Vogue articles from October 2008

Vogue archives from October 2008

VOGUE.
October 1, 2008... OCT The Future of Younger-Looking Skin NEEDLE-FREE BOTOX BEAUTY & BRAINS Rachel Weisz Why She's One of Hollywood's Smartest Stars LIFE AFTER BREAST CANCER Not Just Surviving but Thriving ENDURING LOVE HOW A MARRIAGE OVERCAME...

Bonjour, Paris.
October 1, 2008... Byline: Anna Wintour This month, Patrick Demarchelier is honored with a retrospective of his work at the Petit Palais museum in Paris. It's a sign of his extraordinary standing in the world of photography, and nobody is more delighted than...

Letters From Readers.(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2008... URBAN FAIRY TALE Congratulations are in order for Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman--especially since I've heard Kidman has been trying to become pregnant for years ["Days of Heaven," by John Powers, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, July]....

Beyond Borders.(interracial marriage)
October 1, 2008... Worlds apart, from culture to social strata, Christina Thompson and her husband built a marriage aware of but not gripped by class difference. In the early years of our marriage, people always used to ask us how we'd met. It was not in...

Costumes For The Revolution.(Personal account)
October 1, 2008... Joan Juliet Buck remembers working at glamour in the late 1960s and dressing ex tically to offset a climate of political mayhem. The summer of 1968 began at dawn on June 5, in my grandmother's living room. Andy Warhol had been shot two days...

It Girl.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR IT GIRL WITH A PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE, DIANE KRUGER LENDS DRAMATIC FLAIR TO EVERYTHING SHE WEARS. D iane Kruger is no stranger to the spotlight. The Hildesheim, Germany--born beauty studied at London's...

It Girl Out On The Town.
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR CAPTION(S): MAY 2008 IN ALBERTA FERRETTI. JANUARY 2008 IN RALPH LAUREN. JULY 2008 IN 7 FOR ALL MANKIND JEANS AND BALENCIAGA BAG. MAY 2008 IN BALENCIAGA.

Runway To Change.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Politically minded designers fashion limited-edition collectibles for the Obama campaign. William Norwich takes a look at the goods. For a daily digest of the week's chicest parties and most exclusive...

Belles On Wheels.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR For the modern woman, there's no limit to what you can wear en route to wherever you are going--no matter the mode of transportation you use to get there. Jessica Joffe' s extralong Oscar de la Renta...

ST.-Tropez.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: BY POPPY DELEVINGNE EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Every year, my family rents a divine villa in St.-Tropez, one of my most beloved vacation spots. Before setting off, we spend time with my grandmother in St. Jean Cap Ferrat. Once we...

Making The Rounds.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR If there is an upside to the high price of gas, it's the demise of that tacky campaign symbol the bumper sticker. In its place, the button has returned, thanks to a man who knows a thing or two about...

Heavily Favored.
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR When asking for (or declining to) help, keep things short and sweet, says William Norwich. If you are attending political events and fund-raisers this high-stakes election season, you can't fail to...

Overheard.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Competition is steep this Halloween, what with the deluge of costumed extravaganzas. Bette Midler and Michael Kors bring us the annual Hulaween benefit again, up against famed masquerader Allison Sarofim...

It's A Mad World.(Mad Men, Michael Kors)
October 1, 2008... The critically acclaimed series Mad Men on AMC fueled Michael Kors's fall/winter collection--imbued with the kind of impeccability associated with the world of domestic Grace Kelly --wannabe Betty Draper, wife of the series' lead, Donald...

Haute Kotur.(Fiona Kotur Marin)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: --A.L.T. Tilda Swinton, Drew Barrymore, and Gwyneth Paltrow love Kotur, which launched as a collection of evening bags made from exquisite couture brocades and silks from the sixties and seventies. The Hong Kong-based designer,...

Stronger Than Ever.
October 1, 2008... Byline: MARK HOLGATE editor: Sally Singer The house of Thierry Mugler, home to the powerful, body-sculpted, glamazon Valkyrie, is back with a new designer and a new face--Naomi Watts. For one of her first official duties as ambassador...

The New Bijoux.
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Made with butterfly wings or meteorites, feathers or funny faces, the latest baubles are an enchanting and curious lot. Florence Kane is charmed. 1. larkspur & hawk A collector of Old World jewels...

Fantasy Highland.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer HAMISH BOWLES Scottish designer Bill Gibb defined the hippie-deluxe look of 1970s London. British designers are storytellers, dreamers," says John Galliano. "This was really the essence of the romance...

A Twist, To The Wrist.(long sleeves)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Plum Sykes revels in the allure of a beautifully executed, limb-lengthening long sleeve. There are three things a woman really needs at 38: a husband, at least one child, and a dress with long sleeves,...

Heimstone.(Delphine Delafon, Alix Petit)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer AS TOLD TO MARK HOLGATE The deux gamines behind this Paris label reveal their globe-trotting style. ALIX PETIT: Heimstone began in 2006. We started doing knotted bracelets, and swimsuits made out of vintage...

Style Sheets.(books about fashion and art)(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer JANE HERMAN text by Susan Yelavich Though they won't hang in your closet, these four new books will fill a collector's quota. How does one get fashion in decade-spanning volumes for less than $100? Either...

Bliss Travels.
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Newly married, Louisa Thomas left New York for Berlin with two suitcases and only an inkling of what she actually liked to wear. Feeling every bit the foreigner, she turned to fashion and found herself. In...

Louisa's Berlin.(Directory)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer oeBER Augustrasse 26A; ueber-store.de Each trinket and trifle in this concept store perfectly manifests a chosen theme, from Ordnung --order--to Muiggang --idleness. ADDRESS ...

Heart & Soles.(Promoting Use of Renewable Energy)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG A husband-and-wife shoe-designer team goes green Having met after he heard the siren song of her clattering heels, Binith Shah and Elizabeth Rickard--in relatively short order--launched...

To Dye For.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino Psychedelic tie-dye became de rigueur in the sixties for any self-respecting hippie. But it was Halston who ought to be credited with taking the counterculture's calling card to high fashion, using the colorful...

The Art Of Perfume.
October 1, 2008... Byline: Catherine Piercy. editor: Sarah Brown With a little help from painter Sophie Matisse, rising fragrance star Kilian Hennessy reimagines the perfume bottle. On a Thursday afternoon in a sunlit Tribeca studio, artist Sophie...

Romano & Juliette.(Romano Ricci's Juliette Has a Gun)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Catherine Piercy. editor: Sarah Brown Fashion and fragrance are all in the family for this dashing young perfume creator. "L'Air du Temps is the fragrance of my childhood," says Romano Ricci, great-grandson of French couturier...

Beyond Botox.
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown New versions of the miraculous wrinkle cure are coming--one doesn't even require a needle. Sarah Brown reports. When Botox first appeared on the scene, back in the early nineties, the proposition seemed...

Secret Address.(mastiha)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Catherine Piercy editor: Sarah Brown MASTIHA--the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial sap produced by trees on the Greek island of Chios--has been calming complexions, strengthening nails, and soothing stomachs since...

Life Savers.(websites)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Jancee Dunn editor: Abigail Walch What to read, join, and wear to move from survivor to thriver. CANCER AND CAREERS A marvelously comprehensive resource, this site offers guidance on everything from how to share the news...

Match Pointe.(Jardin aux Lilas)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: GIA KOURLAS editor: Valerie Steiker The captivating Jardin aux Lilas takes ballet to new heights--and daring depths. As Roman Zhurbin, a 24-year-old Russian member of American Ballet Theatre, puts it, "Not everything is Giselle...

Outlaw Justice.(Movie review)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Ed Harris's Appaloosa and Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla put a new spin on two classic genres. John Powers reviews. When you think of Ed Harris, you picture piercing blue eyes and Method explosiveness--he was...

Theater Of War.(Black Watch)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Iraq's front lines come to life in an exhilarating new production. Adam Green reviews. The stage director John Tiffany grew up in Yorkshire, England, performing in local productions of Oliver! and West...

Wax Poetic.(Petah Coyne's waxed sculptures)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: KIMBERLY STRAUB editor: Valerie Steiker From her Havisham-esque chandeliers of ten years past to the shrouded ghosts she contributed to the 2000 Whitney Biennial, Petah Coyne has long toyed with themes of femininity and death. This...

Dating The Past.(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Joan Juliet Buck enjoys the lively adventures of Bella Bloom in a new series from CBS. The charming Elizabeth Reaser is back with her own series. For two seasons on Grey's Anatomy, she was the mysterious...

Pleasure Palace.(Marie-Antoinette and the Last Garden at Versailles )(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Byline: LIESL SCHILLINGER editor: Valerie Steiker Versailles, Louis XIV's baroque showcase, serves up opulence overload with its gilded, chandeliered salons and its resplendent Hall of Mirrors. But as you leave the palace and stroll through...

Dream Lover.
October 1, 2008... Byline: LESLIE CAMHI editor: Valerie Steiker An exuberant show celebrates Picasso's young mistress and her bountiful charms. In most of the paintings she dreams, her sensual reveries filtered through the intellectual complexities of...

Roman Candle.(Valentina Cervi)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: KRISTIN HOHENADEL editor: Valerie Steiker With her ethereal beauty and iron will, Valentina Cervi takes Hollywood. At first, Valentina Cervi couldn't even get a meeting with Spike Lee for Miracle at St. Anna --an adaptation of...

Keeping Score.(classical musicians Rosey Chan and Cassie Yukawa)
October 1, 2008... Byline: LESLEY M.M. BLUME editor: Valerie Steiker Former rivals Rosey Chan and Cassie Yukawa are classical music's most exciting new duo. The electrifying telepathy between British pianists Rosey Chan and Cassie Yukawa has enthralled...

Eternal Flame.(Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: JESSICA KERWIN editor: Valerie Steiker Elizabeth Peyton wears her heart on her sleeve, never hiding her passion for the wistful pop stars and tragic-romantic bohemians she has painted since her fabled 1993 show in a room at the...

Spy Games.(Lulu in Marrakech)(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker Le Divorce meets le souk: Diane Johnson's intrigue-filled latest, Lulu in Marrakech (Dutton), follows another blonde American on an overseas adventure. Lulu Sawyer isn't a Jamesian naif but a...

Art World Confidential.(Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World)
October 1, 2008... Byline: LESLIE CAMHI editor: Valerie Steiker A renowned sociologist goes native, writes Leslie Camhi. Am I the only art-world insider whom sociologist Sarah Thornton neglected to consult for her wildly informative and entertaining new...

Full Tweed Ahead.(clothing)(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Arthur Elgort. Crisp as an autumn afternoon, woolen day dresses, skirt suits, and coats in heathered hues and chic checks weave their way through the countryside. CAPTION(S): GOING ON LINE Isabeli Fontana,...

Natural High.(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Meisel. Mongolian goat, coyote, and fox--the season's furriest coats and jackets are proportioned for optimum balance and strong, beastly beauty. CAPTION(S): PACK MENTALITY They get their name,...

The Beauty Down The Block.(Rachel Weisz)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Eve MacSweeney. Photographed by Craig McDean. Who wouldn't want to be Rachel Weisz? Gorgeous, gifted, and charming, she's the most interesting girl-next-door you'll ever meet--if you happen to live in New York's East Village, that...

Barack's Rock.(Barack Obama's valued adviser, Valerie Jarrett)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Jonathan Becker Senator Obama has one secret weapon in his wife, Michelle. The other is his chief confidante and valued adviser, Chicago businesswoman Valerie Jarrett. Just who is this hidden tower of strength? asks...

Going Batty.(eyelashes)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Klein. Lash mania is gripping the nation. Catherine Piercy reports on the remarkable lengths women are willing to go to in pursuit of lush, Twiggyesque fringe. Astrange phenomenon is sweeping Manhattan. I...

Best Of Breed.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Raymond Meier. Time to take the new boot out for a walk! Fall unleashes a commanding pack in exotic skins (crocodile, eel, python) and varied heights (ankle-grazing to mid-calf). CAPTION(S): CURB APPEAL...

In This Issue.(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2008... Page 88 (cover look): Dress, $10,350; Barneys New York. Tights, $800; Ron Herman stores. Both at rodarte.net. 18K-yellow-gold-wrapped hoop earrings, $1,875; Barneys New York; barneys.com. Crimson bracelet, $995; burberry.com. Manicure, Yuna...

Last Look.(Frank Gehry)(Brief article)
October 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith I've been trying to be delicate," says Frank Gehry, who began moonlighting for Tiffany & Co. in 2005. "But every now and then I pop out with something tougher." Case in point: these three one-of-a-kind Morph...