MENTOR OSCAR DE LA RENTA. WILLIAM NORWICH SNEAKS A PEEK. Aveil. That's what I want to discuss today. I don't want a...

Rising Tide.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Why the wave of shorts appearing on style-setters this fall? Global warming? A reluctance to let go of summer? Most likely their versatility, as evidenced by Ferebee Bishop Taube, who paired a beachworthy...

Mad About Thakoon.
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR CAPTION(S): MICHELLE OBAMA, AUGUST 2008. AMANDA BROOKS, SEPTEMBER 2008. OLIVIA CHANTECAILLE, SEPTEMBER 2008. ELEANOR YLVISAKER, SEPTEMBER 2008.

Canada.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: BY COCO ROCHA EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR There's something more than simply a hometown affinity that draws me back to Canada from the excitement of traveling and modeling. I was born in Toronto and raised in Richmond in British...

Full Speed Ahead.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Fresh from Beijing and the U.S. Open, Olympians and tennis players followed the fast track to New York Fashion Week. Maria Sharapova traded in her on-court minis for a polished frock at Peter Som's show;...

All About Arlenis.(Arlenis Sosa)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Fashion's freshest face makes a more-than-memorable runway debut in New York. Arlenis! Arlenis!" cries a frantic backstage television reporter, jostling for a word with the leggy, nineteen-year-old...

Backstage Goes Green.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Eco and Chic went hand in hand at the New York collections. Aveda--whose styling teams worked a handful of the hottest young designer shows (Alexander Wang, Rodarte, 3.1 Phillip Lim, and Preen)--continued...

Hot To Trot.(Fashion Week)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR If you're seated first row at Fashion Week, it's all about putting your best foot forward. FROM LEFT: Nicholas Kirkwood's lattice peep-toes and Balenciaga's pastel-yellow ankle-barers flattered pretty pedis....

Hello, Doily.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Miuccia Prada, doyenne of fashion's trendmakers, has deemed lace the material of the season. Leaps and bounds beyond its frilly-tablecloth past, the tactile textile was seen on modern women everywhere, from...

Win-Win Situation.(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Competition brings out the best in us. That, says William Norwich, also applies to our behavior whatever the outcome. Come Election Day the country will break down into two basic camps, winners and...

Overheard.(Lauren Bush, Stephanie Seymour, John Whitledge)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR New York--based soigne social Lauren Bush launches her sustainable clothing line Lauren Pierce (her grandmother's maiden name), while Los Angeleno Kimberly Ovitz (daughter of Michael ) debuts her own label,...

A Woman In Full.(Nicole Kidman)
November 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR As Baz Luhrmann's swashbuckling Australia arrives in theaters, its star Nicole Kidman is discovering the calmer joys of new motherhood, writes John Powers. The ancient Greeks claimed that you can never...

Man Of The Moment.(Marc Jacobs)
November 1, 2008... In my life in the fashion trenches, there have been only two collections that were seismic moments destined to become part of the legacy of modern fashion history. The first was YSL's Broadway Suit collection of January 1978, my first-ever...

Point Purchases.(Mamie Gummer, Iffie Okoronkwo Aitkenhead, Louise Neri)
November 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer The resort collections are a great resource for real clothes that can be worn daily. Here, three women who shop selectively and intelligently break it down. 1. mamie gummer What does a young ingenue...

Style It Like Stefano.(Stefano Pilati)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Sarah Mower editor: Sally Singer Gender-crossing clothes are nothing new in the house of Yves Saint Laurent. But, asks Sarah Mower , what purpose do they serve if not a political one? It's quite hard to drag a full admission...

Oh, Jemima!(Jemima Khan)
November 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Sally Singer discovers why the famously private heiress threw her legendary style into the Azzaro ring. A few years ago, the fabulous British heiress and humanitarian activist Jemima Khan had that...

My Secret Identity.(Proenza Schouler handbag collection (PS1))(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: FLORENCE KANE editor: Sally Singer Proenza Schouler reveals its first handbag collection. New York had a sneak peek at the very first Proenza Schouler handbag collection, PS1, without even realizing it. While finalizing their...

Asian Purl.(Sacai label)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: MARK HOLGATE editor: Sally Singer Cult Japanese knitwear label Sacai spins some intriguingly beautiful yarns. Chitose Abe, the designer behind Sacai, isn't given to nostalgia. She has delved into the past for a design reference...

Island Special.(Il Sandalo )
November 1, 2008... Byline: ALEXANDRA MACK editor: Sally Singer The family that first cobbled Capri's signature sandals comes to the East Coast. If you cut my veins, there's not blood coming out but shoes!" Jessica Tesorone's father-in-law, Luciano...

Loose Diamonds.
November 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer When she becomes the latest victim in a string of burglaries in L.A., Amy Ephron discovers the true value of jewelry. When I was eight, my friend "Jenny" and I invented a game--we'd both read The Secret...

History Class.(Yoox)
November 1, 2008... Byline: MARK HOLGATE editor: Sally Singer A renowned art academic puts her own fashion past online. When it comes to vintage fashion, provenance is all, and this cache couldn't be, quite frankly, any more storied. Yoox is selling 26...

Time Flies.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino PHOTOGRAPHED BY RICHARD PIERCE Color-blocking has been a major presence in fashion for the past few seasons, and designers are brilliant about combining bold hues. But we can also look to the natural world for...

Petal Pushing.(Mika Ninagawa's capsule collection for Shu Uemura )(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: Sarah Brown Shu Uemura is in bloom, thanks to Tokyo art star Mika Ninagawa. Kaleidoscopic color and a lust for larger-than-life flowers are the unmistakable calling cards of Japanese photographer/director and all-around...

Dear Jeanne.(Jeanne Lanvin )(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown "Ambassador of Elegance" was the name filmmaker Sacha Guitry bestowed upon Jeanne Lanvin when he presented her with France's Legion d'honneur in 1938. It was a fitting title and one that current Lanvin creative...

The Home Stretch.
November 1, 2008... Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG editor: Abigail Walch With the latest portable Pilates props, you can lengthen and strengthen anywhere, anytime. While yoga studios are as ubiquitous as Starbucks, Pilates has maintained a relatively...

Creature Comforts.(pampering for pets)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINA HAN editor: Abigail Walch The best resorts now cater to you--and your furry friends. Down-filled beds, beach cabanas, moonlight walks . . . some of the best spas and resorts now offer round-the-clock pampering for...

Surf & Turf.(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Byline: CATHERINE PIERCY editor: Abigail Walch The season's most-wanted resort makeup captures the best of sea and sun. Perhaps no one understood the transformative power of brilliant blue seascapes and sunny island skies like the...