Anyone who even occasionally glances at HLG is well aware that Anna Wintour is one of my idols. She may be perceived as an ‘ice queen’, but even her enemies have to admit: the woman gets things done. It seems… Read More ›
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Fashion Week A-Z: 26 Things Vogue Editors Can’t Wait for This Season
It’s that time of year when runway shows, review writing, after-party attending, and more industry-related activities take over our lives. During the next four weeks, we’ll sprint through four cities on little-to-no sleep. The sheer volume of events and appointments… Read More ›
Oscar de la Renta: Oscar’s Ceremony
(Telegraph) Anna Wintour telephoned Oscar de la Renta twice during our interview: the two are old friends and, it seems, as thick as thieves. Yet perhaps wisely, America’s master of elegance declined to be drawn on whether the editor of… Read More ›
In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye
Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to see the latest documentary about Vogue and the Editors which debuted late last week on HBO. I was thrilled to find this clip though, in which Camilla Nickerson opens up about one her… Read More ›
The Ambassador Wears Prada?
Rumors have been swirling for a few months that Vogue Editor Anna Wintour, one of President Obama and the Democratic Party’s biggest fund-raisers, is being considered for a post as Ambassador to the United Kingdom or France. Few took the… Read More ›
What Thirteen People Wore to Interview Anna Wintour
There are many times, whilst sitting at a meeting as someone explains to me the proper forms I must fill out in order to obtain a highlighter from our supply closet at the office or being given examples of the… Read More ›
Always in Fashion
(New York Times) “I’m not good with words,” Grace Coddington said. The longtime creative director of Vogue was picking at a salad in her office on the 12th floor of the Condé Nast building, having pulled down a shade to… Read More ›
Carine Roitfeld Talks About New Harper’s Bazaar Job at French Institute in New York
(Daily Beast) In a talk in New York on Monday night, the editor of CR Fashion Book talked about her new job at Harper’s Bazaar, a fashion shoot during Hurricane Sandy—and the time Karl Lagerfeld was arrested. Despite her many… Read More ›
The Garbo of Fashion
Kate Moss has been one of my favorite models since I saw her on the cover of Vogue’s September issue in 2005 wearing a dark gray tweed pencil skirt and flowy blue blouse. I wrote a paper on the supermodel for my… Read More ›
Tea Time in Paris: A Guide
With fall in full swing and winter around the corner, Vogue Paris took to the Paris streets in search of the best kept addresses that harbor the city’s most precious tea-drinking secrets. From the Musée Guimet’s exhibition dedicated to everything tea… Read More ›
Nina Ricci Announces Les Envies Collection
The French house launches the “Les Envies” collection, inspired by the 1950s and constructed like a mini-wardrobe with a complete set of accessible essentials. Each season, creative director of Nina Ricci Peter Copping, unveils a delicate, feminine new diffusion line in keeping… Read More ›
An Excerpt From Grace Coddington’s Memoir
Whenever I am having an exceptionally bad day, I watch The September Issue, a documentary about the making of Vogue’s September 2008 issue. Grace Coddington is wonderful, engaged in a constant battle between artistry and the bureaucracy of publishing. I… Read More ›
Fashion Genius: Carine Roitfeld
Ms. Carine Roitfeld is someone who I greatly respect. Editor of Vogue Paris for over a decade, Roitfeld recently resigned and started her own magazine, the CR Fashion Book (the first issue was absolutely fantastic). Here, she breaks down her… Read More ›
An Intellectual Fashion: Carine Roitfeld
(AnOther Mag) Carine Roitfeld is one of the most famous faces and minds of contemporary fashion. She began her career as a model and muse for the photographer Mario Testino, and participated in the making of the “erotic chic” trend in the… Read More ›
Interiors: Islamic Design Touches for the Home Inspired by “Doris Duke’s Shangri La”
(Vogue) It seems Islamic arts are in the air this fall season; the Louvre is opening a new wing devoted to the subject later this month; Washington, D.C.’s Textile Museum hosts “Ottomam by Design” in October; and “Doris Duke’s Shangri La”… Read More ›
120 Fall Finds Under $120
(Vogue) Fall may still be around the corner, but there’s no time for fall shopping like the present. In honor of the magazine’s big 120th anniversary (1892-2012), we’ve highlighted 120+ items under $120 that are Voguevetted for the new season. And, to… Read More ›
The Social Shopper: Take Your Tunic to the Street
(Vogue) If you’re like me, over the course of the summer you always acquire a significant number of beach cover-ups. And, at the end of every season, you pack them away and retire them in favor of a sleeker, more… Read More ›
Fall’s Best in Fashion and Art
Vogue Paris has selected this Fall’s best dates for your diary in Art & Fashion. Whether you are a fashion aficionado, an art lover or simply an enthusiast for all things beautiful, sharpen your view and push your inspiration with our… Read More ›
From The Archives: Vogue September Covers
For Vogue’s biggest issue of the year, a groundbreaking cover is always in order. See an archival slideshow of their all-time favorites—including the very first September cover in 1893 to last year’s featuring Kate Moss and her English nuptials. See… Read More ›
Former Secretary of State Invited to Wear the Green Jacket of Patriarchy
After my piece last week on Hillary Clinton, I was thrilled to see that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice make headlines when she was granted membership into the Augusta National Golf Club. Many of you expressed disappointment in my… Read More ›
Up Close With Carine Roitfeld
The Telegraph published the article below on Sunday about Carine Roitfeld, the famed former editor of Paris Vogue. She has received a flurry of press coverage lately as everyone speculates over her next project. It seems that Roitfeld is keeping… Read More ›
Anna Wintour’s Favorite Vogue Images
In honor of Vogue’s 120th Anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour shares her favorite images from the magazine’s history. See the full slideshow here.
New Look for French Vogue
I have long been a lover of French Vogue, and regularly go out of my way to the specific book stores that carry it, pester friends/mon bel homme to pick it up in the airport when they travel/order it from… Read More ›
Emmanuelle Alt’s Favorite Parisian Addresses
(Paris Vogue) With the release of the Vogue Paris August 2012 issue which is dedicated to ‘ La Parisienne’, the Editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris exclusively shares her nine favorite adresses in Paris. See them all below: Les Deux Abeilles For… Read More ›
Vogue Summer Travel Diaries 2012
(Vogue) In the first of a series of installments, Vogue (yet again) proudly present their summer travel diaries, a series of personal photographs that document the far-and-wide wanderings of some of their favorite people, while offering a welcome escape to… Read More ›
Beach Looks on a Budget: The Best Pieces for Under $100
Mon bel homme and I just spent a lovely weekend visiting his parents in Bethany Beach, it was a much-needed break from the chaos of moving. It’s amazing what a few margaritas, some great meals, and a day on a boat… Read More ›
What Is Chic? Investigating Fashion’s Favorite Word
“My weakness is chicness…”—Ira Gershwin, “Alessandro the Wise,” 1945 (Style.com)The majority of Carine Roitfeld’s 2010 interview in Russian Vogue was all but unintelligible to the Western world—at least to the large swaths of it not versed in Cyrillic. Alongside a… Read More ›
Olympians in Vogue
In honor of their Olympics issue, Vogue took a look back into their archives to find some of the stellar athletes—from swimmers like Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin to tennis players like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal (and many more)—who… Read More ›
Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend
(Vogue) Certain things just never go out of style. Art deco, sailor jeans, a navy skirt, or a lavender sweater tossed over a perfectly fitted tee is a good start to any list. But how to make them truly special?… Read More ›
Sunny Days: Vogue’s Summer Beauty Guide
(Vogue) Everything tends to get a little bit looser in the summer: Dress codes relax; the weekend starts Friday—at noon. Beauty is no exception: Who wants to wear a full face in 95-degree heat? While pedicure and waxing appointments move… Read More ›
Required Reading: 30+ Best Bets To Pick Up This Summer
Thanks to the lovely ladies in my book club I’ve been reading MUCH more fiction and have found some real gems. Below, Vogue asks what are this summer’s must reads. (Vogue) From risk-taking memoirs to classic novels, here is essential… Read More ›
Guest List: What To Wear To A Summer Wedding
Mon bel homme and I are in Boston this weekend to attend a lovely wedding- congratulations to Cat and Thanos! Below, Vogue gives you their best tips to what to wear to summer weddings. (Vogue) While wedding season guarantees many weekends of dancing,… Read More ›
Tommy Ton Captures Paris Street Style
See Tommy Ton’s photos from the streets of Paris during Men’s Fashion Week.
From the Archives: Americana in Vogue
(Vogue) Before you don your red, white, and blue and head out to enjoy some patriotic franks and fireworks for the Fourth of July, get in the mood to celebrate Independence Day now by looking through our favorite all-American photos… Read More ›
Vogue’s Sandal Guide
(Vogue) Whether you vacation in Montauk or Malibu, the best accessory for the season isn’t a pair of statement sunglasses or a Boat and Tote, but the utilitarian, go-anywhere sandals. They can take a simple look up a notch (think:… Read More ›
Jason Wu’s Garment District Studio
(Vogue) Jason Wu’s Garment District studio is outfitted with the kind of attention to detail you’d expect from a designer who started his career as a doll couturier, working on a scale at which even the smallest touches count. Doorways… Read More ›
Vogue’s Summer Playlist
I am not allowed to download songs on my own iPod due to my absolutely atrocious taste in music. To be honest, I don’t normally mind what I’m listening to, but mon bel homme does. He is responsible for all… Read More ›
Kim Kardashian Covers L’Uomo Vogue
I’m very disappointed that L’Uomo Vogue decided to feature Kim Kardashian as their July-August cover girl. There are many other beautiful, intelligent, and stylish women that would have made better role models to those who look to Vogue for style inspiration. (Huffington… Read More ›
Emma Stone’s Best Red Carpet Moments
She’s only 23 years old, but Emma Stone’s wildly successful film career mirrors her shining sartorial performance on the red carpet. These days, most young starlets have a misstep or two on the fashion front before coming into their own;… Read More ›
Survival Guide: Vogue Editors Pack for the Front Rows Abroad
(Vogue) Now that the shows have officially wound down here in New York, Vogue editors can’t help but ponder what they’ll pack for London, Milan, and Paris. The suitcase is only so big—so important decisions must be made regarding what… Read More ›
Dress The Part: Mad Men’s Jessica Paré
(Vogue) Don Draper’s proposal at the end of Mad Men’s season four to Megan, a 25-year-old secretary played by up-and-coming actress Jessica Paré, was unexpected, to say the least. But at the beginning of the show’s fifth season, viewers were… Read More ›
Vogue’s Best Technology Accessories
(Vogue) Why is it so hard to disconnect—even when you are trying to get away from it all? Such is life in these modern times, but with the season of weekends away and summer vacations upon us, here are some… Read More ›
Diana Vreeland: A Sacred Monster
(Independent) A new documentary about the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland reveals how her unparalleled drive and perverse taste changed the face of modern fashion. “She was never a very rich woman, she was never a very beautiful woman and… Read More ›
Amanda Peet’s Place
(Vogue) Amanda Peet has created an oasis of outdoor living for her family in Los Angeles. When dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker Amanda Peet was finally persuaded by her husband, screenwriter David Benioff, to put down roots in Los Angeles, her… Read More ›
Perfect Match: Vogue Brings You The Best From The 5th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
See Vogue’s favorites from this weekend’s 5th Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. See the slideshow here.
Vogue’s Steal of the Month: Summer Swimwear Under $300
Pro wave-rider Stephanie Gilmore was photographed in Malibu for Vogue’s Steal of the Month column in a pretty yet practical Parasol swim shirt with built-in solar protection. Here, the four-time women’s world surf champion proves that just because you’re not… Read More ›
Vogue’s Six Summer Novels
Summer’s most exhilarating novels feature exotic departures and unusual homecomings. An American compound in the 1960s is the Mad Men–like backdrop for Kim Barnes’s In the Kingdom of Men (Knopf), the story of a young Oklahoma woman who follows her… Read More ›
Paris Vogue Shows Us Their Favorite Clutches for Summer
See the slideshow on their website here. (P.S. Keep an eye out for my favorite, the Salvatore Ferragamo in red karung snakeskin)
