Vogue articles from September 2008

Vogue archives from September 2008

VOGUE.
September 1, 2008... SEPTEMBER VALUE-CONSCIOUS CHIC When to Spend, Where to Save KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Fashion Star, Pirate Queen, History's Sexiest Duchess 798 Pages of BRILLIANT FALL FASHION 73 WILDLY ROMANTIC DRESSES FOR EVENING 92...

VOGUE.com: September On The Web.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... video VOGUE DIARIES: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Watch behind-the-scenes video and interviews of photographer Mario Testino and actress Keira Knightley as they wend their way through the streets and art studios of Berlin for September's cover...

Modern Romance.(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Anna Wintour In fashion, there is a persistent dichotomy between linear, architectonic design and design with a much stronger narrative element--romantic, say, or bohemian or Victorian. It's the difference between clothes that...

Letters From Readers.(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2008... SEX SELLS Plum Sykes's article on Sarah Jessica Parker and Sex and the City: The Movie was compelling and revealing ["Rebel Romance," photographed by Annie Leibovitz, June]. I enjoyed reading about Parker's humble beginnings and how her...

Through The Looking Glass.(Meredith Yates)
September 1, 2008... After discovering her husband's Internet-fueled drug addiction, Meredith Yates struggled to find compassion amid a deepening rage. I am going to try my best not to write a tale of woe. I say this because I have cried so much and been in so...

By Way Of The Movies.
September 1, 2008... A small role in a film first drew Susanna Moore to Los Angeles; script reading for Warren Beatty and the seductive outdoor life kept her there. Like many other young women, I arrived in Los Angeles by way of the movies. I had been living...

Hot Property.(Candace Bushnell's new novel entitled 'One Fifth Avenue')(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Byline: --EVE MacSWEENEY From Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, comes a racy new novel about a premium address with a revolving door of delicious characters. VOGUE: What was the idea behind One Fifth Avenue ? Candace...

It Girl With Her Stunning Fashion Pedigree, Lou Doillon And Her New Clothing Line Just Can't Miss.(Lou Doillon)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Having Jane Birkin as your mother and Charlotte Gainsbourg as your half-sister, you're as likely to possess an innate preternatural chic strongly imprinted in your genetic code as you are a lithe Parisian...

Sugar Rush.(Sweetiepie)(Restaurant review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Julie Janklow's restaurant Sweetiepie is set to become the West Village's latest hot spot. William Norwich stops in for a taste. Unless you are stuck on someone's yacht, when the conversation turns to...

Dessert Is Served Sweetiepie Style.(Brief article)(Photograph)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR CAPTION(S): PARLOR LEVEL A TABLE SET FOR A TASTING AT THE EATERY. JULIE HAS COLLECTED VINTAGE SILVER PIECES TO MIX WITH PICKARD CHINA. COLD COMFORT AN OLD-FASHIONED GLASS WILL HOLD THE SIGNATURE...

Car Talk.(Lauren Santo Domingo's Smart ForTwo car)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR The social set zooms in on a new ride. In this country, where status historically has been measured by how much space you take up at home and on the road, "Small is the new big" is some kind of...

Dispatch Tajikistan.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: BY OLGA OF GREECE EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR What do you wear when the Aga Khan Development Network in Khorog--a 7,200-foot-high, one-road town in the heart of the Pamir Mountains--has invited you to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the...

Face The Music.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Christo and Jean-Claude, Rachel Feinstein, Fran Lebowitz, Lisa Anastos, Zac Posen, and Paz de la Huerta flocked to Metropolitan Opera's Gallery Met to fete the unveiling of Francesco Clemente' s portrait...

Talking Fashion Shorts Noticed.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR When it comes to showing off a little leg, the staple found on schoolboys and in P.E. class can be as sexy as the miniskirt. The beauty of shorts is their versatile nature: Slip into a sneaker and head off on...

A Long Day.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR There is no rule about saving ankle-grazers until after hours. In truth, hemlines that dip way down below offer up a dose of unexpected glamour during daylight. Hair left long and loose--see Aurora Sansone in...

American Woman.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama joined Senator Barack Obama on the campaign trail in Butte, Montana. Ever the patriots, the presidential candidate's daughters wore red, white, and blue at the...

Talking Fashion Head Games.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR Forgot your tiara at home? No problem; improvisation is in order. Dangle your necklace from the crown of your head, as Milla Jovovich did, or take inspiration from Tatiana Santo Domingo and pin an Azzaro...

Party Lines.
September 1, 2008... Byline: EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR When discussing politics, always keep in mind you're conversing, not campaigning, says William Norwich. As the plot really begins to thicken in a presidential election year, talking politics in social...

"Haute Ticket".(Paris fashion shows)
September 1, 2008... Byline: --ANDR�% LEON TALLEY If you are lucky and pick the right season, you can still find incredible beauty, luxury, and fantasy coupled with real-life clothes at the Paris couture. Here was another round of endless front-row...

The Masters.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer When the spirit of the season is telling us to invest carefully in pieces that will endure fashion's caprices, how does one buy wisely? By turning to the designers who've perfected their niches. Vogue picks the...

Gilty Pleasures.(gold furs)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor:Sally Singer With its 24K fur, Fendi sets a new gold standard. Robert Sullivan reports. I magine yourself Sophia Loren in 1965, pulling up to the opera, chauffeur opening the door, flashbulbs, mink stole, a fur moment....

Becoming Jane.(Jane Fonda)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor:Sally Singer This season, fashion has a thing for Fonda--and the look she made famous in Klute. Lynn Yaeger looks back. The clothes I wore in Klute were what I was wearing in my real life at that time. I did wear a lot...

Straight Lace.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer S. MOWER How a fabric so closely associated with doilies and "I do's" found its way back into fashion's favor. Miuccia Prada has a problem with lace. That might seem odd for the very designer who ordained...

Sari, Right Number!(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer JANE HERMAN A seasoned designer, her new collection, and something smart and affordable for everyone. Women who love Sari Gueron's consistently pretty cocktail dresses will be happy to hear that she's...

Valkommen, Acne!
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer JANE HERMAN A different kind of Stockholm syndrome is setting in Stateside. Jane Herman investigates. On the way to the baggage claim in Terminal 5 at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, there is a passageway...

Fortune Hunters.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer SARA MOONVES An unlikely guy from Southern California launches a line of shipshape jewels. I wanted something that had a classic vibe but was still hard and edgy," says jewelry designer Robert Keith of his...

Ask Mrs. Exeter.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer How to dress on less? Our style maven offers priceless advice for the frugal fashionista. Question: My friends and I are all under 30, and this is our first recession since we moved away from our parents'...

Alex Gore Browne.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE LACAVA A London knitwear designer expands her oeuvre with the debut of textiles as lush as her sweaters. For day, my uniform is MiH jeans, black or cream Repetto ballet flats, and...

The Fresh Prints.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Florence Kane An Aussie artist's canvases are his bold, color-rich dresses. People have said, 'You grew up in Australia; what do you know about fashion?'" says artist, stylist, and now designer Michael...

Who's That Bag?(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer S. MOONVES Sometimes a beautifully made, no-logo, no-fuss satchel is all you really want. The two designers of new luxury-handbag line Stanton Maxwell like to say they're creating heirlooms for modern...

Margiela, Be Mine.(Martin Margiela)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sally Singer Sarah Mower lauds fashion's most elusive designer in the midst of his first retrospective. Few of my friends know this, but I'm conducting a relationship with an invisible man. He's a 57-year-old Belgian...

Linked In.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Filipa Fino Do you belong to a social-networking Web site? Log on and you can instantly make new "friends" or even find a job through people you've never laid eyes on, in a six-degrees-of-separation kind of way. It's like...

Right On Target.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Plum Sykes heads to Hampshire to catch up with British makeup pro Jemma Kidd and see the inspiration behind her chic new venture. Along a crunchy gravel drive, past banks of buttercups and dandelions,...

Paint It Black.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: CATHERINE PIERCY editor: Sarah Brown The lip look of the season: pitch-black gloss. "Stefano [Pilati] envisioned a powerful, modern woman," makeup artist Tom Pecheux said in reference to the austere yet elegant black lips he...

Smoke Signals.
September 1, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINA HAN editor: Sarah Brown Dark, high-impact eyes make their debut for fall, flecked with silver and gold. At Balenciaga, it all started with a coat: "It's the blackest black. Sexy," marvels makeup artist Pat McGrath,...

Whiz Kids.
September 1, 2008... Byline: CATHERINE PIERCY editor: Sarah Brown Taking the helm at two iconic beauty brands, a pair of top talents are breathing new life into your makeup case. Gucci Westman Even growing up in Varberg, Sweden, "I lived for the...

It Ingredients.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Catherine Piercy decodes beauty's new buzzwords and uncovers the five skin-care breakthroughs you need to know. 1. Niacin Niacin, the active form of Vitamin B3, is earning a cult following among the...

The Next Generation.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: --SARAH BROWN A new range of skin care designed for pre- and post-lasers and peels. A thick coating of Crisco--yes, the vegetable shortening, also a formidable occlusive dressing--used to be the best option to shield and...

Inch By Inch.
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Sarah Brown Marina Rust discovers an arm-toning, waist-cinching, thigh-whittling machine that promises miracles in minutes. Really? A machine that exercises for you? "I'm serious," said a friend. "It burns fat....

Pure Bliss.
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Sarah Brown A new yoga sanctuary offers more than 100 classes a week in one luxurious location. Morning Mysore in midtown; after-work Bikram downtown. Ironically, yoga, at its very essence about the union...

Posed For Success.
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Sarah Brown Across the country, yoga studios are putting contemporary twists on an ancient practice. yoga to the people BERKELEY CA AND NYC Harried executives unroll their mats next to struggling...

The Breakfast Club.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN CONWAY editor: Sarah Brown A big morning meal could tip the scales in your favor. Forget cereal--scientists have unearthed the real breakfast of champions. Eating in the A.M. and weight loss have long been linked, but new...

Dark Crush.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker JOAN JULIET BUCK In HBO's True Blood, Anna Paquin plays a Southern waitress charmed by a vampire called Bill. Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at eleven for her performance in The Piano, brings cheery valor...

Blame It On Barcelona.(Vicky Cristina Barcelona)(Movie review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Woody Allen sends up American innocents abroad. John Powers reviews. If anything seems certain in this life, it's that each year the cherry blossoms will bloom along the Potomac, the fall TV season will...

Georgiana On My Mind.(Georgiana Spencer)(Essay)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Biographer Amanda Foreman revisits her fascinating subject as a big-screen adaptation starring Keira Knightley brings the 18th-century Duchess of Devonshire to life. I was pregnant with twins when I...

Not Fade Away.(Kristin Scott Thomas)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Kristin Scott Thomas, starring in The Seagull, tells Adam Green about playing--and being--a woman of a certain age . In the 1994 romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, Kristin Scott Thomas...

Animal Magnetism.(Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: GENEVIEVE BAHRENBURG editor: Valerie Steiker In his felt derby and signature spats, the King of All Elephants comes stomping into the Morgan Library & Museum this fall for "DRAWING BABAR: EARLY DRAFTS AND WATERCOLORS," a celebration...

Euro Stars.(Hotel review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: RICHARD ALLEMAN editor: Valerie Steiker Rich in charm, low in price, rooms in some of Europe's chicest new hotels can be found for '200 and under a night. Sketches of Spain In a seventeenth-century manor house in the...

I'll Be Your Mirror.(Brief biography)
September 1, 2008... Byline: LESLIE CAMHI editor: Valerie Steiker A slew of shows and a spectacular book celebrate Richard Avedon this fall. Everyone wanted to be photographed by him," the author and New Yorker drama critic John Lahr recalls of his friend...

New Wave.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: STEPHANIE LACAVA editor: Valerie Steiker While interior designer Kelly Wearstler veered toward a tranquil palette and a certain reverence for the original Art Deco interiors at the iconic 1930s Miami hotel the Tides South Beach, in...

Fairy Queen.(Brief biography)
September 1, 2008... Byline: GIA KOURLAS editor: Valerie Steiker The sprightly ballerina Beatriz Stix-Brunell casts her spell in Christopher Wheeldon's enchanting Polyphonia. Beatriz Stix-Brunell possesses a beautiful face, a doelike elegance, and a name...

Harlequin Romance.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: STEPHANIE LACAVA editor: Valerie Steiker The storied porcelain house Nymphenburg presents its own couture collection this season, collaborating with fashion designers to costume eighteenth-century Rococo sculptor Franz Anton...

Pleasure Principle.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: DODIE KAZANJIAN editor: Valerie Steiker Cecily Brown's paintings have always led a very active sex life, with abstract and figurative elements cohabiting in roiling, virtuoso seas of paint. In her new show, opening this month at the...

Scary Science.(Fringe)(Television program review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Valerie Steiker Joan Juliet Buck is gripped by a brilliant new thriller series from the creator of Lost. If you can drag yourself away from the coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions, you can catch up...

Amazing Grace.(Home)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker With her latest book, Home, the celebrated novelist Marilynne Robinson lives up to her dazzling reputation. Any novel from Marilynne Robinson arrives with a sense of the miraculous. More...

Standing Witness.('THE ROAD OF LOST INNOCENCE: THE TRUE STORY OF A CAMBODIAN HEROINE' and 'TEARS OF THE DESERT: A MEMOIR OF SURVIVAL IN DARFUR' )(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN O'GRADY editor: Valerie Steiker Fall's standout nonfiction abounds with memoirs by women for whom going home again is a dangerous imperative. Somaly Mam's candid and courageous THE ROAD OF LOST INNOCENCE: THE TRUE STORY OF A...

Open Secrets.('Two Marriages' and 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog' )(Brief article)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Byline: MEGAN CONWAY editor: Valerie Steiker Two new books plumb the astonishing ways private lives and guarded secrets can come tumbling--for better or worse--into the open. A pair of novellas marks Phillip Lopate's nimble return to...

Enter Laughing.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... It's that kind of September--when a piquant mood of change, tinged with nostalgia, paints your days with more intense colors, and a sharp little shiver runs up your arms as they slip into a new autumn dress. September is a showstopper: the...

Wanderlust.
September 1, 2008... Byline: MARK HOLGATE Photographed by Mario Testino. Actress Keira Knightley explores Berlin's vibrant art scene in looks that reflect the capital city itself: cosmopolitan, forward-thinking, and ubermodern. metropolis ...

Flights Of Fancy.
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Arthur Elgort. The boys of Broadway's Billy Elliot partner model Caroline Trentini, wearing the best of this season's full-skirted, ballet-inspired dresses. For an exclusive video on location with the boys of...

Self-Reflection.(buyers guide of dresses and swimwear)(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Klein. The season's glossy, incandescent evening dresses could tempt Narcissus. Go on, fall in. CAPTION(S): SHIMMERY WHEN WET A new kind of shine: Latex-slick lam has the mirrorlike quality of water...

On A Whim.(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Craig McDean. Not every woman can live by fall's polished looks alone. For the girl who loves a multicolored print topped with a fun fur and bold jewelry, there are plenty of neo-bohemian frocks to play with. ...

Noble Endeavor.(Alexander McQueen)
September 1, 2008... Byline: MARK HOLGATE Photographed by David Sims. The giant, magically gnarled tree in the garden of Alexander McQueen's East Essex house provided the roots for his majestic tour de force. Whenever he can, Alexander McQueen heads out of...

Dark Horse.(Daniel Radcliffe)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Daniel Radcliffe's stage debut in Equus, writes Adam Green, marks the arrival of a serious, mature talent. Like cartons of milk, most child stars carry a "sell by" date, generally coinciding...

Wet 'N' Wild.(Dakis Joannou's artful yacht)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Raymond Meier Is it a motor yacht or a moving sculpture? Art collector Dakis Joannou has enlisted Jeff Koons and a crew of contemporary artists to create the most original sight on the seas. Dodie Kazanjian reports....

American Pastoral.(Miranda Brooks)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Eve MacSweeney. Photographed by Eric Boman Landscape architect Miranda Brooks has brought her signature mix of formality and romance to a lush Long Island estate. You can tell that landscape architect Miranda Brooks is a...

From Boy Band To Megabrand.(Justin Timberlake)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Klein. Madonna, Puffy, J.Lo, JT. . . . Every generation produces a star to parlay celebrity in ever-new directions. Vicki Woods catches up with Justin Timberlake in Paris. They've closed the pretty little...

Scent & Sensibility.(Durian)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Raymond Meier What makes one kind of stinky food repulsive and another irresistible? Jeffrey Steingarten follows his nose. There was a sharp knock at the door. We froze, holding our breath so that nobody would...

A Quiet Revolution.
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Jonathan Becker There's a new mood engaging social life--fewer splashy nights out and more time for discreet pleasures. William Norwich checks out life in the slow lane. On a recent summer evening, after a day...

Blow Up.(hair spray)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier Thanks to a few genius updates, hair spray--the styling staple most used by American women--has left its bulletproof-helmet reputation behind. Julia Reed gets misty. Three years ago I was...

2-For-1 Special.(buyers guide of dresses)(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Steven Meisel. Attention, shoppers! Now in season: dual-toned sheaths that juxtapose colors and fabrics to striking, graphic effect. CAPTION(S): SUPERMARKET SWEEP Contrasting hues lend flattering...

Objets D'art.(buyers guide of bags and shoes)(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Byline: Photographed by Horacio Salinas. In intriguing new shapes, saturated colors, and lustrous metals, fall accessories put on quite a show. CAPTION(S): FAUX ESTATE PIECE Inspired by William Van Alen's Chrysler Building, a...

Eclectic Vs. Tonal.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke What kind of girl are you--do you clash patterns or wear one palette top to toe? Two approaches, two chic results. mixing it up: Poppy Delevingne, model/actress "Free-spirited and...

She Loves Me Knot.(buyers guide of bags)(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Meredith Melling Burke A rising DJ adds a scarf-tied bag to her hit list. Legend has it that Babe Paley, who lived on the tony Upper East Side, once casually tied a scarf on her bag and launched a fashion trend...

In This Issue.(Buyers guide)
September 1, 2008... Page 252 (cover look): Top ($5,950), pants ($3,950), choker ($2,575), and bracelets ($1,475 each); Balenciaga, NYC. Background: Untitled, 2008: ANSELM REYLE, mixed media on canvas, 95" -- 75" -- 1", [c] Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York....

Last Look.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Byline: editor: Virginia Smith You know that old tune that goes "High hats and Arrow collars, white spats and lots of dollars . . . "? To Irving Berlin, who wrote these lyrics back in 1946, a clean pair of spats (that stirrup-like shoe...