W back issues from November 2006:
Wang in there.(The Month in Fashion)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Vera Wang has been juggling potential deals for nearly two years now, with St. John, Liz Claiborne and Jones Apparel Group. Finally, in August, she said yes to something: a collaboration with Kohl's. Wang is teaming up with the budget department store chain to create the lower-priced Very ...
Rock on.(The Month in Fashion)(Royal Underground)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... It's only rock 'n' roll, but Kelly Gray certainly seems to like it. After stepping down from St. John in 2005, where she not only was creative director but also starred in the brand's ads surrounded by half-naked men, Gray struck up a friendship with bad-boy rocker Tommy Lee and became ...
Big in Japan.(The Month in Fashion)(Fast Retailing Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Uniqlo, Japan's low-priced fashion chain, is entering the U.S. market with gusto. In June, the company opened a temporary outpost on Broadway in SoHo, and in November, Uniqlo will debut its largest store in the world (36,000 square feet) just down the street. For fall, the flagship's large ...
Climbing Everest.(The Month in Fashion)(fasion designer Timothy Everest)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... It's not unusual to leave a salon weighed down by a few bottles of shampoo and pomade--even a headband or two. Bumble and Bumble, however, is offering its clients the opportunity to peruse more rarefied merch en route to a blowout. The salon's two-and-a-half-year-old outpost in New York's ...
Mall rats.(The Month in Fashion)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Bravo's reality hit Project Runway has yet to produce the next Karl Lagerfeld, but it sure has made a household name out of judge Michael Kors, whose snappy quips have struck a chord with Middle America. With his mainstream appeal at an all-time high, Kors has decided to take his style to ...
Bag education.(The Month in Fashion)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... In recent years, as more old-world craftsmen retire and fewer youngsters express interest in picking up their leatherworking tools, luxury fashion houses have become increasingly concerned about the dearth of available artisans. In August, Bottega Veneta decided to do something about it, ...
Designer driven.(The Month in Fashion)
Nov 01, 2006; ... In Italy, where fashion is as much a part of la dolce vita as cappuccino and vino, designers are superstars. Proof: In September, car manufacturer Lancia unveiled the ads for its latest car, the New Ypsilon. The star? Stefano Gabbana. The ads feature Gabbana ripping apart an ...
Pretty patrons.(The Month in Fashion)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Giving new meaning to the phrase "paint your face," MAC is commissioning contemporary artists to create work inspired by the company's cosmetics colors. The collaborations began quietly this past spring, with London-based artist Stuart Haygarth making two chandelier-like installations from ...
Peggy's playhouse.(Flashback)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Peggy Guggenheim had two great passions: art and men. Throughout her lifetime, she collected plenty of both. A bohemian wild child who was left with a sizable inheritance when her father went down with the Titanic, Guggenheim spent the decades between the World Wars cavorting around ...
The Chinese revolution.(Olyvia Oriental)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Winding her way among the troy brass cats strategically placed on the floor of her London gallery, Olyvia Kwok giggles. "I'm really superstitious, and these help to circulate the energy," says the 25-year-old, referring to the perpetually nodding felines. Not that she needs help. Since ...
Art effect.(Letter From the Editors)
Nov 01, 2006; ... One need look no further than the tarmac in Miami the first week in December--when the private jets ferrying collectors to Art Basel Miami Beach form a gridlock worthy of midtown Manhattan--to know that contemporary art is white hot. But if you require more evidence, consider that New ...
Veni, vidi, Ricci.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Kudos for finally putting Christina Ricci, my favorite indie star, on your cover ("Christina's World," September). Ms. Ricci looked fabulous, and the article was great too. Keep up the good work. AUDREY GERSON-RUBIN EVANSTON, ILL. When I saw the ...
Return to sender.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... I had allowed my subscription to lapse after becoming frustrated by too many covers featuring the vapid, tabloid princess du jour: Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Katie Holmes. How boring! What torture for your poor writers to try to tease some meaning from these women's overexposed and ...
No-frills fashion.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... I absolutely loved your photo spread "The Daily Show" (September), which featured looks from the resort collections. Though I appreciate the artistry of photographic visionaries, it was refreshing to see the clothes ...
Style over substance.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... I am writing in reaction to your September feature about cocaine ("White Nights"). While I realize this article was intended to report a trend, I resent the manner in which it does so. The writer's claim that "cocaine is fast regaining its status as the party drug of choice for the young ...
Posers.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Juergen Teller's fashion shoot "Cover Girls" (September) was a provocative and mesmerizing portfolio of legendary beauties. The raw lighting and ascetic background fantastically highlighted the fabulous colors and proportions of the season. The iconic models have never looked so ...
Autumn bounty.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... I could not read the exceptional October issue fast enough. It was chock-full of superb fashion designs, informative articles and delicious dish! James ...
Civic pride.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2006; ... I joyously perused the pages of your Detroit photo shoot ('Welcome to the Motor City," September). I even showed them off at the salon while I was getting a pedicure. Your magazine offers not only the best in fashion but in pop culture as well. Kate Moss is an honorary Detroit diva--my ...
High profile.(Uncensored)
Nov 01, 2006 ... To inaugurate the opening of his Upper East Side boutique, Amedeo Scognamiglio, whose family business manufactures more cameos than any other company in the world, spent days hand-carving the likeness of Olivia Chantecaille. "Olivia has perfect features," he says, describing the cosmetics ...
Hot wheels.(Uncensored)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Even the smallest guests at the Carlyle, a Rosewood hotel, can now get five-star treatment. The legendary hotel on Manhattan's Upper East Side is lending families with infants world-renowned Balmoral prams from Silver Cross, monogrammed with the hotel's insignia. The buggies, which start ...
Reindeer games.(Uncensored)
Nov 01, 2006 ... At Harrods, a singing reindeer is as in demand as a Marc Jacobs quilted Stam. Big Buck is a wall-mounted reindeer head that looks just like a hunting trophy and sings a repertoire of country and rock "n" roll tunes, including "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Suspicious Minds," while swiveling his ...
Royal blush.(Uncensored)
Nov 01, 2006 ... For decades Italy was deprived of its royals and all the great gossip that comes with them. But this past summer, deposed prince Vittorio Emanuele, the son of Italy's last king, found himself at the center of a prostitution-ring scandal. No longer under house arrest, Emanuele ...
For the birds.(Uncensored)
Nov 01, 2006 ... As we all know, MADONNA and controversy go together like cookies and milk. Her latest HULLABALOO started in September, when animal welfare groups got angry at the singer because she imported 1,000 pheasants from France--to be shot on her Wiltshire, England, ...
Bravo, Rosemary: maternal angst, the antichrist and adorable shift dresses--Rosemary's Baby had it all.(Trend)
Nov 01, 2006; ... It wasn't too long ago that Mia Farrow references ruled the runways, with designers smitten with her Seventies take on Great Gatsby gal Daisy Buchanan. Now Mia is back as muse, but this time the inspiration comes from the role that made her a fashion icon in the first place: Rosemary ...
Vision quest: greater volume, languid draping and elegant understatement were among the directional elements in the New York spring collections.(Fashion Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... As a fleet of daring new buildings goes up, and the local skyline morphs all around them, New York's designers reflected the changing look of the city during the spring collections. Subtle experimentation with fuller volumes combined with a sophisticated new attitude showed some of the top ...
A fine balance: Thakoon Panichgul merges conceptual fashion with a love of both romance and minimalism.(Fashion Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... This past March, when the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced that Thakoon Panichgul was among those nominated for its Swarovski Perry Ellis award, deliverymen from the city's top florists were soon dispatched by industry well-wishers to the designer's shabby-chic TriBeCa ...
The Boston pops: director Malcolm Rogers opens the first new fashion show in 20 years at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.(Fashion Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Malcolm Rogers, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is reviewing the layout for "Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006," the institution's first major fashion exhibit in nearly two decades. "Okay," he instructs department of textile and fashion arts curator Pamela Parmal, "sell it ...
A touch of the poet: after reinventing Rochas, Oliver Theyskens is set to bring his beguiling fashion sensibility to Nina Ricci.(Fashion Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Early in his career, fashion wunderkind Olivier Theyskens was anointed a goth hero. The tag still sticks sometimes, perhaps because of his long raven hair and the frequent use of black--and, on more than one occasion, dead birds--in his collections. Or it could simply be that he hails from ...
Pretty little things: a range of offerings from Italy's finest jewelry houses.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... When it comes to jewelry design, Italy is the belle of the bauble. But then, design innovation is a national hallmark. Case in point: the way jewelers manipulate offbeat materials into statement-making pieces, as in Sanalitro's arresting cocktail ring with an amethyst set in shocking white ...
Dark times statement watches with a shadowy streak.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Chunky, sporty and oh so mysterious, the new crop of black watches is fashionable day and night. Take Tag Heuer's chronograph, which is tricked out with stainless steel details and an inky rubber band. Gucci's sleek G Chrono Black model has a subtle G-shaped logo on the bezel and an hour ...
Haute Kotur: a society fixture in Hong Kong steps out on her own with a new handbag fine.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Fiona Kotur looks every bit the Park Avenue princess--all patrician cool with her alabaster skin, flaxen coiffure and rangy, equestrian build. But this transplanted New York social, whose CV boasts private-school creds, a moneyed bloodline and posh friends, is anything but. For starters, ...
Substance matters: hearty jewels in warm tones get their moment.(Accessories Flash)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Style over substance? When it comes to jewelry, the two are intrinsically linked. Now, many designers are using strong, even plain-looking materials to earthy effect. Mark Davis fashioned his coolly exotic cuff from polished, tortoise-toned Bakelite and punctuated it with a single large ...
Gem class: opulent jewels that make a statement.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... There's nothing subtle about piling on gigantic gems, and sometimes that's exactly the point. This dark fall season, defined by a muted palette of blacks and neutrals, may find you coveting a touch (or more) of glitz. So why not get a little flashy with the ultimate in conspicuous ...
Shady characters: designers offer fresh takes on vintage sunglasses.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Young Hollywood's paparazzi protection of choice--see tired specimen of Olsen twin, OC starlet or Simpson sister wearing a pair of oversize, XXL retro-glam sunglasses--has given way this season to a new wave of vintage-inspired angular eyewear, providing an outlet for the ...
Turkish delights: meet the brothers who have brought their jewelry from a Near East bazaar to New York's Fifth Avenue.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Twenty-five years ago, when brothers Ferhan and Muharrem Geylan were operating a small jewelry business out of a booth in a Turkish bazaar, they couldn't have imagined their future success. "It was one and a half square meters," says Ferhan. "If we had two clients, one of them had to stay ...
Hands down: get a grip on stylish gloves.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Gloves are often a forgotten accessory. But given the current craze for bundling up, designers are lavishing attention on the cold-weather basic with a host of offerings that bridge the cozy-chic divide. Louis Vuitton makes an edgy statement with fingerless crocheted gloves, while Prada, ...
Glam geometry: bold designs feature diamonds at the right angle.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... High school geometry was never this much fun. Two of Paris's leading jewelry houses have designed striking pieces featuring a whole lot of diamonds. At Cartier, nearly 80 carats make up this crisscross-pattern necklace, each brilliant-cut stone set in square-shaped white gold. With more ...
New wave: the latest in jewelry--from a star-shaped diamond to an architectural silver cuff.(Accessories Flash)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Starring Role Diamonds come in all shapes and sizes--hearts, kites and tulips among them--but the star has yet to secure a permanent place in the world of cut stones. This month H. Stern introduces a starshaped, asymmetrically cut diamond that took more than three years to ...
The chill factor: take to the slopes oh-so-stylishly in these sporty, cold-comfort finds.(Shopping)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Moncler Nylon jacket, $795, at Neiman Marcus; neimanmarcus.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dior Plastic goggles, by John Galliano, $240, at Dior; 800.929.DIOR [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ralph Lauren Blue Label Cotton ...
Male pattern badness: shags, spikes, feathers, flips--an epidemic of bad haircuts is afflicting modern men.(Beauty Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... My husband shaves his head, and the reason this pleases me goes beyond what we save on I shampoo and the fact that I think bald men radiate sexy confidence. The real appeal: With no hair on his head, he won't shock me by returning from the salon one day looking like a Smurf. ...
A winter's tale: braving the elements calls for an arsenal of potent products.(Beauty Flash)
Nov 01, 2006 ... 1 Royal Treatment Once reserved solely for emperors and high-ranking dignitaries in ancient China, Ganoderma lucidum has been referred to by those lucky enough to ingest it as the "mushroom of immortality." Making use of the fabled fungus, now available to commoners, Yves Saint ...
The brittle truth: think you're too young to worry about osteoporosis? Researchers say that extreme dieting and exercise--even in one's 20s--can be bad for bones.(Beauty Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... This past March Angela Severson was executing a series of jumps in her tae kwon do class when she heard a clunking sound in her back followed by what felt like a jolt of electricity running through her spine. "I thought I pulled a muscle or sprained my back," says the Portland, Oregon, ...
Hair apparent: Leonor Greyl's hair-care line, now helmed by daughter Caroline, is French understatement at its best.(Beauty Flash)(Leonor Greyl Institute)(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Legend has it that Marie Antoinette was a bubbly blond until the eve of her execution. It was only upon learning of her dire fate, the story goes, that her hair turned dusty gray--and it did so literally overnight. It may sound far-fetched, but Caroline Greyl, the CEO of hair-care company ...
Tres moderne.(Hotel Fouquet's Barriere)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... The Hotel Fouquet's Barriere is the Champs-Elysees' newest luxury auberge. Designed by Jacques Garcia, the hotel features all the swanky amenities one would expect (like personal butler service), with an emphasis on cutting-edge technology. All bedrooms are equipped with free wireless ...
Sweets and tarts.(Bakery)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... PARISIANS ARE SNOBS ABOUT THEIR CROISSANTS AND MILLE-FEUILLES, BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THEY CAN'T ALSO APPRECIATE A CLASSIC BRITISH SCONE. SINCE 2002 THE BAKERY HAS DRAWN LOCALS AND EXPATS ALIKE FOR ITS FAMOUS CARROT CAKE, ONION TARTS AND FULL ENGLISH BREAKFASTS. NOW ITS FOUNDER, ROSE ...
The Athenee, uncorked.(Wine Tour)(Hotel Plaza Athenee)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... Gerard Margeon, the head sommelier at the Hotel Plaza Athenee, is now offering tours of the hotel's famed wine cellar. Visitors enter through a door hidden in one of the hotel's hallways and are greeted with a glass of champagne. Margeon then equips his guests with flashlights so they can ...
Luxury living.(Maisons)
Nov 01, 2006 ... For well-heeled visitors in need of long-term lodgings--or simply something homier than a five-star hotel--Cedric Reversade and Paul Maxime Koskas are the men to know. As cofounders of home-rental service Unique Properties, they hold the keys to plush pads in some of Paris's most exclusive ...
Decor delights.(Museum)(The Musiee Des Arts)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... AFTER 10 YEARS AND A $46 MILLION MAKEOVER, THE MUSIEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS---A MAJOR INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO FRENCH FURNITURE, PORCELAIN, TEXTILES AND JEWELRY--HAS FINALLY REOPENED. "IT'S NOT A MUSEUM OF KINGS, LIKE THE LOUVRE. IT'S NOT EVEN A MUSEUM OF CURATORS, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE HAVE ...
Ski school: how to navigate the moguls--both off the slopes and on.(Travel Flash)(Geographic overview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... SUN VALLEY, ID Who Goes: Demi Moore, Clint Eastwood, Arie and Coco Kopelman, Donna Karan, J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler, Jann Wenner and anyone hoping to avoid the hoi polloi. (There is no major commercial airport nearby, so private jets only.) Where to Stay: A friend's ...
Two of a kind: a new book captures the whimsy of artists Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne.(Home Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... A life-size, cast-iron baboon that hides a fireplace in its belly ... a bronze bench with crocodiles slithering through its legs ... garden chairs shaped like giant turtledoves. Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne's creations mix art with design, function with fantasy. Over the course of ...
Museum Maverick: art-world visionary Michael Covan takes on Los Angeles.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... In years past, when Michael Govan was director of the Dia Center, one of the country's most innovative contemporary-art organizations, perhaps his greatest pleasure I was walking into the space in upstate New York that housed the Warhols, Serras and Judds in Dia's permanent collection ....
Family values: charged with the daunting task of preserving their father's work in perpetuity, Donald Judd's children discover that where there's a will, there's a way.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... WDJD is a familiar acronym to anyone who has spent time in Marfa, the once sleepy West Texas town that, beginning in the Seventies, Donald Judd transformed into a minimalist-art mecca. The initials, which stand for What Would Donald Judd Do? and are printed on popular bumper stickers sold ...
Star search: for artists today, the path from emerging to blue chip is short but perilous.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Five years ago, Dana Schutz was just another talented painter working toward an M.F.A. at Columbia University. Since then, her career has been the stuff of starry-eyed fantasy. In 2001, though Schutz was still in her final year of school, Alanna Heiss, the director of the Museum of Modern ...
Talent show: introducing five up-and-coming artists, from painters to printmakers, who are already well on their way to becoming the next generation of stars.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006 ... AYA UEKAWA Dressed in layered silk-screen T-shirts and chunky glasses, Aya Uekawa, in person, looks more like an art student than the enigmatic, ultrafashionable girls who haunt disconcertingly traquil spaces in her paintings. "My work is about psychological and physical ...
At his own pace: PaceWildenstein's Marc Climcher masters the deal.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Marc Glimcher's first forays into the art world were nothing short of petrifying. As a child, the now 43-year-old president of PaceWildenstein gallery traveled with his father, Pace founder Arne Glimcher. on his business trips, visiting some of the 20th century's greatest artists in their ...
Buying and the boom: with through-the-roof prices and wait lists galore, starting an art collection takes more money and moxie than ever.(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Thirty million bucks ain't what it used to be. There was a time, not all that long ago, when a serious art collector could reasonably expect to spend a million dollars over 20 or 30 years and end up with a perfectly respectable representation of the important art of the times. Portuguese ...
Three's company: for the Acquavella siblings, buying and selling art is truly a family affair.(Art Flash)(Acquavella Galleries)
Nov 01, 2006; ... There isn't a whole lot of "alone time" in the Acquavella clan. In the five-story town house on East 79th Street that has been home to the Acquavella Galleries since 1967, every phone conversation conducted by Eleanor, 33, can be overheard by her father, William Acquavella, whose office is ...
Edifice complex: museums spend fortunes on trophy buildings, but are they really worth it?(Art Flash)
Nov 01, 2006; ... The expansive grassy mall in downtown Denver that today goes by the name Civic Center was first proposed by Mayor Robert Speer in 1904, after he caught wind of an architectural reform movement called City Beautiful, which proposed, in the progressive spirit of the day, that monumental ...
Beach clubber: an Eton and Oxford graduate is hoping to add a little sophistication to Miami nightlife.(Going Out)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Having spent much of his 20s working as a doorman and a party promoter in New York at short-lived hot spots like NV, Spa, Plaid and Life, Reinaldo "Bibs" Bibolini is getting to the point where he can take or leave going out. Since moving to Miami in 2004 to open a local outpost of ...
Spin doctors.(EYE)
Nov 01, 2006 ... "You can actually feel the building shaking," said Francisco Costa at a Calvin Klein soiree downtown celebrating his spring collection. It was an apt comment because the party shot a bolt of energy through New York Fashion Week. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts were among ...
Hot to trot: it takes more than Daddy's millions to make it as a junior horse jumper.(EYE)
Nov 01, 2006; ... On a Sunday in May at Old Salem Farm, a rolling, 100-acre Westchester County, New York, horse farm once owned by Patti Newman, Daisy Johnson is literally risking her neck. Astride her new gray steed, V.D.L. Oscar, the teenage daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is charging ...
The big top.(EYE)(Marc Jacobs spring 2007 show)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2006 ... "Don't be a liar, liar, pants on fire," Demi Moore groused to the horde of photographers crowding her and Ashton Kutcher at the Marc Jacobs spring 2007 show in September. "I heard you say, 'Just give me one shot,' and I gave it to you." It's little surprise that the star wattage at the ...
Bourne supremacy: Matthew Bourne brings Edward Scissorhands to the stage.(EYE)
Nov 01, 2006; ... Even though his past productions include versions of the Nutcracker (albeit reset in an orphanage) and Swan Lake (famously with an all-male cast), British dancer and choreographer Matthew Bourne doesn't consider work ballet. "I always flinch at that reference," he says over a glass of ...
Cyber snobs: the Web community Smallworld is where the elite meet.(EYE)(asmallworld.net)(Website overview)
Nov 01, 2006; ... For those who thought popularity contests ended in high school, think again. When members log on to asmallworld.net, an exclusive online community catering to the rich and frequent-flying, they can pull up a list of the Web site's 40 "most connected users. The ranking is currently topped ...
Dying to be thin: in a chilling new documentary, photographer Lauren Greenfield explores the all-too-real world inside an eating-disorders clinic.(EYE)
Nov 01, 2006; ... There was Shelly (84 pounds), an anorexic whose meals were administered through an intestinal tube. There was 15-year-old Brittany (97 pounds), whose mother taught her how to binge; together they liked to buy jumbo-size bags of candy and play a game called "chew and spit." And there was ...