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book, Living in Style: Inspiration and Advice for Everyday
Glamour, the stylist shares never-before-seen photos
along with a few wise words shes gleaned from some
of Hollywoods biggest names.
Thursday, March 6
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outfit Arcade Fire kicks
off the U.S. leg of its
59-date Reflektor tour in
Louisville, Kentucky.
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attire or costume is
TBD, but wed exercise
caution before donning
ironic plaid.
Tuesday, March 4
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then theres Chelsea
Handler. In her new book
of travel (travail?) essays,
Uganda Be Kidding Me,
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everything from vacation-
Xanax portion control to
the audacity of passports.

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tripolar disorder? I asked,
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enclosed our outdoor dining
area. I lost my luggage, this
soup tastes like cocaine, and
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Wondering about the shot of Rachel and Rodger above? This photo was taken at
Chateau Marmont, where I rented a villa for my fortieth-birthday party, Zoe says.
My husband surprised me with a slide show of photos of my entire life!
Sunday, March 2
STEP UP With heavy
contenders such as 12 Years a
Slave and Gravity, the eighty-
sixth annual Oscars demand
comic relief from Ellen
DeGeneres, who picks up
hosting (and fancy footwork)
duties for the first time since
2007. Oh, to be a pair of
black-tie Chuck Taylors upon
those dancing feet!
Friday, March 14
SPY NOVEL After seven
years and more than
$5 million in Kickstarter
funds, Kristen Bell
sleuths her way onto the
big screen in Veronica
Mars. Adding to the
drama (Mars ex Logan
is accused of murder):
cameos from Dax
Shepard, Justin Long, and
James Franco.
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Friday, March 7Sunday, March 16 South by
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Oscars hits and misses at ELLE.com/oscars2014.
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Pick up a little something sparkly for Jewel
Day, even if its just for the coffee table.
Emerald (Thames & Hudson) is a pictorial
history of the highly coveted green gemstone,
while High Jewelry and Precious Objects by Cartier:
The Odyssey of a Style (Rizzoli) showcases 100
of the famed jewelers most recent creations.
Sunday, March 2
Wed love to see a starlet or
two break the Oscars mold
tonight. One suggestion
that would certainly wake
up the red carpet: Charlotte
Olympias rainbow-striped
range of towering heels and
evening clutches created
with whimsical Brit jeweler
Solange Azagury-Partridge.
Thursday, March 6
New Yorks Armory
Show kicks off its
annual display of
the biggest names in
contemporary art today
with Mary Heilmanns
2013 Splashy Cut (above)
at the top of our must-
see list. Have a taste
for something saucier?
Cybill Shepherd/Phone
Sex (left), a 1992 work,
will star in the Robert
Heinecken: Object
Matter exhibition
opening March 15
at MoMA.
Saturday, March 8
Celebrate the weekend
by taking a well-deserved
break at Kate Spades oh-so-
appropriately named Saturday
shop in SoHo. Its the first Big
Apple outpost for her bargain-
priced, superchic line of
cheerful, candy-colored RTW
and accessories.
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Saturday, March 1 A Dries Van Noten
retrospective bows today at Les Arts Dcoratifs
KP 2CTKU r Sunday, March 2 Flock to the opening
of Plumes & Feathers in Fashion at the
MoMu Fashion Museum of Antwerp.
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Spring is officially
here! While youre
happily shedding your
winter layers, add on
this warm-weather
wardrobe essential:
design duo Craig &
Karls cheerful op-art
collab with Sydney-
based sunglasses line
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247, 303, 425 ELLE FASHION: THE LOOK,
TRENDS, AND ACCESSORIES
These creamy separates, bold-hue It
bags, and sultry silhouettes are as bright
and fresh as springs first blooms
370 BLOW BY BLOW
With just four steps, the perfect blow-out
is attainable at home. Really. By Lauren
Elliott
426 THE NATURAL: DAKOTA JOHNSON
Shes third-generation Hollywood
royalty and starring in the hottest film
of the decademeet Dakota Johnson.
By Stephen Rodrick. Photographed by
Carter Smith. Styled by Joe Zee
510 ALL IS BRIGHT
With neon heels and color-blocked
bags, its easy to see why accessories
are stealing the spotlight this season.
Photographed by Joel Stans. Styled by
Maria Dueas Jacobs
FASHION
190 HOT CHILE
Designer Maria Cornejo makes a stylish
homecoming in Santiago, Chile.
By Catherine Straut
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294 POWER BROKER
Talent-agency founder Brooke Wall
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436 HOTHOUSE FLOWER
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192 BILLION DOLLAR BABY
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Proenza Schouler designers Jack
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280 ELLE FASHION NEWS
Bobbi Brown launches a line of sunnies
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Schouler open new NYC locations
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Dakota Johnson (l ef t) wear s a techni cal bonded dress
from John Gal l i ano, sheer thi gh- hi ghs from Donna Karan
Signature Collection, and suede sandals from Manolo Blahnik.
Johnson (right) wears a tweed dress from Chanel, a PVC belt from
Prabal Gurung, and a pearl, white gold, diamond, gray sapphire,
and bl ack spi nel bracel et and a whi te gol d and di amond
bracelet from Chanel Fine Jewelry. To get Johnsons look, try Les
4 Ombres Quadra Eye Shadow in Prlude, Les Beiges Healthy
Gl ow Sheer Col our SPF 15, Le Bl ush Crme de Chanel i n
Rvlation, and Rouge Allure Velvet Luminous Matte Lip Colour
in La Cline, all by Chanel. Photographed by Carter Smith. Styled
by Joe Zee. Hair by Adir Abergel at Starworksartists.com. Makeup
by Li sa Houghton at Ti m Howard Management. Mani cure
by Ashl i e Johnson at the Wal l Group. Set desi gn by Thomas
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In his third season at Balenciaga,
creative director Alexander Wang finds
that his talents are not far off from those
of the couturier Cristbal. By Irina
Aleksander. Photographed by Thomas
Whiteside
FEATURES
339 ELLE INTELLIGENCE
Dimitri Leonidas shines in The
Monuments Mena prizewinning
biographer pens a dark memoirNina
Perssons solo album brings grit and
charmand more!
407 P.S. WE MADE THIS
ELLE visits the West Hollywood homes
of designers Emily Current and Meritt
Elliott. By Justine Harman
412 I CANT GO ON, I MUST GO ON
Climate expert Elizabeth Kolbert
sounds the alarm without the usual toll
of funeral bells. By Perri Strawn
416 CAN YOU EVER REALLY KNOW
SOMEONE?
Walter Kirns friend amassed art in the
multimillions, knew government secrets,
and had the presidents private number.
He called himself Clark Rockefeller,
and he is a pathological liar
420 SOMETHING HAPPENED
Kate Christensen attempts to escape
unsettling fantasies in the decades
following episodes of abuse
422 ASK E. JEAN
Relationship hell? E. Jean Carroll to the
rescue!
524 THE ROMANTIC
Former Hollywood bad boy Colin
Farrell tells Mickey Rapkin why his
tabloid-fodder days are over
396
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HEALTH & FITNESS
353 BEST IN SHOW
Bright lids and bare face or adorned
hair and stark polish? Choose a sideor
be bold and bat for both. By Julie Schott
372 EASTERN PROMISES
April Long tries out Japans geisha-
inspired beauty secrets for flawless skin
376 FRENCH CONNECTION
Caudalies cofounder shares how she
maintains her glowing skin and trim
figure. By April Long
378 SURVIVAL INSTINCT
Elisabeth R. Finch learns that
sometimeswhen your life depends on
itit really does take a little help from
your friends
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464 THE NEXT DYLAN
Robin Wright and Sean Penns
daughter, Dylan Penn, plays luxe
dress-up in this seasons must-haves.
By Cotton Codinha. Photographed
by Cedric Buchet. Styled by Sabina
Schreder
474 HERO WORSHIP
Bold primary hues and body-con
cuts supercharge spring wardrobes.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort. Styled
by Joe Zee
486 BOX SEAT
Go feminine minimalist in simple silks
and statement jewelry. Photographed by
Liz Collins. Styled by Samira Nasr
498 LEADER OF THE PACK
Menswear style staples get a ladylike
makeover. Photographed by Carter
Smith. Styled by Beth Fenton
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WHATS THERE: Since 2009,
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PROJECTED WAIT-LIST ITEMS:
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CHEAP
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Fashion-forward bargainistas
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By Cotton Codinha
The prolific Alice Hoffmans
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turn-of-the-twentieth-century
Coney Island freak show.
A mermaid in the show,
Walt Whitmanworshipping
Coralie Sardie, takes a fancy
to Eddie Cohen, a Russian-
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is obsessed with finding a
girl who vanished in the
aftermath of the infamous
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Factory fire, which he had
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THE NEW LOOK
From safari to surf to sheer, our edit of
the seasons biggest trends will see you
through spring in style
339 ELLE INTEL
280 ELLE FASHION NEWS
303 ELLE SHOPS
247 ELLE TRENDS
York City itself, in the throes
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warfare, and as much a
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Hoffman finds the mystical
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Polyamide-blend
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384 COUCH SURFING
After years of therapist
monogamy, Steve Friedman
seeks a new shrinkone who
can break his commitment
phobia
396 IT LIST
IN EVERY ISSUE
46 CALENDAR
60 FASHION CALENDAR
154 EDITORS LETTER
166 REPLY ALL
176 BEHIND THE COVER
186 CONTRIBUTORS
303 ELLE SHOPS
520 SHOPPING GUIDE
522 HOROSCOPE
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Its fitting that 12 Years a Slaves Lupita Nyongo enlisted an-
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To ward off is-it-spring-yet blues, Kayne
recommends placing pots of fresh oregano
or basil in sunny windows.
In 2011, Los Angelesbred
Jenni Kayne (who launched
her eponymous brand of
beach-time basics in 2003,
at age 19) dreamed up a
trend-defying pointy-toe flat.
She wanted a shoe that would
highlight the delicate arch of
the female foot: a silhouette
the French call dOrsay.
Three colorwaysand one
emphatic Chinese fashion
bloggerlater, the go-with-
everything flats, which start
at $395, have become a
sought-after alternative to the
sneaker-or-heel paradigm.
And though celebrities such
as Jessica Alba and Emma
Roberts live their 70-degrees-
and-sunny lifestyles in her
slides, Kayne, 31, doesnt rest
on her cult status. I think
classic and timeless is just
more interesting, she says
of an ever-expanding line
that includes button-down
silks, lightweight blazers,
and Audrey Hepburn-esque
cropped trousers. And though
the designer gravitates
toward neutrals in her daily
life, she creates for a woman
who isnt afraid to add an
unexpected pop of color or
print into her wardrobe.
When shes not working in
her West Hollywood office/
boutique, Kayne tends to her
garden. I like planting herbs
over flowers because theyre
edible, she says. And in case
you thought a green thumb
and high style were mutually
exclusive: Theres a lot of
planning involved with both,
Kayne explains. You have
to plant the right seeds each
season.Justine Harman
GUEST BLOGGER
JENNIS
SHOEBOX
From flats to slingbacks:
the designers spring
footwear picks
THE STAPLE
JENNI KAYNE
THE PICK-ME-UP
THE ILLUSIONIST
WANT MORE OPTIONS?
Go to ELLE.com/kayneshoebox
for a peek at her whole closet,
including Beatrice Valenzuela
lace-ups and Gravati loafers.
When selecting herbs: Dont just
clip a leaf; harvest from the stem.
Mint-and-dill bouquets pair
nicely with an earthy palette.
Rosemary adds aromatic flair
to alfresco meals.
FARM TO TABLE, THE L.A. WAY
Kayne creates a good-enough-to-eat tablescape from her garden full of flavorful greens
JENNI KAYNE
Designer Jenni Kayne is
as Californian as a ripe
avocado, and the mother
of two takes a fittingly laid-
back approach to both
fashion and gardening.
For Kaynes DIYs, recipes,
and lifestyle how-tos, visit
ELLE.com all month long
DORSAY FLATS
Kaynes one-and-done
solution for both skinny jeans
and breezy frocks
MANOLO MIDI HEELS
The 5'7" hostess opts for
a diminutive heel when
entertaining.
NUDE CLINE SANDAL
These make legs look
longer and almost
disappearin the best way.
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Blippar app and blipp this page to watch it come to life.
I think often about what the founding editor of ELLE,
Hlne Lazareff, had to say when she launched the maga-
zine in Paris just after World War II. It was 1945, the city was
just coming back to life, and her job, she said, was to open
womens appetites. When I read that I thought, What a great
thing to do with your life: to be charged with inspiring half
the population to live as fully as possible, with as much pas-
sion and bravado as they can muster.
Last month, we ran a gorgeous black-and-white photograph
of Mindy Kaling on one of the four covers for our Women in
Television Issue, meant to celebrate women whose talent, work,
and all-around genius and coolness inspire us, in a medium
in which, historically, women havent been able to both pro-
duce and act in their own shows. The reaction to the Kaling
cover was swift and fierce. While the majority of people who
responded were pleased that a fashion magazine finally put
Kaling on a cover, there was a very vocal minority who thought
wed somehow dissed both Mindys body and ethnicity because
we shot her in black and white at a close angle. We produce just
15 to 20 covers a year, depending on each months theme and
timing. Its pretty rarefied real estate, and the women we select
are people we really admire and believe are making an inter-
esting contribution to the cultural conversation.
The notion that we would try to hide Kalings shape or eth-
nicity is counter to everything we believe in. There was an-
other picture of Mindy, in color, that was cropped right above
her knees. She looked good in it, but shed been shown like
that before. At ELLE, we want our cover images to surprise, to
reveal a side of someone that you might not have seen, and to
convey that shes more than just a pretty face in a cute dress. In
the black-and-white photo, I thought that Mindy looked pow-
erful, beautiful, potent, and sexy in the best sense of the word:
When she looks at the camera, you see a woman whos alluring
and in control, a woman whos not afraid of her own desires.
As you can tell from the other covers on this page, weve
run tight black-and-white shots of (above, from left) Jodie
Foster, pop star Rita Ora, Shakira, Elle Fanning, Lady Gaga,
and Carrie Underwood, among many others. Not one of
them complained that she felt cheated or somehow dismissed
by our choice of photograph. Neither did Mindy. She tweeted
that she loved it. It pains us all here at the magazine that
anyone would accuse us of racism or weight bias. We show-
case women we aspire to be: strong, sexy, smart, fun. That
is my mission.
Which brings us to Dakota Johnson, this months cover
girl. She is strong, sexy, smart, and really funny, according
to everyone whos worked with herand soon to be very, very
famous. After being cast in Fifty Shades of Grey as Anastasia,
the prim counterpoint to sadistic business magnate Christian
Grey, played by Calvin Klein underwear model Jamie Dor-
nan, suddenly everyone wanted a piece of Dakota: a photo, an
autograph, her hand in marriage. How do you handle some-
thing like this? Going overnight from relative obscurity (rela-
tive being the operative word; her parents are Melanie Griffith
and Don Johnson, and her grandmother is Tippi Hedren) to
the most talked-about casting choice of the decade? Writer
Stephen Rodrick sat down with the star and found a young
woman not only totally comfortable in her own skin but ready
to handle whatever comes her way with good humor and
aplomb. Were also happy this month to have pieces by PEN/
Faulkner Awardwinning novelist Kate Christensen and the
equally talented fiction and nonfiction writer Walter Kirn.
And more good news: Weve partnered with The Face,
Oxygens modeling-competition show in which three super-
mentorsNaomi Campbell, Anne V, and Lydia Hearsthelp
our good friend Frdric Fekkai find the next face for his
advertising campaign. The show debuts on March 5look
for ELLE Creative Director Joe Zee, Fashion News Director
Anne Slowey, ELLE.com editor Leah Chernikoff, and me to
lend a hand.
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For our January 2014 cover shoot,
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and Chanel. She impressed
photographer Michael Thompson
with her chameleonic abilities, and
writer Molly Young with her sharp
sense of humor and unwavering
opinions. Last time I checked, Smalls told Young, the
world is a multicultural place. Beauty is universal. These
doors have to open. ELLE readers agree wholeheartedly:
Proud feminist Marisa
Meltzer described years of
dieting in secret in The
Last Feminist Taboo
(January 2014), prompting
readers to chime in on the
hot debate of what keeping
up appearances means for
female empowerment:
The isolation the diet stigma
imposes on women is reason
enough for feminists to want
to abolish it. But beyond
that, theres something
subtly feminist about the
way Meltzer describes her
weight loss. Instead of the
clichd anecdotes about new
jeans and flirtatious men,
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feeling happier, putting
more value on her body.
It reminds me of another
old-school feminist slogan:
Self-care is not selfish.
Kat Stoeffel, Nymag.com
Anyone who thinks that
being a feminist means
not caring about your
appearance need look no
further than Gloria Steinem,
who is as svelte and beautiful
as shes ever been at age
79. Of course, Ms. Steinem
is defined by many more
important things than her
looks, but the point is that
being attractiveand caring
about personal presentation
does not make one any less
of a feminist.... If we truly
want to free women from
impossible standards, lets
not assume that feminine
things like dieting or wearing
high heels present a sign
of weakness. Just as it is
a womans prerogative to
eschew gendered clothing
and grooming routines,
there should also be no
shame in choosing to exhibit
femininity.
Olivia Clemens, via e-mail
No matter the case, we
should never ridicule or bully
The supermodel era is over, said no one,
now that weve seen Joan Smalls on
the January cover of ELLE. Its exciting to
see a model back on a major fashion
magazine coverand, with a cover line
describing her as the worlds real top
model, we have a feeling were going
to see a lot more of her face in print.
Gabrielle Korn, Refinery29.com
Recognize the name Joan Smalls?
If not, you soon will, according
to ELLE magazine.
At a time when magazine covers
are dominated by celebrities hawking
a new movie or TV show, and are
criticized for their lack of diverse faces,
ELLE magazine kicks off 2014 with
the Puerto Rican model on the cover.
Rene Lynch, Latimes.com
U.S. ELLE is moving forward in the right
direction! Beautiful image of Joan.
justaguy, Thefashionspot.com
How absolutely stunning is this
chick?! And shes showing
why supermodels have indeed made
a major comeback.
Natasha, contributing writer at Theybf.com
Congratshappy to see not just
a beautiful model, but
a woman of color on the cover.
fashion_critic_, via Instagram
Do we love or do we looooove? No
offense to every actress who has fronted
ELLE, but its refreshing and brave of
them to go with a real, bona fide mod.
Fashion Week Daily
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In Americas Next Top
(Role) Model (January
2014), Boris Kachka trailed
Chirlane McCray, NYC
mayor Bill de Blasios
dynamic wife, who is
rewriting the rules of being
a first lady:
Many thanks for the
wonderful profile (and
splendid photo) of NYC
first lady Chirlane McCray.
Your article is insightful,
provocative, and courageous,
as is the woman herself.
I wonder how many readers
realize that Chirlane and
Hillary share the same alma
mater (Wellesley). What a
beautiful person McCray is,
and what a powerful asset and
partner to her husband!
Nathan Wise, Old Saybrook, CT
Fairly sure Chirlane McCray
is the coolest first lady this
city has ever seen. And Im
including you, Joyce Dinkins.
@rachsyme, biographer,
via Twitter
Oh, hey, a profile of Chirlane
McCray that doesnt make
the writer sound totally
antiquated on sexuality.
@AlyssaRosenberg, editor at
ThinkProgress.org, via Twitter
POSITIVE
CAPABILITY
When Faran Krentcil posted an article about
her disillusionment with Sex and the Citys
iconic Carrie Bradshawread the full story
at ELLE.com/bradshaw-myththe response was immediate
and sizable (80 comments at print time), and ranged from
violent opposition to circumspect agreement:
THE CARRIE WARS
As women, we all have pieces of Carrie,
Miranda, Samantha, and even Charlotte
within uswere there days I wanted to
give Carrie a shake? Absolutely. Would
I relate to her if she wasnt flawed?
Probably not. Do I want my 19-year-
old daughter to aspire to be a Carrie
or a Miranda, a Samantha or a
Charlotte? Absolutely not. My desire is
that my daughterfinds some amazing
friends that she can trust with her heart,
learns to love them for their flaws and
therefore love herself. I want her to learn
how to fall down and pick herself up
and never allow her self-worth to be
determined by someone elses opinion.
And if she can do this in a great pair of
heelswhy not?
Leslie Van Duyvendyk, via ELLE.com
She ended up with Big because she
deserved Big, not Aidan. Carrie was such
a great character because she was
deeply flawed.
Becky Radolf, via ELLE.com
someone because they may
weigh more or less. The
best way that feminists can
support the well-being of
women is to promote it and
get behind the message of
women living a healthier
lifestyle and taking control
of their bodies, instead of
their bodies taking control
of them.
Christi Pemberton,
via ELLE.com
ELLE readers, sound off!
Send your letters to ELLE,
Letters to the Editor,
300 West 57th Street, NY,
NY 10019, or e-mail us
at elleletters@hearst.com.
Letters may be edited for
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Louisa Kamps The Big
Turn-On (January 2014),
a thoughtfully researched
piece about unleashing
creativity in everyday life,
inspired one ELLE reader
to point out a backstory
to one of the writers
references:
Louisa Kamps article on
creativity was excellent,
covering a lot of ground
quickly. I was surprised,
though, that she didnt
give the right reference for
the wonderful notion of
negative capability, which
did not originate with Pico
Iyer, as she says, but from
the early nineteenth century
poet John Keats. In a letter,
he wrote that what leads
most to success, especially in
the literary arts, is when a
man [sic] is capable of being
in uncertainties, mysteries,
doubts, without any irritable
reaching after fact and
reason. He calls this crucial
and splendid condition
negative capability.
Alice B. Fogel, New Hampshire
State poet laureate, Acworth, NH,
via e-mail
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PROVENANCE: Manchester,
England
NOW: New York City
PROFESSION: Fashion editor/
director/stylist/consultant
THIS MONTH: Leader of the
Pack (page 474). I wanted
to shoot jewelry made from
found objects and pieces with
a homespun, customized
feel. I discovered a few really
interesting designers.
BONA FIDES: BA, fashion,
Northumbria University;
work has appeared in
V Magazine, Muse, The Wall
Street Journal, and Self Service
READING: Among Women Only,
by Cesare Pavese
FIRST GIG: I worked
at Benetton. It was
an introduction into
personalities and
professionalism, as well
as folding clothes.
GUILTY PLEASURE:
Urbandictionary.com
ON REPEAT: The Hotel
New Hampshire for its great
assortment of oddball
characters and Moonrise
Kingdom for its dialogue and
cinematography. I would love
to work on a film one dayit
allows you to delve further
into characters than you can
in photography.
PROVENANCE: Philadelphia
NOW: London and
New York City
PROFESSION: Photographer
THIS MONTH: All Is Bright
(page 510). Originally we
planned to build a geometric
set to play off the lines and
angles of the accessories.
But I had an epiphany that
the pieces seemed very
70s, in pop colors, and I
thought of Warhols loft in
midtown Manhattan, the
Silver Factory, and decided
to cover the set in tinfoil in
homage. We did that, and it
was awful! I figured, Fine,
well go back to the original,
but it looked so catalog. So I
thought, Lets use spotlights
and make the lighting really
sharp in silhouette and use
hard shadows against the
wall. We tried that, and it
still wasnt right, so we lost
the shadows to make it less
busy and to concentrate on
the silhouette and we lit the
products really hard. We
shot with a wide-angle lens
to distort and elongate the
silhouette of the model and
make the products seem
larger. It started to look
really 70s, like the work
of photographer Hiroa
legend. It was a long day, but
it worked out really well in
the end.
BONA FIDES: Work has
appeared in W, Fast Company,
and Departures
ON REPEAT: Pulp Fiction.
When I saw that in theaters,
I decided right then and
there I wasnt going to be an
academic. I had never seen
a movie like that before.
PROVENANCE: Whiting, NJ
NOW: New York City
PROFESSION: ELLE
Accessories Editor
THIS MONTH: All Is Bright
(page 510). This shoot feels
like ELLE in the most classic
sense. It really captures the
feeling of being sexy, fun,
and alive.
BONA FIDES: BA, English
literature, Rutgers
University; has worked for
Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, and
Style & Design
JEWEL PHILOSOPHY: I like
little gold necklaces right
now. For me, jewelry is very
much a moment.
CHERISHED PIECE: My
favorite piece is a Balenciaga
by Nicolas Ghesquire
sweatshirt. Ive turned into
one of those people who troll
eBay for his pieces.
WONDER YEAR: I used to be
an equestrian, and I won a
state horse show for dressage.
It was just a few weeks before
I went off for college. It was
the end of a chapter. The
next summer I was like, Im
interning at a magazine, I
dont have time for that.
ON REPEAT: La Dolce Vita. It
exudes passion. The women
feel like women. I dont feel
feminine like that, so its
interesting for me to watch.
PROVENANCE: Berkeley, CA,
and Sun Valley, AZ
NOW: Portland, ME. There
is quite a writers community
here; its really amazing. We
are all very happy to meet at
five in the afternoon, have a
glass of wine, and be home
by eight.
PROFESSION: Writer
THIS MONTH: Something
Happened (page 420)
BONA FIDES: BA, English,
Reed College; MFA, creative
writing, University of Iowa;
work has appeared in The
New York Times Book Review,
Bookforum, Martha Stewart
Living, O, The Oprah Magazine,
and The Wall Street Journal;
author of The Great Man and
Blue Plate Special
READING: The Interestings, by
Meg Wolitzer
WONDER YEAR: My first job
was a paper route. I had the
biggest route at my station,
so I made the most money,
and I was the youngest and
the only girl. You wouldnt
necessarily say I was popular
at work. But I got the
Presidential Physical Fitness
Award that same year. I liked
seventh grade.
GUILTY PLEASURE: I love to
take baths and stay in them
for three or four hours and
read and drink tea or wine,
depending upon the time
of day, and replenish the
hot water with no thought
to the environment. A lot
of my books look a tad
waterlogged, and Im not
going to pretend otherwise.
Beth Fenton
Joel Stans
Caroline Grosso
Kate Christensen
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PROVENANCE: Abba, Nigeria
NOW: Columbia, MD, and
Lagos, Nigeria
PROFESSION: Writer
THIS MONTH: Why Cant
a Smart Woman Love
Fashion? (page 202)
BONA FIDES: BA, English,
Eastern Connecticut State;
MA, creative writing,
Johns Hopkins University;
MA, African studies,
Yale University; author of
Americanah, Half of a Yellow
Sun, and The Thing Around
Your Neck
READING: Im constantly
reading poetry. Im rereading
James MerrillI love
his work.
ON BEYONC: [After being
sampled in Flawless] Im
very happy to announce that
I have earned the massive
respect of my teenage
nephews.
IF I WERENT A WRITER,
ID BE: Teaching a sort of
antiestablishment class in
politics and genocide and
history.
DREAM PROJECT: Id like to
start a writing program in
Nigeria. Id also like to build
a house with lots of windows
and light where I grew up,
with trees outside and a
vegetable patch and flowers
in the front and chickens in
the back, and Id like to have
somebody to take care of all
of that because I wouldnt do
it myself; that would be key.
PROVENANCE: Washington,
DC
NOW: New York City
PROFESSION: Beauty and
Features Editor, ELLE.com
THIS MONTH: American
History XX (page 344), PS
We Made This (page 407)
BONA FIDES: BA,
communications and
Hispanic studies, University
of Pennsylvania; work has
appeared on The Daily Beast
and The Huffington Post
and in Bullett
DREAM SUBJECT: Im really
interested in profiles of
people who are subjects of
collective loathingsomeone
who, for whatever reason,
has not yet figured out how
to make media work in their
favor. Anyone who people
dont like, I like: John Mayer,
James Franco, Kanye West
people who are vilified by
the public. I think that those
are the more interesting
people. Its just the sheer
entertainment factor of not
knowing whats going to
come out of their mouths.
GUILTY PLEASURE: I like
to put ice cubes in my white
wine. Its not chic, and its
not classy, but I like ice-cold
white wine.
ON REPEAT: Almost Famous.
I love the idea that there was
a time that was better than
the one were living in.
PROVENANCE: My dad
was a pilot in the Navy, so
I lived all over. The benefit
of growing up like that is its
good training for being a
journalisttalking to people
you dont know all the time.
NOW: Los Angeles
PROFESSION: Writer
THIS MONTH: The Natural
(page 426)
BONA FIDES: BA, political
science, Loyola University
Chicago; MA, journalism,
Northwestern University;
author of the memoir The
Magical Stranger
SPOTTED: I did a story for
The New York Times Magazine
about Lindsay Lohan in The
Canyons. I was at a party full
of young industry people,
and two of the actors insisted
on pulling up the story on
their iPhones and acting
out a scene from the article.
It was a very only in Los
Angeles moment. That
never happens to me.
DREAM SUBJECT: Ive always
wanted to do a story on
casting directors from their
point of view. I think its an
excruciatingly tense part of
the acting experience, trying
to capture a character based
on a few pages or a couple
of minutes of instruction in
a room with 15 or 20 other
actors who all look like you.
I find that fascinating.
PROVENANCE: Essex,
Lincolnshire, London
NOW: South Williamsburg,
Brooklyn
PROFESSION: Photographer
THIS MONTH: Ray of Light
(page 452)
BONA FIDES: Work has
appeared in Numro Tokyo,
10, and Garage
DREAM SUBJECT: Id love to
travel through Yemen to do
documentary work.
CROWNING MOMENT:
I met the Queen when I was
assisting the photographer
Rankin. Another assistant
and I were left alone after
the shoot to wrap up and
took the opportunity to sit
on the throne of England for
a memento photo.
IF I WERENT A
PHOTOGRAPHER, ID BE:
An anthropologist, a writer,
or a private detective.
Im nosy.
INSPIRATION: Ive found
myself watching a lot of
Indian cinema lately, which
I think has retriggered my
love of Hindi traditions,
costumes, and beauty.
FIRST GIG: I worked in
a fish-and-chips shop in
England where I grew up.
It may have inspired me
to not work in a fish-and-
chips shop.
READING: My Dominican
Republic Lonely Planet
guidebook.
ON REPEAT: Mrs. Doubtfire.
Its an absurdist,
stupid comedy.
Cotton Codinha
Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie Justine Harman
Stephen Rodrick
Laurie Bartley
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trip was special because I was
returning for a happy reason,
says Cornejo, who traveled
to the South American
metropolis as a guest of
magazine Revista Ya, which
was celebrating its thirtieth
anniversary. It was the first
time Cornejo had visited in
13 years. There are so many
interesting things happening
in Latin America right now
art, architecture. It was nice
to see how the country had
evolved.Catherine Straut
STAY:
I stayed at the Noi hotel, in
the Vitacura neighborhood,
which gave us access to some
of the newer art galleries. It
was also located next to a
park, which was perfect for
me to walk through and clear
my head in the mornings.
DO:
Cerro San Cristbal is a
great place to check out the
amazing views of the city. Its
the second highest point in
Santiago. The top of the hill
also has an enormous statue
of the Virgin Mary, which
rises 72 feet high. I also visited
[Nobel Prize winner] Pablo
Nerudas seaside home, two
hours outside the city. The
beach is incredible, with huge
rocks and beautiful, lush
nature in the background.
SHOP:
Los Dominicos craft market
is a must-see. Its the perfect
place to find handcrafted
goods. I bought a lot of
blankets and ceramics there
and found a lot of inspiration
for patterns. There is a
wonderful Chilean jewelry
designer named Chantal
Bernsau who sells at the
shops at the W hotel. She uses
a lot of natural materials,
including horn, horsehair,
and crystal.
PAMPER:
I didnt have time to stay
at the Alto Atacama Desert
Lodge & Spa in northern
Chile, but its definitely on
my to-do for my next trip.
It has a stunning natural
environment, and it was
designed to blend seamlessly
into its surroundings. The
lodge is also a leader in
eco-sustainability, and it has
an outdoor observatory for
stargazing. The Puri Spa is
also one of the best in Chile,
with treatments such as
quinoa facials and altiplano
mud treatments.
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home to around 500 volcanoes, an estimated 123 of which are considered active. Some
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I dont want to be in
anything trashy, Tamara
Ecclestone says calmly but
emphatically in her clear
British accent, her azure eyes
looking determined but not
steely as she describes her
vision for an upcoming photo
shoot. Id like the shot to
be stripped back, natural,
minimal makeup, casual.
I dont want it to be massive
eyelashes. Its a Monday
morning in late November,
and Ecclestone, the pregnant
and very pretty 29-year-old
daughter of Formula One
auto racing billionaire Bernie
Ecclestone, is hard at work
transforming herself from
a minor celebrityknown
mostly for her huge shopping
sprees, which are regularly
dissed in the Daily Mail and
other UK tabloidsinto a
full-fledged transatlantic
household name.
We all know money
purportedly cant buy
love, but the question that
Ecclestones unfolding
trajectory raises is whether
it can buy fame (for anyone
other than Paris Hilton, that
What is it like to be
the richest girl in
the world? Tamara
Ecclestone takes
Daphne Merkin
on a trip through
her opulent manor
and the rest of
her very, very
posh world as she
launches her own
hair-care empire
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is). Its an open question,
but meanwhile Ecclestone
is doing everything she
can to raise her visibility,
including modeling, lending
her name to philanthropic
endeavors such as Great
Ormond Street Hospital,
and starring in a short-lived
British reality show called
Billion $$ Girl (in which she
took her five dogs to Harrods
for manicures and coatings
of a shimmery spray). Most
recently, she created a line of
upscale hair-care products
called SHOW Beauty that
Ecclestone in her
lavish 55-room
London mansion
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is carried by Bergdorf
Goodman in New York and
shops in London and Dubai.
It includes a coconut- and
Madagascan vanillascented
hair fragrance (if youre lazy
like me, Ecclestone says, you
dont want to wash your hair
every day), as well as 10 other
decadent styling offerings.
The packaging is lavishly
festooned with Swarovski
crystals and is intended for
displaynot to be stuffed away
in a bathroom cabinet.
Today the young
entrepreneur, who conceived
on her June honeymoon
with her 32-year-old former
stockbroker husband, Jay
Rutland, is strategizing
about bump pictures
with photographer Rgine
Mahaux and her branding-
adviser-cum-business
partner, Scott Harvey-
Nicholls. The meeting takes
place in her baronial home
opposite Kensington Palace;
to gain access, one has to
pass through a guarded
entrance and a trio of private
security guards, hired in the
wake of a kidnap threat a
year and a half ago. By the
(Clockwise from top lef)
On swanky Kings Road;
celebrating then boyfriend Omar
Khyamis birthday; with husband
Jay Rutland at Wimbledon
time Im at the front door, I
feel like Ive been through a
screening process worthy of a
prime minister.
The group is seated at
a round table in a room
decorated with silvery
flocked wallpaper, a silvery
fox throw, and a black-and-
white photo of Marilyn
Monroe. It reminds me a
bit of the breakfast rooms
in long-gone shows like
Dynasty and Falcon Crest,
in which juice was always
served in cut-crystal glasses
and coffee was poured from
a gleaming silver carafe by
uniformed staff. As Mahaux
flips through photos of
pregnant women, Ecclestone
mentions that she likes
the hippie chic styling of
Jessica Simpson, adding that
Simpson had to stay fat
because of her contract with
Weight Watchers. (This is
the sort of trivia Ecclestone,
who says shes interested in
how interested people are in
celebrity, has on the tip of
her tongue.) The images are
intended for publicationin
which magazine, its yet to be
determinedand plans are
already in the works for baby
pictures, which Ecclestone
stresses should be timeless
and iconicnot cheesy.
Meanwhile, Harvey-
Nicholls, a department-store
scion and professional
branding specialist, inserts
reminders about his
clients long-term image
and keeping her on her
best level. Its a fine line,
evidently, between trying to
stand out from the glut of
already famous (or actively
aspiring) young women and
not blatantly overselling
yourself. I just want the
bump to be about me,
Ecclestone says suddenly,
with a brilliantly white smile.
This strikes me as a fetchingly
modest thought but one that
has nothing to do with trying
to collect millions of Twitter
followers or the relentless
demands of marketing oneself
in the twenty-first century.
The truth is, Ecclestone is
hardly an unknown quantity,
at least in her native land;
the trouble is that her bling-
bedecked presence has so far
elicited only negative press,
and I suspect that running
her own company wont
be enough to change her
reputation as an indulged
rich girl looking for attention.
The British gossip pages
have reported on everything
from the spray tan she
sported as she exited LAX
two summers agoThe
28-year-old socialite arrived
in sunny L.A. looking more
orange than the states own
fruit, noted the Daily Mail
to her seven-million-pound
wedding, touting it as a feast
of vulgarity and as the
nuptials taste forgot. The
snideness her flamboyant
lifestyle evokes is just the
other side of boggle-eyed
fascination and is part of
the complex relationship the
press and the public have
with the very rich. We lust
after the details of their lives
even as we disdain (and envy)
them for their access to all
manner of perks. And when
youre as in-your-face about
spending as Ecclestone is
Youre not going to please
everyone, she sayschances
are that what youll inspire
most of all is resentment.
Although Ecclestone is
almost six months pregnant
when we meet (shes due in
March), the bump under
discussion is barely showing,
not even when she stands
up; its easier to notice her
flowing dark tresses, her
huge rose-gold watch, even
the tiny tattoo on her left
wrist. Although all the talk
of the imminent birth seems
to have a glossy, does-this-
baby-go-with-this-wallpaper
feel at the moment, taking
maternal duties seriously
seems to run in the family:
Ecclestones own mother,
Slavicaa former model who
towered nearly a foot above
her fathers 5'2"divorced
Bernie in 2009, armed with
a $1.2 billion settlement, but
she gave up everything to
be a mother, according to
Tamara. She put me and my
sister first. She chose to stay
at home rather than travel
with Dad. The leggy heiress
is very close to her younger
sister, Petra, who Tamara
describes as a hands-on
mother to her own young
daughter, and she plans to
follow her lead. [Petra] does
the night feeds, Tamara says.
Theres something soothing
about bonding time.
While Slavica was raised
in what is now Croatiaher
mother worked in a fruit and
vegetable stalland Bernie,
now 83, grew up in South
London in a house without
running water and dropped
out of school at 16, the
Ecclestone girls childhood was
spent in posh Chelsea, a stones
throw from where Tamara
lives now. After attending
Londons highly regarded
Francis Holland School, she
went on to university but
dropped out to take a TV-
presenting course and then
worked in Armani retail for
eight months. I couldnt get
my head around how rude
some people could be.
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After the photographer
leaves, Harvey-Nicholls and
Ecclestone show me around
the 55-room house, which
is imposing and childlike at
the same time; its reputed to
have cost $70 million, along
with another $31 million
to renovate. Tamara used
the same decorator who did
Petras $85 million mansion
in Los Angeles (formerly
Aaron and Candy Spellings),
and most of the place is very
Hollywood-esque in tone
lots of black, white, and silver,
with intermittent touches
of deep purple. Everywhere
are blown-up portraits of
movie starsBrigitte Bardot,
Elizabeth Taylor, more
Marilyn, Humphrey Bogart,
Dustin Hoffman, Marlon
Brandointerspersed with
glamorous family photos.
There is a Lucite grand
piano worthy of Elton John
in the massive living room,
and bowls of candy adorn
the marble counters of the
kitchen. We stop briefly in a
formal dining room, filled
with gorgeous flowers, that
Ecclestone admits goes
mostly unused: Ive given
two dinner parties in the last
year. We like to eat in the
kitchen. From there we take
the grand staircase to the
master bedroom, which has a
heart-shaped red neon piece
by Tracey Emin over the
door reading TAMARA AND JAY
ALWAYS. A uniformed maid
is vacuuming the hallway,
and outside the bedroom is
a museum-worthy display
cabinet of Herms bags
in dazzling colors (though
Ecclestone admits that she
always wears black or gray).
Inside the bedroom two
stylists are packing her
for a trip to L.A. to spend
Thanksgiving with her
sisters family and their
mother. The enormous
walk-in closets feature
countless shelves of Christian
Louboutin and Jimmy
Choo pumps, and I take a
quick peek at the master
bath, home to the infamous
imported crystal bathtub,
giddily rumored to cost more
than $1 milliona great
exaggeration, Ecclestone
says. A third-floor guest room
is used as a storage space,
filled with racks of clothes,
many still with tags, and row
upon row of shoes.
Tamara considers herself
a very organized person,
and its clear that everything
has its place and that the
house is immaculately run.
Still, just contemplating this
endless accumulation of stuff
has a strangely wearying
effect. I think not only of the
money spent but the effort
that must have gone into
choosing all these things and
then inventorying them. I
can almost sympathize with
Tamara when she says, by
way of explaining the pace
of her daily life, I havent
had any downtime during
this pregnancy. Itll be nice to
finally do nothing.
Have I mentioned the beauty
salon with real pedicure
baths? Or the screening
room? Neither gets much
use, apparently, since
Ecclestone mostly goes out
to have her nails done and
prefers to watch TV and
movies in bed. In addition
to being a fan of Homeland
and Breaking Bad, shes a
connoisseur of reality TV,
which she says appeals to
nosy, inquisitive people like
herself: Im fascinated by
people-watching, she says.
She tunes in regularly to the
The Real Housewives and is
especially fond of the New
Jersey group, though at one
point she quotes Atlantas
NeNeI am very rich,
bitch, she says mincingly,
sounding eerily like NeNe
and adds that if anyone in
England said that theyd be
stoned to death.
This observation is
in keeping with other
statements Ecclestone makes
about what she perceives
as the difference between
British and American
attitudes toward conspicuous
wealth. In America, money
is celebrated, she says,
pointing out that while
she admires her father for
achieving so much from
such humble beginnings,
hes reviled in England
because of his lack of
education. She goes on
to explain, as if its an
argument shes had many
times before, that she does
understand that you have
to instill values and not
spoil your children. But I
find it puzzling when people
think he shouldnt buy [us]
a house. When I ask if she
can envision a life without
gobs of disposable income,
she immediately replies, If I
lost all the money, Id be the
same person, with the same
friends. Of course, Id drive
a different car, but thats not
what defines me.
If thats not grounded,
then what is?
In the end, its hard to say
exactly what makes Tamara
Ecclestone tick; just when
Ive decided that an air of
unreality surrounds her,
shell say something down-
to-earth or profess some
genuine fellow feeling for the
less exalted of the human
race. Shes very into beauty
products but pronounces
herself too lazy to apply
much makeup in the
mornings. She likes preparing
breakfast and doesnt go
to the gymshe prefers to
walkbut admits to having
used Botox. And yet, what
to make of the following?
When she, Harvey-Nicholls,
and I leave for lunch, Im
gently nudged toward a black
Range Rover, there to sit in
splendid isolation while the
two of them go ahead in her
customized (or pimped-
up, as my driver describes
it) white Range Rover. In my
long career of writing about
famous people from all walks
of life, this sort of elaborate
choreography has never
taken place, and then, slowly,
it dawns on me: This is all
aboutthe photo op. The cars
pull up at Zuma, a trendy
restaurant, where paparazzi
await. Ecclestone exits in a
blaze of popping bulbs. (I ask
later if this always happens.
Only when she makes a
reservation in her own name,
she says.) I walk in afterward,
completely ignored, feeling
slightly like a maid-in-waiting
or part of a Secret Service
detail. Once were seated,
Tamara considerately pours
more soy sauce for me when
mine runs out, and were
back to being on equal
terms, but I wonder what
she is hoping for as she looks
around the crowded room.
Recognition? People coming
up asking for her autograph?
A restaurant of her own?
Its hard to see how her life
would change if she went
from being a spectacularly
rich minor personage on the
celebrity circuit to a major
player. At the end of the
day shed still be a girl with
a yen to consume beyond
all imagining, a girl who
loves reality TV and fills her
house with glorious floral
arrangements in rooms no
one ever uses.
Ecclestone and sister Petra in 2010
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As a child, I loved watching
my mother get dressed for
Mass. She folded and twisted
and pinned her ichafu until
it sat on her head like a
large flower. She wrapped
her georgeheavy beaded
cloth, alive with embroidery,
always in bright shades of red
or purple or pinkaround
her waist in two layers. The
first, the longer piece, hit
her ankles, and the second
formed an elegant tier
just below her knees. Her
sequined blouse caught
the light and glittered. Her
shoes and handbag always
matched. Her lips shone
with gloss. As she moved, so
did the heady scent of Dior
Poison. I loved, too, the way
she dressed me in pretty
little-girl clothes, lace-edged
socks pulled up to my calves,
my hair arranged in two
puffy bunny-tails. My favorite
memory is of a sunny Sunday
morning, standing in front of
her dressing table, my mother
clasping her necklace around
my neck, a delicate gold wisp
with a fish-shape pendant,
the mouth of the fish open as
though in delighted surprise.
For her work as a
university administrator,
my mother also wore color:
skirt suits, feminine swingy
dresses belted at the waist,
medium-high heels. She
was stylish, but she was not
unusual. Other middle-
class Igbo women also
invested in gold jewelry, in
good shoes, in appearance.
They searched for the best
tailors to make clothes for
them and their children. If
they were lucky enough to
travel abroad, they shopped
mostly for clothes and shoes.
They spoke of grooming
almost in moral terms. The
rare woman who did not
appear well dressed and well
lotioned was frowned upon,
as though her appearance
were a character failing. She
doesnt look like a person,
my mother would say.
As a teenager, I searched
her trunks for crochet tops
from the 1970s. I took a
pair of her old jeans to a
seamstress who turned them
into a miniskirt. I once wore
my brothers tie, knotted
like a mans, to a party. For
my seventeenth birthday, I
designed a halter maxidress,
low in the back, the collar
lined with plastic pearls. My
tailor, a gentle man sitting
in his market stall, looked
baffled while I explained
it to him. My mother did
not always approve of these
clothing choices, but what
mattered to her was that I
made an effort. Ours was a
relatively privileged life, but to
pay attention to appearance
and to look as though one
didwas a trait that cut across
class in Nigeria.
When I left home to attend
university in America, the
insistent casualness of dress
alarmed me. I was used to a
casualness with careT-shirts
ironed crisp, jeans altered
for the best fitbut it seemed
that these students had rolled
out of bed in their pajamas
and come straight to class.
Summer shorts were so short
they seemed like underwear,
and how, I wondered, could
people wear rubber flip-flops
to school?
Still, I realized quickly
that some outfits I might have
casually worn on a Nigerian
university campus would
simply be impossible now.
I made slight amendments
to accommodate my new
American life. A lover of
dresses and skirts, I began
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to wear more jeans. I walked
more often in America, so
I wore fewer high heels, but
always made sure my flats
were feminine. I refused
to wear sneakers outside a
gym. Once, an American
friend told me, Youre
overdressed. In my short-
sleeve top, cotton trousers,
and high wedge sandals, I did
see her point, especially for
an undergraduate class. But I
was not uncomfortable. I felt
like myself.
My writing life changed
that. Short stories I had
been working on for years
were finally receiving nice,
handwritten rejection notes.
This was progress of sorts.
Once, at a workshop, I sat
with other unpublished
writers, silently nursing our
hopes and watching the
facultypublished writers
who seemed to float in their
accomplishment. A fellow
aspiring writer said of one
faculty member, Look at
that dress and makeup! You
cant take her seriously. I
thought the woman looked
attractive, and I admired the
grace with which she walked
in her heels. But I found
myself quickly agreeing. Yes,
indeed, one could not take
this author of three novels
seriously, because she wore a
pretty dress and two shades
of eye shadow.
I had learned a lesson
about Western culture:
Women who wanted to
be taken seriously were
supposed to substantiate their
seriousness with a studied
indifference to appearance.
For serious women writers
in particular, it was better
not to dress well at all, and
if you did, then it was best
to pretend that you had not
put much thought into it. If
you spoke of fashion, it had
to be either with apology or
I WORE NOTHING TOO BRIGHT OR TOO FITTED OR TOO
UNUSUAL. I MADE CHOICES THINKING ONLY ABOUT THIS:
HOW SHOULD A SERIOUS WOMAN WRITER BE?
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Adichie expressively dressed
in Nigeria; at a book signing;
her parents unabashed style;
as a well-dressed child
with the slightest of sneers.
The further your choices were
from the mainstream, the
better. The only circumstance
under which caring about
clothes was acceptable was
when making a statement,
creating an image of some
sort to be edgy, eclectic,
counterculture. It could
not merely be about taking
pleasure in clothes.
A good publisher had
bought my novel. I was 26
years old. I was eager to be
taken seriously. And so began
my years of pretense. I hid
my high heels. I told myself
that orange, flattering to
my skin tone, was too loud.
That my large earrings were
too much. I wore clothes I
would ordinarily consider
uninteresting, nothing too
bright or too fitted or too
unusual. I made choices
thinking only about this:
How should a serious woman
writer be? I didnt want to
look as if I tried too hard. I
also wanted to look older.
Young and female seemed
to me a bad combination for
being taken seriously.
Once, I brought a pair of
high heels to a literary event
but left them in my suitcase
and wore flats instead. An
old friend said, Wear what
you want to; its your work
that matters. But he was
a man, and I thought that
was easy for him to say.
Intellectually, I agreed with
him. I would have said the
same thing to someone else.
But it took years before I
truly began to believe this.
I am now 36 years old.
During my most recent book
tour, I wore, for the first
time, clothes that made me
happy. My favorite outfit was
a pair of ankara-print shorts,
a damask top, and yellow
high-heel shoes. Perhaps it
is the confidence that comes
with being older. Perhaps it
is the good fortune of being
published and read seriously,
but I no longer pretend not to
care about clothes. Because
I do care. I love embroidery
and texture. I love lace and
full skirts and cinched waists.
I love black, and I love color.
I love heels, and I love flats. I
love exquisite detailing. I love
shorts and long maxidresses
and feminine jackets with
puffy sleeves. I love colored
trousers. I love shopping.
I love my two wonderful
tailors in Nigeria, who often
give me suggestions and with
whom I exchange sketches. I
admire well-dressed women
and often make a point to tell
them so. Just because. I dress
now thinking of what I like,
what I think fits and flatters,
what puts me in a good
mood. I feel again myselfan
idea that is no less true for
being a bit hackneyed.
I like to think of this, a
little fancifully, as going back
to my roots. I grew up, after
all, in a world in which a
womans seriousness was not
incompatible with an interest
in appearance; if anything,
an interest in appearance
was expected of women who
wanted to be taken seriously.
My mother made history
as the first woman to be
registrar of the University of
Nigeria at Nsukka; her
speeches at senate meetings
were famous for their
eloquence and brilliance.
Now, at 70, she still loves
clothes. Our tastes, though,
are very different. She wishes
I were more conventional. She
would like to see me wearing
jewelry that matches and long
hair weaves. (In her world,
better one real-gold set than
20 of what she calls
costume; in her world, my
kinky hair is untidy.) Still,
I am my mothers daughter,
and I invest in appearance.
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Twenty-five cents can feed a South African
child a protein-rich meal, such as peanut
butter sandwiches or rice and beans.
Many words could be used
to describe Lunchbox Fund
founder Topaz Page-Greens
personal aestheticshe
has long favored the sort
of ubiquitous floaty layers
and homespun fabrics seen
everywhere from Missoni to
The Row this seasonlike,
say, easy or effortless. Just dont
call the eclectic mix in her
greenhouse of an apartment
in New York Citys East
Village (where youll also find
the odd ficus or kumquat
tree and bougainvillea) boho.
It makes you sound like
youre a pampered hippie,
says Page-Green of the
overused adjective. So much
of whats in my wardrobe is
hand-me-downs, so my style
was actually invented for
me by family and friends.
Page-Green has other things
on her mind besides the
latest in luxe fringe. The
South African model turned
philanthropist heads an
NGO whose mission is to
provide a daily meal for
extremely poor and at-risk
schoolchildren in her home
country, which has one of the
worlds highest percentages of
HIV/AIDS-related orphans,
and where more than
12 million kids live below
the poverty line4 million
of them with no access even
to daily sustenance. Food
fuels your creativity, she
says. Absolutely anything
that you potentially stand to
be as a human being stems
from nutrition, end of story.
Page-Green makes
frequent trips to oversee
her foundation that, in
its first decade, has gone
from feeding 100 kids in
a school in the historically
troubled Soweto section of
Johannesburg to more than
5,000 South African students
every school day. By the end
of 2014, she aims to scale
by another 5,000 and has
recently added programs
in the rural provinces of
Limpopo and Eastern Cape,
with a goal of reaching all of
the countrys underserved
children during her lifetime.
Theres a saying, When
eating an elephant, take one
bite at a time, she says. Its
like that with the charity.
For the 17-hour leap
from JFK to Joburg,
Page-Green has perfected
the art of traveling light. She
never packs so much as a
rollerboard, preferring to stuff
the essentialssimple things
that can crumple, sunblock,
and a hatinto an A.P.C.
LIGHTNESS
OF BEING
For shuttling between New York City
and Johannesburg to help bring
meals to underserved schoolchildren,
Topaz Page-Green has life pared down
to the most stylish essentials.
By Alison S. Cohn
(Clockwise from top left)
Page-Green packing in an
Altuzarra dress; a beloved
Reed Krakoff clutch; Love Me
Feed Me (2013), a Curtis Kulig
lithograph for the Lunchbox
Funds Fall Fte; reading in a
Sonia Rykiel top and skirt and
Daniele Michetti heels; a quiet
moment in her grandmothers
blouse, Zimmermann skirt,
and Tibi heels
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tote that she slings over her
shoulder. With a pair of
slacks and a couple of blouses,
you have enough to go for
days, she avers. Plus a shmata
or two, she adds, gesturing
at deceptively elegant linen
smocks from Some Odd
Rubies, her pals Summer
Phoenix and Ruby Canners
reworked-vintage label. She
acknowledges that pieces
from the current runway
collections, such as a Maiyet
pleated flutter-sleeve T-shirt
and asymmetric yoke skirt, a
Band of Outsiders maxidress,
and an Altuzarra cropped
sweater-tankdress combo pass
the lightweight-and-foldable
test, but her very favorite
bits, such as the embroidered
cream silk top that she
wears with a Zimmermann
circle skirt, come courtesy
of her grandmother who
passed away at the age of
102. As Page-Green calls
it, Vintage vintage.
Of course, its an
occupational hazard that
the host of starry charity
auctions with lots contributed
by Lunchbox Fund board
members Mario Batali (recipe
books) and Chuck Close
(paintings)or lunch boxes
decorated by such friends
of the cause as Alber Elbaz
and Beyoncsometimes
has to get dressed up. I
have no shortage of really
stylish girlfriends who know
how to do it really well,
says Page-Green modestly.
When in need, I defer.
For the day-to-day, she is
not a big fan of stilettos. I
will be running from meeting
to meeting to meeting, and
I cant get up and down
subway stairs and across
six city blocks and be on
time in heels, she says. Im
always trying to find a pair
of flats that will go with most
everything. She gravitates
toward Reed Krakoff loafers
and sandals by Jason Wu,
Loeffler Randall, and
Valentino Garavani. Her
favorite piece of jewelry is
a simple pendant necklace
with a topaz stone that her
father, who was a geologist,
found in a mine in Angola.
(Yes, Page-Greens name
comes from dads love
of minerals; her younger
sister is called Jade.) Unless
traveling, she never carries
a bag bigger than a clutch,
preferring to stuff things in
her pockets, dude style. I
take my BlackBerry and my
bank card, she says. What
else do you really need?
That might change on
account of Feedie, the
Lunchbox Funds new app
that translates shared food
photos one-for-one into
actual meals via restaurant
partners. (Feedie hot spots
make a $500 annual
donation, which covers
2,000 snaps.) People are
narcissistically obsessed with
taking pictures of everything
they eat, says Page-Green.
Now when they post during
dinner, they can be
nourishing children. She
just started carrying an
iPhone to keep track of the
progress; for every 1,000
eateries that join, the
organization will be able to
feed an additional 10,000
kids every day. Call it a
two-pocket operation.
Share a meal by posting to Feedie from
more than 300 restaurants internationally,
including NYCs The East Pole and Omars.
(From top) Hand-bound Mario
Batali recipe books; Page-Green
and Lunchbox Fund Fall Fte
cochair Liv Tyler; gala guests in
October 2013 at Buddakan; a
brunch photo Mickey Sumner
shared on Feedie
(Clockwise from left)
Bedside-table treasures,
including an amethyst stone
from South Africa; flats,
including Jason Wu sandals,
Reed Krakoff loafers, and
Loeffler Randall sandals
(Clockwise from top left)
Page-Green wearing a Diane
von Furstenberg top and her
signature topaz necklace;
indoor swinging in a Maiyet
top and skirt and Valentino
Garavani sandals; perusing
her options in a Band of
Outsiders dress
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With their innovative fabric techniques and couture-like sensibility,
Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and
Lazaro Hernandez are redefining what it means to be modern.
By Irina Aleksander
BOY WONDERS
The offices of Proenza Schouler
are situated on the top two floors of
the New Era Building in SoHo and
will soon expand to fill a third. In the
reception area, young people in jeans
and sweaters rush by hauling garment
bags and heaps of folded fabric. On
a windy morning last December, the
brands designers, Jack McCollough
and Lazaro Hernandez, are running
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Pleated silk cloque
and foil halterdress;
(below) parade of
pleats backstage
at spring/summer
2014 presentation
late, and so Im shown to a
conference room with Eames
chairs and framed posters
advertising the brands
Madison Avenue store,
which serve as a reminder
of how far the boys, as
theyre so often called, have
come. What famously started
as a senior thesis project at
Parsons School of Design is
now a major operation, with
more than 100 employees,
two Manhattan stores, and
three more shops opening in
Asia over the next year.
The expansion feels long
overdue for Jack and Lazaro,
who have emerged as the
most exciting American
designers working today.
Instead of perpetuating
a particular aesthetic,
each season they strive to
introduce new, dynamic
clothes. To watch looks
emerge at their shows is
to witness the unveiling
of challenging artworks.
Theyre not quite the
cubists showing at the 1912
Salon in Paris, but their
pieces consistently send
shocks through the fashion
landscape and deepen our
understanding of what it
means to be modern. The
seemingly easy garments
contain countless inner
layers, textures, and
techniques: A tweed jacket
is actually assembled of
shredded, woven leathers;
a vivid, abstracted print is
computer generated and
intentionally pixelated; a
lace dress is not made of lace
at all but of embroideries
dipped in acid to mimic
the traditional fabric. Few
designers are capable of such
relentless innovation season
after season. In a time when
American design appears to
be in a strange placestuck
somewhere among the
outdated sportswear codes
of the 80s, the catch-up of
streetwear, and the economic
imperatives of fast fashion
what Jack and Lazaro
offer is a sort of elevated
daywear that employs
intricate couture techniques
in garments intended as an
effortless, everyday uniform.
When Jack and Lazaro
arrive, they make sincere
apologies for the delay. The
couple recently moved from
Manhattan to a brownstone
in Fort Greene, Brooklyn,
and theyre still adjusting
to the commute. Everyone
around here is just a little bit
more patient with us, says
Lazaro. So sorry youve
been waiting, adds Jack.
When the pair design,
they like to imagine what
theyd want to wear if they
were of the opposite sex.
If their appearance is any
indication, practicality
factors greatly into that
equation. On the day we
meet, Jack, who has weeks
worth of beard scruff, is
dressed in a Champion
hooded sweatshirt, Adidas
sneakers, and a Yankees
cap; Lazaro has on black
jeans and one of his many
cashmere Uniqlo sweaters.
(Theyre all I wear, he
says.) Theyve joined me
in the conference room,
chaperoned by their
publicist, Jenny Kim. Many
designers are supervised
during interviews because
they are shy, are inarticulate,
or cannot artfully evade a
question. Jack and Lazaro
are none of those things.
They are smart, quick-witted,
and engaged. When I ask
them how they arrived at
domesticity as the inspiration
for their spring/summer 2014
collection, they answer like
teammates in a relay race,
each picking up the baton
where the other has left it.
LAZARO: At the time, we were
just moving into the house,
and our collections tend to
be very autobiographical. Its
not like we have a hundred
years of history.
JACK: Its not a heritage
brand.
LAZARO: Theres no
nostalgia for us.
JACK: Theres nothing for us
to pull from. I mean, I guess
we could go back, like, six
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years or something.
LAZARO: Back to 2004.
JACK: But that wouldnt be so
exciting.
LAZARO: So we kind of just
live our life and pull from
whatever is happening, and
at that moment we were
looking at furniture a lot,
and interiors.
JACK: We were just really
wrapped up in that world.
LAZARO: Like, whats our
house going to look like?
This ability to constantly
extract inspiration from
their everyday surroundings
and translate it into a
modern wardrobe is what
has made the two such great
innovators. Theyre optimists
in a field of cynics, pioneers
in an industry that can be
overly nostalgic. That theyre
called the boys is a term of
endearment that has less to
do with their age (theyre
both 35) than with their
childlike enthusiasm for new
ideas. For past collections,
their imagination has been
triggered by midcentury
roadside architecture, Native
American blankets, paper
planes, surfing, skating,
scuba diving, martial arts,
and the arbitrary chaos of
Tumblr images. Theyre so
much like artists in terms
of how they start each
season with a clean slate,
says Rose Marie Bravo,
the former Burberry CEO
who recruited Christopher
Bailey to energize the British
fashion house, and who has
served as a mentor to the
designers for the past decade.
They feel its their job to
carry things forward. They
really thrive on that.
People who are very
creative tend not to be very
business minded. Since
Bravo joined Proenzas
board of directors two years
ago, along with Theorys
Andrew Rosen, who made
a sizable investment in the
company, they seem to
be receiving just the sort
of guidance they need to
position their American
brand as a global one.
Spring/summer 2014
may be their most grown-
up, sophisticated season
yet. Influences such as the
furniture design of Sergio
Rodrigues and the art of
Robert Ryman and Piero
Manzoni, as well as the
soft textures, wood, and
chrome of 1970s West Coast
interiors, come together
in cropped wide culottes
in suede and cotton crepe,
boxy jackets with turn-key
closures, and below-the-
knee dresses in unobtrusive
tones of white, black, and
beige, with inflections of
brick red and metallic. After
seasons of hyper colors and
busy surface details, even
their fabric experiments
have become more subtle,
though no less industrious.
This season, theyve pleated
and bonded silk cloque
with strips of gold, bronze,
and silver foil to create a
nuanced texture. Even more
time-consuming were the
pantsuits and coats that were
garment printed in stages,
leaving interesting white
streaks on the fabric. (It
was a logistical clusterfuck,
says Jack.) When I ask them
why go to all the trouble, the
designers let out heavy sighs.
LAZARO: I dont know. We ask
ourselves that all the time.
JACK: We like to give
ourselves a headache.
LAZARO: Then we cry and
were miserable, like, Why
do we do this to ourselves?
JACK: We fight and yell at
each other. But once you
get into it and know what
you can do, its hard to go
back, because we want to
push ourselves. We cant just
do, like, a satin collection
although maybe we should?
LAZARO: That would be a
challenge.
JACK: Maybe for spring?
LAZARO: Or just cotton? Or
a whole collection of muslin!
On a Monday night the
week before Christmas, I
return to the Proenza offices
to observe a fabric meeting
for their forthcoming fall/
winter 2014 collection. Jack
and Lazaro are known
for being particular about
their textiles, often going
to painstaking lengths to
manipulate materials and
even enlisting the help of
some unusual manufacturers
to achieve a desired effect.
In the spring/summer
collection, for instance, metal
breastplates began with a cast
taken of a fit model, which
were reproduced by a local
artisan in resin; those were
finally sent to a car factory in
Pennsylvania, where the resin
prototypes were electroplated
with chrome and copper.
A shaggy Moroccan-style
coat, meanwhile, was woven
by a woman in Paris who
specializes in tapestries and
rugs. Shes this crazy old
hippie with all these looms
inside her little apartment,
Lazaro tells me. Shes like
the French Sheila Hicks,
Jack adds.
The execution of these
complicated pieces often
requires a multitude of
maddening trials and the
inexhaustible patience of
fabric mills. In the meeting,
an imperturbable young
woman in fabric research
presents a series of new
textiles trials and dutifully
absorbs the designers
critiques. One Jack says is
bending weird; Lazaro
worries that another is too
chiffony; a third, printed
fabric sends the designers
into a confusing deliberation.
JACK: Is this the same quality?
LAZARO: This is the same
quality? This is not the
same quality.
70s-influenced
suede and
cotton crepe
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The young woman reports
that it is, indeed, the same
quality. Jack moves the print
back and forth in front of
his eyes as though it were an
autostereogram.
JACK: It kind of fucks with my
eyes. This is weird.
LAZARO: Its like organza.
Jack slips the offending
swatch inside the neck of
Lazaros T-shirt, examines
the print through the white
cotton, and frowns.
LAZARO: You just kind of lose
the pigment. It looks like
nothing.
JACK: I think its too small.
LAZARO: I think its too big.
Though the designers are
often in sync, theyre two
individuals with distinct
sets of references and
backgrounds. Lazaro,
an only child of Cuban
immigrants, grew up as
a skater kid in vibrant,
energetic Miami. Jack, the
second of five children of a
banker and a homemaker
in Montclair, New
Jersey, spent his high
school years as a
hippie Deadhead with
chin-length dreads,
sewing DIY T-shirts
and sweatshirts.
(He estimates that
he attended some
200 Grateful Dead
shows.) Where Lazaro
is more extroverted,
often punctuating
his sentences with a
hearty conspiratorial
laugh, Jack is more
thoughtful and
reserved, finishing his
thoughts by asking,
Does that make
sense?
Theres two of
us, so were always
creatively sparring,
which keeps things from
being one-dimensional, says
Lazaro. Its like when you
taste a soup and you say, Is
that whatever in there? You
can kind of trace bits and
pieces, but in the end its
muddiedin a good way.
Each season, the designers
use relatively basic shapes
as vehicles for new ideas. As
they see it, the human form
presents a rather limited
silhouettetwo arms, two
legs, one torsoand its the
surfaces that hold infinite
possibilities. Their use of
modern technology isnt
only about pushing the
boundaries of designits
also a means of providing
their customer with a
vocabulary for her closet
that directly reflects the
contemporary world. Its
cool that we get to say
something every six months
about the time were living
in, Lazaro says. In other
words, Jack and Lazaro think
fashion is important for the
same reasons that those of us
who spend time or money on
clothes think it is important
as a representation of
ourselves.
After the spring 2013
collection, which became
known as the Tumblr
collection, featuring jackets
woven to re-create scanned
artwork inspired by Gerhard
Richter and collaged satin
dresses printed with images
of protesters and people on
the beach that the designers
found on the Internet, in
recent seasons its as if the
computer screen has gone
blank, with clean jackets and
dresses in stark monotones.
This too seems to be a
reflection of a moment when
there is palpable Facebook
fatigue and a general feeling
of being overly connected and
plugged in. Everything got
so tricked out for a while, and
we were obviously part of that
too, Lazaro says. Something
quieter and kind of basic feels
really good right now.
In fact, Jack and Lazaro
lead fairly analog lives.
They dont know how to
use Photoshop and rely
on their younger staff to
guide them. They design
each collection with pencil
and paper. And they do so
sequestered at their second
home, an eighteenth-century
farmhouse in the Berkshires,
where Lazaro gardens and
Jack cooks. Their brand
stands for the dichotomy
between craft and technology.
Sometimes when you get
too technological you lose the
soul, Lazaro says. But then
if theres too much handwork
or too much humanity it can
feel a little crafty, Jack says.
When Bravo joined their
board, she urged the duo
to create a brand bible that
would articulate their DNA
and help keep the message
consistent from season to
season. What are some of
our words again? Jack
asks, looking to Lazaro.
Youre good at this.
Innovation, craft Lazaro
begins, the third word
escaping him.
Technology? offers their
publicist, Kim.
No, Lazaro says. Its
luxury, innovation, and
Craft? Kim says.
No! Lazaro exclaims and
laughs. And fashion, right?
No, its not fashion! Kim
assures. Nature?
We decide to come back
to it, and in the meantime I
ask them about the Proenza
woman. Its sort of a
character we have in our
heads, says Lazaro. As our
generation grows up, shes
a little more practical, but
she still has that youthful,
slightly undone vibe, too.
The designers say that
perhaps their clothes may
be looking more grown-up
because their lives look
very different now. As their
company expands, they
have stores, homes, a large
staff, and a growing list of
responsibilities. Theyre
contemplating designing
a fragrance. You should
see our schedule now, Jack
says. Its retarded. Though
theyve been offered jobs
in Europe, most notably at
Dior in 2011, theyve turned
them down because, in their
own words, they didnt want
to live on a plane. But
things are so much more
global now, we dont even
think of ourselves specifically
as American designers,
says Jack. We just happen
to be designers working in
America. All those titles feel
very 80s, and we dont really
relate to that.
As were talking, Lazaro
suddenly perks up. Hes
remembered their three
words. Its innovation,
luxury, and craft, he says.
Yeah, thats it. So thats
who we are.
WE FIGHT AND YELL AT EACH OTHERBUT ITS HARD
TO GO BACK, BECAUSE WE WANT TO PUSH OURSELVES.
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starring Amber Valletta.
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complete with midriff tops
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pinks to gothic blacks and businesslike button-downs to showgirl
silhouettes? Creative Director Joe Zee spells it out
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IS FOR
GUY BOURDIN
Designers borrowed
the 70s lensmans
signature sizzle for
glistening makeup
(Dior) and party-all-
night metallics
(Lanvin).
IS FOR HELEN OF TROY
Want to be so gorgeous you spark
an international kerfuffle? Not even
fashion is that transformative,
though the diaphanous pleats and
elegant draping at Oscar de la
Renta and Marchesa (shown here)
are a beautiful start.
IS FOR ITS A MAD, MAD WORLD
This season, you can canvas the globe without
leaving your closet as fashion influences jet-set
from Japan (LWren Scott!) to Africa
(McQueen!), the Middle East (KTZ!), and South
America (Valentino!).
IS FOR
JUNGLE BOOK
Ever since Veruschka
donned YSLs iconic
collection back in 1968,
safari has been a
spring fashion staple.
Now the lines are
cleaner and the looks
better suited for the
asphalt jungle.
IS FOR KISSES
Plant oneor wear
one on your Saint
Laurent sleeve.
IS FOR
LOGOMANIA
While the visual
name-dropping of
the 80s and 90s was
anything but subtle,
this time around
Alexander Wang and
his hipster brethren
are taking a more
abstract approach
to self-love.
IS FOR NO
NONSENSE
Your sky-high pump is
getting a run for its
money from endless
incarnations of the
flatsneakers, Teva-like
water shoes, gladiator
sandals, and more.
IS FOR
MANE ATTRACTION
Between the brunette bobs at Fendi
and the two-toned shags at Marc Jacobs,
wigs are on a scene-stealing streak.
IS FOR OASIS
This is not a mirage!
Mlanges of sunset
colors and Hawaiian
skylines dawned on
runways from DVF to Just
Cavalli (shown here).
IS FOR POP ART
From Pollock to Van Gogh,
masterpiece influences
abounded at Prada, Cline,
and Jil Sander. Then Karl
Lagerfeld trumped them all with
Chanels Warholian gallery of
modish models.
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IS FOR
ZIEGFELD
FOLLIES
Long before Britneys
Vegas residency
came these original
showgirls, festooned
with feathers and
showing a whole lot
of leg. And though
Brit-Brit made a
cameo on the Prada
shows soundtrack,
I got the biggest kick
out of the throwback
leggy creations
from labels such as
Maison Martin
Margiela and
Alexander McQueen.
Personally, I think that sexy is keeping yourself mysterious. Im really an old-fashioned
girl, and I think Im totally sexy.Stevie Nicks, the original witchy-style icon
IS FOR
URBAN CRED
Think In Living Color by
way of Rihanna:
backward baseball
caps, baggy tees,
sporty nylon jackets,
cargo pants, heavy
kicks. Suspenders
optional, tude a must.
IS FOR QUARTERBACK
Fashion is realizing what Tom Brady knew all
along: Big shoulders plus sporty jersey plus,
well, Gisele equals H-O-T.
IS FOR RUNNERS
WORLD
The tracksuit is back.
Thankor blameMarc by
Marc Jacobs and Gucci.
IS FOR SPLISH-SPLASH
Designers dive deep into swimwear with more
sophisticated one-pieces, triangles,
crop tops, and even mismatched separates
than weve seen in years.
IS FOR
VERY SCARY
Goth might not be the
first thing to come to
mind when you think
spring. This year,
however, dark hues
and otherworldly
shapes are bewitching
the warmer months.
IS FOR
WILD WILD WEST
If Patsy Cline and Willie
Nelson had a baby
named Miley Cyrus, this
would be her jam:
head-to-toe suede,
patchwork, and fringe
from avant-garde
designers such as
Miu Miu.
IS FOR #YOU
Some of the most exciting #news at #nyfw
wasnt the makeup or even the clothes, but
the #backstage #supermodel #selfie. Have
a supe-caliber selfie of your own? Hit me up
on Instagram @MrJoeZee.
IS FOR
TERRIBLE TAN
LINES
Fashions craftiest
continue to discover
new ways to
strategically reveal
(nearly) naughty body
parts. Take Christopher
Kanes teardrops:
Accessorize with high
SPF or risk seeing spots.
IS FOR X-FRONT
X marks the hot spot as necklines
get twisted everywhere, from
Givenchy to Proenza Schouler.
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pavement page 266 // New fine
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Crepe dress and cutout top, $2,990, satin fringe scarf, $490,
leather sandals, $695, all, DEREK LAM, at Derek Lam, NYC.
Silver-plated cuff, EDDIE BORGO, $315. Silver-plated ring,
BOND HARDWARE, $55
Talk about spring
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ERDEM
N21
Victorian jet and rose gold
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HONESTUS, price on request,
visit lucifer-vir-honestus.com
Crystal-embroidered top,
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shop.leclaireur.com
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silk skirt, MARNI,
$3,970, collection at
net-a-porter.com
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tweed and leather tote,
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on request, at select Louis
Vuitton stores nationwide


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Silk shirt, TOMMY
HILFIGER, price on
request, similar styles
at Tommy Hilfiger, NYC
Acrylic clutch,
EDIE PARKER,
$1,395, collection
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J.CREW, $198, visit
jcrew.com
Leather sandal, MANOLO BLAHNIK
FOR BAND OF OUTSIDERS, price on
request, call 212-582-3007
N21
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MICHAEL KORS
Trends FASHION

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at ELLE.com/logos.
SAY
ANYTHING
Speak your mind
without saying a word
in springs crop of boldly
articulated standouts
252 Trends FASHION
Calfskin sandal,
SOPHIA WEBSTER,
$450, visit
sophiawebster.co.uk
Lam dress,
LANVIN, $2,115,
similar styles at
Lanvin, NYC
UNDERCOVER
DIOR
CHRISTOPHER KANE
Diamond and gold ring, $3,100,
black diamond and gold ring,
$2,600, gold band, $1,680,
engraved gold band, $1,990, all,
FINN JEWELRY, collection at
Barneys New York
Neoprene
dress, ASOS,
$110, visit
asos.com


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No wallflowers allowed:
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bebe.com
CALVIN KLEIN
COLLECTION
ALEXANDER
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CLINE
Embroidered mesh
and leather boot,
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price on request,
similar styles at
sergiorossi.com
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at 3.1 Phillip Lim, NYC
Python clutch, CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION,
price on request, at Calvin Klein Collection, NYC
Trends FASHION

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ELLE.com/springcutouts.
SHEER
GENIUS
The latest incarnation
of the peekaboo trend?
Pieces with transparent
panels or whisper-thin
overlays, perfect for the
reluctant exhibitionist
256
Silk organza dress,
HELMUT LANG,
$520, at Helmut Lang
stores nationwide
BURBERRY PRORSUM
BALENCIAGA
DIOR
Tweed and chiffon
skirt, ERDEM,
$1,825, collection at
barneys.com
Jacquard and
polyamide knit
blouse, ROCHAS,
$680, collection at
modaoperandi.com
Suede and mesh ankle boot,
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN,
$1,095, call 212-279-7365
Trends FASHION


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Faded desert tones meet
utility elements on the
seasons most sharply
wearable pieces
Sand can range in color from bright orange (at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park,
in Utah) to black (the volcanic sand on the Greek island of Santorini). 258
Metallic dress,
CLAUDIE PIERLOT,
$415, collection at
Bloomingdales, NYC
Calfskin handbag,
BALLY, $2,795, at
Bally, NYC
Canvas ankle boot,
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI
DESIGN, $1,295, at
Giuseppe Zanotti
Design boutiques
nationwide
Cotton-blend
romper, COMPTOIR
DES COTONNIERS,
$185, at Comptoir
des Cotonniers, NYC
DONNA KARAN
CHLO
GIVENCHY
Trends FASHION


jasmine collection
bloomingdales.com

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The beat goes on, thanks
to superluxe materials
harvested everywhere from
the tropics to the Arctic
Python cross-body bag,
CHLO, $3,900, similar
styles at Neiman Marcus
stores nationwide
Embossed leather
ankle boot, PROENZA
SCHOULER, $1,395, at
Proenza Schouler, NYC
Fossilized woolly
mammoth necklace
with diamond inlay,
MONIQUE PAN,
price on request,
at Tayloe Piggott
Gallery, Jackson, WY
Accessories FASHION EDITED BY MARIA DUEAS JACOBS 261

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Instagram a pic of your favorite statement shoe
to @ELLEUSA using the hashtag #shoestories
for a chance to appear in ELLE.
IN COLD BLOOD
The seasons gilded accessories have serious bite
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Brass and crystal
necklace,
SAINT LAURENT
BY HEDI SLIMANE,
$4,595, at Saint
Laurent, NYC
Alligator and calfskin
handbag, BULGARI,
price on request,
at Bulgari stores
nationwide
Crocodile and leather sandal,
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN,
$1,495, at Giuseppe Zanotti
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Accessories FASHION
Win your style heat. ELLE.com/fashionsandal has
a how-to guide for sporting water shoes like a pro.
ADULT SWIM
Fashions new interpretations of sport
sandals go way beyond the pool
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Passementerie
rubber sandal,
MARC JACOBS,
$845, at Marc
Jacobs, NYC
Leather and
straw sandal,
MSGM, $220,
visit msgm.it
Embellished suede
sandal, PRADA, price on
request, at select Prada
boutiques nationwide
Nylon, leather, and
rubber sandal,
BALENCIAGA,
$705, collection at
Louis, Boston

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I always wear beige, black, or white. For one thing, I look good in them.
Edith Head
IN THE NUDE
The color may be neutralthe statement is anything but
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Leather flat,
NARCISO
RODRIGUEZ,
$795, collection at
Barneys New York
Calfskin handbag,
DELVAUX, $2,750,
at Barneys
New York
Leather handbag,
SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO,
$1,990, at Salvatore
Ferragamo boutiques
nationwide
Sunglasses,
STELLA MCCARTNEY,
price on request, at Stella
McCartney, NYC
Suede sandal, JASON WU, $995,
visit jasonwustudio.com

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Accessories FASHION Big girls need big diamonds.Elizabeth Taylor
RISE AND SHINE
Who needs diamonds when you
can wear Elizabeth Taylorsize
baubles on your feet?
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Embellished
patent leather
sandal, MIU MIU,
$1,350, at select
Miu Miu boutiques
nationwide
Rock crystal and rhodium-plate
necklace, LELE SADOUGHI,
$298, visit lelesadoughi.com.
Crystal, blue goldstone, and
oxidized vermeil necklace,
ERICKSON BEAMON, $978,
collection at shopbop.com
Calfskin, nylon, and
metal handbag, MARNI,
$2,400, collection at
Neiman Marcus stores
nationwide

MORENA BACCARI N FOR HEARTS ON FI RE. heartsonre.com Hearts On Fire Stores, Authorized Retailers, 877-PERFECT

Accessories FASHION Keep swinging at ELLE.com/morefringe.
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Live life on the fringe
with springs urbane
takes on cowpoke
wear
SPAGHETTI WESTERN
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Suede tote,
GUCCI, $2,990,
at select Gucci
stores nationwide
Satin fringe sandal,
GIANVITO ROSSI, $965,
visit gianvitorossi.com

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We saw to the edge of all there is/ So brutal and alive it seemed to
comprehend us back.Tracy K. Smith, My God, Its Full of Stars
NIGHT LIGHT
Reach for the stars in fine jewelry
inspired by the final frontier
This season, designers from Chanels Karl
Lagerfeld to Lanvins Alber Elbaz looked
up for inspirationto the constellations.
The result: glimmering ear cuffs, crystals
strung on braided grosgrain, and pop-art-
worthy starburst rings. The best part: You
wont need a telescope to see these sparklers.
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274 Accessories FASHION
Gold and diamond
earrings, DAVID YURMAN,
price on request, at David
Yurman, NYC
Gold and diamond ring,
H.STERN, price on request,
at H.Stern, NYC
Gold and diamond ear cuff,
RUNA, price on request, visit
runa-jewelry.com
Gold and diamond ring,
KHAI KHAI JEWELRY,
$1,825, visit
khaikhaijewelry.com
White gold and
diamond bracelet,
CHANEL FINE JEWELRY,
price on request, at
Chanel Fine Jewelry
boutiques nationwide
Crystal, metal, and
grosgrain necklace,
LANVIN, $2,490, at
Lanvin, NYC
DRIES VAN NOTEN


Python bucket bag,
HUNTING SEASON,
$1,595, visit hunting-
season.com
Crocodile bucket
bag, MYRIAM
SCHAEFER,
price on request,
collection at
Maxfield, L.A.
Crocodile clutch
with fringe detail,
VALENTINO GARAVANI,
price on request, at
Valentino boutiques
nationwide
Leather handbag with fringe detail,
RALPH LAUREN COLLECTION,
price on request, at select Ralph
Lauren stores nationwide
Leather and PVC mule,
MONIQUE LHUILLIER,
$895, at Monique
Lhuillier boutiques
nationwide
Leather bucket bag,
LOUIS VUITTON,
$3,700, call
866-VUITTON
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HAVE IT ALL
Live life to the fullest this
spring with hold-everything bags,
a fever of fringe, and the new
open-toe mule
Python curtus mule,
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN,
$650, collection at
bergdorfgoodman.com
Satin mule, GIANVITO ROSSI
FOR ALTUZARRA, $750,
collection at Saks Fifth Avenue
stores nationwide
Whipsnake mule,
PAUL ANDREW,
$795, collection at
saksfifthavenue.com
Suede handbag with fringe
detail, GUCCI, $2,500, visit
gucci.com
Rope-tassel handbag,
JIMMY CHOO, $1,695,
at select Jimmy Choo
stores nationwide
Bookmark ELLE.com/trend-reports:
Well keep you up to speed on what to wear
right this second. Accessories FASHION 276
Python bucket bag,
ANYA HINDMARCH,
$3,750, at Anya
Hindmarch, NYC
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SPINAL TAP
Hong Kongbased fourth-generation Belgian diamond
dealer Audrey Savranski serves up an anatomy lesson with
her fine-jewelry collection AS29, available for the first time
in the U.S. The ultramodern yet wearable piecessuch as
this spinelike hinged bangleare forged primarily from
18-karat white, black, and rose gold, and accented by micro
pav diamonds. Talk about showing some backbone.
Looking for a way to sparkle that wont break the budget?
Find the seasons chicest tips at ELLE.com/glitternails.
GET LUCKY
Youll look like youve been collecting for
generations, but New York Citybased fine-jewelry
designer Ippolita Rostagno has done it for you.
Her new range of engraved zodiac signs and
initials, resembling tokens picked up on far-flung
travels, are available in materials such as carved
coral and hand-cut mother-of-pearl, and look best
in clusters.
HARLEQUIN
ROMANCE
The Harlequin collection
only the second from much-
buzzed-about London
jeweler Sabine Ghanem
features puzzlelike pairings
of bold-hue emeralds,
rubies, and a variety of
sapphires for a look thats
art deco by way of the 60s.
AFTER EIGHT
Having famously opened
his Avenue Montaigne
atelier in Paris Eighth
Arrondissement on October
8, 1946, and named his
first collection En Huit,
Christian Dior was about
as superstitious as they
come. The Dior VIII range
of timepieces is a nod to
M. Diors lucky number and
features variations for day,
cocktail, and eveningsuch
as this ruby- and pink-
sapphire-embellished model,
which would look lovely in
the magic hour.
Naomi Rougeau
WELL BUILT
Bulgari puts a graphic spin on its
Mediterranean roots with its latest
high-jewelry collection, Intarsio.
The chiaroscuro contrast of black
onyx and pav diamonds mimics
the complex geometry of the local
architecture on rings, earrings,
and this magnetic pendant.
RAINBOW
BRITE
With gems such
as these, its looking to
be a brilliant spring
278 Accessories FASHION
Black-and-white gold-plated
silver cuff with black and
white diamonds, AS29, price
on request, collection at
Hirshleifers, Manhasset, NY
White gold, diamond, emerald,
and pink sapphire ring;
white gold, diamond, and
blue sapphire ring; both,
SABINE G., $3,445 each,
collection at Fivestory, NYC
Ceramic and pink sapphire watch,
DIOR TIMEPIECES, price on
request, visit dior.com
Gold and silver
charm holders
with gold,
silver, black
silver, diamond,
gemstone, and
mother-of-pearl
charms, all,
IPPOLITA,
$195$2,995, visit
ippolita.com
White gold, onyx, and
pav diamond necklace,
BULGARI, price on
request, visit bulgari.com

spring summer
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For an interview with Self-Portrait designer Han
Chong, go to ELLE.com/hanchong.
NEW YORK Veruschka: From
Vera to Veruschka (Rizzoli)
features photographer
Johnny Moncadas never-
before-seen images of the
six-foot stunner (born Vera
von Lehndorff) in dream-
getaway locales.
rizzoliusa.com
NEW YORK Now that
youve read up on Alexander
Wang (page 514) and
Proenza Schouler (page
224), prepare to shop the
boy wonders at two new
locations: Balenciagas
Mercer Street flagship and
Proenzas Greene Street
outpost. balenciaga.com/us;
proenzaschouler.com
DALLAS Cant make it
to the Whitney Biennial?
Chicago-based artist Tony
Tasset, one of this years
participating artists, has
installed a larger-than-
lifewere talking 30 feet
tall!eyeball sculpture
(a self-portrait of sorts)
across from the Joule Hotel.
thejouledallas.com
LONDON You may have
spotted Han Chongs
designs for Three Floor
on the much-watched
stems of the Man Repeller.
His new line, Self-Portrait,
is still trendy yet slightly
more sophisticated (and,
befitting its name, extremely
selfie-friendly).
self-portrait-studio.com/en
MILAN Fausto Puglisi
balances his duties as
designer at Emanuel Ungaro
with running his namesake
line, for which he piled on
the 80s excess for spring
think Carolina Herrera
meets Axl Rose, he says.
A collaboration with
Casadei resulted in
punchy palm-print pumps.
faustopuglisi.com
EDITED BY ANNE SLOWEY
NEW YORK Bobbi Brown
has already taught us how
to turn our faces into works
of art. Now shes giving us a
frame for them, launching
a range of eyewear in
collaboration with Safilo.
The sunglasses come in
four skin-flattering hues.
bobbibrown.com
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Metamorphosis, an Herms story
Maxibox bag
in Evercolor calfskin

Get more insider picks from designer
Cheyann Benedict and illustrator of the
moment Langley Fox at ELLE.com/lovela.
Plenty of designers pay lip
service to the art world, but
Deborah and Priscilla Royer
pushed things further for
spring 2014 (1), placing a coed
group of models smack-dab
inside a massive set by French
installation artist Jean-Pierre
Raynaudcobbled together
from buckets, shipping boxes,
and rubble. Not exactly
standard operating procedure
for Paris Fashion Week, which
tends more toward grand
shows in Louis XIVworthy
locations. That the name of
their label, Piece dAnarchive,
plays on the words anarchy
and archive seems appropriate
for a brand that draws on the
past while quietly exploding
convention: Witness the
wacky grid-printed platforms
and witty suspender dresses
they showed for spring. When
the Paris-based duo arent
plotting their next collection
(their wares are sold at Colette
in Paris, LN-CC in London,
and Just One Eye in Los
Angeles), they love nothing
more than exploring their
home city. Thumbing through
rare books at Comptoir de
LImage, they found a recent
favorite: Paolo Roversis
photography compendium
Secrets. The sisters favor
Soyas (2) yummy vegan
food for dinner, followed by
La Pagode movie theater (3),
which shows independent
films and is never crowded.
For drinks and dancing with
pals like campaign star Lily
McMenamy, Silencio (4) and
Bronco fit the bill. The Royers
get their art fix at the
sprawling contemporary art
mecca that is the Palais de
Tokyo (5) and pop by
LArtisan Fleuriste (6) for
elegant bouquets and nice
people. But their favorite spot
to get away would be the Paris
outpost of Le Labo
perfumerie, the only place in
the world where you get to
play with the 600 ingredients
actually available in a
perfumers lab. Could
a signature scent be in
the offing?
Who better than Deborah and
Priscilla Royerthe sister act behind
Paris label Piece dAnarchive
to clue us in to the citys hidden haunts?
By Vronique Hyland
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PARIS:
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The Royers
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camp because its the same
people in different locations,
says Alexandra Chemla. I
have friends from all over the
world who Ill see a week at
a time and sometimes even
more than I see my friends
in New York. As the founder
of ArtBinder, an iPad sales
presentation app now used
by more than 300 galleries
including such It properties
as Paul Kasmin (1), Suzanne
Geiss, Pace, and Salon 94
Chemla counts the worlds
top gallerists as the grown-up
equivalent of cabin buddies.
But just a few short years ago
she was working as a lowly
gallery assistant at Gavin
Browns Enterprise, and was
tasked with prepping art
fair binders for Art Basel
in spring 2011a daunting
assignment that involves
printing out PDFs of each
represented artists available
works, sold works, bio, and
press clippings; perforating
them; and placing them in
binders, only to rinse and
repeat fifty times. Instead,
she dreamed up a way to
make the experience digital.
This spring, ArtBinder 2.0,
dubbed ArtBinder Viewer,
will function as a global
database of more than 18,000
available works. A prospective
collector can open the app
and see, say, Armory Show
featured artist Xu Zhens Play-
201302 (2013) (2), a cityscape
of BDSM accessories, without
traveling to the fair this
month. Chemla, who favors
clothing thats really easy to
wear in many situations
from designers such as
Timo Weiland (3), Proenza
Schouler (4), and Opening
Ceremony (5), has been
in constant motion ever
since Decembers Art
Basel Miami Beach, where
she hosted a launch party
at Mangos Tropical Caf
that was the hottest ticket
of the week (6). When shes
at home in Manhattan, her
watering hole of choice is Bar
Nan (7); she loves the egg
sandwiches at The Smile;
and she stocks up on organic
beauty products like the Jet
Set Kit at Aesop (8), a few
blocks from her Washington
Square home.
ArtBinder founder Alexandra Chemla has
her finger on the pulse of gallery girl culture
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Silk twill scarves
Chane dancre 24
bracelet in silver

Metamorphosis, an Herms story

Killin it: Screen Paris Spleen: The Kills Live
at LOlympia at ELLE.com/thekills-live.
Its time to clean up your
act! That seemed to be
the directive this season
on Londons once digital-
print-mad runways. A
common thread ran through
Dorchester Prizewinner
Huishan Zhangs smocked
suits (6), the little white
shirt-and-pants combos (7)
from palmer//harding duo
Levi Palmer and Matthew
Harding, and 1205 designer
Paula Gerbases sportif
separates (8). But if springs
official fashion-week
calendar was all simple lines
and monochromatic palettes,
the after-hours were anything
but restrained.
For editors arriving
bleary-eyed off the night
flight from New York, it
was five days of grand-
opening celebrationsfrom
champers with Kate
and Mick at the new
Longchamp flagship to
champers with Tom Ford at
his first British store. Edeline
Lee filled a basement room
at Somerset House with
black balloons and models
dancing to eerie lullabies (1).
Upstairs at the same venue,
Stephen Jones hosted a
Headonism soiree to
toast the next generation of
inventive milliners, including
Keely Hunter, who makes
spaceshiplike fascinators (3).
The ineffably hip kids of
indie style bible Dazed &
Confused helped unveil the
Soho Japanese-Peruvian
eatery Chotto Mattesure
to be the new haunt for
sushi and ceviche; nightlife
impresario Charlie Gilkes
played host to the staff of
London society rag Tatler
at his latest watering hole,
the Victoriana-themed Mr.
Foggs; sportswear brand
Equipment and band the
Kills screened a larger-
than-life rockumentary
in Shoreditch (4)and
somehow, every evening
the fash pack collectively
gravitated to Studio 54
founder Ian Schragers
Fitzrovia hotel The London
Edition (5), where the after-
after-party anthem was Miley
Cyrus We Cant Stop. At
the end of the marathon, the
Stella McCartney x Adidas
presentation, where models
suited up for perspiration (2),
was an object lesson in
the sort of activity no one
had done a lot of since
disembarking at Heathrow.
New York might be the city
that never sleeps, but fashion
week in the UK? The party
that never sleeps.
Up all night at London Fashion Week
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Metamorphosis, an Herms story

Its about more than just getting a rail of
clothes into a shop, says designer Phoebe
English of her vocation. The 28-year-
old got a first shot selling her work at the
high-concept London fashion emporium
Dover Street Market, due to attention
from a polarizing masters-thesis collection she produced at
Central Saint Martins in 2011. In some ways reminiscent of
fellow alum Alexander McQueens infamous Jack the Ripper
graduate lineup with shorn locks stitched in, Englishs effort
consisted of weave dresses made from black rubber knotted
together with acrylic extensions, as if some model army from
a dystopian future had raided a wig shop and clothed itself in
synthetic hair.
Her spring/summer 2014 pieces, including draped halter
frocks, macram minis, and midi skirts in ghost net and soft
tulle, currently displayed in the new Dover Street Market
New York (DSMNY), are a bit more conventional than those
initial frenetic fringes. But this seasons inspirationa summer
trip to Dungeness on Englands southern coast, this totally
surreal and barren landscape with an aggressive-looking
power station that hasnt been used in years and miles and
miles of shingle beachis anything but. English showed this
collection at the London Fashion Week epicenter Somerset
House during lunch hour, with models traipsing around a
postapocalyptic landscape of fluorescent bulbs protruding
from wood-and-paper ash heaps. I wanted an almost
uncomfortable contradiction between domestic lighting tubes
coming out of these burnt piles, she says. Back in Manhattan,
she has found that contrast for sure: At DSMNY her
lightweight forms fill a rack coated in glossy dark polymers
an enticing retail environment as dark as coal.Alison S. Cohn
The spring/summer 2014 collection retails for $190 to $2,570
and is sold at Dover Street Market in New York City and London.
TRUE BRITS
Two Londoners show how a Central Saint Martins education
can lead in more than one direction
To take a line from the Rodgers &
Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song,
Serafina Sama is strictly a female female.
Says the Ravenna, Italyborn, London-
based designer, I think a woman can be
confident but feminine without looking like
a warrior. After working for an impressive roster of European
housesLouis Vuitton, Lanvin, Marni, and Chlo among
themSama began to develop her retro-modern line, Isa Arfen
(an anagram of her first name). She began with summery
frocks that were quickly snapped up by
her industry pals. Encouraged by the
experiment, she officially launched the
line in 2011. She rented a hotel room
during Paris Fashion Week and invited
editors and buyersreally, anybody
I could think of. Most never wrote
back, but Opening Ceremony took
an interest. Now in her third season,
Sama has admirers from Lady Gaga to
Alexa Chung.
The 32-year-old designer leans
toward updated New Look silhouettes:
bell skirts, tailored coats, and updated cocktailwear. For
spring, she showed a bouquet of lightweight petal skirts,
jeweled sweatshirts, and silk dresses. One shirtdress features a
bold eye-makeup print done by Guatemala-born, New York
based illustrator Marcela Gutirrez, who was a friend of hers
from Londons Central Saint Martins. Im a woman, so I
try everything on, Sama says. When we make prototypes,
I dont think of a fantasy character. I think of myself,
immediately.Vronique Hyland
The spring/summer 2014 collection retails for $390 to $3,200
and is sold at Opening Ceremony and on thecorner.com.
(Below) Sama; (above) looks from Isa Arfens spring/summer 2014 collection (Below) English; (above) looks from her spring/summer 2014 collection
Get the Blippar app and blip this page for
a behind-the-scenes look at the making
of Englishs collection.
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The Woman: Brooke Wall, 49,
Chelsea, NYC
The Job: CEO and founder of the
Wall Group, the beauty and fashion
talent agency she founded in 1998
that now reps more than
120 hair geniuses, makeup pros, and
star stylists, including ELLE Fashion
Editor-at-Large Lori Goldstein, Rachel
Zoe, and Danilo. Walls typical day
runs the gamut from coffee with
up-and-comers to power lunches
with top execs at clients such as
CoverGirl and Pantene.
The Uniform: Stella McCartney suits;
separates from Cline, Tom Ford,
and Alexander Wang; chunky rings
and classic Ray-Bans
ELLE: You grew up outside Vancou-
ver, Canada. How did that shape
your style?
BROOKE WALL: I was raised in a small
town where I did a lot of hiking and
tree climbing. With so much beauty
around you, you dont need a lot of
other things. That taught me about
quality, not quantity. When I have
meetings, a Stella McCartney suit is
my go-to. It simplifies things.
ELLE: Howd you get pulled into the
business side of fashion and beauty?
BW: I started working full-time with
[legendary hairstylist] Oribe in my
early twenties, when he was build-
ing up his salon at Elizabeth Ar-
den. That was my first foray into the
corporate world of conglomerates
and beauty. But Id always wanted
my own business, and then John
Frieda pushed me to do it. We all need a
push sometimes.
ELLE: You have more than four thousand
Twitter followers and have posted more
than a thousand snaps on Instagram.
How has social media changed your job?
BW: About three years ago, I bought ev-
ery book on social media and handed
them out to all my employees. I think
they all thought I was a little crazy. Then,
I started to notice at meetings with com-
panies that people would ask how many
followers an artist had.
ELLE: Youre constantly flying between
the Wall Groups offices in NYC and
L.A. Do you have a packing strategy?
BW: I keep a checklist. For a quick trip, I
bring one dress, one pair of pants, one
shirt, one suit, and a couple of T-shirts.
Then, I do a rundown of my accessories:
one clutch, one bag, laptop, cell phone,
and iPad. And I adore FedEx. I dont like
to travel with checked luggage, and theres
a limit to what you can bring in a carry-on.
ELLE: Whats in your makeup bag?
BW: I never leave home without using
Santa Maria Novella Body Milk. Other-
wise, I like the usual suspects: Nars, Cha-
nel, Dior, YSL, Armani. Then there are
French pharmacy and Japanese products
that I love. In L.A. I like [beauty boutique]
Naimiesit has such a huge selection.
ELLE: Do you ask your stylists for tips?
BW: All the time. Lori Goldstein recently
told me to buy these pointy black suede
Louboutin boots with a bejeweled heel
that I never would have picked out my-
self, and I absolutely love them. Lori
said, You have to have them, theyre
fantastic, theyll go with everything.
Elyse Moody
The handiwork of Brooke Walls artists, from hairstylist Danilo
to makeup artist Pati Dubroff, appears regularly in ELLE.
Leather and neoprene coat,
embroidered dress, both, TOM
FORD, prices on request, at Tom
Ford, NYC. Sunglasses, DIOR, $420,
at Dior stores nationwide. Leather
handbag, PRADA, $1,650, visit
prada.com. Her own pumps
IN THE TRENCHES
Wall near her companys
Meatpacking District
headquarters
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theline.com. Leather
trousers, 10 CROSBY DEREK
LAM, $1,195, collection at
Jinny, Columbus, OH.
Leather handbag,
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO,
price on request, at Salvatore
Ferragamo boutiques
nationwide. Her own watch,
rings, and pumps. Stylists
own jacket
WHITE ALBUM
In the office library:
thousands of magazines
that feature her artists
work. Mixed whites look
clean and simple;
a slim jumpsuit is chic
and practical.
Coated-chambray and
leather romper, T BY
ALEXANDER WANG,
price on request, visit
alexanderwang.com.
Silk turtleneck, CLAUDIE
PIERLOT, $320, collection
at Bloomingdales,
NYC. Silver-plated cuff,
AURLIE BIDERMANN,
$925, collection at Tenet,
Southampton, NY. Silver-
plated ring, FALLON, $160,
visit fallonjewelry.com.
Suede oxfords, CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN, $795,
collection at Neiman Marcus
stores nationwide
WALLS
DOWNTOWN
BASICS
2: DENIM JACKET
Cotton denim jacket,
GAP, $70, call
800-GAP-STYLE
3: SLIM PANTS
Leather pants, ESCADA,
$2,295, at Escada
boutiques nationwide
4: SMART TRENCH
Cotton and suede trench
coat, LES COPAINS,
$1,395, collection at
M Penner, Houston
1: EASY SHELL
Silk blouse,
CH CAROLINA HERRERA,
$280, at CH Carolina
Herrera boutiques
nationwide
6: SWANK OXFORD
Patent leather
brogue, FRATELLI
ROSSETTI, $600, visit
fratellirossetti.com
5: BRIGHT CROSS-BODY BAG
Leather shoulder bag, BULGARI,
$2,650, at Bulgari stores
nationwide
CHELSEA GIRL
Walls pit stop at the
High Line Hotels
Intelligentsia Coffee
truck. For a no-meetings
day, slouchy leather
pants and a silk tee plus
an oversize denim jacket
suit the Wall Groups
relaxed-cool vibe.
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wear the new florals page 304 //
Our editors spring shopping
musts page 322 // Anne V gets
Coveteurd page 333
EDITED BY JOANN PAILEY
TREAT
YOURSELF
When you were six years
old, it was candy buttons and
sugary lollipops behind a glass
counter. Now our definition of a
special treat involves something
infinitely more luxeand what
better way to indulge that sweet
tooth than Pradas new croc
bags in confectionary colors?
This month, our Shops section
is jam-packed with springs
newest and most splurgeworthy
offerings, from unstuffy florals
to sporty plaids. Plus, we check
out model and The Face coach
Anne Vs envy-inducing closet.
Talk about a sweet deal.
Metal sunglasses,
FENDI, $495,
at Fendi stores
nationwide.
Crocodile handbags,
prices on request,
embellished leather
earrings, $620, all,
PRADA, visit
prada.com
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new clutch or carryall. Browse the latest
crop at ELLE.com/perfectbags.
HOW TO WEAR:
ROUND-THE-CLOCK FLORAL
BLOOMI NG PRI NTS
As seen at Christopher Kane
Weekend:
Day: Night:
Sunglasses, TORY
BURCH, $195, visit
toryburch.com
Gold and crystal
necklace, ROGER
VIVIER, $1,350, at
Roger Vivier, NYC
Cotton-blend shortsuit,
SEA, $430, collection at
Van Jean, Columbia, SC
Lace-detail
T-shirt,
CHRISTOPHER
KANE, $300,
collection at
Barneys New York
Crystal-embroidered satin
clutch, ROGER VIVIER,
$2,550, at Roger Vivier, NYC.
Embroidered satin pump,
RUPERT SANDERSON, $925,
visit rupertsanderson.com
Resin and crystal
earrings, AKONG,
$310, visit
akonglondon.com
Snakeskin shorts,
BAJA EAST,
$1,395, collection
at barneys.com
Cropped cotton
sweatshirt,
MARKUS LUPFER,
$328, collection at
selfridges.com
Cotton coat,
CARVEN, $1,350,
collection at 11th
Moon, Laguna
Beach, CA
Hand-painted leather hat,
HOUSE OF HOLLAND, $75,
visit houseofholland.co.uk
Viscose and
elastane
romper,
CARVEN,
$1,350,
collection at
The Parliament
at Fred Segal,
Santa Monica
Silk dress, NINA
RICCI, $2,890,
collection at
Neiman Marcus
stores nationwide.
Moonstone ring,
TORY BURCH,
$195, call
866-480-8679
Mesh and
patent leather
pump, JIMMY
CHOO, $625,
at select Jimmy
Choo stores
nationwide.
Leather handbag,
MULBERRY,
$2,700, at
Mulberry, NYC
Cotton and
PVC sneaker,
MSGM, price on
request, visit
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visit katespade.com
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visit coach.com
Denim jeans,
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$275, visit
toryburch.com
Lace-detail
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houseofholland.co.uk
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$118, visit jcrew.com
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anntaylor.com
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MAJE, $625,
visit maje.com
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ZADIG&VOLTAIRE,
$1,055, visit zadig-et-
voltaire.com
Metal clutch, KATE SPADE NEW YORK,
$498, visit katespade.com
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Cotton-blend and sequin
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Cotton skirt,
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stores nationwide
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A dress should be tight enough to show
youre a woman and loose enough to
prove youre a lady.Edith Head
Mesh dress, SANDRO,
$285, visit
sandro-paris.com
Sequin dress,
TOPSHOP, $120,
at Topshop stores
nationwide
Printed calf-hair
clutch, JIMMY
CHOO, $1,595, visit
jimmychoo.com
Linen-blend
and leather
blazer,
VINCE,
$495, visit
vince.com
Synthetic-leather
and metal sandal,
BEBE, $69, visit
bebe.com
Silk-blend dress,
BLUMARINE, $3,545,
visit blumarine.com
Perforated dress,
BANANA REPUBLIC,
$140, visit
bananarepublic.com
Cotton dress,
BCBGMAXAZRIA,
$368, visit
bcbg.com
Cotton-blend dress,
BOSS, $425, at Hugo
Boss stores nationwide
Leather shoulder bag,
ETIENNE AIGNER,
$325, at Etienne
Aigner, NYC
Cotton crop top, $285,
shirtdress, $300, both, PAULE
KA, visit pauleka.com. Gold-
plated metal belt, RAINA BELTS,
$42, visit rainabelts.com
Rayon-blend dress,
BCBGENERATION, $88,
visit bcbgeneration.com
Cotton and mesh
dress, M MISSONI,
$695, at M Missoni
stores nationwide
Leather clutch, COACH, $598, at Coach
stores nationwide. Stretch-nylon, mesh,
and suede sandal, BALENCIAGA,
$1,065, similar styles at Neiman Marcus
stores nationwide
312 Spring Shopping Guide SHOPS


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Whither the perfect
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From denim to diamonds,
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a trio of favorites that
never go wrong
The Perfect:
Day-to-Evening
Clutch
Tuck Hunting
Seasons sleek
envelope in your
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cocktail hour: The
neutral tone is
perfect for daytime,
while the lizard
finish adds sizzle
for evening.
The Perfect: Not-Too-Skinny Denim
J Brands boyfriend jeans come in the ideal slouchy-but-not-
baggy fitplus their cuffed hems showcase statement shoes.
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This stunner from new San Franciscobased
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everyday wear but has hidden diamonds that will
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Denim jeans, all,
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SHORT
LIST
We share our greatest finds and cant-live-without splurges every
week on I Bought It. Find them at ELLE.com/boughtit.
The Everything Bag
This bag is equal parts
utilitarian and luxurious
while remaining
understated and
carrying me from
day to evening. I can
wear it with jeans
and a T-shirt
and still feel
dressed up.
Leather sandal, VALENTINO
GARAVANI, $995, at Valentino
boutiques nationwide
Single-Button
Blazer
Equipment has
been my go-to blouse
for years. I was so
excited to hear the
brand is now making
blazers, as I knew the
cut and fit would be
impeccable, and no
surprisethey are.
Customized Sandals
Adding my initials is an
unexpected and sweet way
to personalize this perfect
everyday sandal.
JADE FRAMPTON
SENIOR MARKET EDITOR
MARIA DUEAS JACOBS
ACCESSORIES DIRECTOR
SAMIRA NASR
FASHION DIRECTOR
Wool blazers,
EQUIPMENT, $468
each, collection at
equipmentfr.com
Modern Choker
This emerald and diamond collar by Jemma
Wynne for Gemfields proves that fine jewelry
can still be cool and modern. I love its beautiful
simplicity, which can be dressed up or down.
JOANN PAILEY
MARKET DIRECTOR
Gold, emerald, and diamond
necklace, JEMMA WYNNE FOR
GEMFIELDS, price on request,
collection at junesimmonsjewelry.com
Lizard handbag, THE ROW, price on request,
collection at Nancys, Dunwoody, GA
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OUR SPRING
SHOPPING MUSTS
322 SHOPS Editors Picks
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V FILES
Model and The Face coach Anne V
lets the team behind The Coveteur into
her TriBeCa apartment for a peek inside
her tomboy-meets-bombshell closet
I love jeans, and I love
black. Thats pretty much all
I wear during the day, says
Anne V (above left). I have
all these colorful things, but
even if I go to Miami, I still
wear black, white, and
jeans. Above and right, the
model reveals her essentials.
Above: Cotton cap,
GENTS, $49, visit
gentsco.com. Right:
Leather cap, HOUSE
OF MALAKAI,
$175, collection at
majestyblack.com
Deerskin and rubber-
overlay clutch, BURBERRY
PRORSUM, $1,250, visit
burberry.com
Cotton-blend shirt,
LACOSTE, $98, at
Lacoste boutiques
nationwide
Snakeskin sneaker,
VINCE, $195,
collection at Bergdorf
Goodman, NYC
Denim skirt, DKNY X
OPENING CEREMONY,
$240, collection at
Opening Ceremony stores
nationwide
Stainless steel, PVD
bezel, and sapphire-
crystal watch on leather
strap, SHINOLA, $545,
at Shinola, NYC
It was the most petrifying thing Ive ever done in my life,
says model Anne V about her first season as a coach on Oxy-
gens The Face (season two debuts March 5). Less anxiety induc-
ing? Inviting cult blog (and ELLE spies) The Coveteur to her
TriBeCa apartment for a look at her trove of designer wares.
On hand: the sporty (denim and ball caps) and the sexyplenty
of power pumps, including her go-to shoe, Christian Loubou-
tins Pigalle, which she wears for every red-carpet appearance.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 334
Sporty kicks and
caps find a home
on the models
coffee table.
Get Her Look
For more fashion insiders, more details, and more
Coveteur to covet, visit ELLE.com/coveteur. 333 SHOPS The Coveteur
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All in the family: The models mother, Alla, a pediatrician
(who speaks only Russian), was on hand for the shoot.
She calls her purple Louis Vuitton lace-ups (left) my piece
of art but admits, Theyre not really wearable. I wore them
once. (Above) The model requisite, a Chanel jacket.
The jeans and T-shirt girl in a Zero
+ Maria Cornejo jumpsuit. I
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amazing jacket so a really casual
outfit can become more of a
statement. Left: her rainbow-
bright accessories nestle on
living-room pillows.
Leather cross-body
bag, DELVAUX,
$2,450, at Barneys
New York
Suede jacket, SANDRO, $950,
visit sandro-paris.com
Leather jacket,
GUESS, $328,
visit guess.com
Leather jacket,
KENNETH COLE
NEW YORK, $795, call
800-KEN-COLE
Gold vermeil earrings,
LAUREN KLASSEN,
$725, collection at
cahierdexercices.com
Leather pump,
CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN, $625,
at select Christian
Louboutin boutiques
nationwide
V FILES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 333
Leather and
plastic tote, VINCE
CAMUTO, $98, visit
vincecamuto.com
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surreal at first, he says, but they still might flub a line and say,
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THIS MONTH IN INTEL: MUSIC The Cardigans Nina
Persson goes solo page 344 // THEATER Idina Menzels
long-awaited return to Broadway page 346
SOLDIER BOY
The Monuments Mens
Dimitri Leonidas is already
stealing Hollywoods heart
and hes not stopping there.
By Seth Plattner
Photographed by ROGER DECKKER
What a thing it must be for a young actor with only a
handful of mostly British TV and film credits to get
called out (He could be a movie star) in a respected
magazine (Esquire) by his A-list costar (Matt Damon)
for the work in his first major Hollywood film (The
Monuments Men). Or maybe not: When I found out,
I laughed, admits the recipient of Damons ardor,
UK native Dimitri Leonidas. It was probably ner-
vous laughterI was so flattered. But Matts words
say more about him than they do me.
That Leonidas, 26, is humble makes him no less
dynamic in Men as Sam Epstein, a German Jew
turned American GI and the youngest member of
the group of U.S. soldiers tasked with reclaiming the
worlds art stolen by the Nazis in World War II. Even
among the venerable ranks of George Clooney (who
also directed), John Goodman, Bill Murray, and
Damon, Leonidas charges the film with a guile and
virtue that, while at risk in wartime, are hearteningly
resoluteand integral to the units success.
Leonidas will bring similar arete to Jon Stewarts
directorial debut, Rosewater, out later this year, as an
Iranian youth who aids Iranian-Canadian journalist
Maziar Bahari in pulling back the curtain on
Mahmoud Ahmadinejads totalitarian Iran in 2009,
which leads in part to Baharis eventual imprison-
ment and torture for over 100 days. [Rosewater] was
almost the opposite school of filmmaking from The
Monuments Men, says Leonidas. George is so meticu-
lous in his shot-by-shot planning, and Jon just turns up
and says, How do you guys want to play this scene?
But for me, its all osmosis. If youre around people
who are that good at their job, you try to be as well.
Sounds like Matt may have been onto something.
339 Headliner INTEL

Blipp your way into Wes Andersons wacky world. Download the Blippar app
to watch the trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel now.
With The Grand Budapest
Hotel, Wes Anderson tips
his hat to 1932s glamorous
Grand Hotel; the heavy-
handed drama of the original
was no great shakes, but it
looked good, and besides
a couple of Barrymores it
boasted two jaw-dropping
young stars: Greta Garbo
and Joan Crawford. A
latter-day critic called it a
gleaming deco dinosaur.
You could say that
about Andersons film
only his dinosaur is alive
and well and full of gut-
busting jokes, many of
them cheerfully lewd.
First seen shimmering
in the distance, Andersons
grand hotel is a delicate pale-
pink chimera so beautifully
wrought that it looks like
it might float right up to
heaven. But even the most
elegant hotels harbor earthy
secrets, suggested here
with walls of rich red silk,
touches of gaudy gilt, and
most of all the legendary
Gustave H., Ralph Fiennes
deliciously seductive
concierge, whose exquisite
charm makes women melt
and men fume. The movies
massive multinational cast
includes a score of A-list
actors, with Fiennes and
Tilda Swinton leading the
pack. While such Anderson
regulars as Bill Murray
and Jason Schwartzman
reliably pop up, part of
the fun is spotting all the
other stars. My favorite aha
moment was recognizing
the bald-headed boss of a
prison gang who agrees to
spring Gustave and his new
protg, Zero Moustafa,
solemnly played by young
newcomer Tony Revolori.
Why are Zero and his
dashing mentor in prison?
You may well ask, but dont
spend too much time on
it. The hilarious goings-
on in this well-appointed
madhouse and its snowy
environs are so relentless
they engulf you. And
thats the point. This isnt
the finely honed wit and
mannered eccentricity that
usually brings the chuckles
in an Anderson film. The
eccentricity is herejust wait
till you see Swintons getups.
But Anderson is doing a
fearless thing: going out on
a limb, or on the kind of
stage where the audience
loves to boo you and a guy
waits in the wings with a
hook the size of your neck.
In short, Anderson is
shooting the moon, giving
us a raucous, 150-proof
comedy in the Marx
Brothers vein. I half expected
to see Harpo squeezing
his horn and flinging his
leg over Swintons arm in
lieu of the long-suffering
Margaret Dumont.
Never mind that the story
is set in early-twentieth-
century Eastern Europe, with
unnamed wars threatening
to erupt all around. Or that
a key character arrives on
screen dead before weve
even had a chance to meet
her. All this mayhem would
be distressing if it werent so
funny. (Mussolini banned
Duck Soup because he thought
it was about him.) With this
kind of broad, gloriously
rude humor, its the joke that
matters. As for Swintons
Madame D., the wealthy
octogenarian patroness of
the hotel, we mostly see
her in lively flashbacks
[REVIEW]
GRAND ILLUSION
A dazzling confection that spoofs both
cinematic history and the all-too-real
thing, The Grand Budapest Hotel marks
a giddy (and bawdy) new high for
director Wes Andersonin both creativity
and sheer energy. By Karen Durbin
Fiennes and Revolori (center
and right) on the Grand
Budapest Hotels elevator
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[MOVIES]
TRUST US
LIVE FROM NEW YORK
Anyone who takes Akiva
Goldsmans Winters Tale
handsomely adapted from Mark
Helprins best-selling novelfor a
fanciful fable with pretty girls and
angel wings should think twice
about bringing the kiddies. In it,
Colin Farrells Gotham burglar
must call on the power of love in
order to save a dying young
heiress; as Satans hideous,
hate-filled envoy, Russell Crowe is
so spectacularly scary you feel
like a kid againa terrified one.
OUT FOR BLOOD
Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston
have never been more exquisite
than as an otherworldly couple
married for eternity in Only Lovers
Left Alive, Jim Jarmuschs witty,
brilliant, blessedly clich-free
vampire drama. Amid the soulful
devastation of Detroit and the
vibrant art and music of Morocco,
John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey
Wright, and a fabulously bratty
Mia Wasikowska must all discover
how to cope with infinity or die.
A FRAYED KNOT
Director Roger Michell has a
knack for playful romances
(Notting Hill, Hyde Park on
Hudson)but hes great when he
gets real, as with the wry, riveting
Le Week-End, starring Jim
Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan
as a long-married couple who,
facing retirement, test their new
freedom with a few days in Paris.
Jeff Goldblum plays an envious
divorced friend; but going the
distance, it turns out, is no picnic,
even in the City of Light.K.D.
because shes not just dead,
shes been murdered. A
wild fight ensues over
Madames considerable
fortune, with Jeff Goldblum
as the scrupulous executor
and Adrian Brody as a
dubious, tantrum-throwing
relative who demands the
lions share and hires a
pathological assassin (Willem
Dafoe) to dispatch the true
claimant: Gustave H.
This forces the concierge
and his sidekick to spend
a lot of time fleeing, but
no matter where they are
remember that prison?
Gustave continues Zeros
lessons in savoir faire. When
they return to the hotel from
time to time, Anderson never
fails to treat us to a quick
glimpse of an irresistible
pornographic poster in the
style of Toulouse-Lautrec.
The pairing of the two men
is classic, with Revoloris
stiff-necked young Zero (hes
engaged to Saoirse Ronans
assistant baker) playing
straight man to Gustaves
suave, worldly grace.
Fiennes is a great actor
but sometimes seems cold.
In The Grand Budapest Hotel,
hes warm and openhearted,
making Gustave a steadfast
hero. Asked if he prefers men
or women, he says, I sleep
with all my friends. Its only
proper. The movies best
line comes when he confides
to Zero the identity of one
of his more improbable
sleeping partners; Gustave
gently chides Zero for his
appalled astonishment and
murmurs in his velvet voice,
Shes dynamite in the sack.
For such a gifted
filmmaker, Anderson gets
more than his share of
critical jabs. I myself didnt
like anything about his 2012
film, Moonrise Kingdomby far
his greatest success with both
the critics and the money
men. But that effort served to
help this adventurous
filmmaker get funding for
more ambitious fare, such as
The Grand Budapest Hotel.
A fortune rides on the discovery
of a concealed document at the
Grand Budapest Hotel
[DIRECTORS SPOTLIGHT]
SPELLING FOR KEEPS
Familiar good-guy actor Jason Bateman has traveled a long
way from Little House on the Prairie to arrive at Bad Words,
his directorial debut, in which he stars as a monomaniac
determined to exact vengeance for spelling-bee humiliation
When Jason Bateman was 18, he became the
youngest member of the Directors Guild for
helming an episode of a forgettably cheerful
1980s TV series called The Hogan Family.
I guess the record still stands, he says.
Although hes a fine film actor, you probably
know Bateman best as
the family member in
Arrested Development who
keeps things together.
Now hes making his
debut as feature-film
direc tor with Bad Words,
a wickedly clever com-
edy about family thats
so dark it makes Arrested
Development look sunny.
For starters, Batemans character, Guy Trilby,
is a permanently angry man determined to
reach the pinnacle of the spelling-bee world.
That may sound whimsical, but Bateman
gives human nature quite a workout here.
Both as actor and director, hes after the big
game, summoning a fascinating fury in his
character and making the sex scenes between
Trilby and Kathryn Hahns magazine jour-
nalist so believably horrible theyre hilarious.
Oh good. Im glad, Bateman says in our
L.A.New York phone chat. Any time I talk
to a woman who likes it, I heave a sigh of relief.
Im glad I didnt lose you completely, because
there are some prickly moments in that film.
Like the ones when Trilby ruthlessly mangles
the psyche of any child
contestant sitting next to
him? Its shocking, but
still we laugh.
Bateman and Paul
Rudd remind me of each
other. Theyre leading
men and get plenty of
roles, but theyre not in
the traditional mold. I
think this reflects some-
thing new in the culture. Back in the day, lead
actors were alpha males; now theres a new
kind of man on the screen whos attractive
but not macho and can be both a friend and
a lover. Thank you very, very much for that,
Bateman says when I say so. Im fortunate to
be a contemporary manhe taps into his femi-
nine side, hes open to self-analysis and com-
promise and, hey, hiking and yoga. Sounds
good to me.K.D.
Bateman as Guy Trilby, caught in the act of
trying to publicly humiliate a child
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Joe Weisberg, creator of FXs The Americans, was looking for some-
thing specific when casting the early-80s undercover Soviet spy/
suburban DC housewife Elizabeth Jennings: a thirtysomething
who could be alternately frigid and hotheaded, sexually entic-
ing yet detached, good with a firearm but bad with a skinned
knee. Out of nearly 100 actresses, one, famous for playing a love-
sick coed with corkscrew curls, stood out. If youve seen her in
Waitress, you know that Keri Russell can
inhabit anyone you ask her to, says
Weisberg. Case in point: In The Ameri-
cans pilot, the 37-year-old Felicity alum,
clad in a leather bustier and platinum
blond wig, performs a sex act on an
intelligence-spilling U.S. government
employee. A few scenes later, in high-
rise Guess stovepipes and a violet scoop-
neck, she mechanically clears breakfast
plates while husband Phillip (Matthew
Rhys)also a KGB operativecracks jokes with their two young
children. More than anything, its a show about a complicated
marriage, says Russell. Elizabeth isnt a bad mother. She just
doesnt have the emotional tools to deal with her kids.
The real-life couple on which the series is based, who gath-
ered classified information on the U.S. for 10 years, was arrested
in 2010 and deported back to Russia. Still, last season an aver-
age of 3.4 million viewers championed the Jennings each week
one of the highest-ever ratings for a first-year FX drama (season
two premieres February 26). Not that loving morally ambiguous
characters is anything new. Weve justified Tony Sopranos nar-
cissism, recast Walter Whites megalomania as paternal instinct,
and pardoned Nicholas Brody for murdering the vice president.
But are we willing to celebrate a woman who values her anti-
American ideals over her family?
Theres been a lot of discussion about unlikable women on
TV recently: Mad Mens Betty Draper and Breaking Bads Skyler
White have been subjected to countless online burn books, but
never has this kind of female taken top billing. We dont want
to think that the mom gave a blow job in a hotel room and then
went home to make school lunches, Russell says. But why not?
Men do it all the time. At first it feels strange, almost comedic,
to hear a soft-spoken homemaker deliver lines like, Im sorry I
didnt kill you. Thats my apology. But as we go deeper with
Elizabethwho was raped by an officer during training, forced
into an arranged marriage by her agency, and sometimes, late at
night, listens to a tape of a woman speaking in Russian and
criesshe stops being a pretty mom with a secret and becomes a
martyr with a family. And therein lies her potency: She refuses
to let chromosomesor a painful backstoryinform conviction.
They, like the men she seduces, are assets. And that self-control
is a welcome contrast to a lovestruck CIA agent who morphs
from clever to cloying each week. Russell agrees: I get my ar-
mor onmy eyeliner, my tight clothesand my temperature
drops a bit. Whats cooler than being cool? Ice-cold.
[TV]
AMERICAN
HISTORY XX
Wife, mother, cold-blooded killer.
Is The Americans Elizabeth Jennings
TVs first female antihero?
By Justine Harman
Russell (left)
Back in the mid-90s,
Nina Persson and her band,
the Cardigans, seemed
preordained to become what
many still consider them: a
one-hit wonder. Except thats
not quite what happened. It
was so easy to get a cemented
image, admits Persson,
which was a blessing and a
curse. The truth is, in the
years after Persson cooed
love me, love me, say
that you love me on their
eternally catchy single from
Baz Luhrmanns Romeo +
Juliet soundtrack, Lovefool,
the Cardigans continued to
put out lush pop-rock records,
and Persson started a side
project, twangy chamber-pop
trio A Camp, which amassed
a still-strong indie following.
Now, 20 years after the
Cardigans apex of fame, shes
ready to go stag.
Over the past decade,
Persson, 39, developed a
fiercer personain both her
writing and her vocalsthat
leaned more toward rock
goddess than lovelorn girl. On
Animal Heart, though, she was
eager to finally move away
from the edgier impulses to
which shes long gravitated in
favor of a record that she says
started out as poppier Joni
Mitchell. A deep dive into
Nico, the Bee Gees, and Hall
and Oates, however, suffused
the album with funkier
melodies, a hint of 70s
French chanteusey romance,
and Perssons signature raspy
soprano set beautifully atop
keyboards, analog synths, and
even a drum machine.
Persson isnt abandoning
the Cardigans or A Camp;
simply put, the necessity for
a solo record was born along
with her now three-year-old
son, Nils. I couldnt work
the way I used to, completely
immersed in a record. I
needed to be with him at least
once in a while, she says with
a wry laugh. And the easiest
way to do that was to have me
as the only agent who moves
around. As such, Persson
didnt just reach a new sound,
but also the realization
that an image shes tried to
escapethe 90s girly girl
people wanted me to beis
okay to embrace, at least
part of the time. Ive done
the work to get to, Okay,
thats some but not all of
me. So now the perception
of me is something I like
more. Besides, she has fewer
existential concerns to worry
about on Animal Heart. I
dont have the oiled hips, she
says, so my music has never
been danceable. That made
me anxious at times. Like,
Oh my God, do I have to
dance? I refuse to dance!
Persson
[MUSIC]
SAY THAT YOU
LOVE HER
On her first solo album, Animal Heart,
the Cardigans Nina Persson tempers
her grit with a bit of grace
By Rebecca Milzoff
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[FICTION]
THE ELLES
LETTRES 2014
READERS PRIZE
15 ELLE readers choose their favorite
among three promising new
booksthis month, novels about
troubled homecomings from war
1
CARTHAGE
Joyce Carol Oates
(ECCO)

A smart teenage girl from a
prominent family in the
eponymous Adirondack town
goes missing, and suspicions
soon turn to a newly returned,
decorated Iraq War
vet who perhaps saw
and experienced
too much in battle.
Oates, working at
the top of her
formidable game,
handily won over most of our
readers with this raw, suspenseful,
real and immersive stream-of-
consciousness tale.
2

CEMENTVILLE
Paulette Livers
(COUNTERPOINT)
Its 1969, and seven coffins and
one injured former high school
quarterback are returning to
Cementville, Kentucky, from
Vietnam, triggering widening
ripples of deep consequence
among the towns stalwart,
old-fashioned
populace. While
some readers
plunged deeply
into Livers gently
paced evocation
of a nearly forgotten
time and place, others were
bemused by the number of
characters involved and a
certain lack of narrative drive.

3

RIPPER
Isabel Allende
(HARPER)

This best-selling novelist of lyrical,
magic-realist grace (The House
of the Spirits, Island Beneath the
Sea) tried her hand at something
very different: a thriller involving
a brainy teenage
heroine; her
suddenly vanished,
free-spirited mother;
and a serial killer
who may be
one of moms two suitorsa
mysterious former Navy SEAL and
a golden boy from one of San
Franciscos elite families.
Admiration for this rollicking ride
and its bang-up ending was
outweighed by complaints
about the novels luridness and
questionable believability.
She dazzled in her 1996 Broadway debut as
the performance artist Maureen in Rent; she
blew the house down (and won a 2004 Tony)
with her Valkyrie belting as the under-witch
Elphaba in Wicked. But If/Then, the new mu-
sical with which Idina Menzel makes her
return to Broadway this month, provides the
powerhouse performer, now 42, with a differ-
ent kind of challenge. She plays Elizabeth, a
city planner emerging from a failed marriage.
And she also plays Liz, a city planner emerg-
ing from a failed marriage. Theyre the same
woman, of course; the show extrapolates her
life in two different directions from one mo-
ment of choice. We spoke to Menzel about her
own divergent paths as actress and mother;
she has a four-year-old son, Walker, with her
Rent costar Taye Diggs, from whom she re-
cently separated.
ELLE: You have a reputation as a workhorse,
which must be helpful in If/Then: Youre on-
stage almost the whole show.
IDINA MENZEL: I started singing weddings and
bar mitzvahs at 15, lying about my age. It was
a great discipline. But Rent was so traumatiz-
ing I had to go back to my voice teacher and
relearn how to sing. Thats when I started
keeping a very strict regimen and taking great
pride in showing up feeling stronger on Sun-
day, at the end of an eight-performance week,
than when it started on Tuesday.
ELLE: Has that changed, 18 years later?
IM: Now that I have a child, Im less anal about
my process and I take the pressure off myself
to be perfect. If I want to tuck my son into bed
and read him a story but that means I have
to take a red-eye to get to a concertwhich
I would never think of doing otherwisethats
just the way it is. Even if I cant hit the note
that night, I got to tuck my child in! And actu-
ally I usually have a better show.
ELLE: Do the songs in If/Then exploit that
pyrotechnical aspect of your voice?
IM: For me, its nice that Im not belting at the
top of my lungs the whole time. Theres a lot
of intimate, personality-driven, sweet singing,
and thats the kind I actually love the most, as
close to how we speak as possible. I do get to
do the crazy high notes, of course. But thats
also a part of me. Im full spectrum. A vulner-
able side and a side that wants to kick ass.
ELLE: Youve mostly created new roles. Has
that been deliberate?
IM: Its been deliberate since Wicked, for sure.
The best feeling in the world is to stand there
with a composer who has a new song for you.
Of course, its really hard to do original musi-
cals, and If/Then is really original. And an act-
ing challenge I love. How do you define one
person who goes two different ways?
ELLE: Youve been doing that, in a way, from
the beginning. Maureen, Elphaba
IM: There has to be a balance between power
and vulnerability. Thats something I feel I
have in my own life, something I struggle
with andon a good daylike about myself.
Not to say I wouldnt play a crazy old mean
bitch one day.
ELLE: Are there points in your life where you
could have gone two very different ways?
IM: Anytime I was terrified to step into
a room and audition but decided to do it
anyway. And having a child. Saying Im not
going to worry about my career right now,
and go off birth control, and not worry about
getting fat, but just make a choice and go
with that. I dont do too much looking back
and regretting thingsnot that I havent
made tons of mistakes. But I do think people
are in our lives so we can learn lessons and
evolve as better human beings. I love that our
show opens that conversation.
ELLE: You had a great arc on Glee and recently
a big movie hit with Frozen. Whats it like go-
ing back to Broadway?
IM: After Rent I tried to make a record and it
didnt work out, and it was the Broadway com-
munity that welcomed me back. Its where
I feel the most understood, most at home. But
this is the very first time Im above the title by
myself, so yeah, its a big deal! I feel responsi-
bility, I want to sell tickets, I want the ensem-
ble to have their jobs for a long time, I want
people to like me, I want to get good reviews.
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self have those expectations. Ive already had
lightning in a bottle more than once.
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Eight sterling tales composed
over the past decadesome
of which have been published
separatelycomprise story
virtuoso Lorrie Moores lat-
est collection, Bark (Knopf).
Moores unsparing insights,
coupled with her laserlike
wit, beam through in ways
that surprise, shock, sadden,
and cajole on every page.
Divorced moms and dads,
diffident teen agers, friends
who have departed or just been lost to time,
would-be lovers, and long- married couples all
come into pristine focus under Moores emotion-
ally astute lens. With her signature tough-love
approach to her characters, she exposes their
failings while leavening their dilemmas with res-
onating moments of humor, or pathos, or bliss.
In Debarking, a single fathers get-
together with a divorced pedia trician includes
watching her play-wrestle in the living room
with her 16-year-old son after dinner. Perhaps,
the dad thinks to himself, its time to go.
In The Juniper Tree, a woman is taken
by two friends to the house of another friend
who supposedly has just died at the hospital.
But that friendis she dead or alive?is home
when they let themselves in, dressed as she
always dressed: in black jeans and a blue
sweater. She simply, newly, had the imperial
standoffishness I realized only then that I had
always associated with the dead. We pulled up
chairs and then each of us sat.
In Thank You for Having Me, a single
mother and her daughter, Nickie, attend the
wedding of Nickies former babysitter, a lively
Brazilian woman marrying for the second
time. Over the course of the after noon, the
moms mind-set goes from reliving the ter-
rible day when her husband abruptly left their
marriagetelling her, You can raise Nickie
by yourself. Youll be good at itto taking to
the dance floor with a man whose own brood-
ing countenance instantly dissolves.
Moores wacky, lovable, light-seeking char-
acters move like skittish deer from the safety
of the woods to open fields
where dangers lurk but lifes
saving wonders also reside: a
silly joke, a good book, a glass of
wine, a favorite song, a shared
meal, a sudden kiss.
[FICTION]
MIDLIFE MISADVENTURES
Short-fiction master Lorrie Moores new volume of stories
registers a dark, quirky take on the new-millennial zeitgeist
By Lisa Shea
[MEMOIR]
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
A prize-winning biographer trains his keen eye on the drama
of growing up amid the deep dysfunction of his own family
By Elyse Moody
Blake Baileys moving memoir, The Splendid Things We Planned (Norton), details his
outwardly picture-perfect Oklahoma City upbringing: His father, Burck, was a
dapper lawyer; his German-born mother, Marlies, a party-throwing intellectual; his
elder brother, Scott, a popular but bullyingand increasingly troubledwould-be
role model. Bailey, who has chronicled the fraught lives of writers John Cheever and
Richard Yates, traces Scotts avalanching addiction to drugs and alcohol, which
grows so noxious that the family speaks of him only occasionally, while a kind of
gas filled the room until we could barely breathe unless we changed the subject.
Scotts downward slide is an affliction with violent, erratic phases of remission and
relapse, and it eventually metastasizes until it poisons them all.
Bailey demonstrates how forces that cant be curbed or explained can destroy those we love
as well as our love for them. Sitting down with Splendid Things feels like knocking back drinks
with him, sharing your best nutty-relative story, and having him spend six hours one-upping you.
Remember the time we found Scott naked on the garage roof? How about when the
cops caught him dangling merrily from a flagpole? Its all very entertainingBaileys
knack for the odd detail, such as Scotts jaybirdlike way of bobbing on his toes,
makes the book immensely enjoyablebut also profoundly, persuasively sad. Like
Mary Karr or David Sedaris, Bailey doesnt try to manufacture an answer to the
questions posed by his familys failings. Writing may have been catharsis enough.
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[BOOKS]
TRUST US
DOING THE RIGHT THING
In her smart, tough as nails,
funny as hell memoir,
Handbook for an
Unpredictable Life (Crown),
Brooklyn-born actress Rosie
Perez writes, I was never a
street kid, but I was part of
the post-Vietnam generation
who grew up with the residue
of inflation, parents broken
dreams, poverty, and heroin-
cluttered streets[and] who
had something new and more
innovative to offer than the
prejudiced world around
us predicted.
SOUTHERN STARS AND BARS
Florida-based writer David
James Poissants debut story
collection, The Heaven of
Animals (Simon & Schuster),
targets the tough and tender
dynamics that make and break
families. For the mismatched
brothers in Nudists, silence
stood between them like the
quiet that follows the click of a
pin pulled from a grenade.
LIVING ON THE COLOR LINE
Boy, Snow, Bird (Riverhead),
from British novelist Helen
Oyeyemi, exquisitely recasts
the classic wicked-stepmother
story by deftly baring the
secrets, soul-searching, and
complex racial issues of a
light-skinned black family in
1950s New England who have
always passed for white.L.S.
Moore
Bailey

Its like dj vuthe nightmare all over
again. I seem to never learn, says Amy
Chua, of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
fame. That 2011 book about her disciplin-
ary parenting of her two daughters had
people publicly wondering whether, as
Chua laughingly puts it, she really burned
some stuffed animals in the service of
teaching some Larger Life Lesson. Today
shes talking about an early critical am-
bush on The Triple Package (The Penguin
Press), cowritten with husband and fellow
Yale Law prof Jed Rubenfeld.
The book meticulously documents
that a variety of subgroupsChinese,
Mormons, Jews, Iranians, Indians, and
Nigerians, among othersare higher-
achieving than the average American;
its 182 pages of text come with more
than 100 pages of supporting notes. In
analyzing how these groups, all of which
identify as outsiders in some way, have
done so well, the authors suggest that all
Americans might profit from emulating
these model minorities.
What could go wrong? Oh, I dont
knowaccusations of racism? (Ridic-
ulouslook at the variety of groups just
listed.) Elitism? (Were not saying any
groups are better. Were saying some
groups are doing better in terms of tra-
ditional metrics like income and test
scores and stuff like that, says Ruben-
feld.) Victim blaming? (We say up front
that the lack of the Triple Package does
not explain why people are poor in the
first place, says Chua.) No matterall of
these charges are already being leveled.
So what is this Triple Package? Its
a social-psychological model that, the
authors contend, describes these groups
orientation toward achievement: They all
cultivate a superiority complex, a group
conviction that they are smarter, more
virtuous and industriousjust better
than the rest, which makes them resil-
ient in the face of failure and frustration.
They all implant a sense of insecurity in
their members, an urge to measure up to
expectations, to avoid letting down the
team or embarrassing the family. And
they all practice a brand of child rearing
that inculcates impulse control and the
ability to delay gratification.
Chua and Rubenfeld readily concede
that each of these components has a dark
sidethey devote a whole chapter to
effectively denouncing their own model:
In it we learn that Phillip Lims mother,
as of 2011 anyway, had never attended
one of his runway shows (Ive never felt
ready to receive her, he has said), and
that as Amy Tan stood over the open cas-
ket of a schoolmate who had probably
died of leukemia, her mother said, This
is what happens when you dont listen
to your mother. Chua says her own
parents were horrified when she went
off to Harvard Law; she was supposed to
become a physicist, dammit!
Rubenfeld, in particular, stresses
that the Triple Package is like a ladder
that can be kicked away when family or
group success invites a broader range of
options; he himself studied drama for
two years at Juilliard before going to law
school and is a successful novelist on the
side. But both authors are adamant that
America could use more Triple Package
rigor to counteract our per-
missive parenting and the
smug, instant-gratification
culture weve become.
I dont know: I keep
thinking of Amy Tans
mother and how every gen-
eration tends to tyrannize
the next with its fears, its
prejudices, its super stitions,
even its hopes and dreams.
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REDUX
Shes baaaaack! Parenting
polemicist Amy Chua
and her husband explore
why some American cultural
groups are more upwardly
mobile than others
By Ben Dickinson
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THE LOOK: From greasepainted lids at Chanel and Jackson
Pollock paint-splattered skin at Vivienne Westwood to
gilded brows at Dior and crystallized faces at Givenchy,
this makeup is about having fun and being seen. At
Givenchy, P&G Beauty global creative design director Pat
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Its about standing out in a different way, McGrath says.
The Swarovski crystals created a dramatic storytelling
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SEEN AT: Antonio Marras, Chanel, Christian
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DIY: For megamakeup that looks evening chic, not
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bags, Pecheux says. The foundation is there to not
be seenand to create a perfect finish.
SEEN AT: Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Balmain, Chlo,
Proenza Schouler
DIY: For full coverage that doesnt look obvious, apply
makeup, then top with moisturizer and pat the face with
a tissue, says Wangs makeup pro Diane Kendal, who
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THE LOOK: Ubiquitous dark liner is seen on
the runway every season, but its quite punk
to use white instead, says makeup artist
Aaron de Mey, who was inspired by surfers
zinc when he created the look for Kenzo.
SEEN AT: Altuzarra, Kenzo, N 21,
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special occasions this season. The look can be romantic,
desirable, inspiringbut not in a crazy way, says Redken
creative consultant Guido, who embellished hair with
everything from gold coins to studded headbands.
SEEN AT: Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Dolce &
Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Zac Posen
DIY: The more messy and nonchalant your hair is, the better
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FLAMING LIPS
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tips with navy at Jill Stuart. On the other end of
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who led the nail team at Nanette Lepore.
SEEN AT: Alexis Mabille, Cushnie et Ochs,
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If you have olive skin, it makes your skin more
olive, and if youre fair, it enhances the pallor.
SEEN AT: Creatures of the Wind, DKNY, DSquared
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DIY: For bold pigment thats superprecise, line
lips with pencil before applying color with
a lipstick brush, Westman says. But if its
just a stain, then I do it with my fingers.
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THE LOOK: When it comes to warm-weather hair,
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than a smooth pony. Its like a white shirt, great
loafers, or pumpsa no-brainer, says Guido,
who riffed on the pulled-back look at Nina Ricci
and Victoria Beckham, among other shows.
SEEN AT: Jason Wu, Lanvin, Nina Ricci, Reed Krakoff,
Talbot Runhof, Vera Wang, Victoria Beckham
DIY: Work a smoothing balm through the
lengths of hair, then sweep it back using fingers
instead of a brush for a softer, slightly messier
take on the sleek ponytail, Guido says.
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Every girl in the world should have gei-
sha training, Diana Vreeland once said.
The idea is that you learn from exagger-
ation. The way they move, their voices,
their facesthe makeup! I try to re-
member this as I galumph mannishly
through the streets of Kyoto in thick,
wooden-soled clogs and a 40-pound ki-
mono, with a hot, heavily ornamented,
helmetlike wig teetering on my head. I
have just undergone a full transforma-
tion at the hands of a pro team of Japa-
nese geisha experts, who have spent an
hour bestowing upon me the traditional
makeup of a meiko, or apprentice geisha:
My skin is covered in opaque white pig-
ment, my eyebrows are streaked with red,
and my lower liponly my lower lipis
painted matte crimson, which makes me
look as though the bottom half of my face
is attempting to devour the upper half.
When Vicky Tsai, the founder of geisha-
Some geisha beauty rituals are unlikely to be
revived: One ancient sleep-mask recipe calls for
four boiled wild-boar hooves.
EASTERN PROMISES
April Long travels to Japan to be a geisha
for a day, and learns the beauty secrets of some
of the worlds most elusive women
inspired skin-care line Tatcha, invited me
to undergo this process with her, I imag-
ined myself emerging as delicate and el-
egant as Madame Butterfly; instead, I
resemble a very bizarre mime. Yes, says
Tsai, as we click through photos after-
ward. But your eyes look so hopeful.
There are numerous reasons why gei-
sha have remained icons of enduring en-
chantment since they first emerged in
Japan in the 1700s. They are a very se-
cretive group, existing in what is known
as karyukai, or the flower and willow
world. To see one, even in their tradi-
tional home base of Kyoto, is rare, not
only because there are now fewer than
300 of them, but because they perform
their tea ceremonies only for the wealth-
iest and most elite (contrary to popular
belief, geisha were never courtesans; the
confusion stems from Western soldiers
reductive use of the term geisha girls for
Japanese prostitutes during WWII). Liv-
ing embodiments of mystery, serenity,
and romance, there are perhaps no other
women on earth so devoted to the pursuit
of beauty in all of its forms.
The direct translation of the word gei-
sha is, in fact, artist: Over the course
of their five-year training, they become
master musicians, mesmerizing danc-
ers, and consummate conversationalists.
They learn to be supremely graceful, cul-
tivating melodic voices and laughter that
sounds like a wind chime. And when it
comes to their hair and skin, they clearly
know a thing or two: Despite the waxes,
pastes, and pigments that geisha must use
every day, they are renowned for their
porcelain complexions and shiny tresses.
This was what initially drew Tsai into
these elusive womens orbit: In 2009, the
Harvard MBA traveled to Japan looking
for a solution for her own chronic derma-
titisboth prescription and OTC treat-
ments had failed her, so she hoped to
discover how geisha were able to main-
tain the integrity of their skin using time-
tested natural ingredients. In the course
of her research, she came across an 1813
compendium of skin-care and make-
up tips for geisha titled Miyakofuzoku
Kewaiden (Capital Beauty and Style
Manual), which she had translated into
English. It now serves as inspiration for
Tatchas entire skin-care range.
As Tsai discovered, the efficacy of
many of the ingredients known to the gei-
sha for hundreds of years has now been
verified by science. Green tea, for exam-
ple, which Japanese beauties customarily
steeped into a potent concentrate and ap-
plied to acne, has been clinically proven
to possess a host of antibacterial, anti-
inflammatory, and antioxidant proper-
ties. Rice bran, which was used by geisha
to promote soft skin and hair (usually
by bathing in the milky water left over
from rinsing rice prior to cooking), pro-
tects from UV damage and is also an
antioxidant and emollient. Other ritu-
als outlined in the manual were wildly
ahead of their time, such as instructions
to dampen a piece of kimono silk with
distilled flower water and place it on the
facemaking, in essence, an early sheet
mask. Even though a lot of the ingredi-
ents are from the kitchen, Tsai says, the
geisha have a way of taking things that
seem common and turning them into
something exquisite.
American artist and perfumer Ma-
ria McElroy was similarly inspired by
the wisdom of these immaculate women
when it came to launching her camellia-
The author in full
geisha regalia
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makeup and cleanse their faces, she
says. Its one of the most famous Jap-
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of the oldest books in the world, that
the women in the court used camel-
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The latest ingredient to join Tat-
chas arsenal is indigo, derived from
the same flowering plant that has
historically been used to make blue
dye. Tsai spotted a reference to its ap-
plication for hives and rashes in her
cherished book, then traced its use
back to Japans notorious samurai
warriors, who wore an indigo-dye-
treated garment under their armor,
having found that the botanical ex-
tract helped wounds heal more quickly.
Turns out, indigo contains tryptanthrin,
an anti -inflammatory compound that
helps soothe irritated skin, and indiru-
bin, which inhibits irritation-causing
proteins while also strengthening skins
barrier function. A study published in
the March 2012 Archives of Dermatology
showed dramatic improvement when pa-
tients with severe psoriasis were treated
with a topical indigo extract; Tatchas
own clinical results on participants with
eczema showed a 67 percent improve-
ment in redness, inflammation, and
cracking within two weeks.
In Kyoto, indigo is treated with rever-
ential awe. An artist I meet speaks of the
dye as a living entity (When shes happy,
the color is more beautiful); the farmer
who produces the crops for Tatchas In-
digo Collection was himself a sufferer of
painful dermatitis whose skin was trans-
formed when his wife concocted a special
soap made from the plants leaves. I was
surprised to find that no one was really
using indigo in skin care, Tsai says. One
issue, perhaps, is that the color itself con-
tains the active, so in order for a cream to
be most potent, it must be blue: Tatchas
body and hand creams disappear upon
application, but the ultrarich Soothing Re-
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geisha would surely say, whatever works.
The night after my dress-up experi-
ence, I am fortunate enough to meet a
working geisha named Kyoka, who serves
as Tatchas muse and model. She is
dressed in a raspberry-colored silk ki-
mono embroidered with white flowers,
her hair is a sculptural masterpiece, her
makeup a study in perfection. Over a tra-
ditional shabu-shabu dinner, I barrage
her with questionsthrough a translator
and find that the geisha beauty routine is
as inventive as ever. Kyoka contours her
face, she says, by layering dark foundation
in strategic areas under the white makeup
(thereby avoiding the weird mime effect);
her lipstick, which doesnt budge, is a saf-
flower pigment that she seals on her lips
with sugar. I now see why it was important
that I spend a few hours in a geishas shoes:
so that I could understand what it takes to
even approximate that kind of elegance.
Whereas I could barely stand up under
the weight of my costume, Kyoka practi-
cally floats; and while I found myself
clutching frantically at my billowing,
getting-caught-in-everything sleeves, her
tiny hands are pure poetry, fluttering
sweetly up to cover her mouth when she
laughs. And there it is, the wind chime.
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Clockwise, from top left: CAUDALIE Premier Cru La Crme Riche brings together 15 years of research at
Caudalie on antioxidant polyphenols, anti-aging resveratrol, and anti-dark-spot viniferine, she saysIts our
Rolls-Royce; Thomas is always in a rush, with kids, work, and traveling, so she keeps her makeup simple,
playing up her eyes with easy-to-smudge DIOR Crayon Khl, and layering NARS Orgasm Blush over bronzing
powder; after using a CLARISONIC facial cleansing brush, she spritzes on CAUDALIE Beauty Elixir: It
minimizes my pores and wakes me upits like my little espresso shot for the skin; LANCME Hypnse Custom
Volume Mascara has the best brush and the best texture Ive found, she saysnot too much and not too little.
FRENCH
CONNECTION
Ben Franklin purportedly said, In wine
there is wisdom. Caudalies Mathilde
Thomas knows theres a lot of other good
stuff in there too. Here, the French-born
entrepreneur and oenophile shares
a few of her secrets. By April Long
As the cofounder (with her
husband, Bertrand) of luxe
skin-care line Caudalie,
Mathilde Thomas has
perhaps the most beautiful
inspiration board on earth:
her parents Chteau Smith
Haut Lafitte vineyard. The
600-year-old winery in
Bordeaux, France, is home
to the original Caudalie
spaa chic aerie above
a picturesque outdoor
poolwhere many of the
companys products are used
as treatments. Since securing
its first patent in 1995,
Caudalie has been steadily
discovering new ways that
ingredients derived from
grapes can beautify the skin.
I was raised with the idea
that wine can be a beauty
elixir, Thomas says. Sant!
Are French women more
accepting than American
women of aging?
Americans have more
pressure from the media
many on TV have a lot of
Botox. We do have a few
French celebrities who are
letting themselves age,
so the standard is a little
different. But its not that
French women dont do
anything at all. Mireille
Guiliano [the author of
French Women Dont Get Fat]
has a new book called French
Women Dont Get Facelifts.
Thats not true. They just
do things more subtly.
Do you stick to a
French diet?
I try to eat a healthy
Mediterranean diet, and
every harvest season I eat
only grapes for three days.
In the nineteenth century,
European women would
go to special places called
uvariums, where they would
eat grapes for two months
to lose weight. It gives me
beautiful skin and makes
me feel very energized.
Whats your daily routine?
I use tips from my spas.
They blend one pump of the
Caudalie Instant Foaming
Cleanser with two pumps of
the Gentle Cleansing Milk,
because it gives a texture that
is foamy but also extremely
creamy. I do that at night.
In the morning, I just put
foaming cleanser on a
Clarisonic brush. Afterward,
I spray on my Beauty Elixir,
then apply serum, eye
cream, and moisturizer.
Do you do any special
at-home treatments?
For my hair, I use a mixture
of egg yolk, rum, and olive
oil. Its a grandma recipe,
very French. You put that
awful mixture on your
head for an hour and then
shampoo. It makes your
hair very shiny, with a lot
of body. I do it when Im
on holiday. For the face,
its nice to do a mask with
honey and lemon juice. You
put it on for 10 minutes to
brighten and soften the skin.
You travel a lot. How do
you arrive refreshed?
A friend of mine who used
to work for Sisley told me
that if you put moisturizer
on your whole body before
a flight, you will recover
from jet lag faster, because
you will hold in moisture on
the plane. Then I take my
in-flight sleeping mask and
slide it on my face so that
it bends my lashes upward.
It works like an eyelash
curler. When I wake up,
my eyes look more open.
376 To read about one ELLE editors attempt at the grape cure, visit ELLE.com/grapecure. Insider BEAUTY


Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. Hes gonna fight and hes gonna
lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.
This game is not over. This battle is not over.Coach Taylor, Friday Night Lights S1: State
I catch fragmented glimpses of my bald
reflection in the elevator mirror as I go
up, up, upto a white-walled confer-
ence room, where a small herd of well-
groomed doctors, all equally inscrutable,
awaits. Dr. Cryptic, a top oncologist here
at Minnesotas Mayo Clinic, shuffles pa-
pers in a file larger than any 34-year-old
ought to have. My finger absently traces
the Port-a-Cath jutting from my clavicle
when he looks at me and asks: Youre sure
you want to do this by yourself?
The answer is yes. Its always been
yes. The first word out of my mouth as a
baby was myself. From that point on, my
parents engaged in a relentless battle:
their instinct to nurture me (as they did
my perfectly docile older brother) ver-
sus my fight for independence. But even
then, my mother and father swore that
everything that made me a pain in the
ass as a childthe strong will, the deter-
mination to make my own decisions
was going to make me an excellent adult.
So they lovingly looked the other way,
perplexed, as I evolved from an adoles-
cent TV junkie into a nature-loving, hik-
ing, ice-fishing teen who eschewed dance
recitals in favor of solo night hikes near
our New Jersey home, who swapped
prom gowns and heels for tangled hair
and fishing gaiters. The only time I re-
call asking my parents for something, it
was permission to skip two weeks of my
sophomore year of high school to travel
through Eastern Europe to research
a play Id decided to write. Later there
were solo road trips to see the worlds
largest ball of twine and writers retreats
by a frozen lake in northern Minnesota.
Contrary to my Jewish roots and my
nascent Hollywood dreamsby third
grade Id decided to be a writerI craved
fresh air, dead silence.
So when the Hollywood writers strike
hit in 2007, six weeks into my first bona
fide job in the business as a writers assis-
tant on HBOs True Blood, I didnt call my
parents in a panic. I hastily threw together
a backpack and hit a two-day hiking trail.
I was gloriously alone. Euphoricuntil a
few miles in, when my foot got lodged in
the roots of an oak, and my entire body
crumpled, tearing cartilage, cracking my
kneecap in half, and in stantly turning
my leg three shades of blue.
Four surgeries over the next four
years couldnt fix it. And walking on a
knee with only 17 percent of its cartilage
was searing. But for me, asking for help
would have been infinitely more crip-
pling. So I kept plugging away. I wrote
my first True Blood episodes. Costumers
decorated my canes for premiere parties;
actors stole my crutches for sport.
My salve came in the form of TV, of
course, in a stack of Friday Night Lights
DVDs filled with Coach Taylors epic
speeches about character and beating
the odds. In one episode, the team is
down, humiliated; the players on the
verge of quitting. Coach goes to the
locker-room whiteboard and silently
writes STATEshorthand for the teams
ultimate goal, to make it to the Texas
state football championships. State was
the victory that would make every battle
along the way worth it. State became
the teams battle cry. And, in a very real
way, it became mine, too.
Last year, still in pain, I crammed in
knee-replacement surgery just before
beginning my second season writing
for the CWs The Vampire Diaries. Id ex-
SURVIVAL INSTINCT
Facing a deadly diagnosis at age 34, TV writer Elisabeth R. Finch thought
shed get through it the way she had everything else in life: by being fiercely
independent and utterly self-sufficient. As it turned out, it took a whole team
to give her the strength she needed for the fight of her life
The author
(center),
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solidarity
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pected my surgeon to wake me from my
morphine haze to say the problem was
finally fixed. Instead he said, Theres
something we needed to discuss.
Chondrosarcoma. One of three forms
of primary bone cancer. Theyd discov-
ered a mass and removed it. So my leg
was now fully functional, tumor-free.
But a PET scan had revealed a tumor
encroaching into my spinal column.
Ive never seen anything like this, espe-
cially in someone your age, he told me.
Nothing about this is going to be easy.
I sat there, dazed, as he rattled off sta-
tistics. Chondrosarcoma is rare as hell:
It accounts for less than one percent of
all cancers, and the average age of diag-
nosis is 51its almost unheard of at my
age. Mine was grade three, fast growing,
which instantly placed me in the poor
prognosis column and at high risk for re-
currence. Worse, chondrosarcoma tends
to defy conventional chemother apy and
radiation. Surgery is usually the best
option, but my tumor had grown far
enough into my spine that removing it
carried a high risk of paralysis. Chemo
might not work, but it was still my best
chance. And I needed it immediately.
Ironically, chondrosarcoma wasnt
necessarily the reason my knee hadnt
healedcartilage is incredibly difficult
to regenerate under any circumstances
but the injury was the only reason they
found it. Youre lucky we were looking
in the first place, the doctor said. I was
still digesting the juxtaposition of rare
cancer and lucky when my mom entered
the room, cutting him off. When he left,
I told her the knee replacement had
worked. And thats all I told her.
If this seems implausiblereceiving
a terrifying diagnosis and, 10 minutes
later, concealing it from my fiercely loyal,
devoted motherwell, I had learned
from her example. Growing up, I saw
countless instances of her generosity
toward anyone who needed it but never
once heard her ask for help. Instead, she
faced every form of hardshipincluding
her own diagnosis of breast cancerwith
strength and silence.
I grew up convinced that adversity
should be met with quiet dignity. So I
took pride in not asking anyone for help,
ever. Its not that I was antisocial. Ive
always had rich, enduring friendships;
boyfriends Ive loved deeply; a family
to which Im grateful to belong. But Id
always solved my own problems. I was
determined to handle this the same way.
Turns out, theres no pamphlet on
How to Be a Single Thirtysomething
Woman With Cancer. Every oncologist I
met insisted that I should freeze my eggs
before chemo. When I told them that I
wasnt going to waste time protecting
the hypothetical children Id never had
any intention of having, they seemed
befuddled. And when I defied Dr. Cryp-
tics orders to take an indefinite leave of
absence from workhe thought chemo
deserved my sole attentionhe doubted
my commitment to getting well.
When youre 16, workpaper routes,
pedaling Dove Bars around the lake at
summertimeis something extra. And
when youre 60, in theory at least, you
have personal days banked, a nest egg,
a pension, and someone already lined
up to love you in sickness and in health.
But when youre a young, career-loving
woman living happily alone, 3,000 miles
from your family, and on the threshold
of true success, work is what you do.
Writing is how I make my way in the
world. It defines who I am.
So three mornings a week I went to
chemotherapy, and then I went to work
because I had an outline due. A story to
break. An episode to write.
For months, I told no one. I dodged
awkward conversations, begged off of
birthday parties with lame excuses. I
endured frequent ribbing about sudden
bouts of tardiness and my odd lunches
of rice cakes and saltines, thankful that
my hair had been kind enough to stay
put for the first three months.
Meanwhile, the tumor grew. In ad-
dition to chemo, there were now daily
doses of radiation. When it became nec-
essary to inform a few key players, I did
it in true Hollywood fashion: The first
person I told was my agent. Followed by
my bosses: Julie, who instantly teared
up, and Caroline, who asked permis-
sion to hug me. My first cancer hug, I
thought. From that day on, they kept my
secrets, rearranged writing schedules,
made concessions I didnt feel Id earned
or deserved. In a world suddenly made
of quicksand, they gave me certainty
and I clung to it beyond all reason.
Four months had gone by before I be-
gan telling my family and closest friends.
I doled out pieces of the story via e-mail,
told sunnier versions of my increasingly
dismal tale over cheese steak egg rolls
and cocktailsthe truth, fragmented,
infinitely less frightening than the entire
picture. I assured them I would be fine,
because they desperately needed to hear
that. And maybe, so did I. In truth, my
options were dwindling.
By the time Mayo proposed a six-week
intensive drug protocol, the spinal tumor
had grown to the point that surgery was
not just risky, but virtually impossible.
Radiation had failed to make an impact;
finding a chemotherapyany chemo-
therapythat would shrink it, or at the
very least halt its growth, was crucial.
I left my Los Angeles office on a Fri-
day in July, wishing everyone a great
weekend, knowing that after Id left,
Julie would break the news that I was
actually headed to Minnesota, and why.
By Monday, my Port-a-Cath was in, a
three-chemo cocktail pouring through
my veins, my temperature skyrocket-
ing. Dr. Cryptic listed the potential
side effects, some of which I already
haddanger ously elevated blood pres-
sureand some of which I might have
to look forward to: liver failure, kidney
damage, compromised breathing. You
really need this to work.
At a time when luck was in short
supply, my best friend of over a decade,
Nick, lived only 78 miles from Mayo.
He insisted on moving into his brothers
attic so that I could have privacy in his
condo. While everyone had wanted
to help, Nick was the first to succeed
mainly because he didnt bother asking
if he could. He instinctively knew that
the best (the only) way to help me was
by treating my cancer like another job.
He created for me the Daily Three-
Pronged Plan: Eating, Sleeping, and a
Positive Attitude. Simple goals, achiev-
able deadlines. And it worked. I was too
focused on the immediate tasks to notice
him pulling serious hero moves in the
background, swooping in daily with gin-
ger ale and frozen waffles; driving me to
and from Mayo in record time; scraping
me off his bathroom floor when I was at
my worst.
Fairly quickly, the rest of my loved
ones followed suitrefusing to wait for a
request for help that they realized would
never come. They unleashed a deluge of
daily postcards and care packages: Pop-
sicles, favorite books, gift cards to every
restaurant on Nicks block, childrens su-
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There was a Friday Night Lightsthemed
box stuffed with memorabilia from the
show and signed headshots. I even got
videos of FNL cast members sending me
personal well wishes. I replayed each of
them a dozen times, unsure if my drug-
addled brain had just imagined it all.
Mercifully, work also left me with
scripts to edit, revisions to peruse. I
watched the producers cuts under a
fog of Demerol, punched up dialogue
about vampire-werewolf hybrids with a
shunt in my spine. Yes, I was down 17
pounds, bald, vomiting relentlessly, but
I was still living alone. Still stubborn as
hell. Still working. Somehow I still felt
like myself.
But when week five rolled around,
Nick found me staring out the window
one night at the downtown streets. I have
cancer, I told him, as if Id understood it
for the first time. Without a word, he put
me to bed with an ice pack, ginger ale,
and two Percocets.
The last week of the protocol, chemo
brain rendered me incapable of ac-
cessing anything above a sixth-grade
vocabulary, let alone writing or reading
scripts. Every minute was a humiliation.
I wasnt a graceful, solitary warrior. I
was a crumpled mess, sobbing when the
narcotics quit working, every movement
sending shock waves up my spine.
The night before the final test results,
I tuned out everyones phone calls, star-
ing at the dark bedroom ceiling. If the
tumor had shrunk slightly or even just
stayed the same, the treatment would be
deemed a success. If it had grown, there
was no what next. I lay there terrified,
utterly alone. For the first time in my life,
I didnt want to be.
Suddenly, my phone began buzzing
insistently. I ignored it for awhile, but
when it wouldnt stop, I stretched my
arm, wincing at the reach. I had two
dozen texts, each with a photo of a dif-
ferent friend holding up a sign bearing
one word: STATE.
By dawn, dozens more STATE texts had
come in. Photos of friends. Family. Dogs.
Babies. Total strangers. As stubborn as
I was, Id acquired a team of supporters
infinitely more determined than I was.
They didnt just happen to step up at the
right place at the right time. Theyd been
there all along. I could no longer think of
a reason to push them away.
That morning, Nick and I filled the
first 60 miles of the trip to Mayo with ir-
relevant chatter. But as we got close, we
both fell silent. He gripped my knee, and
I concentrated on breathing in and out.
We parked outside the clinic, my phone
still blowing up with STATE texts. I asked
if he wanted to wait in the lobby. He said,
I want to go in as far as youll let me.
I call Caroline first, oblivious to the fact
that shes knee-deep in script rewrites
and vampire conference calls.
I tell her it worked. An audible sob es-
capes her mouththe sound of someone
who truly knows how close a call it was.
Months later, I hear about the ripple ef-
fect of our conversation, as the news got
out: tears behind closed doors, on an air-
plane to Ireland. Prayers said over Thai
takeout in a friends driveway.
The joy isnt short-lived, its squeezed
dry. There are a lot of cancer hugs.
Beers. Friends light a bonfire, and I
smoke the last of the medical marijua-
na as we watch my chemo clothes burn.
But the following months are riddled
with setbacks, tumors cropping up in un-
expected places. My doctors begin call-
ing the cancer smart. Wily. Like it has a
personality all of a sudden, like its some-
thing I should get to know better.
We werent wrong to be happy. When
friends and coworkers continue to call
me their little goddamn miracle, I
cringe, but dont correct them. The treat-
ment was a goddamn miracle.
But miracles arent always punctua-
tion marks.
Last January, I returned to L.A., hav-
ing persuaded my doctors and myself
that I could continue treatment at home.
Giant drug cocktails, measured expecta-
tions. On a late-night phone call, Nick
is uncharacteristically quiet. I ask what
hes thinking. He takes a moment before
asking the one question that I havent
dared to ask myself: How do you want
to spend the rest of your life? Tears fall
down my face. I open my mouth to an-
swer but realize I dont have to.
The next morning Im back at work.
On set, amid a swarm of actors, key
grips, producers, Im a walking cancer
billboard, all steroidy and bald, down-
ing rice noodles from craft services so I
dont yak during takes. Yes, there are
moments when I crave answers, defini-
tion. Certainty. Yes, I still panic when I
start calculating odds and years, mea-
suring them against my career goals
and the milestones of my godchildren.
Yes, Im often exhausted, relentlessly in
pain. And yes, Im genuinely out-of-my-
mind happy to be surrounded by dead-
lines I can meet, work I love, people it
never occurred to me before to miss.
For the first time in nearly a year, can-
cer feels irrelevant.
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sneakers before I enter his office, so
of course I dont trust him. Who says
sneakers? And if I have to remove my
shoes, how come he gets to wear his?
Plus, through the partially opened door I
can see a king-size mattress on the floor,
which creeps me out. And hes wearing
an ugly purple shirt.
I know enough about the talking cure
to realize that by focusing on Mr. Xs
(no real names here, because I think its
the decent thing to do) off-putting attri-
butes, I might be manifesting what those
in the field call resistance and what
an ex has called my very strong and
sadly self-defeating dickheadedishness.
I know if I want help, I need to be open
to help. I know that Mr. X comes recom-
mended. But I also know that along with
many capable and hardworking men
and women, the professional therapeutic
ranks are stuffed with less helpful types,
ranging from ineffective and very expen-
sive mmm-hmmmers to charismatic and
dangerous charlatans. I know this be-
COUCH SURFING
A therapy veteran goes shopping for the One: a new shrink who can help him
finally conquer his fear of, yes, commitment. By Steve Friedman
cause Ive been seeing therapists off and
(mostly) on for the past 30 years, includ-
ing the same one (helpful and reasonably
priced), weekly, for the past 20. Also, I
claim long-standing membership in a
self-styled anonymous support group;
count myself as a graduate of emotional-
release retreats, meditation workshops,
and breakthrough weekends; incline to-
ward self-involvement; and make my liv-
ing as a writer. Full, slightly embarrassing
disclosure: Ive consulted psychics, plural.
And here I am with the man in pur-
ple. Am I crazy to distrust this guy? Or is
he someone not to be trusted? The age-
old questions.
So, Mr. X says when Im seated,
what would you like to talk about?
What Id like to talk about is the
no-shoe rule. But I cant. But maybe I
should. Is my indecisiveness part of my
problem? Or do I need to think less, act
more? What is wrong with me?
So, I say.
Im seeking a new therapist because,
after 20 years, my old one hasnt helped
as much as Id like in the one area I most
want help with, which is to say, love/
intimacy/partnership. To be more spe-
cific, Ive had lots of girlfriends, but none
have lasted. They fall into two categories.
The first are the sweet, intelligent, caring
ones. After three or four months of bliss, I
decidethough decide isnt the right word,
because the thought strikes me with such
elemental, apocalyptic forcethat Im
not in love with them, that to stay with
them would be to consign myself to a
grim, terrible living death. So I break up.
The second category are sweet, intelli-
gent, and caring, Im sure, just not toward
me. Theyre insistent from the beginning
that what we have will never work, be-
cause theyre engaged to someone else,
or because Im too lazy, too old, too this,
too that, that they are in this for fun, but
not for the long runand those are the
women I decide will be Mrs. Friedman.
To find a new therapist, I consulted
friends, including guys from my anony-
mous support group, and when I men-
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those wounded crackpots were really
the best sources for referrals. She had a
point, but these were guys who were try-
ing to get better, just like I am. I trusted
them. I wanted help. I needed help. I got
five names.
I tell the no-shoes guy my problems.
That takes about 25 minutes. He listens.
He furrows his brow. He says that it
sounds like I have a good understanding
of my issues. Maybe hes not so bad.
But all the understanding in the
world hasnt helped you, and its not go-
ing to help you.
Well, its helped a little bit, I say.
Were going to do primal work, the
guy tells me. Were going to reexperi-
ence the trauma you suffered as a child,
and through that, youll be freed from it.
I ask if thats what the mattress is for.
(It is.) Am I going to have to get on that
mattress? (Probably so.) What if I dont
remember any big childhood trauma?
He furrows his brow again and tells
me the trauma will come up, but itll take
time. To be exact, twice-a-week, $200 ses-
sions for a minimum of three years. This
first consultation is just $175. Oh, and
I have to promise I wont see any other
therapists during our treatment. Too
easy to play one off the other, he says.
He asks if I understand the ground rules
and will agree to them. I furrow my brow
back at him and say, I think so.
When I ask about insurance, he ex-
plains that because of onerous New York
licensing regulations, hes not covered,
that in fact, even though he did rigorous
training in primal therapy (and worked
for years as an actor), he isnt technically,
under state law, a therapist. He gives me
his card. Hes a life coach. I thank him,
put on my sneakers, and run.
Might he have helped me? Possibly.
Am I afraid of what might be uncovered
during the excavation of my not-entirely-
remembered childhood? Duh. Should I
relax about the shoes issue? Probably.
A trickier question: Am I reluctant to
commit to a new therapist because Ive
grown comfortable with my old one,
precisely because she enables my whin-
ing and avoidance of the difficult, doubt-
less painful decisions that will bring me
into adulthood? That question appeals
to my self-flagellating core, but neither
it nor any answer I can come up with is
terribly useful, because self-flagellation
and eternal uncertainty are two of the
problems I need to overcome. They are
two problems that many people seeking
professional help need to overcome. And
theres the rub. The advice to just follow
your gut doesnt get me anywhere. Its
my gut that got me into so much trouble
in the first place. My gut told me that
the woman who threatened in public
to smash a lamp on my skull was a per-
fectly suitable life partner and that the
woman who told me she wanted to bear
my children and grow old together was
trying to crush my spirit. If my gut were a
good gut, a wise gut, and if I just trusted
that unerringly healthy gut, Id wake up
whistling, accept my occasional descents
into gloominess with equanimity, if not
delight, and live happily and therapy-free
ever after. But my gut is not to be trusted!
The second recommended therapist,
Al, seems like he might be perfect. He lis-
tens. He nods a lot. He mentionswhen
I inquire about the smartphone-size
wooden cross hanging from his neck
that hes Catholic but committed to not
imposing his religious beliefs on anyone.
When I tell him I havent drunk alcohol
in many years, he says that he too is so-
ber. I get to keep my shoes on. Hed want
to see me once a week, at $200 a pop, and
Id also have to commit to weekly group
therapy. He asks if I have any questions.
Im not sure that it makes a differ-
ence, but I cant tell if youre straight or
gay, and Im, um, Im curious.
He replies that hes glad Im so direct
and wonders why I want to know.
Well, first, because this is about my
struggles with romance and intimacy,
so I think it would be helpful if I knew
where you were in that regard, and sec-
ond, because a lot of my therapists have
been women and I sometimes suspect
that even though I can be an idiot and a
horrible person, I have my charms, and
I worry that I have manipulated those
therapists into seeing my point of view
when it comes to the wisdomwhich is
really stupiditybehind why I have bro-
ken up with so many women. I tell him
that if he were gay, he might prove more
susceptible to my charms, which would
not help me.
He replies that he is impressed with
my self-awareness, but that therapy is
about me, not him, and that whether he
is gay or straight doesnt really matter,
and I say Ive just explained why it does
matter and that I dont understand why
hes avoiding the question. He asks if I
often suspect people are withholding in-
formation. Yes, I say, and I mention how
my mother put raisins in the casserole
when I was a kid but wouldnt admit
there were raisins in there, even when I
found the raisins.
He looks at his phone. We have done
great work here today, he says. Weve
really gotten at a lot of stuff.
I still want an answer, I say.
Well discuss it next time.
You should call my old shrink, Inga,
my friend Eric tells me. Shes Dutch.
Shell kick your ass.
Um, I dont want someone to kick
my ass. I want someone who under-
stands me.
Thats your problem, he says, you
just want coddling. You need someone to
kick your ass!
More than a few people suggest medi-
cation, and I consider it. The thing is,
Ive taken medication. I took it for two
years, three years ago. It worked, and it
had side effects. I was happier but more
numb. More productive; less engaged
with my work. Less anxious, slightly fog-
gier. I got no closer to clarity or content-
ment regarding women and love.
The third therapist I see is hard of
hearing, so I yell at her about the raisin
casserole and love, and after 10 minutes,
she tells me Im codependent, which
could be true, but which seems a very
quickly formed diagnosis. She also men-
tions three leaders in the field of codepen-
dence with whom she has studied and/or
spoken on panels. I think she must feel
insecure, and that the name-dropping
is a form of compensatory behavior. If
nothing else, one whos been in therapy
for a time learns the language.
When Al asks me a week later, at the
start of our second session, how Im do-
ing, I say Im doing okay, and then I ask
him again whether hes straight or gay.
Steve, he says, uncomfortable feel-
ings come up, and thats okay; in fact,
THATS YOUR PROBLEM: YOU JUST WANT CODDLING,
MY FRIEND ERIC SAYS. YOU SHOULD CALL
MY OLD SHRINK, INGA. SHES DUTCH. SHELL KICK YOUR ASS.
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those feelings can be helpful, as long as
they are discussed. So if you feel like Im
looking at your legs instead of listening
to you talk, and you say so, we can ad-
dress that.
Am I reexperiencing some decades-
old anger? Am I confronting my ho-
mophobia? Or am I registering a healthy
distrust of someone who wont answer a
direct question but is instead being oddly
insinuating?
I say nothing. I think I glower a bit.
Let me ask you something, Al says.
Are there any other reasons why know-
ing my sexuality is important to you?
Fair question, and I try to give a fair
answer. I tell him that my seventh-grade
English teacher molested me. So I have
some trust issues with men, especially
with men who are supposed to be help-
ing me.
I understand, Al says. And thats
very honest and brave of you to say, and
I appreciate it.
Right, I say. So?
We are doing some great work here
today! Al exclaims. And I need to tell
you, the therapeutic protocol is set up in
a way that the therapist doesnt reveal
that kind of information about himself.
It interferes with whats most impor-
tant, which is working through the cli-
ents issues.
But you already told me that youre
Catholic, and that you stopped drinking,
so claiming therapeutic nondisclosure
on this one particular topic feels weird.
All I can think of is that youre trying to
manipulate me or that youre somehow
ashamed of your sexuality. And either
one of those distresses me and makes me
feel like you cant help me.
Al says he understands. He tells me we
have done some really good work today.
Some really, really good work.
Al, I say. I dont want to be a jerk
here, and I feel like a jerk, but I want to be
clear. If you wont tell me whether youre
straight or gay, Im not going to see you
again.
He pauses. Then he says, I promise
Ill take this up with my supervisory
board and have an answer for you next
time you come in.
So, Inga the ass kicker says, leaning
back in her reclining chair. Her small
dog sits at her feet. She didnt ask if it was
okay for a dog to sit in on my session.
Im about six minutes into my is-
sues about intimacy and women and
my childhood when Inga interrupts
me. Your normal attachment process
with your mother was broken, she says.
Completely broken.
Well, actually, that might be true, but
I was just getting to the part where
Stop, Inga says. Just stop. You have
serious attachment issues, and we are go-
ing to work through those.
Well, Ive been seeing a therapist for
20 years, and the whole girlfriend thing
notwithstanding, I think Ive made some
progress on
You have wasted 20 years and a lot
of money.
Inga really is an ass kicker.
She then proceeds to tell me that I will
be seeing her weekly, as well as attending
one of the groups she leads, and that, if
I like, I may attend her five-day retreat
in Puerto Rico: How Men Feel About
Their Bodies.
Actually, I feel okay about my body.
Its a little bit flabby, sort of bald on top,
but generally okay. And Im not sure I
want to spend a week in Puerto Rico with
Inga and a bunch of guys.
Its a good way for men to really ad-
dress how they feel about their bodies.
Plus, its the only way I could figure out
to get a free week in Puerto Rico.
Inga is not bound by conventional no-
tions of therapy or discourse, Ill give her
that.
I ask her how long it will take before
Ill be able to conquer my three-month
freak-out thing. How much work with
Inga before Ill be able to find love?
Thats hard to estimate, she estimates,
but Inga suggests I not date for the first
year of what will be at least two or three
years of work, so that I can break my pat-
terns and learn about myself.
That makes a kind of sense, I say.
But it sounds pretty lonely, too.
Well, you can get massages and pay
for hand jobs, Inga says.
Excuse me?
You can pay for hand jobs, Inga says.
Did you say I can pay for hand jobs?
Yes, itll be better for you than dating.
But paying for hand jobs doesnt
really seem like its going to get me closer
to intimacy.
I dont accept all the shame-based
feelings in society toward sex. If paying
for hand jobs relieves stress, I think its
fine.
Is she crazy? Or intentionally provoc-
ative? Is it a Dutch thing? Im suddenly
aware of how much I hate Ingas dog.
Im going to really piss you off,
Inga says. Because your mother pissed
you off. Our relationship is going to re-
create the relationship you had with your
mother, and then were going to work
through your broken-attachment issues.
Was Inga a kind of hand-job-loving ge-
nius? Was my alarm just a manifestation
of my broken-attachment issue? Inga was
different, that was for sure. And, I should
mention, the friend who recommended
her had dated as compulsively and as un-
happily as I had, and after a couple years
with Inga, he met someone, and theyve
been happily married for three years.
Inga tells me she charges $375 for in-
dividual sessions, $80 for group. And the
mens bodies thing is another $950, not
including food, travel, or lodging.
I tell her that my insurance doesnt
cover out-of-network therapists. (I think
Inga is the definition of out of network.)
I tell her I cant afford $375 a week. Inga
frowns. She reaches down and scratches
her dog. She says she could come down,
for me, to $325. I tell her Ill have to think
about it.
This is your fear of attachment com-
ing up. Youre afraid to attach to me.
I ask whether the group alone might
help. She says yes, if that was all I could
afford.
I tell her Ill consider it. As I rise to
leave, she rises too and says that at the
end of each group session, members hug,
because these are people who struggle
with attachment, and theyre afraid of
physical contact, and hugging helps them
get over that.
I dont think Im afraid of physical con-
tact, and I hug lots of people, but okay, if
thats how it works.
So, I ask, are we supposed to hug
now?
Yes, if you want to, Inga says.
I dont want to but dont want to hurt
I TELL THE THERAPIST IM NOT SURE I CAN
AFFORD HER $375 FEE. THATS YOUR
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her feelings. So I hug her. I suspect this is
the wrong move, and I wish I felt more
confident about knowing when to make
the right move.
Shortly after I arrive back at my apart-
ment, Al calls.
We need to consider what prompts
your question, why its important, Al
says. There is a reasonably sound rea-
son for your askingthat you suffered
a betrayal of trust in your life with your
teacherso I have talked to the supervi-
sory board and Im going to tell you that I
am gay, that I have been out and comfort-
able with being gay since I was 16.
Okay, I say. Thanks.
But Im telling you this with the ca-
veat that you know this is not my being
strong-armed. That would not be helpful
to you or to our process.
I thank him again and say Ill process
the information. This is one benefit of
30 years of therapy. When I feel uncom-
fortable or want to hang up or get away,
instead of saying goodbye, I say Im go-
ing to process.
I complain to friends, inside and outside
my support group. Pray, a few suggest.
Suck it up and stop bellyaching, others
recommend. Drugs, dude, drugs! agree
a few guys I shoot hoops with. Stop tor-
turing yourself and call Dr. Feelgood.
You dont need a therapist, an old
friend exhorts. Therapy starts from the
position that theres something wrong
with you, that you need fixing. You dont
need fixing. You just need to make better
decisions. And that means life coach!
A number of people (all married) tell
me that maybe I just think I want a part-
ner. Maybe what I really want is to stay
single, to date a different woman every
few months.
This is what my former shrink had
suggested a couple times as well. Maybe
I should just accept that I didnt really
want a partner. I would accept it if that
was what I wanted. But I dont know what
I want. I only know what I dont want.
What I dont want is to feel, after three
months of romance, the jolt of confusion/
indifference/gotta-get-outta-here-ness.
Go on the Paleo diet, an ex suggests.
Cut out gluten, says a woman I meet at
a party. Study The Tools. Read Eckhart
Tolle. Surrender to love.
All the advice makes me angry. An-
gry at my friends. Angry at the molesting
seventh-grade teacher. Angry at the sup-
port group, which I am beginning to view
as a club of self-involved assholes who a
few times a week get to moan about how
brave they are and to frame their sleazy
behavior in a self-forgiving light. Mostly,
of course, Im angry at myself.
An ex with whom I have lunch three
times a year commands me to see her for-
mer therapist, unless youre even more
invested in being miserable than I sus-
pect. First (because I dont trust my ex?
Because I dont trust therapists? The cas-
serole?), I do a little research. Hes been
quoted by Oprah. Hes written books and
graduated from Harvard. One of his ar-
ticles mentions a glamorous couple he
helped with their intimacy issues. I decide
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help change compulsions to choices.
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teacher. I can help you with scales and
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outside our sessionsthe practicethat
will really make a difference. He goes
on to take a swipe at traditional psycho-
therapy, talking about troubled souls
who, after years and years of discuss-
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stuffed with insights, like a tick, but are
unable to do anything with them. How I
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place with a kitchenette.
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Elliott (left) and Current with their respective broods on
the patio of Elliotts West Hollywood home. (Elliott collected
the decorative letters from various antiques shops.)
LIVING
Emily Current
and Meritt Elliott
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After spending the day with stylists Em-
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since their undergrad days at UCLA,
business partnersbest known for their
runaway-hit denim line, Current/Elliott,
which launched in 2008and neigh-
bors whose homes line the same quiet
West Hollywood street, you might be
tempted to ask if a disagreement has ever
dis rupted their almost-too-perfect-to-
believe harmony. But the pair, comfort-
ably curled up on Elliotts white sofa,
only laugh. Everyone asks us that!
Current says with an octave-spanning
chuckle, while Elliott, half a foot taller
and twice as reserved, nods. Its crazy,
she insists, but we really havent.
Indeed, as they lead a tour of their
neighboring abodesalong the way
discussing clients Jessica Alba, Emma
Roberts, and Mandy Moore, all of whom
they style in a clever mix of Rodeo Drive
classics and Shopbopian labelsthe pair,
both 36, never once disagree. And though
Current says Elliott presides over the
more glamorous of their living spaces,
the similarities are striking: two closets
equally brimming with beach-ready caf-
tans and chambray button-downs; two
sets of tightly arranged photo collages;
two baby girls with W names (Current
gave birth to Wallis just six weeks after
Elliott welcomed Wolfe last year). Cur-
rent also insists that theyre both allergic
to that fierce fashion thing, which may
be why their compatibility is so convinc-
ing. Or maybe theyve just been through
a lot together. In 2009, Elliotts late hus-
band, singer Kevin Carlberg, with whom
she had daughter Lyric, now eight, died
of brain cancer. That happened right
in the middle of building our business,
says Elliott, who has since married hos-
pitality entrepreneur John Rankin. So
weve had perspective checking us every
single day.
The duo started styling celebrities as
a team in 1999 and happened to make
their foray into clothing design at the
exact moment when pricey denim be-
came a status symbol for a certain kind
of woman. And though Current/Elliott
jeansstovepipe skinnies in the ulti-
mate workaday blue and best-selling,
tissue-soft boyfriends that all but rein-
vented the celebrity-off-duty lookcame
with a premium price tag, their signature
broken-in aesthetic separated them from
the competition. We wanted a low to
all of the high, sparkly things that were
happening in fashion, Current says.
There were all of these party tops and
jeans with glitter on them, and we were
really looking for that down element.
Current and Elliott parted ways with
their namesake line in 2012 (rumors
suggest creative differences with CEO
Serge Azria), but they continue to lend
their vision to a range of unexpected
brands. In 2011, they collaborated with
Kate Spade on a capsule of slouchy
clutches and well-worn carryalls; last
year, they created their first collection
of home goods with ironic pillows, sweet
dotted sheets, and vintage-inspired pic-
ture frames for PBteen (a second install-
ment will be released in the fall).
A shared taste for casual luxury also
permeates each womans approach
to home decor. Both domains are co-
zily cluttered with animal-inspired ac-
cessories, fur throws, and well-loved
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(Above) A ring holder
from their PBteen
collection
(pbteen.com); (left)
Flavor Papers
Dauphine wallpaper
matches the drama of
Currents powder room
(flavorpaper.com)
(Right) Give
bookshelves a lived-in,
knicknack-filled look
with quirky objets like
owl beeswax candles
(hudsonmadeny.com)
(Clockwise from top left) Current in
her dining room; her bookshelves
feature nautical motifs; a ship chandelier
hangs over the breakfast nook; the
powder room, with wallpaper bought
at L.A.s Walnut Wallpaper; a settee
upholstered in French army fabric dresses
up the living room
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tchotchkes. Currents 1921 Spanish-style
bungalow boasts curious nooks, an en-
closed garden, and retro moldings. A
thimble-size washroom makes a big state-
ment with slightly trippy wallpaperIt
felt very Dr. Seussy, she saysand to
save space, a vintage lion door knocker
in lieu of a towel rack. Of a bronze heron
sculpture that migrated from room to
room before finally settling in the parlor,
where its neck cranes out from behind a
Louis XIV love seat, Current says, sim-
ply, You just know somethings missing
when its missing.
If Current lives in a modern-day Won-
derland, Elliott is the neighborhoods
very sensible rabbit. Her home, built in
1948 and complete with bay-window
kitchen seating and tiered Victorian-style
shutters, is a former duplex converted
into a single-family home. Despite the
structures innate eccentricities, Elliott,
who actually prefers the constrictions of
very specific advertising jobs to broader,
anything-goes styling gigsI like work-
ing in a box, she saysseems to gravitate
toward a more classic Hollywood feel.
To add personality to a narrow, L-shape
staircase, she painted the floorboards
black and lined the walls with black-and-
white family photos, classic film stills,
and silhouetted portraits from Currents
2012 wedding to musician David Broth-
erton; a rough-hewn rope bannister was
imported from the UK. When it came to
Wolfes room, Elliott surprised herself by
choosing sherbet shades over her usually
muted palette. The baby spends a lot of
time on her back, she says, so I wanted
to give her something happy to look at.
In A Denim Story: Inspirations From Bell-
bottoms to Boyfriends, a coffee-table book
out this month from Rizzoli, the partners
(along with photographer Hilary Walsh)
ruminate on the images that have in-
spired not only their work but also their
interwoven lifestyles. Patti Smith and
Jane Birkin loom large, alongside im-
ages from fashion shoots the pair has art-
directed and styled. Its something theyll
be able to pull off the bookshelf and show
their grandkids. Thats what motivated
us, Elliott says. Everything is changing
in the world, but this is forever.
ELLIOTTS ELEMENTS
Deck your halls in
black-and-white prints.
A good starting
place: this 1962 print
of Bob Dylan
(soniceditions.com)
Elliott amid vintage black-
and-white pictures, both
bought and inherited; (left,
clockwise from top) the
pair in Elliotts living room;
a mirrored credenza Elliott
bought on 1stdibs.com;
Wolfes nursery
Its very shocking that
I embraced color,
says Elliott of Wolfes
nursery. The designer
used Glidden White on
White and Full Bloom
for the ceiling and
Dunn-Edwards Just Pink
Enough on the walls.
The duos
forthcoming book,
A Denim Story:
Inspirations From
Bellbottoms to
Boyfriends (Rizzoli)
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I CANT GO ON,
I MUST GO ON
Climate expert Elizabeth Kolbert
knows whats coming. How does she
avoid panic? By Perri Strawn
When a fire alarm bleats repeatedly in
the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel, where
Im talking to New Yorker environmental
writer Elizabeth Kolbert about her new
book, The Sixth Extinction, she keeps talk-
ing. She doesnt pause as she lays out a de-
tailed description of climate change, mass
extinction, and the melting of the Green-
land ice sheet, nor as she shifts seamlessly
from musing about which animals might
have roamed Manhattan 10 million years
ago to the carbon impact of driving her
twin 15-year-old sons to soccer.
As were escorted to our table for
lunch, a deafening announcement apol-
ogizes for the multiple interruptions.
Lucky that we didnt have to decamp to
the sidewalk, I say. I missed it, Kolbert
responds, her gray-blue eyes widening.
How did you hear the alarm going off?
Its an unseasonably cold late fall day
the kind of weather to set climate-change
skeptics muttering about Al Gores big
mistakeand Kolbert is dressed sensi-
bly for it, in black jeans, top, boots, and
parka. Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man,
Nature, and Climate Change, her 2006 book,
established her as one of the foremost
voices on the topic in the U.S. Most writ-
ing on climate change heaps on the bad
news, before cutting it with a sprinkling
of sugar, along the lines of, But we can
change the outcome, and this is what you
should do now. Kolbert, who in person
is intense, and intensely curious, with an
extremely dry wit, stands out because she
neither panders nor polemicizes. She lets
the facts speak for themselves, and rather
than being relentlessly depressing (though
its not not depressing), her matter-of-fact
accounting of how little humans are will-
ing to change to protect species other
than their own is surprisingly refreshing.
Surprising, to me at least, because Im
both an avid nature lover and a global-
warming phobe: I find it literally unbear-
able to contemplate what is really going
On a major conservative website, one former climate-change skeptic
credits Kolbert for his conversion.
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KOLBERT SAYS SHE LOVES TO HEAR THINGS LIKE:
I GAVE MY UNCLE YOUR BOOK AND IT CHANGED HIS MIND.
on with the planet. My own affinity for an-
imals developed through bird-watching
with the man who eventually became my
husband. When he landed his dream job
at a prominent environmental group, the
avocation expanded to shape our whole
lives. Its not a stretch to say that today
fracking, the eating habits of snowy owls,
and how stinkbugs got to our house from
China are common pillow talk for us.
Yet Ive long avoided exposing myself to
some of the most direct reporting about
the impact of climate changeI felt sick
to my stomach when I first opened Kol-
berts bookand my husband knows the
nature-documentary section of our DVR
is his alone, because I usually wind up
running from the room screaming or
crying. I couldnt help but wonder if, de-
spite the coolness in her writing, Id see
some of my despair mirrored by Kolbert
in our conversation. Not to put too fine
of a point on it, but how does a global-
warming reporter sleep at night?
Her passion for nature, Kolbert says,
is a legacy of childhood trips out West
with her parents. She didnt turn her
professional focus to the environment,
however, until 2001, after the U.S. with-
drew from the Kyoto climate protocol,
an international agreement intended to
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Having just begun at The New Yorker fol-
lowing a 15-year stint covering politics
for The New York Times, Kolbert saw a
chance to settle once and for all the
question about climate change: Even as
a pretty informed person, it was hard to
know if it was a big thing or not.
Catastrophe came down convincingly
on the side of big thing, but the causes and
effects of climate change are multiple and
evolving, and Kolbert knows the topic can
inspire an off-putting combination of fear
and fatalism. So shes always looking for
a new way in, the story shed want to read,
which was how she arrived at extinction.
You get drawn to whats interesting,
she says, and Ive tried to give people a
sense of how amazing the world is.
The Sixth Extinction more than deliv-
ers on that front. Kolbert, who traveled
in excess of 50,000 miles to experience
in person what she writes about in her
book, takes us to Paris to see and touch
the knobby, brick-size molar of a mast-
odon, found in the Ohio River Valley in
1739 by French soldiers. It was one of the
earliest pieces of the puzzle that led us
to understand what was then a new and
controversial idea: that there might have
once been species on the earth that no
longer existed. We visit the father-and-
son scientific team the Alvarezes, whose
work at Berkeley in the 1970s and 80s
first proposed the sudden (rather than
slow) extinction of the dinosaurs via a gi-
ant meteor, which also completely trans-
formed the climate. We travel with her to
the Great Barrier Reef, which she says is
the place, of all the places in the world,
that shed love to return to (though its
an absurd expense of carbon).
To be clear, over very long periods
of time, some species go extinct natu-
rally, while others evolve, and new ones
emerge. But today, Kolbert and others
argue, the environment is changing so
rapidly and so massively that the avenues
of survival that species might have used
in the past are failing. For instance, in the
Brazilian Amazon, Kolbert reports that
researchers have found that certain birds
are extremely reluctant to cross roads
and are thus left to perish in inhospitable
areas. The icing on the cake, or maybe
the nail in the coffin, is the way organ-
isms travel around the world with people
and cargo, causing severe disruption to
local ecosystems. This is what destroyed
the golden frogs of Panama; they were
victims of a deadly waterborne fungus
that migrated with frogs sold for pets,
food, or use in research.
Part of what we value in being human
is were very creative and clever, Kolbert
says. But it just turns out that when you
bring that into contact with things that
are evolving very, very slowly, theres a
mismatch. And global travel, tradethey
arent evil, or selfish, or greedy. Theyre
just things we did out of many of our good
qualities. And that is one of the amazing
paradoxes, a paradox of humanity.
The hardest part of the book to read
for me, or anybody, Id guessis a chapter
on the Aeolus Cave in Vermont, once the
winter home of tens of thousands of bats
whove survived, even thrived there for
10,000 years. Kolbert has visited the cave
annually since 2009, and while the bats
were ubiquitous as recently as a decade
ago, theyve since been decimated by a
fungus probably imported from Europe.
In 2011, scientists could only count 35
at the cave. Of her visit in 2012, Kolbert
wrote: After wed hiked all the way up to
the entrance, the biologist I was with de-
cided it would be a mistake to go on; the
risk of disturbing any bats that might be
left outweighed the benefits of counting
them. And in 2013: I counted 10 bats
clinging to the rock face around the en-
trance; most of them had the desiccated
look of little mummies.
Ive never been to a war zone, Im
happy to say, she tells me now, the sounds
of Christmas carols droning incongru-
ously around us. But it was the small-
mammal equivalent of a war zone. It was
very cold, so they werent decomposed.
They were stiff and frozen. You could not
avoid them; you were stepping on them.
By the time we went back the next year,
it was all decomposed, a very rich, black
soil completely carpeted with tiny little
bat bones. When you looked closely you
could see them, like pine needles.
If you dont live in the Northeast or if
you consider bats disgusting, maybe your
reaction is, Oh, well. But according to
ecologist Scott Bearer of the Nature Con-
servancy, without them wed have way
more pests harassing us (one bat can eat
1,000 mosquitoes in an hour). And crops
would suffer both from pest damage and
the absence of pollination and reseeding:
Their value has been estimated to be up
to $50 billion a year in agricultural plant
pollination alone, Bearer says.
Predicting exactly what will happen
as the climate warms and biodiversity
declines is tricky, to be sure. But models
estimate that more than half the area of
New Orleans, Atlantic City, and Miami
Beach could be fully submerged within
the next century. Most people are already
experiencing the effects of global warm-
ing and species extinction, whether they
realize it or not. Anyone whos traveled
West for a ski holiday has likely noticed
the acres of dead pine trees, killed by pine
beetles no longer kept in check by periods
of very cold weather. In China, lacking
bees to do the job, farmers have had to
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He never so much as blinked when he
was lying, and he lied about practically
everything, to everyone. The lies were
outlandish, almost beyond belief, which
may be one of the reasons, paradoxi cally,
why I and others found them so believ-
ablewho would dare to concoct such
wild tales? He lied about his family back-
ground, pretending to be a blue blood
and an orphan whose parents had died
in a car wreck when he was young and
whose only living sibling was a sister con-
fined to a private mental hospital. He lied
about his profession, describing himself
as a freelance central banker who ran
the economies of Third World nations
using sophisticated software loaded on
his personal computer. He lied about
the art that he collected. The Pollocks,
Rothkos, and Mondrians hanging in his
New York City apartment had come to
him through an inheritance, he told me,
as well as several hush-hush deals with
cash-strapped European museums.
But the paintings were forgeries, and
so was he. The outrageous impostor
who called himself Clark Rockefeller
was my friend for 10 yearsfrom 1998,
when I dined with him and his then
wife, Sandra Boss, at a private club in
midtown Manhattan, to the summer
of 2008, when the FBI arrested him for
kidnapping his noncustodial daughter
from a street in central Boston. Thats
when the ugly truth about him surfaced,
shocking those of us who thought we
knew him, and devastating my faith in
my own judgment.
When we hear after the
fact about the tangled
webs that sociopathic
liars weave, its
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victims were so gullible.
You simply had to
be there, explains writer
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snowed by one of the
most infamous fantasists
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new identity. Not until March 2013 was
he finally convicted of the slaying and
sentenced to life in prison in California.
During Gerhartsreiters three-week
trial, I learned that I was not his only
dupe. I also learned that the deceptions
of a true sociopath are not like the lies
told by ordinary people. Not only are
they bolder and more elaborate, theyre
carefully tailored to the listener, cut
and measured for a perfect fit. To me,
a writer, Clark portrayed himself as a
frustrated author with a desk full of un-
published science-fiction novels based,
he said, on his favorite Star Trek: The Next
Generation episodes. To Sandra Boss, a
Harvard MBA who worked as a high-
level management consultant during
their 12-year marriage, he pretended to
be a member of the Trilateral Commis-
sion, the elite international public-policy
Not only was Clark not related
to the Rockefellers, he wasnt even an
American. Christian Karl Ger harts-
reiter (his real name) was, it turned out,
a German national who had moved
to the U.S. from rural Bavaria in 1979
at age 17. Hed perfected his stuffy
accent and posh manner by aping a sit-
com character, of all things: Thurston
Howell III, of Gilligans Island. A few
years later, in 1985, while posing as a
young British aristocrat in the fancy
Los Angeles suburb of San Marino, hed
murdered John Sohus, his landladys
grown son, and buried the chopped-up
corpse in her backyard. The remains
lay undis covered for almost a decade (a
swimming-pool contractor finally dug
them up), giving the perpetrator plenty
of time to flee in his victims truck to
the East Coast and reemerge with a
Clark Rockefeller in happier times
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group. To Ralph Boynton, a Wall Street
banker from whom Clark obtained a
coveted internship by walking into his
office off the street and requesting an
inter view on the spot, he posed as an
eager student of high finance fascinated
by municipal bonds.
The trials most memorable story of
deception was told by a woman named
Mihoko Manabe, who was Clarks live-
in girlfriend for seven years in the late
1980s and early 90s, before he married
Boss. Manabe was working as a trans-
lator at the New York office of Nikko
Securities, the Japanese investment
firm, when she fell for a new employee,
Christopher Crowe. He told her he was
the brother of Cameron Crowe, the
Holly wood director, and said he had
been a producer of the TV series Alfred
Hitchcock Presents. One day a police
detec tive called Manabe and asked to
speak with her boyfriend, who wasnt at
home. When she informed Crowe of the
troubling call, he managed to convince
her that the lawman was actually a secret
agent involved in a murky assassination
plot. Crowe hinted that he had been
a spy himself once, and gradually he
drew his trusting girlfriend into a life of
evasion and deceit. They left their apart-
ment building by separate entrances,
never walked on the same side of the
street, and drove their household trash
to Pennsylvania, where they disposed
of it in a public Dumpster. Manabe cut
off all contact with her family and even
helped Crowe bleach his hair. She also
provided him with a credit card issued
on her own account. It bore an alias,
Clark Rockefeller, which hed dreamed
up one night so he could get a table at a
crowded restaurant.
We all play the fool from time to
timein romance, in business, in our
social livesbut rarely does the role con-
sume us the way it did Manabe, threat-
ening to blot out her very selfhood. She
testified in a pained, embarrassed whis-
per and was rewarded with looks of
incredulity from certain jaded reporters
and trial watchers. Clarks defense team
questioned her truthfulness, insinuating
that no one could be so gullible. I knew
differently, however. I was familiar with
how the master worked, ingeniously
warping ones reason and common
sense with a mixture of brazen, eccen-
tric claims and impressive, convincing
props. The night I first dined with him
and Sandy, we sat at a table high up in a
skyscraper that overlooked the city. Dur-
ing dessert, he pointed out the window
at the lights of Rockefeller Center and
suggested we take a private tour. He had
the key, he said. The master key. I was
dumbfounded and glanced at Sandy,
who was rolling her eyes. Was Clark
joking? I couldnt tell. The tour was
called off because of the late hour, but
the next day, when I saw the art in his
apartmenttens of millions of dollars
worth, it looked likeI decided that the
key might well be real.
Toward the end of the trial, Boss took the
stand. She was dressed in crisp, expen-
sive clothes and had a businesslike, no-
nonsense bearing that contrasted with
her testimony. She said that she met
Clark at a costume party based on Clue,
the murder-mystery board game. He
was dressed as Professor Plum, as she re-
called, and she found him uncommon-
ly intelligent and refreshingly uncon-
ventional. She never suspected that he
wasnt who he said he was, despite his in-
creasingly odd behavior. He refused to
go out in public without a hat. He wired
their country house with multiple phone
lines linked to different area codes. This
was a privacy measure, he insisted, in-
tended to obscure his whereabouts from
people who might wish to do him harm.
A Rockefeller couldnt be too careful,
particularly one who owned a research
lab devoted to top-secret rocket tech-
nology. When asked if shed seen any
evidence of Clarks lab, Boss admit-
ted that she hadnt. She had, however,
glimpsed a fax once that bore the words
Trilateral Commission.
I empathized with Sandy. Wed both
been chumps, partly because wed
lacked imagination. One hallmark of
the sociopathic liar is grandiosity. His
tales reflect an inflated sense of self,
sometimes reaching levels so extreme
that they defy normal means of verifica-
tion. Instead of challenging them, you
let them pass, confused about how you
might check them if you wanted to
and concerned that you might stir up
conflict if you tried. Once, on a visit to
Clarks country house, Id complained of
a tax bill from the IRS. Clark whipped
out a notebook, scribbled down a phone
number, and ripped it out for me. He
said it was President Bushs private line
and urged me to call it and ask for help.
I froze. I stuffed it in my pocket and
never dialed it, fearing that on the off
chance it was genuine I might draw
scrutiny from the Secret Service. On
another occasion, at his New York club,
Clark told me about a conversation hed
had with a U.S. Navy admiral about a
secret treaty with China that granted
the country our permission to invade
Taiwan. Instead of pressing him for
details, I hailed the waiter and asked for
a fresh drink. Why rock the boat when
relaxing with a Rockefeller? Thats
where my own grandiosity came in.
The sociopath, a profoundly hollow
creature, instinctively feeds on his
victims insecurities, which is his way of
turning the tables on his own. He plays
on their narcissism, their egotism. In
my case, the fabulous story I told my-
self about my friendship with a wealthy
heir was the lie that made all of Clarks
lies believable. I wanted to believe the
best about him so I could believe the
best about myself. In jail, after he was
convicted, I asked him outright how hed
fooled so many people over the years. He
grinned at me through the thick security
glass, looking me directly in the eyes. It
was incredibly simple, he revealed.
Vanity, vanity, vanity, he said.
For once, I think he was telling me
the truth.
I WAS FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE MASTER WORKED, INGENIOUSLY
WARPING ONES REASON AND COMMON SENSE WITH A MIXTURE
OF BRAZEN CLAIMS AND IMPRESSIVE, CONVINCING PROPS.
At his arraignment
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In the winter of 2012, as my fiftieth birth-
day approached, I began to write what
turned into my autobiography, a look at
my own life through the lens of food. In
it, I told the truth about my father beat-
ing my mother, my math teacher molest-
ing me, my marital problems, all without
anger or overdramatization. I tried to
paint these powerful male figures in my
life as human, fallible, and complex, with
problems of their own.
Wheres your rage? a friend asked
when she read the section about my
teacher. That fucker molested you!
Im not angry, I told her, feeling
strangely agitated. Its just another
thing that happened to me. I dont want
to give it undue weight.
I used my fathers and ex-husbands
real names, but I changed my teachers.
What was the point of identifying him?
What good could come of it? He was in
his seventies now. The past was over.
Then, when my memoir, Blue Plate Spe-
cial, came out in July 2013, I got booked
to my amazement and excitementon
National Public Radios Fresh Air.
They like to go into the dark stuff,
my publicist pointedly warned me. So
be prepared for that.
Its a book about food, I said, laugh-
A funny transformation occurred when
novelist Kate Christensen turned her hand
to writing a memoir. Actually, it wasnt so
funny: She gradually realized that a creepy
teachers unwanted attentions, long ago
dismissed, had in fact affected her whole life
ing. What could they possibly find to
talk about that I have to be prepared for?
I sat down in the small NPR affili-
ate station in Portland, Maine, where I
live, put on the headphones in the dark
studio, bellied up to the mike, and there
was Dave Davies famous voice in my
ear, asking me to read a section from
my book: the part in which my father
attacked my mother, punching her and
pulling her hair, when I was a toddler,
over a breakfast of soft-boiled eggs.
With a strange sense of dislocated
dread, I read the scene aloud, trying not
to let my voice shake from the remem-
bered scariness. Davies asked me how
witnessing something as traumatic as
that had affected me throughout my life.
I didnt want to be my mother; I
didnt want to be the person who got
beaten up, I said. So I identified with
the person who was doing the beating
my father.
It was true: I had always adored my
father, even after, at nine years old, I had
to call the cops on him while he beat my
mother and watched him being led away
in handcuffs and pretty much out of my
life forever. In a family of all girls, I was
always the boy in my mindthe pro-
tector, the masculine one. No one would
ever have to worry about me.
But it didnt make it any less hard to
talk about. I kept waiting for Davies to
change the subject, and he finally did.
Your high school teacher molested
you, he said. You were a victim.
You were a victim: The words reverberated
in my head, and I could hear his cer-
tainty, his insistence, like a bloodhound
on the scent of good radio.
Was I? I said. I dont really identify
that way.
The rest of the interview passed in a
weird blur. When it was over, I stumbled
outside, where my boyfriend was waiting.
How did you do? Brendan asked.
I dont know, I said. He kept insist-
ing that I was a victim. I didnt know
what to say.
I had been determined, all my life, not
to fall victim to anything: not my fathers
physical abuse of my mother and total
abandonment of my sisters and me, nor
my math teachers ongoing molestation
of me in high school, nor my many adult
years of severe alcohol abuse and bad
choices. Anyway, none of it could hurt
me, now that Id found a good relation-
ship, a stable professional life, a strong,
warm community of friends and family.
I was also sure my self-destructive
behavior was unconnected to anything
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that had happened to me: I was a survi-
vor, dammit. And it could have been so
much worse. My father hit and punched
my mother, not me. He left us, but we
still had our mother, the heroine. And
my math teacher didnt actually have sex
with me; he had sex with other girls. And
he wasnt the only teacher at that school
who did itthere was a whole circle of
abuse. I had gotten off easy and had no
right, no cause, to view my prior adult
life as anything but my own damn fault,
my own doing.
Telling myself this made me feel
power ful and invincible, gave me a com-
forting sense of agency and free will. If
I fell into one relationship after another
with men who were either emotionally
tuned out and unavailable or hotheaded
and controlling, or both, it was because I
was lacking in good sense about men. If
I was chronically in debt, always drunk
or hungover, unable to jump-start my
writing career, then I was incapable of
making good decisions. No more, no
less. And it was no ones fault but mine.
My first novel, In the Drink, begun when
I was 29 and floundering and published
when I was 36 and married, was about a
29-year-old woman whose life was even
more screwed up than my own had been.
A number of readers complained when it
was published. Shes such a loser, one
wrote. I hate reading about a smart,
educated woman whose life is going off
the rails. Its her own fault, but she does
nothing to help herself, said another.
To my grim satisfaction, this confirmed
what Id known all along: It was my own
fault that, for so many years, I had been
stuck and I hadnt seen a way out.
Worse than debt, bad relationships, and
drunkenness, though, was the fact that
my sexual fantasies scared me, and I
couldnt seem to control or stop them.
The only people I told were my husband
and my best friend; they reassured me
that we didnt have to feel guilty about
our fantasies. They werent real.
But my fantasies horrified me. In
them, I was always a middle-aged man,
and the object of my lust was always a
girl. These young girls were never real to
me, though: I never once identified with
them. My psyche was fused to the mans.
I was sickened and shocked by the
depredations of my own sexual imagi-
nation. In real life, I had always been
romantic, passionate, vanillawhat I
thought of as normal. But alone with my
own sexuality, I was despicable. I scan-
dalized myself. And I couldnt stop it.
I even tried to come up with other,
healthier fantasiesadultery, BDSM
hoping these lesser transgressions would
do the trick, but they always morphed
right back to me as a grown man.
Orgasms were followed by self-loathing,
shame, even fear. I knew I wasnt an
abuser in real life. I couldnt figure out
what was wrong with me.
The schism between my romantic
feelings and desires as a woman and my
shameful sexual fantasies as a man wid-
ened in my twenties and thirties. I felt
a persistent sexual angst and sadness. I
never felt fully female. I had shut that
part of myself down early in lifeI knew
that much, at leastbut I couldnt let
myself see the connection with what had
happened to me when I was 16.
By my early forties, this sense of alien-
ation and wrongness was so intense
and pervasive that I accepted it as my
nature. Likewise, my distance from
my own femaleness, my own sexuality,
had begun to seem as if it were my lot
in lifejust how I was made. The older I
got, though, the worse it became, and the
more I began to feel hijacked, colonized.
But I resolutely refused even to enter-
tain the idea that my high school math
teacherthat plump, bald, manipula-
tive, seemingly affectionate, deeply de-
structive man who lived next door and
took me for nighttime walkshad
done any lasting damage. I was stronger
than he was. Like my father beating my
mother, he was the weak one, the one
who couldnt control his urges.
I was aware on some level that be-
cause I was so determined not to be his
victim, I identified with him in my fan-
tasies instead to appropriate his power
for myself. I even joked to my best friend
that I had sexual Stockholm syndrome.
But this realization didnt change or
resolve anything.
Although I was married, a published
novelist with years of therapy under my
belt, my fantasies were getting increas-
ingly dark and bizarre. Sexually, I held
myself back, felt myself performingwas
this how women acted? I saw everything
through my husbands eyes, vicariously
feeling his pleasure instead of my own.
My marriage lasted 12 years, most of
them happy onesat least on the surface.
But by the end, my life was going off the
rails again; I was experiencing severe
panic attacks and drinking to excess.
There it all wasthe dark stuff I thought
Id outgrown. I was imploding, hurting
myself instead of facing the truth: I was
desperately lonely in the marriage; ad-
mitting this felt like a failure and a defeat.
I tried everything I could think of to stay.
After I finally left my husband, I felt,
in addition to grief and sadness, deep
relief and a gradual return to grounded-
ness. My panic attacks stopped. I quit
self-medicating with alcohol and out-
of-control behavior. I woke up in the
morning without a sense of heavy dread.
Feeling angry and bereft had become so
habitual, so familiar, that the cessation
of these feelings hit me with the force of
a revelation.
Some months later, I fell in love with
Brendan, a calm, emotionally pres-
ent younger man, and after spending
20 years in New York, I left the city for
good. We bought a house in Portland,
Maine, and embarked on a quiet, con-
tent, settled life together.
But my deviant fantasies continued,
and I was still afraid to let myself go
sexually, still performing, focused on
my partners pleasure rather than my
own. It seemed that no matter what I did
or who I was with, I could never escape
the pattern.
Writing about it in my novels and
autobiography didnt help. No therapist
YOU WERE A VICTIM, DAVE DAVIES SAID TO ME ON NPRS FRESH AIR.
THE WORDS REVERBERATED IN MY HEAD, AND I HEARD HIS
CERTAINTY, HIS INSISTENCE, LIKE A BLOODHOUND ON THE SCENT OF
GOOD RADIO. WAS I? I SAID. I DONT REALLY IDENTIFY THAT WAY.
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DEAR E. JEAN: Ive been sneaking away
for long lunches with a married man from
my office. He tells me he loves me, I tell him
I love him, and this has been going on for a
year. Knowing I was doing wrong, and that
hed never leave his big-time breadwinning
wife, I broke it off and had a date with a
wonderful new man. My married friend
turned up the charm, I couldnt resist, and we
started all over again!
But recently I saw him talking to a new
girl from PR, and yesterday they went out for
lunch and never returned. I was so distraught
that a guy in my circle of work friends tried
to comfort me. He said he knew of my affair
because the bastard would brag after each of
our encounters to all the guys in the office! The
asshole even showed them pictures of me half-
dressed that Id sent him! I cant believe I was
so stupid! Im still crying over it all. I loathe
him! I cant stand working here! I cant look at
his face anymore! But my salary is so generous,
I dont think I could find another job that pays
as well. Is there any other way to deal?
Slut in a Rut
MISS RUT, MY DARLING: Now, now.
Dry those tears. You are a woman who
will have an affair with somebody, and as
no CEO in history has ever been able to
stop people chasing one another, and as
there are hundreds of offices for you to
begin your next affair in, here are the
rules: Never talk about it. Never send
naked photos to a coworker. And, when
flirting with a colleague who has a wife,
youre allowed a nibble of baloney, but
never lunch on the whole salami.
As for your career at this company?
Its dead. Thanks to your friendly office
dudes, everyone from the president
down to the woman who comes in twice
a month to service the copier knows
youre pegging Mr. PR Girl.
Your job now is to (a) stop thinking
of your current salary as generous
and start thinking of it as laughably
paltry, (b) get a new job that pays more,
and (c) never, ever trust a married man
who cheats.
DADDY
ISSUES
DEAR E. JEAN: Im in a very tense situ-
ation that needs prompt attention. I recently
found out Im pregnant by a man Id been
dating for two months. Obviously things
had moved very fast after he declared his love.
But then he began to reveal himself: borrow-
ing money from me, stealing my credit card,
and erupting in anger at people in my life.
Complicating matters further, I am recover-
ing from thyroid cancer and facing some seri-
ous health issues.
But when I first saw the pregnancy test pop
up positive, I was very happy! I imagined a life
in which my Jekyll-and-Hyde boyfriend could
hold down a job and be a good dad. Now Ive
learned he has a history of domestic violence
and alcohol abuse, and doesnt consistently
take his medicine for his several mental-health
problems. Ive kicked him out twice and called
the police. Im at the point at which I never
want to see him again. But if I have the baby,
will I have to deal with him forever? Subject
my child to his erratic behavior?
Im 32, with the cancer recovery still in
progress, and though Im afraid Im not ready
to be a mother, this could be my last chance.
Im weighing whether I should terminate this
pregnancy or give birth and deal with the vio-
lent father. Please help me decide what to do!
Time is of the essence!
Unconquerable
MY DEAR, DEAR UNCONQUER-
ABLE: I wish with all my soul that this
didnt have to be a decision. So, if I may
draw near, sit beside you, and take your
hand for a momentlets do a thought
experiment. If you were not pregnant,
and you and I met for tea, and I asked
you, out of friendly curiosity, Do you
want to have children?what would
you answer? Let it be your guide for your
actual decision: Do you want this child?
As for the father? Hes out of the equa-
tion. Hes proved to be such a scoundrel
that unless he changesgoes to rehab,
gets a job, takes medicationhes lost all
right to a future with you. Whatever you
decide about your pregnancy, file for an
order of protection. And if he violates it,
the police will put him in jail.
So that brings us to logisticsunglam-
orous, unemotional, yes, but a woman
who is a mistress of logistics can prevail
in almost any important decision. You
must calculate the costsphysical, emo-
tional, and monetaryof raising and
educating a child, or adopting, or termi-
nating. You must become something of a
control freak, Im afraid, in taking care
of yourself. Your number-one priority is
recovering from the cancer and getting
well. Let me know how you are doing!
Note to readers: Naturally, I often
thought of Miss Unconquerable, and
after two weeks, I e-mailed her. I could
not read her reply (knowing the courage
and brilliance it required) without twin-
kling away a tear:
Hello, E. Jean! Thank you for checking in
on me. I am having the baby! Im 10 weeks!
It took me a while to understand your advice
and separate my feelings for the baby from the
daddy. I havent talked to him. I have plenty
of time to figure out if he will fit into the equa-
tion. Im focusing on how to be a cool mommy
and juggle my career with the baby. So far, so
good! Ill keep you posted on how the lil pea
develops!Unconquerable
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DEAR E. JEAN: Ive fallen in lovehes in-
telligent, attractive, and successful, we do fun
things together, we trust and respect each other,
and we share similar sexual desires. So whats
wrong? My oldest friend has moved back to
town. Over dinner four nights ago, she ignored
me and zeroed in on my boyfriend. I felt like
someone whod set up two single friends! My
partner noticed I felt left out, and he con stantly
hugged me and so on, but it was impossible to
steer the conversation away from her and her
flattery of him!
The next day when I confronted her, she
said she was shocked that I was jealous
and that it was my problem, not hers. She even
advised me not to show my concern, because it
would make him feel imprisoned.
Last night, when he had us both to din-
ner (this was planned the first evening), she
talked about herself all night and was in such
raptures about every detail of his awesome
apartment that she wouldnt stop going on
about it. And, oh yeah, this is the same friend
who took my last boyfriend.
What should I do? Trust my instinct? Be-
lieve her that shes only being friendly? Just
stop inviting her when hes around? Or have
another honest conversation? I feel its happen-
ing again right in front of my eyes, but I also
dont want to be paranoid and controlling.
Can I Trust My Friend?
MISS CAN! Gods mercy, girl! I love
you, butare you blind? Wasnt one
boyfriend enough? Do you really need
to ask Auntie Eeee for the answer? Be-
cause of course you can trust your friend.
Absolutely! Youll never encounter a
more trustworthy little harpy in your
life. The viper will be shacked up with
your boy before you can even start
(another) honest conversation. Give
her hair a yankhard!and hustle her
out the door. Uffgh!
DESIGN
FLAW
DEAR E. JEAN: My good taste in furniture
has done me in. After several weeks of seeing
a cool girl (shes 28; Im a 32-year-old guy),
she called a sudden halt to our dating. Even
though she was always the one more excited
about our connection, when she saw the new
coffee table Id just bought on Craigslist, she
broke up with me.
What happened was this: When she
walked into my apartment and discovered the
table, I launched into the funny story about
how I thought the seller was gay and was
flirting with me. By a total coincidence, shed
given the table to her ex-husband two years be-
fore. And he was, in fact, the very same seller.
Shed divorced him because she was suspicious
he was homosexual. She ended our relation-
ship on the spot, saying she wouldnt be able to
see me anymore and that she was broken in
terms of men.
I realize the weirdness of the coincidence
stoked up old hurtful memories. I got rid of
the thing, have given her a few weeks of space,
and now I want to reach out to her, even if its
just in the spectrum of getting to know her bet-
ter. She is an amazing woman! How should I
approach this?
Defeated by Furniture
DEFEATED, DEAR FELLOW: Im
grieved that the great art of gentlemanly
furniture-buying (and you are one of
the undisputed masters) has all but van-
ished. Men of taste now merely practice
the great art of apologizing to ladies
for their wood before they invite them
to their apartments. Soa curse on this
table! If I can barely get my head around
it, what a shock it must have been for
poor Miss Amazing. This is not a coin-
cidence. Its a Bradley CooperJennifer
Lawrence movie.
Yes. Your instincts are spot-on: Kill
the lovey-dovey and get to know her
better. But take it tenderly, Mr. Blocked.
Make it stimulating and fun. Then one
fine night, after many long walks, when
the lights are low and shes beating you
at pool, she may feel the tables turning,
look up from the green felt, and smile at
you with wonder.
STILL CRAZY
AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS
DEAR E. JEAN: Im 25, and I just left a
job as project manager at a major fashion la-
bel to begin part-time at an even bigger label
yet I feel like Im floundering. Looking back,
E. Jean, if you could give your 25-year-old self
any advice, what would it be?
Is This All There Is?
MISS IS, MY KUMQUAT: Bah! I wish
my 25-year-old self could give me advice.
At 25 I was such a magnificent fuck-up!
Tell me No No NoId do it anyway! I
didnt give two flying figs about pro-
ductivity, laughed at anything prac-
tical, squandered opportunities, and
celebrated every night with ice cream
and cake, because I was living deep
and sucking down the icing of life! The
power of 25 is not that we know, but that
we dont know and want to find out. I
love my gritty, comical age, but under-
neath, Im 25 and living life at its zenith!
Trust yourself, Miss Is. Its those mo-
ments when youre floundering that turn
out to be important. As old Ralphy Em-
erson said: Power ceases in the instant
of repose; it resides in the moment of
transition.
Q: Im happy with my loyal, kind husband and father of my
newborn. But I cant get my college boyfriend out of my
mind! I stalk him on Facebook and dream of us getting together
when were superold and both of our spouses have passed
away. Is this cheating?
A: Oh, please. Write to me when youre stalking someone else.
All wives dream of their college boyfriends.
P.S. And if you dont know that the loyal dude beside you in
bed is dreaming about his college girlfriend, then youre too
unimaginative to deserve the fellow!
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Whats it like to be a 24-year-old starring in the
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his morning Dakota Johnson slept
with Seth Rogen. The weird thing
is, Rogen doesnt even know it.
The two were seated next to each
other on a 6 A.M. flight to Los
Angeles from Vancouver, where
Johnson was shooting some non-
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Griffith. I didnt want to be like, Hey, wake up, Im Dakota.
Johnson should cherish her relative anonymityrelative is
the right term when your grandmother is Hitchcock muse
Tippi Hedren and your parents are Griffith, dad Don John-
son, and stepfather Antonio Banderaswhile she still can. Fifty
Shades of Grey unties itself in February 2015 with a built-in audi-
ence of 90 million mostly female readers, not to mention their
panting male consorts, who will observe Johnson in various
stages of love, bondage, and undress. Basically, Dakota John-
son is about to be revealed to Western civilization.
I have no idea how its going to go, says Johnson, widen-
ing her blue eyes. I plan on handling it gracefully, to live my
life as close as I can to how I do now. She is exhausted from
14-hour workdays but musters a mischievous smirk. Im really
a normal person.
Its true that Dakota Johnson has an appreciation for nor-
mal things, including a Red State love of skeet shootin, and
that her car of choice is a sensible, mom-style Mercedes. But
heres the hitch: If Dakota Johnson aspires to be normal, she
is soon going to be screwedand not in an Anastasia Steele
kind of way.
Johnson tries to deflect the issue, claiming the real sexpot of
Fifty Shades is costar Jamie Dornanwho will be the one saying
lines like, Youve really got a taste for this, havent you, Miss
Steele? Youre becoming insatiablebut shes the one wholl play
proxy for those millions of breathless fans who fantasize about
being taken by his Christian Grey. Its Dakota Johnson who will
be The Franchise. The film will rise or fall based on whether the
audience has chemistry with the lip-chewing Ana.
Right now, the franchise is all but a blank slate. This months
Need for Speed, a film about racing in which Johnson appears op-
posite Aaron Paul, will offer a taste. But if moviegoers have seen
her at all before now, its been as Justin Timberlakes Stanford
one-night stand in The Social Network or as Jason Segels soon-to-
be ex in The Five-Year Engagement. In total, they account for less
screen time than a music video.
To say Fifty Shades has been omnipresent in popular culture
since its release in 2011 does a disservice to the word omnipresent.
It was just over two years ago that an unknown writer named
E L James, a British housewife and former television executive
previously known for penning Twilight fan fiction under the name
Snowqueens Icedragonyes, reallypublished the story of a
virginal college student, Anastasia Steele, who meets Christian
Grey, a young Ayn Randian master of the universe with a pre-
dilection for helicopters, Audis, and sexual equipment borrowed
from some combination of a Soviet torture chamber and Calig-
ulas basement. They fall into a sort of love that includes whips,
chains, and nondisclosure agreements.
True Fifty Shades aficionados argue that all the S&M is
just the backdrop for a retro love story in which Ana tries to
melt Greys possibly sadistic heart. But lets face it: How Ana
and Grey talk about their feelings isnt really the point. And its
definitely not why the casting of Fifty Shades of Grey became the
unofficial Hollywood parlor game of 2013.
No, that would be because the most sexually explicit main-
stream film of the decade could easily make or destroy a young
actresss career. Sure, Universal Pictures chairman Donna
Langley, one of the few women in Hollywood who can green-
light a film, had optioned the trilogys rights in a rare deal that
guaranteed James script, casting, and director approval. And
their presence, along with the addition of a female director in
Sam Taylor-Johnson (a photographer and member of the Brit-
ish art aristocracy whose only previous film is the indie John
Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy), gave the project both a go-girl
gloss and an unexpected shot attastefulness. Still, any actress
taking the role risked a one-way ticket to Showgirls purgatory
a straight-to-DVD career (or worse). There was talk of Holly-
wood sweetheart Shailene Woodley. Emma Watson shot down
rampant speculation by tweeting, Who here actually thinks I
would do Fifty Shades of Grey as a movie? Like really. For real.
In real life.
But if things broke right, the chosen actress might be the
next Jennifer Lawrence, only sexier. Or, say, a Melanie Griffith.
Dakota Johnson says that whatever gets you through the night
is all right with her.
I think women should pursue whatever kind of relation-
ship they want and makes them happy, and if thats S&M,
thats great, she says.
Thats good to hear, because even the audition process for
Fifty Shades was NC-17. At the beginning, Johnson was just an-
other face and body in the casting slush pile. But then she was
asked to perform a monologue from Ingmar Bergmans Persona,
a 1966 Swedish film, in which the character admits to cheating
on her doctor fianc in a mnage quatre with another woman
and two teenage boys on a beach, an incident that ended in an
abortion. The passage includes such choice phrases as sperm
shooting inside of me and I came over and over. Persona is
not a popcorn movie.
I dont have any problem doing anything, Johnson says.
The secret is I have no shame.
That attitude is what bumped Johnson ahead of name-
brand actresses. While other starlets and their agents wrestled
with whether Fifty Shades was classy enough for their rsums,
she was exhibiting the chops and sexual honesty needed for
the role. With those hurdles cleared, Johnson did a steamy
screen test with Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam (who was
originally cast to play Christian, before he withdrew and was
replaced by Dornan). And then she waited.
It was kind of brutal, says Johnson. I was calling every
day, being like, What the fuck is going on? Toward the end, it
was like, I either I have this part or Im an asshole.
She talks of Ana without trepidation or faux innocence, but
as if she already inhabits the character. I just thought Ana
was a real girl, says Johnson. Theres nothing fake or phony
about her, and I appreciate that. Shes goofy and shes smart
and shes pretty normal.
Theres that word again. But the more I talk with Johnson,
the more it becomes evident that her idea of normal is hardly
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prosaic. This will happen when youre the kind of Hollywood
child who treats the Chateau Marmont like the neighborhood
Sonic. When we meet there, she waves to the hostess, a long-
time friend. With her dads cheekbones and her moms smoky
eyes, Johnson looks the part of the next big thing, but she also
possesses a this-is-my-town poise.
Reading the book, I found myself more interested in the
ways they were breaking each other down emotionally than
the sex scenes, says Johnson, gulping black coffee and an
omelet. (Her diet is relevant only because the tabloids have
recently claimed shes on an all-juice cleanse for Fifty Shades.
This bit of gossip produces a spectacular eye roll from John-
son, who is, for the record, willowy without being scary
skinny.) I think theres a part of a woman that wants to be the
thing that breaks a man down.
That part Johnson felt confident about from the get-go. Oth-
erwise, she says, I wasnt very invested at first, just because
I was a little scared of it. The material was intense, and Ive
never done anything like that before. But that just told me it
was something I should do.
She was hanging out at a friends house last summer in New
York City, where she was shooting an adaptation of Shake-
speares Cymbeline, when she finally got the call: She would
be Ana. I was just crying, and there were all these dogs in
the house, she remembers. This one dog was below my feet
sleeping, and I was like, You fucker, wake up, this is really
excitingand then I had a glass of whiskey.
For weeks after being cast, Johnson wasnt allowed to tell
anybodynot her father, not her mother, not her grandmother.
And she kept the secret, because sometimes your parents are
the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
Being third-generation Hollywood provides her with a certain
kind of armor that will soon come in handy. Hedren, best known
for her starring role in Hitchcocks The Birds, famously keeps a
compound outside of Los Angeles filled with wild beasts; in
some of the earliest public photos of Melanie, she has her head
in the mouth of a lion. Griffith started dating Don Johnson when
she was 14 and he was costarring in a movie with her mother.
They married when she was 18, quickly divorced, and then re-
married. Dakota was born in 1989. The couple divorced again
in 1996, and Griffith married Banderas later that year.
Johnson downplays the fact that her dad and mom were the
Brad and Jen (or maybe Liz and Dick?) of their era, but she
realizes her childhood was at least different from that of the
average high schooler. My dad was doing Nash Bridges in San
Francisco, so I was there, like, every day, she says. My mom
was doing a bunch of stuff, still making movies, and Antonio
was making movies. I was everywhere, all over the world. I
loved it so much.
But theres a jagged sideor as Dakota puts it, a mind
fuckto refracted fame. I feel like you learn how to do school
in second grade through fifth grade. During those years I was
never home. After years of on-set tutoring and homeschool-
ing, her parents sent her to a Catholic boarding high school in
northern California. Dakota thought it was a great idea. Then
she arrived. I was just miserable there. It was a great school,
but girls in that concentration are so horrific, just horrific.
Eventually, she got her dad to set her free. When I ask her
how she persuaded him to let her leave, she gives the biggest
smile of the morning: Ive fucking got him on lock. I charmed
him. How, exactly? She draws a circle around her face with a
finger and goes coy, then laughs. I dont know. This face?
Next, it was off to the artsy New Roads School in Santa
Monica, where Johnson whiled away high school sketching. I
would get so bored after a while. Theres only so many ways
you can draw a naked woman or man. There are only so many
penises I can see and draw. The hardest part was dealing with
the slings and arrows aimed at her family. Classmates would
bring in clippings about her parentssome of them true, a lot
more not even close.
I think people, especially the press, like to pick on children
of famous people, and I think thats fucking awful, she says.
Things get made up. Its so, so sad. And theres absolutely
nothing you can do about it as a 16-year-old. Youre like, What
the fuck? Why? What did I do?
Many of the stories about Johnson being cast in Fifty Shades
mention that she spent 30 days in a Malibu rehab center for
substance abuse as a teen. She swears it never happened.
My parents had some problems of their own that put me
in a position of having to deal with very grown-up stuff at a
very young age, says Johnson, obliquely hinting at both of her
parents well-documented alcohol issues. I needed some help
with that, therapywise. And in turn, as a child, you trust some-
one and then they fuck you over.
Given all that, why would she follow her parents into the
family business? At the question, the face of Hollywoods next
big vixen is consumed by a little-girl-lost look. I think theres a
part of me that feels like there is nothing else I can do.
Thing is, Dakota Johnson doesnt just do it. Shes really good
at it.
Convincing herself of that, however, took some time. She
began to pursue acting in 2008, but a lack of experience and
a case of famous-daughter syndrome amounted to a self-
sabotaging spree. I was 18, and I would freak out, Johnson
says. I think there was a part of me that really didnt know if
I was capable.
Comedy saved her. In 2010, she found herself auditioning
for Judd Apatow. Dakota came in to read for Girls and was
amazing, just naturally hilarious, he told me. We didnt have
a part for her, but she made a big impression.
At the time, Apatows friend Nick Stoller was looking for
someone to play Audrey, Jason Segels manic, way-too-young
girlfriend in The Five-Year Engagement. The possibly chemically
imbalanced Audrey is sated only by constant sex or hosting
a Zumba dance party in her bedroom at 4 A.M. The Apatow/
Stoller world revolves around improv, something Johnson had
never done in her lifebut she was a natural. She built that
whole character. I thought to myself, Shes going to be a movie
star, says Stoller, who kept adding scenes for her. Ive had
that feeling with Chris Pratt and Mila Kunis, and I had it with
Dakota. As for Fifty Shades, If they hired someone not funny,
it could be cheesy, he says, but it will have a sense of humor
with her, and thats key. And shes really pretty! To find that in
one actress is rare. Its like Meg Ryan.
I THINK THERES A PART OF A WOMAN THAT WANTS TO
BE THE THING THAT BREAKS A MAN DOWN.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 520
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434

Satin bandeau top,
JASON WU, $995, visit
jasonwustudio.com.
Viscose-blend skirt,
MISSONI, $1,620.
PVC belt, PRABAL
GURUNG, $575. Sheer
thigh-highs, DONNA
KARAN SIGNATURE
COLLECTION,
$20. Lace and satin
pumps, CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN, $795.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Hair by Adir Abergel at
Starworksartists.com;
makeup by Lisa Houghton
at Tim Howard
Management for Chanel
Beaut; manicure by Ashlie
Johnson at the Wall Group
for Chanel Beaut; set
design by Tom Thurnauer;
production by Tyler
Duuring for Portfolio One;
fashion assistant: Sarah
Schussheim
435

Mink and fox bolero,
HELEN YARMAK,
price on request,
at Helen Yarmak,
NYC. Brocade dress,
LANVIN, $3,990.
Silk scarf, NINA
RICCI, $535. Horn,
rose gold, pav
diamond, quartz, and
moonstone necklace,
JACQUIE AICHE,
price on request. Brass
link bracelet ring,
JENNIFER FISHER,
$750. Diamond and
moonstone hand
piece, COLETTE,
price on request.
Beauty Secret: For
high-impact eyes, try
Diorshow Art Pen
in Catwalk Black
and Diorshow Iconic
Overcurl Mascara
in Over Black,
both by DIOR.
436

Silk dress, GIORGIO
ARMANI, $3,295, at
select Giorgio Armani
boutiques nationwide.
Feathered skirt,
MARCHESA, price on
request. Silk chiffon
scarves, LAUREN
RALPH LAUREN, $42
each. White goldplated
silver earrings, AS29,
price on request. Gold
and diamond bracelet,
WWAKE, $327. Gold,
silver, and pav
diamond bracelet,
CATBIRD, $188. Gold
vermeil bracelet ring,
BLISS LAU, $495.
Plexiglas necklace,
MIU MIU, $390.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Go strong in springs saturated pastel palettetexturally rich
pilings of lace, feathers, and fur are in the pink
HOTHOUSE
FLOWER
PHOTOGRAPHED BY TXEMA YESTE STYLED BY LORI GOLDSTEIN
437

Fox vest, J. MENDEL,
price on request,
at J. Mendel, NYC.
Ruffled dress, DRIES
VAN NOTEN, $2,660.
Embroidered-silk
headband, COLETTE
MALOUF, $262.
Silk scarf, EMILIO
PUCCI, price on
request. Calfskin
sneakers, CASBIA
FOR EDMUNDO
CASTILLO, $490.
438

Fox and mink bolero,
TOM FORD, price
on request, at Tom
Ford, NYC. Wool and
silk dress, MIU MIU,
$4,410. Straw hat,
ERIC JAVITS, $375.
Scarf, ECHO DESIGN,
price on request.
Gold and diamond
hand piece and rings,
COLETTE, price on
request. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
439

Silk and lace bolero,
TSUMORI CHISATO,
$2,250, collection
at Bird, Brooklyn.
Marabou feather
stole, SONIA RYKIEL,
$2,030. Silk woven
bodysuit, VIONNET,
$1,851. Plexiglas
necklace, MIU MIU,
$390. Silver arm
cuff, EFVA ATTLING,
$550. Metallic
calfskin backpack,
CHANEL, price on
request. Feathered
sandals, ROCHAS,
price on request.
440

Embroidered lace Lurex
coat, FRANCESCO
SCOGNAMIGLIO,
price on request, to
special order, visit
francescoscognamiglio
.com. Cotton bra top,
$975, briefs, $1,145, both,
DOLCE & GABBANA.
Tweed hat, $1,975, silk
headband, $750, both,
CHANEL. Geode and
diamond earrings,
KIMBERLY MCDONALD,
price on request. Chanel
vintage hand-painted
handbag, from A. TUREN,
$2,500. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
441

442

Cashmere and silk-
blend jacket, $3,195,
embellished lace skirt,
$2,495, lace briefs,
$395, all, BURBERRY
PRORSUM, visit
burberry.com. Lace
tank, CHRISTOPHER
KANE, $1,435. Rose
gold and brown
diamond hand
bracelets, both,
GAYDAMAK, prices
on request. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
443

Lace cardigan, hand-painted
lace bralet, both, MARCHESA,
prices on request, visit
marchesa.com. Lace briefs,
BURBERRY PRORSUM,
$395. Felt and rooster-feather
hat, LITTLEDOE, $475.
Viscose-blend hat, ANNA
SUI, $185. Pav pendant
necklace, AS29, price on
request. Lacquered metal
and resin pearl necklace,
DIOR, $4,500. Blackened
gold, enamel, diamond, and
red sapphire hand piece,
COLETTE, price on request.
Rose gold, diamond, sapphire,
and turquoise bracelet,
DANIELA VILLEGAS FOR
ROSEARK, price on request.
Rose gold, labradorite, and
pav diamond cuff, IRENE
NEUWIRTH, price on request.
444

Silk satin dress,
STELLA MCCARTNEY,
$2,795, at Stella
McCartney, NYC.
Black-and-white gold-
plate necklace, AS29,
price on request.
Printed toile and
calfskin backpack,
CHANEL, price on
request. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
445

Bonded Lurex lace
dress, ROCHAS, price
on request, collection
at Carla Martinengo,
Dallas. White gold and
diamond hand piece,
GAYDAMAK, price on
request. Rose gold and
diamond hand piece,
KHAI KHAI JEWELRY,
$1,890. Peacock-feather
handbag, TSUMORI
CHISATO, $640.
Calfskin sneakers,
CASBIA FOR EDMUNDO
CASTILLO, $490.
446

Silk jacket,
CHRISTOPHER KANE,
price on request, to
special order, call
+44-207-241-7690.
Embellished dress,
$3,525, mesh boots,
$1,225, all, EMPORIO
ARMANI. Rabbit felt
hat, LITTLEDOE, $750.
Balenciaga vintage
hand-painted handbag,
from A. TUREN,
$900. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
447

Pearl- and crystal-
embellished tulle
gown, OSCAR DE
LA RENTA, price on
request, collection
at net-a-porter
.com. Felt hat,
MAISON MICHEL,
$785. Vermeil and
rhodium bracelet,
BIANCA MILOV
JEWELRY, $95.
Gold, silver, and
pav diamond
hand chain,
CATBIRD, $256.
Printed python
handbag, ANYA
HINDMARCH,
$3,950. Calfskin
sneakers, CASBIA
FOR EDMUNDO
CASTILLO, $490.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
448

449

Silk organza top,
ROCHAS, $1,760,
collection at shopbop
.com. Metallic lace
bralet, MARCHESA,
price on request. Lace
printed jersey skirt,
$795, lace briefs, $395,
both, BURBERRY
PRORSUM. Viscose-
blend scarf, ANNA SUI,
$267. Gold, enamel, and
diamond hand pieces,
both, COLETTE, prices
on request. Patent
leather and knit boots,
CHANEL, $690.
450

Silk blouse, ISABEL
MARANT, $1,090, at
Isabel Marant, L.A. Fox
stole, CASSIN, $1,295.
Silk jacquard trousers,
MULBERRY, $1,500. Blue
chalcedony, gold, and
diamond ring, DIOR,
price on request. Chanel
vintage hand-painted
leather handbag, from
A. TUREN, $2,000. Pony-
hair ankle boots, ELLERY,
$1,750. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Hair by Marki Shkreli at
ArtList for Leonor Greyl;
makeup by Alice Lane for
Jed Root; manicure by Gina
Edwards at Kate Ryan for
Chanel Beaut; set design
by Andrew Ondrejcak at
the Wall Group; casting by
Zan Ludlum; model: Sheila
Marques at Supreme; fashion
assistants: Taryn Shumway
and Michaella Stacey
451

RAY
OF
LIGHT
PHOTOGRAPHED BY LAURIE BARTLEY
STYLED BY SAMIRA NASR
Sequin-embroidered
dress, $1,850,
lacquered metal and
strass earring, $620,
both, GIVENCHY BY
RICCARDO TISCI,
collection at Barneys
New York. Gold
earring, from NEW
YORK ADORNED,
$120. Rose-gold-
plated brass and
crystal earring, VITA
FEDE, $565. Gold
bracelet (worn on
ankle), AURLIE
BIDERMANN, price
on request. Leather
sneakers, NIKE,
$130. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Get ready to shine in springs luxe offerings.
From metallic sneakers and liquid lam
jogging pants to paillette-bedecked day-to-evening
wear, shimmer is the order of the day
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453

Lam blazer, $3,315,
shirt, $2,435, pants,
$2,905, all, LANVIN,
at Lanvin, NYC.
454

Polyurethane-blend jacket,
price on request, neoprene
swimsuit, $930, both,
EMILIO PUCCI, at Emilio
Pucci, NYC. Lacquered
metal and strass earring,
$620, leather sandals,
$470, all, GIVENCHY
BY RICCARDO TISCI.
Rose-gold-plated brass
and crystal earring, VITA
FEDE, $565. Gold bracelet
(worn on ankle), AURLIE
BIDERMANN, price on
request. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
455

Georgette and cotton
dress, CHLO, $4,950,
collection at net-a-
porter.com. Cotton-
blend sweatshirt,
AMERICAN
APPAREL, $50. Metal
belt, BURBERRY
PRORSUM, $650.
Leather sneakers,
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI
DESIGN, $850.
456

Lacquered metal
and strass earrings,
all, GIVENCHY
BY RICCARDO
TISCI, $515$1,100,
collection at Barneys
New York. Gold
earring, from NEW
YORK ADORNED,
$120. Rose-gold-plated
brass and crystal
earring, VITA FEDE,
$565. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Beauty Secret: Get
gilded lids with STILA
Magnificent Metals Foil
Finish Eye Shadow in
Comex Gold.
457

458

Cotton-blend dress, $1,200,
skirt, $965, both, DRIES VAN
NOTEN, collection at Bergdorf
Goodman, NYC. Cotton jeans,
3.1 PHILLIP LIM, $795. Pink
gold earring, REPOSSI, price
on request. Leather sandals,
GIVENCHY BY RICCARDO
TISCI, $470. Rose-gold-plated
brass and crystal earring, VITA
FEDE, $565. Gold bracelet
(worn on ankle), AURLIE
BIDERMANN, price on request.
For details, see Shopping Guide.
459

Lam top, $2,400,
pants, $1,300,
georgette, satin, and
mesh bra, $595, all,
GUCCI, visit gucci
.com. Crepe jacket,
MARC BY MARC
JACOBS, $498. Rose-
gold-plated brass and
crystal earring, VITA
FEDE, $565. Leather
sneakers, GIUSEPPE
ZANOTTI DESIGN,
$850. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
460

461

Acrylic and silk fringe
dress, DOLCE &
GABBANA, price on
request, at select Dolce
& Gabbana boutiques
nationwide. Lam
pants, GUCCI, $1,300.
Lacquered metal
and strass earrings,
both, GIVENCHY BY
RICCARDO TISCI,
$515$620. Rose-
gold-plated brass and
crystal earring, VITA
FEDE, $565. Embossed
leather flats, PROENZA
SCHOULER, $1,295.
462

Silk knit top, $1,950, top (tied at waist), $1,195,
skirt, $1,950, all, PROENZA SCHOULER, at
Proenza Schouler, NYC. Lacquered metal and
strass earrings, both, GIVENCHY BY RICCARDO
TISCI, $515$620. Rose-gold-plated brass and
crystal earring, VITA FEDE, $565. Gold, tsavorite,
blue and pink sapphire, Paraba tourmaline, and
diamond bracelet (worn on ankle), AURLIE
BIDERMANN FINE JEWELRY, price on request.
Gold bracelet (worn on ankle), AURLIE
BIDERMANN, price on request. Leather sneakers,
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN, $850. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
Hair by Maranda at the Wall Group; makeup by Ayami
Nishimura for Make Up For Ever; production by Nathalie
Akiya at Kranky Productions; casting by the Establishment;
model: Lakshmi Menon at Supreme Management; fashion
assistant: Yashua Simmons
463

Robin Wright and Sean Penns daughter plays
outside the Hollywood-royalty box
in some of this springs most covetable pieces
PHOTOGRAPHED BY CEDRIC BUCHET
STYLED BY SABINA SCHREDER
Youve heard the rumors. Dylan Penn and Rob Pattinson: the
romance that has Kristen Stewart twisting with regret. Sorry
to disappoint, but let Penn be the first to tell you: She has no
interest in dating celebrities, not even sparkling vampire types.
It is such a bullshit lie, she says, her eye roll almost audible.
Rob is cute but just a friend. I cant imagine dating someone
famous. I try to stay away from that as much as I can. Fair
enough: As a Hollywood scion (she is nearly the spitting image
of mother Robin Wright, and her disdain for artifice and ease
with profanity comes straight from her father, Sean Penn), this
girl has some up-close experience with the complications of
romance in the spotlight. And anyway, shes busy. After a stint
in New York, doing what kids of more conventional lineage do
in the city (couch surfing, hostessing at the Breslin, interning
at Lipman ad agency, taking writing classes at the New School,
and spending her whole paycheck on eating out), the 5'4" aspir-
ing writer-director has returned to California to try her hand
at modeling, which is a challenge on multiple levelsbut that
doesnt faze her. Modeling is not a passion of mine. I have
been having fun with it, but its just to pay the bills. Writing,
directinganything behind the camera is what I want to do,
Penn says. At 22, shes already begun her first screenplay, with
an assist, inspiration-wise, from brother Hopper. Its about
a brother and a sister. Im focusing on my own experiences,
Penn says; the story revolves around family dynamics and
fucked-up relationships. As for the acting bug? Not quite. I
think my parents love that I want to do something a little dif-
ferent than what they do.Cotton Codinha
The
Next
Dylan
464

Lace top, $1,170,
cotton shorts,
$800, both, ISABEL
MARANT, at Isabel
Marant, L.A. Her
own rings. Stylists
own sunglasses.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
465

Wool jacket, $2,500,
cotton-and-silk-blend
blouse, $985, wool
shorts, $1,200, all,
MARC JACOBS, at
Marc Jacobs, NYC.
Bunny ears, RUBIES,
$7. Cotton, nylon,
and Lycra socks,
THE SOCK MAN,
$10. Patent leather
and satin loafers,
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI
DESIGN, $710. Her
own rings.
466

Silk georgette
blouse, $795, wool
trousers, $1,425, both,
MICHAEL KORS, at
select Michael Kors
stores nationwide.
Suspenders, from
STAR STRUCK
VINTAGE CLOTHING,
$22. Her own
rings. Stylists own
sunglasses. On bear:
Straw, tulle, and
silk hat, CHANEL,
$1,875. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
467

Wool jacket,
RALPH LAUREN
COLLECTION,
$2,895, visit
ralphlauren.com.
Neoprene cap,
JOHN GALLIANO,
price on request.
468

Cotton dress, DONNA
KARAN NEW YORK,
$1,895, at Donna
Karan New York
stores nationwide.
Straw hat, BRIXTON,
$42. Leather ankle
boots, MICHAEL
KORS, $750. Her own
rings. Stylists own
socks. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
469

Fur capes,
embroidered pants,
all, ROBERTO
CAVALLI, prices on
request, similar styles
at Roberto Cavalli
boutiques nationwide.
Strech-Lycra bodysuit,
MOSCHINO, $225. Her
own rings. Stylists
own bandana.
Beauty Secret: Create
definition by applying
REDKEN Tousle Whip
04 Soft Texturizing
Hair Cream-Wax to the
ends of hair.
470

Stretch-cotton jacket,
$2,135, cotton-
and-nylon-blend
gown, $3,195, both,
BLUMARINE, visit
blumarine.com.
Custom-made cap,
from BCCO NYC,
price on request.
Embroidered
floss headphones,
SUNNYLION, $45.
Cotton socks, FALKE,
$24. Canvas sneakers,
SUPERGA, $65. Her
own rings. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
471

Cotton and silk
blazer, AKRIS,
$3,990, at Akris,
NYC. Printed nylon
cap, BRIXTON, $30.
Cotton socks, FALKE,
$24. Cotton and
leather sneakers,
CHARLES PHILIP
SHANGHAI, $175.
Her own rings.
472

Printed silk jacket,
$3,494, pants, $1,377,
scarf, $3,062, all, ETRO,
at select Etro stores
nationwide. Canvas
shoes, MARC BY
MARC JACOBS, $248.
Stylists own T-shirt
and hat. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Hair by Ward for Living
Proof; makeup by Vicky
Steckel for Chanel
Vitalumiere Aqua; manicure
by Alicia Torello at The
Wall Group; production by
Nex9 Productions; model:
Dylan Penn at David Todd
Model Management; fashion
assistant: Natasha Devereux
473

Sequined silk
gown, DIANE VON
FURSTENBERG,
$1,500, at DVF, NYC.
Gold-plate necklace,
ALEXIS BITTAR,
$1,995. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
474

Never fearSpider-Man is here!
(Not to mention Batman, Superman, and Captain America.)
Our model cavorts with a Comic-Cons worth
of characters on Hollywood Boulevard while quick-changing
into the seasons bold, bright, and super looks
HERO
WORSHIP
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ARTHUR ELGORT
STYLED BY JOE ZEE
475

Tulle and metal-detail
garment, VERSACE,
price on request,
at select Versace
boutiques nationwide.
Gold-plate cuffs, both,
TOMTOM BY ELENA
HOWELL, $425 each.
Wings, VICTORIAS
SECRET, archive from
the Victorias Secret
2011 Fashion Show.
476

Printed top, $2,050,
skirt, $2,100,
necklace, price on
request, all, CLINE,
collection at Bergdorf
Goodman, NYC.
Sunglasses, PRABAL
GURUNG BY LINDA
FARROW GALLERY,
$405. Acrylic clutch,
EDIE PARKER, $995.
Suede sandals,
BRIAN ATWOOD,
$1,795. Sneakers
(on Superman),
NIKE, $120.
Printed cape, VICTORIAS
SECRET, archive from
the Victorias Secret 2011
Fashion Show. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
477

Leather bomber jacket,
price on request,
pants, $999, neoprene
scuba suit, $149, all,
TOMMY HILFIGER,
similar styles at
Tommy Hilfiger, NYC.
Embellished-leather
bracelets, all, PRADA,
$1,150 each. Metallic
leather and patent
leather handbag,
CHANEL, $1,450.
Leather sandals,
JIMMY CHOO, $995.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
478

479

Mesh- and metal-
embellished
embroidered silk jacket,
price on request, cotton
overalls, $3,600, brass
necklace, $675, calfskin
boots, $1,900, all,
BALMAIN, collection
at Barneys New York.
Sneakers (on Captain
America), NIKE, $120.
480

Sequin dress,
GIVENCHY BY
RICCARDO TISCI,
price on request, visit
givenchy.com. Felt and
plastic mask, FORUM,
$7. Embroidered metal-
and-leather necklace,
LIZZIE FORTUNATO,
$345. Calfskin sandals,
CALVIN KLEIN
COLLECTION, price
on request. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
481

Embellished silk dress, price
on request, embellished
elastic bracelet, $275,
embellished leather
bracelets, $1,695$1,800
each, all, PRADA, visit
prada.com. Sunglasses,
GUCCI, $345. Metal and
suede clutch, PROENZA
SCHOULER, $2,195.
Jacquard knit dress,
$2,745, metal hat, price on
request, both, ALEXANDER
MCQUEEN, visit
alexandermcqueen.com.
Gold-plate necklace, ALEXIS
BITTAR, $1,995. Patent
leather pumps, CHRISTIAN
LOUBOUTIN, $775.
482

Embroidered blouse,
price on request, mirror-
embellished ankle boots,
$4,620, all, TOM FORD, at
Tom Ford, NYC. Metallic
shorts, EMILIO PUCCI,
price on request. Gold-plate
necklace, ALEXIS BITTAR,
$1,995. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
483

Rayon, cotton, and nylon blend
sweatshirt, $995, viscose and
polyamide shorts, $650, leather
ankle boots, $795, all, ALEXANDER
WANG, visit alexanderwang
.com. Sunglasses, BALENCIAGA,
$675. Plexiglas and gemstone
clutch, RAUWOLF, $1,190.
Silver-plated brass collar,
UNCOMMON MATTERS, $620.
Vintage leather boots (on Batman),
from WHAT GOES AROUND
COMES AROUND, $398.
For details, see Shopping Guide.
Hair by Tuan Anh Tran at Frank Reps
for Leonor Greyl; makeup by Jeannia
Robinette at Cloutier Remix for Chanel
Beaut; manicure by Kimmie Kyees at
Celestine Agency for Nubar Cosmetic
Products; set design by Juliet Jernigan at
CLM; production by Ricardo Martins for
North Six; casting by The Establishment;
female model: Elsa Hosk at IMG Models;
male models: Matt Thornton at DT Model
Management, Vince Sant at Wilhelmina,
Dane Johnson at Ford L.A.; fashion
assistant: Sarah Schussheim. Special
thanks to Bentley, Chevrolet, and Porsche
484

485

BOX
SEAT
Unpack a look thats
minimalistbut still totally
femininewith a little
bit of shirting, a little bit
of sheer, and micropleats
Cady dress, RALPH
LAUREN COLLECTION,
$3,195, at select
Ralph Lauren stores
nationwide. Platinum
and diamond earrings,
rings, all, HARRY
WINSTON, prices on
request. White gold and
diamond bracelets,
both, H.STERN, prices
on request. Platinum
and diamond rings,
JACOB & CO., prices on
request. Satin brogues,
SIMONE ROCHA,
$1,265. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY LIZ COLLINS
STYLED BY SAMIRA NASR
486

487

Silk intarsia shirt,
$1,695, silk skirt, $2,495,
both, CALVIN KLEIN
COLLECTION, at Calvin
Klein Collection, NYC.
Platinum and diamond
earrings, necklace,
all, KWIAT, prices on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and diamond
rings, all, JACOB & CO.,
prices on request.
488

Viscose top, $1,750,
silk pants, $2,650,
both, FENDI, at Fendi,
NYC. Platinum and
diamond earrings,
KWIAT, price on
request. Platinum
and diamond earring,
DE BEERS, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Lambskin
mules, $555, rabbit-fur
shoe clips, $125 per
pair, all, SPORTMAX.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
489

Silk dress, DIOR,
$4,500, at Dior
boutiques nationwide.
Platinum and
diamond earrings,
rings, all, HARRY
WINSTON, prices on
request. Platinum and
diamond earrings,
KWIAT, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Silk satin
mules, $555, rabbit-fur
shoe clips, $125 per
pair, all, SPORTMAX.
490

Cotton shirt, $750,
cotton skirt with
leather belt, $2,700,
all, BOTTEGA
VENETA, visit
bottegaveneta.com.
Platinum and
diamond earrings,
KWIAT, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Silk satin
mules, $555, rabbit-fur
shoe clip, $125 per
pair, all, SPORTMAX.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
491

Natte wool dress, $2,700,
crocodile handbag,
embellished suede
sandals, prices on
request, all, PRADA, visit
prada.com. Platinum
and diamond earring,
rings, all, HARRY
WINSTON, prices on
request. Platinum and
diamond earrings,
KWIAT, price on request.
Platinum and diamond
necklace, CARTIER,
price on request.
Platinum and diamond
rings, all, JACOB & CO.,
prices on request.
492

Fringed jacquard top,
$2,050, linen skirt,
$2,950, calfskin boots,
$2,350, all, CLINE,
at Cline, Beverly
Hills. Platinum and
diamond earrings,
DE BEERS, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
Beauty Secret: To
give skin a healthy
radiance, pat
GUERLAIN Super
Aqua-Srum over
foundation.
493

Wool jacket, $2,450,
trousers, $850,
python bralet, $1,850,
all, SALVATORE
FERRAGAMO,
call 866-337-7242.
Platinum and
diamond earrings,
DE BEERS, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond necklace,
CARTIER, price on
request. Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Silk satin
mules, SPORTMAX,
$555.
494

Cotton shirt, $890,
suede pants, $4,990,
both, VALENTINO,
at Valentino boutiques
nationwide. Platinum
and diamond
necklaces, both,
KWIAT, prices on
request. Diamond
necklace, DE BEERS,
price on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
HARRY WINSTON,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Satin
brogues, SIMONE
ROCHA, $1,265.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
495

Shantung silk shirt,
$1,725, trousers,
$2,300, both,
HERMS, at Herms
stores nationwide.
Platinum and
diamond earrings,
rings, all, HARRY
WINSTON, prices on
request. Platinum and
diamond earrings,
necklace, KWIAT,
prices on request.
Platinum and
diamond rings, all,
JACOB & CO., prices
on request. Crocodile
backpack, THE ROW,
price on request.
496

Cotton poncho, $1,295,
cashmere and wool
dress, $1,150, both,
MAX MARA, at Max
Mara, NYC. Platinum
and diamond earring,
DE BEERS, price on
request. Satin brogues,
SIMONE ROCHA,
$1,265. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Hair by David von Cannon
at Streeters; makeup by
Alice Lane at Jed Root;
manicure by Bernadette
Thompson for The
Bernadette Thompson Nail
Lacquer Collection; set by
Theresa Rivera at Mary
Howard Studio; casting by
The Establishment; model:
Behati Prinsloo at Women
Management; fashion
assistant: Yashua Simmons
497

Woven leather jacket, cotton and
nylon skirt, prices on request,
knit tank, $650, all, CALVIN
KLEIN COLLECTION, at Calvin
Klein Collection, NYC. Metal
and found-objects earring, DIVA
DESIGN ART, $75 (for pair).
Silver and cast-resin necklace,
$625, silver and glass ring,
$175, both, SUSAN LENART
KAZMER. Silver, bronze, and
brass necklace, $800, ring, $350,
both, THOMAS MANN. Antique
gold and sapphire ring, DOYLE
& DOYLE, $4,800. Vintage
leather boots, from NEW YORK
VINTAGE, price on request.
For details, and information on
all mens apparel, see Shopping
Guide.
498

Take a page from Debbie Harry, Gwen Stefani,
and Chrissie Hynde this season: Surround
yourself with a pack of (adoring) males
and add their style staplesnewsboy caps,
relaxed jeans, and mannish overcoats
to a repertoire of feminine classics
LEADER
OF THE
PACK
PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARTER SMITH
STYLED BY BETH FENTON
499

Taffeta jacket, $3,900, wool shorts, $1,200,
both, MARC JACOBS, at Marc Jacobs,
NYC. Lock washer earring, $16 (for pair),
typewriter- and clock-parts earring, $18
(for pair), both, TANITH ROHE. Antique
gold and diamond ring, DOYLE & DOYLE,
$2,800. For information on all mens
apparel, see Shopping Guide.
500

Cropped jacquard cape,
THAKOON ADDITION, $725,
visit thakoon.com. Rayon
and leather dress, $2,910,
jeans, price on request, both,
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER.
Cotton denim shirt, ISABEL
MARANT TOILE, $310.
Twill cap, BRIXTON, $34.
Antique engraved gold and
onyx pin, DOYLE & DOYLE,
$750. Etched gold bangle,
from HOUSE OF LAVANDE
VINTAGE, $548. Bronze
cuffs, all, WWAKE, $138
each. Silver, bronze, and
brass ring, THOMAS MANN,
$350. Vintage leather belt,
from WHAT GOES AROUND
COMES AROUND, $128.
Leather boots, from NEW
YORK VINTAGE, price on
request. For details, see
Shopping Guide.
501

Viscose dress, MISSONI,
$2,250, at Missoni,
NYC. Guitar string and
hex-nut necklace, $30,
rubber and hex-nut
necklace, $25, both,
TANITH ROHE. Antique
key, brass, and silver
earring, $250, clock-
part, steel, and glass-
bead necklace, $1,600,
silver and antique-
button necklace, $2,000,
all, ALICE SPRINTZEN.
Metal and found-object
necklace, DIVA DESIGN
ART, $1,200.
502

Bead-and-feather-
embellished cape,
net bodysuit, prices on
request, embellished
jeans, $2,000, all, LOUIS
VUITTON, at select
Louis Vuitton stores
nationwide. For details,
and information on
all mens apparel, see
Shopping Guide.
503

Embellished wool coat,
PRADA, price on request,
visit prada.com. Cotton twill
bandeau, pants, both, KENZO,
prices on request. Viscose
top, DIESEL, $158. Silver
and bronze charm necklace,
SUSAN LENART KAZMER,
$2,600. Gold and agate-bead
bracelet, ERICA WEINER
JEWELRY, $450. Brass
bracelet, LULU FROST, $198.
Rubber sandals, NIKE, $32.
For information on all mens
apparel, see Shopping Guide.
504

Cotton coat, ISABEL
MARANT TOILE,
$795, at Isabel Marant,
NYC. Embroidered coat,
CARVEN, $1,650. Cotton
jacket, $380, shorts, $350,
both, TOPSHOP UNIQUE.
Denim top, TIBI, $245.
Gold, silver, and gunmetal-
plate charm collar, EDDIE
BORGO, $1,250. For
details, and information
on all mens apparel, see
Shopping Guide.
505

Fringe sweater, JESSI NY,
$295, collection at 3NY,
NYC. Cotton crepe jacket,
$2,950, pants, $1,450, both,
PROENZA SCHOULER.
Silver and druzy ring,
SUSAN LENART KAZMER,
$325. For details, and
information on all
mens apparel, see
Shopping Guide.
506

507

Painted denim vest, $4,250,
denim pants, $1,550, both,
CHANEL, call 800-550-0005.
Silk chiffon dress, HAUTE
HIPPIE, $545. Lace bra,
CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR,
$48. Guitar string and hex-nut
earring, $22 (for pair), guitar
string bracelets, $14$24 each,
all, TANITH ROHE. Copper,
bead, and metal necklace,
ALICE SPRINTZEN, $1,400.
Silver, glass, and enamel
necklace, SUSAN LENART
KAZMER, $1,275. Silver, brass,
bronze, acrylic, and found-
objects bracelet, THOMAS
MANN, $500. Metal and
found-objects necklace (worn
as bracelet), DIVA DESIGN
ART, $295. Brass bracelet,
LULU FROST, $198. Calfskin
shoes, CHURCHS, $1,170.
For information on all mens
apparel, see Shopping Guide.
508

Linen coat, ETRO, $1,623,
visit etro.com. Denim top,
JOE FRESH, $29. Cotton
skirt, SACAI, $860, ISABEL
MARANT TOILE, $280.
Guitar string and hex-nut
earring, $22 (for pair), key
and clock-gear necklace, $28,
lock washer necklace, $24, all,
TANITH ROHE. Antique gold
and diamond locket, $850,
antique gold and coral ring,
$2,400, antique gold, garnet,
and moonstone ring, $985, all,
DOYLE & DOYLE. Silver, brass,
nickel, and bronze necklace,
THOMAS MANN, $180.
Sardonyx, black diamond,
and gold-plate ring, AMEDEO,
$2,150. Gold ring, ERICA
WEINER JEWELRY, $575.
Brass clock key brooch, ALICE
SPRINTZEN, $300. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
Hair by Harry Josh at HarryJosh
.com; makeup by Hung Vanngo at
The Wall Group for ck one color
cosmetics; manicure by Bernadette
Thompson for The Bernadette
Thompson Nail Lacquer Collection;
set design by Marla Weinhoff;
produced by Jeff Delich at PRODn;
casting by The Establishment;
female model: Wylie Hays at Next
Models; male models: Cody Goebl
at Ford Models Inc., Jay Goss at
ADAM Models, Marcel Pawlas at
Boss Models NY, Marc Massa at
Fusion Models, Naleye at New
York Model Management; fashion
assistants: Chelsea Rizzo, Mariahe
Baffi. Special thanks to Mark
Chroscielewski and The Warsaw at
the Polish National Home
509

Opal and sapphire ring, TEMPLE ST. CLAIR,
price on request, visit templestclair.com.
Rainbow sapphire and gold double ring; yellow
sapphire and gold double ring; blue sapphire and
gold double ring; white sapphire and gold double ring;
green sapphire and gold double ring; all,
SOPHIE BILLE BRAHE FINE JEWELLERY, $3,300 each,
collection at stylebop.com. Yellow gold, emerald,
sapphire, and opal ring, ANDREA FOHRMAN, $1,750,
collection at twistonline.com. Printed toile handbag,
CHANEL, $2,700, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide.
510

Violet sapphire and gold ring;
pink sapphire and gold ring, both,
CANTAMESSA, prices on request,
call 212-759-1096. Leather
handbag, $3,950, embellished
suede sandals, price on request,
all, PRADA, at select Prada
boutiques nationwide. For details,
see Shopping Guide.
Accessories steal the
spotlight this season with
throwback color-blocking,
bold brushstrokes, and
neon gems. Watch out:
Street-style photographers
will be nipping at
your (eye-popping) heels
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
JOEL STANS
STYLED BY
MARIA DUEAS JACOBS
ALL IS
BRIGHT
511

Beryl, tsavorite, and
gold ring; tsavorite
and gold ring; violet
sapphire and gold
ring; red sapphire
and gold ring;
all, CANTAMESSA,
prices on request,
call 212-759-1096.
Leather handbag,
CLINE, $3,250,
collection at
Nordstrom stores
nationwide. Leather
and PVC sandals,
FENDI, $995,
at Fendi, NYC.
512

Brass choker with
semiprecious and
Lucite stones,
LEE ANGEL FOR
ROSIE ASSOULIN,
$1,995, collection
at Fivestory, NYC.
Elaphe handbag,
JIMMY CHOO, $1,895,
at select Jimmy Choo
stores nationwide.
For details, see
Shopping Guide.
Makeup by Fara Homidi
for Chanel Beaut at
Frank Reps; manicure by
Kiyo Okada at Garren
NY for Chanel Le Vernis;
model: Kayla Moran at
VNY Model Management
513

The designer with
fan Kristen Wiig, who
wears satin top, $3,150,
wool pants, $2,150,
brass bracelet, $495,
all, BALENCIAGA, at
Balenciaga, NYC.
Styled by Samira Nasr
514

At Balenciaga, Alexander Wang may be the youngest American to take
over a Parisian atelier. But Irina Aleksander discovers how much he has
in common with the master couturier, Cristbal. PHOTOGRAPHED BY THOMAS WHITESIDE
WANGS WORLD
Fashion Spotlight
One common sign of youth is a certain recklessnessall ego
and little patience. But when Alexander Wang was named cre-
ative director of Balenciaga at 28, he handled himself with im-
pressive humility. For his first collection in February 2013, he
didnt come out swinging a sledgehammer against the storied
houses foundation, but knelt before it, showing clothes that hon-
ored Cristbal Balenciagas rounded volumes and restrained el-
egance. Though Wangs appointment felt fairy-tale-likethe
American party-boy prince who once upended the fashion in-
dustry with cashmere sweaters and streetwise separates invited
to rule a French fiefdomhis graceful debut was a reminder of
the reality, which is that Wang has long been a thoughtful, ma-
ture designer who seems to know exactly what hes doing.
When Wang and I meet in New York one brisk afternoon
in November, about a month before his thirtieth birthday, he
insists that his modest first steps werent a conscious strategy.
I just did what was coming from my heart, Wang says. You
dont always have to do everything at once.
If fall 2013 was a sort of prologuea dot, dot, dot, as
Wang likes to saythen his spring 2014 collection is the first
chapter in the inevitable best-seller that we will come to know
as Alexander Wangs Balenciaga. As Kristen Wiig, a longtime
Balenciaga fan, emerges on set in Wangs alluring new trou-
sers with a petal peplum extending behind her legs, the gar-
ments shapes recall Cristbals lines, but the modern silhou-
ette and proportions are unmistakably Wangs. Fall was an
homage to Cristbal, says Wang. With spring, I wanted to
bring some of my own language to the equation. His DNA is
even more pronounced in a structured skirt and top in white
calfskin overlaid with pale pink netting and leather appli-
qusa sort of 3-D-print look that, as Wiig models it, seems
at once sporty and refined. Its always about that continuing
narrative, he adds. You have your own personality, but then
youre also working with things that existed before, and how
do you push that forward?
The answer has been about finding points of commonality
between his vision and Cristbals, a task for which the archive
of Balenciagas old notebooks, photographs, and sketches has
been useful. Wang grows excited as he recounts watching the
labels couture presentations from the 1950s, in which women
glided in and out of the room for hours, the fabric moving
along with them. You think, Wow, those pieces were so avant-
garde, Wang says, but at the same time women felt really
connected to them. He was dressing them to go out and live
their lives. The designer pauses and then adds, Finding that
connectionits very much the way I like to work as well.
Indeed, like Cristbal, Wang has always had a unique sense
of how women want to dress. His irreverent approach to luxury,
which has brought his namesake label (including a robust ac-
cessories business) estimated sales of more than $60 million,
is surely what caught the attention of the executives at Ker-
ing (formerly PPR), Balenciagas parent company, after Nico-
las Ghesquires departure. In his 15-year tenure, Ghesquire
became one of the most influential designers in Paris, updat-
ing the house with elements inspired by his fascination with
futurism and science fiction. Wangs term will bring its own
surprises, and for all the grumbling about his appointment
that he was too young, too American, too streetfew have
pointed to the parallels between Wang and the labels Spanish
Basque founder: that both were reared in towns steeped in sea-
side culture (Cristbal in Getaria; Wang in the Bay Area); that
just as, according to legend, a teenage Cristbal found his first
muse in the Marquesa de Casa Torres, Wang looked to high
school pal Vanessa Traina, the daughter of author Danielle
Steel and a very American kind of pop-culture royal; that each
migrated to distant metropolises where they ultimately made
their names. Of course they worked in very different eras, but
as Wang himself says, women still want something that feels
liberating, that feels new, that feels inspiring. Women, the de-
signer declares, want to be seduced.
Seduced would be a way to describe Wiig when she sees a
white dress with a geometric cut and selects it on the spot for her
premiere of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I tend to like things
that have a modern, sort of futuristic feel, Wiig says, adding
that Wangs dresses are youthful and cool. The actress, like
others the brand has dressed in the past year (Julianne Moore,
Carey Mulligan, Kristen McMenamy, and Rooney Mara, to
name a few), seems indicative of Balenciagas woman: self-
assured, discerning, and sophisticated, yet down to earth.
[Kristen] has this unprecious elegance that I find really in-
spiring, Wang says.
Wang appeals to this sort of woman with garments of elab-
orate, intricate construction that are nonetheless effortless
for the wearer. His smoking jackets are veiled with a fine,
sheer organza and the look features hidden interior corsets.
A crop top with an abstract floral print is actually silk vis-
cose, pleated to achieve a crushed effect. And his curved-
shoulder moto jackets and abbreviated skirts are assembled
of leather hand-braided onto molds, an intensive process that
celebrates Cristbals sculptural designs. Wang has even ex-
tended the architectural theme to the spring runway, outfit-
ting it with mirrors so that looks could be viewed from all
angles, as well as the design of Balenciagas new SoHo wom-
ens store, which juxtaposes the sweep of a curving skylight
with hard marble interiors. (The stores fall opening, which
saw the closing of an entire city block and shielded VIP arriv-
als from street gawkers with a towering green hedge of white
peonies and roses erected by florist Jeff Leatham, is part of
Balenciagas ongoing global expansion.)
As Balenciagas narrative continues to unfold, Wangs own
story is being written too. Though weve always known Wang
as a young designer, by the time he shows his next collec-
tion his twenties will be behind him. Yeah, I guess they cant
say, like, at only 30! he jokes. And so what has changed in
the past few years? Oh my gosh, everything! exclaims Wang,
who now splits his time between New York and Paris, where
he presides over a large design team and goes to bed by 10:30.
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nylon and suede pumps,
$895, all, BALENCIAGA,
collection at Neiman
Marcus stores nationwide
I tend to like things that
have a modern, sort
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Embroidered top, $3,350,
skirt, $3,350, both,
BALENCIAGA, collection at
Barneys New York
Hair by David von Cannon at
Streeters; makeup by Karan
Franjola at Marek and Associates
for Chanel; manicure by Kiyo
Okada at Garren NY/Marek and
Associates for Chanel Le Vernis;
grooming for Wang by Lisa-Raquel
at See Management for Chanel;
set design by Bette Adams for
Mary Howard Studio; fashion
assistant: Yashua Simmons
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resort to pollinating fruit trees by hand. (Harvard
researchers are developing robo-bees for the same
purpose.) Half of the fish species we eat couldnt
survive without coral reefs, 90 percent of which will
be seriously endangered, possibly dead, by 2050.
And Kolbert mused that she could imagine a day
when theres no more Oyster Bar at Grand Central,
because you can no longer get any oysters. (Oys-
ters dont like acidified waters, and hatcheries in
the Pacific Northwest are already in trouble.)
Humans will figure out a way to save them-
selves, Kolbert believes, even as the world changes
beneath their feet and other species disappear. In
Catastrophe, she wrote about residents of an Alas-
kan island who voted to relocate to the mainland
because rising seas eventually would engulf their
home. While the move may sound desperate, the
point is that with advance knowledge, humans can
make life-saving choices. Animals, not so much.
Kolbert steadfastly refuses to say that her sub-
ject makes her sadI go to interesting places and
interview great peoplebut she becomes pensive
when she talks about what the future holds for her
three sons, a college-age boy in addition to her
twins. I am every bit a parent and am absurdly
hopeful and optimistic for them. She pauses and
looks away. At the same time, Im aware that I
am preparing them for a world that looks like the
world of today, even though I know the world will
look very different. I do think that puts things in
perspective. The kinds of things parents worry
about, I like to think I dont worry about so much.
I mean, the craziness around SAT prep, or what-
ever. Lets worry about what the world is going to
look like in 2050; lets keep our eye on the prize.
In response to her work, Kolbert said she and
her family have changed how they live. She drives
a hybrid car, and their house is powered by solar
energy; she wouldnt give too many other details,
fearing she might come off as preachy, and also,
theres the reality of the matter: One of the bur-
dens of knowledge is that I know those changes are
marginal, Kolbert says. If you take one flight, if
you do the numbersand unfortunately I know
the numbersit wipes all that out. But I still do do
those things; you have to.
You do have to; I know exactly what shes talk-
ing about. As for the depth of sadness that the story
of mass extinction touches in me, some of the most
alive moments in my life have been encounters with
the natural world: Spending a day flat on my back
on an island off the coast of Norway to watch thou-
sands of puffins awkwardly flying from their nests
in a sheer rock face to the sea and back again. See-
ing waved albatross do their highly choreographed
mating dance 20 feet away from me on the cliffs of
Espaola Island in the Galapagos at sunset. Watch-
ing the bats circle overhead as the stars come out in
my backyard. Sitting outside the pen of Lonesome
George, the last of the Pinta Island Galapagos tor-
toises, sobbing my eyes out. I think theres a spiritual
element in my response to nature, not in a religious
sense, but in the way it can make me feel connected
to something bigger than myself and my little world.
Im not a parent, but Ive heard people talk about
experiencing that kind of connection with their chil-
dren. There is some way in which the beauty, the
mystery, even the violence of nature remind me at a
profound level of what it means to be human.
Am I overly romantic about nature? Probably.
And the demands and conventions of Kolberts
job may require her to compartmentalize, may
put her on the other extreme. Were so different
in this regard, we might as well be different spe-
cies. But then, its going to take all kinds of spe-
cies to save the world.
could help me get at the root of the problem.
Even when I sat down to write the story of my
life, when I decided to change the teachers name,
I was pulling my punches. I was afraid of what
might happen if I said too much; and, after all,
it had taken place more than 30 years ago. What
was the point of digging up all that old, painful,
confusing, weirdly shameful stuff? Surely we
had all moved on, students and teachers alike.
A few of the transgressors were dead; one had
Alzheimers, or so Id heard through the alumni
grapevine. Why resurrect the school-wide sexual
abuse of so long ago? I had graduated in 1980.
And I was over it.
Then, about a week after the NPR interview
aired, I got an e-mail from the present head of my
old high school. They wanted to talk to me about
what Id written and what Id said on the radio.
They asked if we could meet in person as soon as
was convenient for me.
Instantly I was 16 againscared, guilty, a
trouble maker, an outsider. I couldnt answer
right awayI stewed for a while. What did they
want? Were they angry with me? Had I done
something wrong?
Not only were they not angry, they wanted to
make restitution, to take full responsibility for
the sexual abuse that had taken place. They had
identified my math teacher from my description
of him and had forbidden him from ever again
contacting anyone connected with the school. A
letter had gone out to the entire school commu-
nity identifying him, referring to my book and
interview. The school not only believed my story,
they supported me.
Then they hired investigators who engaged in
a thorough, aggressive inquiry into what, it soon
emerged, had been widespread sexual abuse
among the schools teachers and students in the
1970s and 80s. They contacted alumni and stu-
dents, past and present faculty, and community
members. They connected the dots with year-
book pictures and cross-examinations.
In September 2013, an investigator flew to Iowa
City, where I was teaching. In the days before she
arrived, I had a series of panic attacks, chewed
my cuticles raw, and could neither sleep nor con-
centrate. When she arrived, I saw that she was
kind, warm, but extremely professional, a little
younger than I was, but of my generation: the
perfect interlocutor for me to talk to about this.
She sat across from me at my dining-room table
and waited for me to begin.
It was so much worse for my friend, I began,
and then, to my horror, I burst into hard, wrench-
ing sobs, 35 years too late. Over the next five
hours, I told her everything I knew: the students
who were molested, the teachers and parents who
violated our trust, my own experiences.
And then I described the nights my math
teacher showed up at the house where I lived,
working as an au pair for room and board, to
invite me to take a walk with him. It began inno-
cently enough: He asked about my homesickness
and depression, and I confided in him, flattered
by his interest, desperate for attention and affec-
tion. He had a brusque kindness, a seemingly
sympathetic manner. But then, in a dark field, he
crushed me in a viselike hug, rubbed his hard-
on against me, possibly came, although I didnt
know for sure, kissed me on the mouth, laughed
with sexual excitement when I struggled to break
free, and held me even more tightly. I told the
investigator about my total shame afterward,
lying awake, feeling paralyzed, confused, and
I CANT GO ON, I MUST GO ON
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 414
SOMETHING HAPPENED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 421
terrible. These walks went on through my ju-
nior year and into my senior year. I was unable to
say no; I couldnt tell him to stop.
He hadnt raped me. He hadnt taken any
clothes off, mine or his. But I knew, by her reac-
tion, that he had abused me. I let myself know it
too, for the first time in my life. He had abused my
body, my sexuality, my trust, my vulnerability, my
youth. He had abused his power as a teacher, an
adult, a community leader, and a man.
I was 16, fatherless, far from home, insecure,
and in need of warmth and affection. He was 36,
married, a father, and a respected, beloved, and
upstanding community member.
He was the Green Meadow Molester, a
schoolmate e-mailed me the day after I wrote to
tell him how the interview had gone. You blew
the lid off the silence. You were the only one who
spoke up.
I didnt blow the lid off on purpose, I wrote
back. Dave Davies made me!
Youve done a good thing for so many people.
Youre heroic, he shot back.
But I wasnt heroicI was a victim, though
by making public what happened, I ceased to be
only a victim.
Several months have passed since I met with the
lawyer. Ive stopped fantasizing that Im that lech-
erous man I couldnt shake for so many years. For
the first time in decades, my fantasies no longer
scare me. And when my boyfriend and I have
sex, Im right there in my own body, looking
into his eyes, fully present and female. It feels as
if some magical transformation has taken place,
as if Ive been returned to my rightful self. This
year, because of the book and its aftermath, I feel
as if Ive resolved the pain I felt from my father,
my failed marriage, and, in some ways most cru-
cially, my adolescence. The panic attacks and the
urge to self-sabotage have ceasedI hope forever.
I am no longer afraid to admit that I was affected
profoundly and painfully by it all. It took almost
half a century, but my life is my own now.
The investigation ruined the Green Meadow
Molesters life. It has made him a pariah in his
old age, an outcast in his own community. Its too
late for him to face trial and go to prison, but this
punishment strikes me as almost worse.
But as long as he went unpunished, free, in
possession of the respect and trust of others, I
was still his victim. And because he was a serial
predator with nothing and no one to stop him, he
was always free to abuse others.
I saw him, once, in the spring of 2009. He was
in the audience when I stood at a podium in the
high school gym, giving the graduation speech.
He made a beeline for me afterward. I held my
ground, looked him in the eye, did not allow him
to see how much I hated him. And then I went
home to Brooklyn and collapsed. I did it, I told
Brendan, strangely proud of it.
Im not proud of it now. But I am free of him,
as far as I can tell. Now that its all been brought
into the open, now that everyone who wanted to
has had a chance to tell the truth about what hap-
pened back then. Now that Ive talked about it
on the radio, to the investigator, to a journalist,
even to a police detectivethe once unthinkable
stigma of victimhood seems like a very small
price to pay for the rewards of speaking up.
It seems so simple now. Pretending for more
than 30 years that I was unaffected by himmy
skewed machismo, my defiant self-protective-
nesshurt me more than he ever did.
I was a victim. I couldnt acknowledge it. And
it fucked me up.
There. That wasnt so hard.
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Christian Louboutin (Miami).
THE NATURAL
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(NYC). Thigh-highs by Donna Karan Signature Collection, collection at Lord
& Taylor stores nationwide. Pumps by Christian Louboutin, at Christian
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HOTHOUSE FLOWER
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1272. PAGE 445: Necklace by AS29, $6,240, collection at Oxygene (Miami
Beach). Backpack by Chanel, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide, call
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by Chanel, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide, call 800-550-0005. PAGE
451: Blouse by Isabel Marant, at Isabel Marant (L.A.). Boa by Cassin, call
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RAY OF LIGHT
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SHOPPING GUIDE
The Five-Year Engagement followed The Social Net-
work, where Johnsonas a Stanford undergrad
perfected looking great in boy-short undies while
holding her own with megastar Justin Timber-
lake. While the Fifty Shades casting process plod-
ded along, Johnson auditioned for Ben and Kate,
a 2012 FOX comedy about a brother and sister
raising a daughter together.
At the time, the shows executive producer,
Jake Kasdan, another Apatow accomplice,
thought they were going to have to push the show
back because they couldnt find the right Kate.
Then Johnson came in. It was a no-brainer, and
there was total consensus, says Kasdan. She has
an inner natural feeling and an incredibly truthful
look. Her wheelhouse for comedy is rooted in her
being an uncomfortable, awkward person when
we know shes graceful.
The show lasted only 13 episodes, but John-
son proved she could handle fastballs and
change-ups; everything from tender moments
with her on-screen daughter to humping a plant
for laughs. As cancellation loomed, Kasdan says
he told the network execs, Youre going to be
hearing from her and think, Oh, we had her on
our TV show. He laughs. I just didnt know it
would happen instantly.
The son of legendary writer-director Law-
rence Kasdan (Body Heat, The Big Chill), Kasdan
has a useful perspective on Johnsons upbringing:
There is a familiarity with the machinery of it all.
Most people have to figure that all out while trying
to establish a career. She had a great advantage of
knowing how that all already works.
After the Chateau, Johnson and I ride to her
ELLE cover shoot on the other side of Los An-
geles. When she hangs up a phone call with her
boyfriend, Jordan Masterson, an actor on the CBS
series Last Man Standing, she is giddy. Earlier that
morning, Masterson had given her a Christmas
present, and shes still high. He gave me double
sinks! she exclaims. He did it himself. I think
double sinks are the key to any relationship.
Just as I begin to consider that maybe she re-
ally is just another normal girl making her way
through a crazy world, talk turns to the growing
expectations in her life, and Johnson switches into
the mode of a gimlet-eyed 35-year-old. Look, I
know just from watching and not being an idiot
that its all up and down. One minute people think
youre the fucking shit, and the next minute they
dont even. That doesnt matter to me.
Besides, her parents have her back. After they
got over the initial shockThey were both like,
Holy shit!theyve been fully onboard the Fifty
Shades Express. When the Twittersphere criticized
Johnsons casting, Melanie Griffith went all mama
bear. She called someone a bitch, says Dakota
gleefully. My mom is just the most loving person.
When we arrive at the shoot, Johnson dis-
appears for two hours. I still have some doubts
about this smart-aleck kid pulling off an erotic
role. But then she emerges in a tight green dress,
blue eyes shining behind her makeup, grinning.
I clean up good, dont I?
The cameras begin to flash. Johnson gazes
into the lens with a vaguely hunted look, her
hands pushing stockings downward. Then the
shooting stops, and Dakota strolls over to a moni-
tor for a look. She cant suppress a giggle.
There are a lot of good shots of my ass. You
cant go wrong with some good ass shots.
Then she walks back to her dressing room,
high heels in hand, a girlish bounce in her step.
Shes going to be fine.
THE NATURAL
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by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, collection at Barneys New York. Earring by Vita
Fede, visit vitafede.com. Bracelet by Aurlie Bidermann Fine Jewelry, $16,445,
collection at Barneys New York. PAGES 460461: Top, bra, pants by
Gucci, at Gucci stores nationwide. Jacket by Marc by Marc Jacobs, at Marc
by Marc Jacobs stores nationwide. Earring by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci,
collection at Barneys New York. Earring by Vita Fede, visit vitafede.com.
Sneakers by Giuseppe Zanotti Design, at Giuseppe Zanotti Design boutiques
nationwide. PAGE 462: Pants by Gucci, at Gucci stores nationwide, visit
gucci.com. Earrings by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, collection at Barneys New
York. Earring by Vita Fede, visit vitafede.com. Flats by Proenza Schouler, at
Proenza Schouler (NYC). PAGE 463: Earring by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci,
collection at Barneys New York. Earring by Vita Fede, visit vitafede.com.
Bracelet by Aurlie Bidermann Fine Jewelry, $16,445, collection at Barneys
New York. Bracelet by Aurlie Bidermann, $6,305, collection at Barneys New
York. Sneakers by Giuseppe Zanotti Design, at Giuseppe Zanotti Design stores
nationwide.
THE NEXT DYLAN
PAGE 466: Bunny ears by Rubies Costumes, visit halloweenadventure
.com. Socks by The Sock Man, at The Sock Man (NYC). Loafers by Giuseppe
Zanotti Design, at Giuseppe Zanotti Design boutiques nationwide, visit
giuseppezanottidesign.com. PAGE 467: Blouse, pants by Michael Kors, call
866-709-KORS or visit michaelkors.com. Suspenders from Star Struck Vintage
Clothing, collection at Star Struck Vintage Clothing (NYC). Hat by Chanel, at
select Chanel boutiques nationwide, call 800-550-0005. PAGE 468: Cap by John
Galliano, visit johngalliano.com. PAGE 469: Hat by Brixton, visit brixton.com.
Boots by Michael Kors, similar styles at select Michael Kors stores nationwide,
call 866-709-KORS. PAGE 470: Bodysuit by Moschino, at Moschino boutiques
nationwide. PAGE 471: Hat from BCCO NYC, to special order, call 347-836-
9116 or visit bcconyc.com. Headphones by SunnyLion, visit thesunnylion.com.
Sneakers by Superga, visit superga-usa.com. PAGE 472: Cap by Brixton, visit
brixton.com. Socks by Falke, collection at herroom.com. Sneakers by Charles
Philip Shanghai, collection at Lord & Taylor stores nationwide. PAGE 473:
Jacket. pants, scarf by Etro, at select Etro stores nationwide, visit etro.com.
Shoes by Marc by Marc Jacobs, at Marc by Marc Jacobs stores nationwide.
HERO WORSHIP
PAGES 474475: Dress by Diane von Furstenberg, call 646-486-4800.
Necklace by Alexis Bittar, visit alexisbittar.com. Polyester, spandex,
and latex Spider-Man costume by Disguise Costumes, price on request,
at Abracadabra (NYC). PAGE 476: Garment by Versace, call 888-721-7219.
Cuffs by Tomtom by Elena Howell, collection at Bergdorf Goodman (NYC), visit
tomtomjewelry.com. Polyester, spandex, and latex Batman costume
by Rubies Costumes, price on request, at Abracadabra (NYC). Polyester,
spandex, and plastic Captain America costume by Disguise
Costumes, price on request, at Abracadabra (NYC). PAGE 477: Sunglasses
by Prabal Gurung by Linda Farrow, visit lindafarrow.com. Clutch by Edie
Parker, $995, collection at Bergdorf Goodman (NYC). Sandals by Brian
Atwood, at Brian Atwood (NYC), call 212-415-4739. Superman costume
by Rubies Costumes, $66, visit halloweenadventure.com. Sneakers by Nike,
visit nike.com. PAGES 478479: Jacket, scuba suit, pants by Tommy
Hilfiger, call 212-223-1824. Bracelets by Prada, at select Prada boutiques
nationwide, visit prada.com. Handbag by Chanel, at select Chanel boutiques
nationwide, call 800-550-0005. Sandals by Jimmy Choo, at select Jimmy
Choo stores nationwide, call 800-524-6687 or visit jimmychoo.com. Green
Lantern costume by Rubies Costumes, $60, visit halloweenadventure.com.
Polyester, spandex, and latex Batman costume by Rubies Costumes,
price on request, at Abracadabra (NYC). Polyester, spandex, and plastic
Captain America costume by Disguise Costumes, price on request, at
Abracadabra (NYC). PAGE 480: Jacket by Balmain, $33,400, collection
at Barneys New York. Polyester, spandex, and plastic Captain
America costume by Disguise Costumes, price on request, at Abracadabra
(NYC). Sneakers by Nike, visit nike.com. PAGE 481: Mask by Forum, $7,
visit halloweenadventure.com. Necklace by Lizzie Fortunato, collection
at Ann Mashburn (Atlanta), call 404-350-7132 or visit annmashburn.com.
Sandal by Calvin Klein Collection, similar styles available at Calvin Klein
Collection (NYC), call 212-292-9000. PAGE 482: Hat by Alexander McQueen,
$7,175, similar styles available at Alexander McQueen (NYC). Necklace by
Alexis Bittar, visit alexisbittar.com. Pumps by Christian Louboutin, at Christian
Louboutin (Beverly Hills). Polyester, spandex, and latex Batman
costume by Rubies Costumes, price on request, at Abracadabra (NYC).
Superman costume by Rubies Costumes, $66, visit halloweenadventure
.com. Dress, $13,700, bracelets, by Prada, at select Prada boutiques
nationwide. Sunglasses by Gucci, collection at solsticesunglasses.com.
Clutch by Proenza Schouler, at Proenza Schouler (NYC), call 212-420-7300.
PAGE 483: Shorts by Emilio Pucci, visit emiliopucci.com. Necklace by
Alexis Bittar, visit alexisbittar.com. PAGES 484485: Sweatshirt, shorts,
pumps by Alexander Wang, similar styles at Alexander Wang (NYC).
Sunglasses by Balenciaga, collection at select Neiman Marcus stores
nationwide, Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide, Bergdorf Goodman (NYC),
visit bergdorfgoodman.com. Clutch by Rauwolf, visit rauwolfnyc.com.
Collar by Uncommon Matters, collection at thestylechamber.com. Polyester,
spandex, and latex Batman costume by Rubies Costumes, price on
request, at Abracadabra (NYC). Vintage boots by What Goes Around Comes
Around, at What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC).
BOX SEAT
PAGES 486487: Dress by Ralph Lauren Collection, visit ralphlauren.com.
Earrings, rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or visit harrywinston
.com. Bracelets by H.Stern, $69,000$92,000, at H.Stern (NYC), call
800-7-HSTERN or visit hstern.net. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000$113,400,
at Jacob & Co. (NYC). Brogues by Simone Rocha, collection at Dover Street
Market (NYC). PAGE 488: Earrings, necklace by Kwiat, visit kwiat.com.
Rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or visit harrywinston.com. Rings
by Jacob & Co., at Jacob & Co. (NYC). PAGE 489: Earrings by Kwiat, visit
kwiat.com. Earring by De Beers, visit debeers.com. Rings by Harry Winston,
call 800-988-4110 or visit harrywinston.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000
$113,400, at Jacob & Co. (NYC). Mules, shoe clips by Sportmax, at select
Max Mara and Sportmax stores nationwide. PAGE 490: Dress by Dior,
call 800-929-DIOR. Earrings, rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or
visit harrywinston.com. Earrings by Kwiat, visit kwiat.com. Rings by Jacob
& Co., $30,000$113,400, at Jacob & Co. (NYC). Mules, shoe clips by
Sportmax, at select Max Mara and Sportmax stores nationwide. PAGE 491:
Shirt, skirt by Bottega Veneta, at Bottega Veneta boutiques nationwide, call
800-845-6790. Earrings by Kwiat, visit kwiat.com. Rings by Harry Winston,
call 800-988-4110 or visit harrywinston.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000-
$113,400, at Jacob & Co. (NYC). Mules, shoe clips by Sportmax, at select
Max Mara and Sportmax stores nationwide. PAGE 492: Dress, handbag,
sandals by Prada, at select Prada boutiques nationwide. Earrings by
Kwiat, visit kwiat.com. Earring, rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110
or visit harrywinston.com. Necklace by Cartier, at select Cartier boutiques
nationwide, call 800-CARTIER or visit cartier.us. Rings by Jacob & Co.,
$30,000$113,400, at Jacob & Co. (NYC). Handbag, sandals by Prada,
at select Prada boutiques nationwide, visit prada.com. PAGE 493: Earrings
by De Beers, visit debeers.com. Rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or
visit harrywinston.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000$113,400, at Jacob
& Co. (NYC). PAGE 494: Jacket, bralet, trousers by Salvatore Ferragamo,
at Salvatore Ferragamo boutiques nationwide. Earrings by De Beers, visit
debeers.com. Necklace by Cartier, at select Cartier boutiques nationwide,
call 800-CARTIER or visit cartier.us. Rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-
4110 or visit harrywinston.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000$113,400, at
Jacob & Co. (NYC). Mules by Sportmax, at select Max Mara and Sportmax
stores nationwide. PAGE 495: Necklace by De Beers, visit debeers.com.
Rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or visit harrywinston.com.
Necklaces by Kwiat, visit kwiat.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., at Jacob &
Co. (NYC). Brogues by Simone Rocha, collection at Dover Street Market
(NYC). PAGE 496: Earrings, rings by Harry Winston, call 800-988-4110 or
visit harrywinston.com. Necklace, $125,000, earrings, by Kwiat, visit
kwiat.com. Rings by Jacob & Co., $30,000$113,400, at Jacob & Co. (NYC).
Backpack by The Row, $37,000, collection at AMarees (Newport Beach,
CA). PAGE 497: Earrings by De Beers, visit debeers.com. Brogues by Simone
Rocha, collection at Dover Street Market (NYC).
LEADER OF THE PACK
PAGES 498499: On her: Jacket, $24,500, skirt, $14,995, by Calvin Klein
Collection, at Calvin Klein Collection (NYC). Earring by Diva Design Art,
collection at etsy.com/shop/divadesignart. Necklace, ring by Susan Lenart
Kazmer, visit susanlenartkazmer.com. Ring by Doyle & Doyle, at Doyle & Doyle
(NYC). Necklace, ring by Thomas Mann, call 800-875-2113 or visit
thomasmann.com. Boots from New York Vintage, visit newyorkvintage.com.
On him, at left: Acrylic turtleneck sweater by Dries Van Noten, $665, similar
styles at Barneys New York. Silver and agate necklace by Thomas Mann,
to special order similar styles, call 800-875-2113. On him, at middle: Cupro
and viscose coat by Dries Van Noten, $1,330, similar styles at Barneys New
York. Cotton shirt by Billy Reid, $295, visit billyreid.com. Vintage silk vest
from What Goes Around Comes Around, $198, at What Goes Around Comes
Around (NYC, L.A.). His own jeans. On him, at right: Cotton coat, $845,
pants, $481, by N. Hoolywood, visit n-hoolywood.com, rodengray.com. Wool
jacket by Bottega Veneta, $2,800, at Bottega Veneta boutiques nationwide, call
800-845-6790 or visit bottegaveneta.com. Cotton shirt from What Goes
Around Comes Around, $172, at What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC,
L.A.). Newsboy cap from Star Struck Vintage Clothing, $20, at Star Struck
Vintage Clothing (NYC, Nashville). PAGE 500: On her: Shorts by Marc Jacobs,
at Marc Jacobs, NYC. Earrings by Tanith Rohe, visit tanith.etsy.com. Ring by
Doyle & Doyle, at Doyle & Doyle (NYC). On him, at left: Cotton coat by Dries
Van Noten, $1,330, similar styles at Barneys New York. Cotton shirt by Billy
Reid, $295, visit billyreid.com. Modal and silk wrap by Echo Design, $118,
visit echodesign.com. On him, at middle: Cashmere cardigan, $398,
cotton coat, $1,298, linen-and-silk-blend shirt, $498, by John Varvatos, at
John Varvatos stores nationwide, visit johnvarvatos.com. Bronze chain
necklace by WWAKE, $230, visit wwake.com. Silver and vintage
found-object necklace by Kristi Zevenbergen, $2,200, collection at Facr
Jewelry Art Gallery (Seattle), visit facerejewelryart.com. Key and clock-
gear necklace by Tanith Rohe, $28, visit tanith.etsy.com. Silver, nickel,
brass, and bronze necklace by Thomas Mann, $298, call 800-875-2113 or
visit thomasmann.com. His own jeans. On him, at right: Gabardine jacket,
$1,750, wool pants, $490, by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, at Saint Laurent
(NYC). Vintage wool sweater from What Goes Around Comes Around, $148,
at What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton bandanna
from Star Struck Vintage Clothing, $4, at Star Struck Vintage Clothing (NYC,
Nashville). PAGE 501: Dress, jeans by Jean Paul Gaultier, collection at
Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Blouse by Isabel Marant toile, at Isabel
Marant (NYC, L.A.). Cap by Brixton, visit brixton.com. Belt from What Goes
Around Comes Around, at What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC, L.A.).
Ring by Thomas Mann, call 800-875-2113 or visit thomasmann.com. Pendant
by Doyle & Doyle, at Doyle & Doyle (NYC). Bangle by House of Lavande Vintage,
visit houseoflavande.com. Cuffs by WWAKE, collection at Totokaelo (Seattle,
WA). Boots from New York Vintage, at New York Vintage Inc. (NYC), call 212-
647-1007. PAGE 502: Necklaces by Tanith Rohe, visit tanith.etsy.com.
Earrings, necklaces by Alice Sprintzen, visit alicesprintzen.com. Necklace
by Diva Design Art, call 541-890-8941 or visit etsy.com/shop/divadesignart.
PAGE 503: On her: Cape, bodysuit, jeans by Louis Vuitton, call
866-VUITTON or visit louisvuitton.com. On him, at far left: Cupro and
viscose coat by Dries Van Noten, $1,330, similar styles at Barneys New York.
Cotton shirt by Billy Reid, $295, visit billyreid.com. Vintage silk vest from
What Goes Around Comes Around, $198, at What Goes Around Comes Around
(NYC, L.A.). His own socks and shoes. On him, at second from left: Gabardine
jacket, $1,750, wool pants, $490, by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, at Saint
Laurent (NYC). Vintage wool sweater from What Goes Around Comes
Around, $148, at What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton
bandanna from Star Struck Vintage Clothing, $4, at Star Struck Vintage
Clothing (NYC, Nashville). His own socks and shoes. On him, at second from
right: Acrylic sweater by Dries Van Noten, $665, similar styles at Barneys New
York. Quilted lambskin and neoprene pants by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $1,995,
at 3.1 Phillip Lim (NYC, L.A.), visit 31philliplim.com. Silver and agate
necklace by Thomas Mann, $1,110, call 800-875-2113 or visit thomasmann
.com. His own shoes. On him, at far right: Vintage Comme des Garons
jacket from What Goes Around Comes Around, $650, at What Goes Around
Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). His own jeans, socks, and shoes. PAGE 504: On
her: Coat by Prada, $6,100, at select Prada boutiques nationwide. Pants,
bandeau top by Kenzo, collection at openingceremony.us. Top by Diesel, at
Diesel stores nationwide, visit diesel.com. Necklace by Susan Lenart Kazmer,
visit susanlenartkazmer.com. Earring by Tanith Rohe, visit tanith.etsy.com.
Bracelet by Erica Weiner Jewelry, at Erica Weiner Jewelry (NYC), visit
ericaweiner.com. Chain by Lulu Frost, visit lulufrost.com. Sandals by Nike,
visit nike.com. On him, at left: Gabardine jacket, $1,750, wool pants, $490,
by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, at Saint Laurent (NYC). Vintage wool
sweater from What Goes Around Comes Around, $148, at What Goes Around
Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton bandanna from Star Struck Vintage
Clothing, $4, at Star Struck Vintage Clothing (NYC). On him, at right: Silk coat
by Meadham Kirchhoff, $1,735, at V Files (NYC), visit shop.vfiles.com. Wool
sweater by John Varvatos, $798, at John Varvatos stores nationwide, visit
johnvarvatos.com. Silver and vintage found-object necklace by Kristi
Zevenbergen, $2,200, collection at Facr Jewelry Art Gallery (Seattle, WA), visit
facerejewelryart.com. Key and clock-gear necklace by Tanith Rohe, $28,
visit tanith.etsy.com. Silver, nickel, brass, and bronze necklace by
Thomas Mann, $298, call 800-875-2113, or visit thomasmann.com. His own jeans
and shoes. PAGE 505: On her: Coat by Isabel Marant toile, at Isabel Marant
(L.A.). Coat by Carven, at Carven stores nationwide. Jacket, shorts by Topshop
Unique, visit topshop.com. Top by Tibi, at Tibi (NYC). Collar by Eddie Borgo,
collection shopbop.com. Necklace by Thomas Mann, call 800-875-2113 or visit
thomasmann.com. On him: Acrylic sweater by Sibling, $1,390, collection at
Dover Street Market (NYC). Wool sweater by John Varvatos, $798, at John
Varvatos stores nationwide, visit johnvarvatos.com. Silver and vintage
found-object necklace by Kristi Zevenbergen, $2,200, collection at Facr
Jewelry Art Gallery (Seattle, WA), visit facerejewelryart.com. Key and clock-
gear necklace by Tanith Rohe, $28, visit tanith.etsy.com. Silver, nickel,
brass, and bronze necklace by Thomas Mann, $298, call 800-875-2113 or
visit thomasmann.com. His own jeans. PAGES 506507: On her: Jacket,
pants by Proenza Schouler, at Proenza Schouler (NYC). Ring by Susan Lenart
Kazmer, visit susanlenartkazmer.com. On him, at front left: Silk coat by Meadham
Kirchhoff, $1,735, at V Files (NYC), visit shop.vfiles.com. Acrylic sweater by
Dries Van Noten, $665, similar styles at Barneys New York. Quilted lambskin
and neoprene pants by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $1,995, at 3.1 Phillip Lim (NYC,
L.A.), visit 31philliplim.com. Silver and agate necklace by Thomas Mann,
$1,100, call 800-875-2113 or visit thomasmann.com. On him, at back left: Cupro
and viscose coat by Dries Van Noten, $1,330, similar styles at Barneys New
York. Cotton shirt by Billy Reid, $295, visit billyreid.com. His own jeans. On
him, at right: Acrylic sweater by Sibling, $1,390, collection at Dover Street
Market (NYC). Wool sweater by John Varvatos, $798, at John Varvatos stores
nationwide, visit johnvarvatos.com. Silver and vintage found-object
necklace by Kristi Zevenbergen, $2,200, collection at Facr Jewelry Art
Gallery (Seattle, WA), visit facerejewelryart.com. Key and clock-gear
necklace by Tanith Rohe, $28, visit tanith.etsy.com. Silver, nickel, brass,
and bronze necklace by Thomas Mann, $298, call 800-875-2113 or visit
thomasmann.com. His own jeans. PAGE 508: On her: Vest, pants by Chanel, at
select Chanel boutiques nationwide. Dress by Haute Hippie, collection at
Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Bra by Calvin Klein Underwear, collection at
Bloomingdales stores nationwide. Bracelets, earring by Tanith Rohe, visit
tanith.etsy.com. Necklace by Alice Sprintzen, visit alicesprintzen.com.
Necklace by Susan Lenart Kazmer, visit susanlenartkazmer.com. Necklace
by Thomas Mann, call 800-875-2113 or visit thomasmann.com. Bracelet by Lulu
Frost, visit lulufrost.com. Necklace by Diva Design Art, visit etsy.com/shop/
divadesignart. Shoes by Churchs, at Churchs English Shoes (NYC). On him, at
far left: Vintage Comme des Garons wool jacket, $650, cotton shirt,
$172, from What Goes Around Comes Around, at What Goes Around Comes
Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton pants by N. Hoolywood, $460, visit n-hoolywood
.com, collection at rodengray.com. Silk scarf by Echo Design, $118, visit
echodesign.com. His own pants. On him, at back left: Gabardine jacket,
$1,750, wool pants, $490, by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, at Saint Laurent
(NYC). Vintage wool sweater from What Goes Around Comes Around, $148, at
What Goes Around Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton bandanna from
Star Struck Vintage Clothing, $4, at Star Struck Vintage Clothing (NYC,
Nashville). His own socks and shoes. On him, at right: Cupro and viscose
coat by Dries Van Noten, $1,330, similar styles at Barneys New York. Vintage
silk vest from What Goes Around Comes Around, $198, at What Goes Around
Comes Around (NYC, L.A.). Cotton shirt by Billy Reid, $295, visit billyreid
.com. His own pants and shoes. PAGE 509: Coat by Etro, at Etro boutiques
nationwide. Top by Joe Fresh, at Joe Fresh (NYC). Skirt by Sacai, collection at
Saks Fifth Avenue (NYC, Beverly Hills), visit sacai.jp. Jeans by Isabel Marant
toile, at Isabel Marant (L.A., NYC). Necklace, rings by Doyle & Doyle, at
Doyle & Doyle (NYC). Necklace by Thomas Mann, call 800-875-2113 or visit
thomasmann.com. Ring by Amedeo, at Amedeo (NYC). Brooch by Alice
Sprintzen, visit alicesprintzen.com. Necklace, earring by Tanith Rohe, visit
tanith.etsy.com. Ring by Erica Weiner Jewelry, at Erica Weiner Jewelry (NYC).
ALL IS BRIGHT
PAGE 510: Ring by Temple St. Clair, $35,000, call 800-590-7985. Rings by
Sophie Bille Brahe Fine Jewellery, collection at Dover Street Market (London),
visit london.doverstreetmarket.com, net-a-porter.com, stylebop.com, totokaelo
.com. Ring by Andrea Fohrman, collection at Twist (Portland, OR), call 877-
248-6790. Handbag by Chanel, call 800-550-0005. PAGE 511: Rings by
Cantamessa, $17,680$35,360, visit cantamessajewels.com. Handbag,
shoes by Prada, at select Prada boutiques nationwide, visit prada.com.
PAGE 512: Rings by Cantamessa, $18,980$27,340, visit cantamessajewels
.com. PAGE 513: Necklace by Lee Angel for Rosie Assoulin, call 212-288-1338.
Handbag by Jimmy Choo, visit jimmychoo.com.
WANGS WORLD
PAGE 514: Top, pants, bracelet by Balenciaga, at Balenciaga (NYC),
collection at Bergdorf Goodman (NYC), Barneys New York. PAGE 516:
Overcoat, pumps by Balenciaga, collection at Neiman Marcus stores
nationwide, Barneys New York. PAGE 517: Top, skirt by Balenciaga, at
Balenciaga (NYC).
Prices are approximate. ELLE recommends that merchandise availability be
checked with local stores.
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ARIES (MAR 21APR 19)
You have tremendous energy for enacting
new plans, but with Mars, your ruler, ret-
rograde from the 1st of this month to May
19th and Saturn retreating from the 2nd
to July 20th, stay the course for now. In
love and in business, focus on improving
existing relationships and projects rather
than forging new ones. If an assignment
comes in, be extra careful with it. Jupiter,
now in your house of home and turning
direct on the 6th, makes this month a per-
fect time to offer a second bid on a cov-
eted property, but be sure to weigh your
options carefully; each has its merits.
While youre treading water, take advan-
tage of the unusually dreamy, meditative
state February 28ths new moon will have
brought. Some introspection will bolster
you for March 30th, when another new
moon, conjunct with Uranus, will surely
present obstacles.
TAURUS (APR 20MAY 20)
Take everything that happens this month
in stride: Mars and Saturn in retrograde
mean youll be covering old ground. On
the positive side, your work life, which
has been hectic since last December, will
finally slow down. Rehash a troublesome
project or, better yet, flee to a friends
house, the beach, or the mountains, as
Jupiter turns direct on the 6th, clearing
your calendar for travel. When you re-
turn, nurture yourself in advance of the
30ths strenuous new moon. Other obli-
gations may arise as behind-the-scenes
machinations, potentially centered on
your home life, suddenly come to light.
You may also find yourself again ad-
dressing lingering questions with your
one and only, but romantic reward will
come midmonth, with Saturn sweetly
angled to the 16ths tender full moon for
a weekend full of sparkling potential.
GEMINI (MAY 21JUNE 21)
February 28ths new moon offered un-
precedented professional opportunities,
so schedule appointments with VIPs in
the first week of March. This excitement
wont fortify your walletyetso spend
conservatively. Ongoing expenses could
arise, and you may need to delay a major
purchase. Improvements to your home
life should come together beautifully
within four days of the 16ths full moon.
But the new moon on the 30th may illu-
minate the truth about an unpredictable
friend. Be careful not to overcommit
funds or time. Your romance house has
been heated since December, thanks to
Mars incendiary presence, but as that
planet goes retrograde from the 1st to
May 19th, expect a cooldown. Now isnt
the hour to open your heart to new love.
If a green relationship has accelerated
too quickly, take time to get to know
each other. Unattached? Look forward
to late May, when romance glitters on
the horizon.
CANCER (JUNE 22JULY 22)
Jupiter, in full power through July 16th,
will widen the perimeters of your life
and make you receptive to much luxu-
rious fun. Youve been shouldering re-
All signs will be spinning their wheels with Mars
and Saturn in retrograde, so work what youve got
and dont make any fast moves. Indeed, this is a
spring for reflection and planningbut come
summer, the heat is most certainly going to be on
THIS MONTH FOR PISCES: (FEB 19MAR 20) Putting others first is an admirable
quality, but make the first two weeks of March all about you and your dearest desires,
for the new moon from February 28th, under the influence of good-luck Jupiter,
marks the beginning of an exciting birthday month. With Neptune conjuncting the
Sun and moonand all three well angled to Jupiter, in your artistic and romantic
fifth housenow is the time to nurture new ideas, or, if youre hoping to conceive,
try for a baby. In regard to finances, Mars in retrograde (until May 19th) and a
feisty new moon on the 30th may make collecting on your invoices difficult or bring
unexpected expenses, potentially from a business venture, a social engagement, or
even a romantic liaison. Hold off on signing any and all contracts for now, as you
may be jarred by a bit of news in the coming weeks. Its imperative that you go slowly
with your eyes and ears open.
YOUR YEAR AHEAD: Everything will bloom for you this year with a little care,
Pisces. Good-fortune Jupiter, retrograde since November 7th, returns to full power
on March 6th, turning the tide in your favor. April brings financial turbulence (for all
signs), but your ideas will really start generating money after July 16th, when Jupiter
enters Leo for 12 months. Also around this time, single Pisces should heavily circulate
in hopes of meeting an intriguing new match. Let go of your list; he or she may not
be what you want but precisely what you need. For those attached or married, if
youve been thinking about a deeper commitment or a baby, either would be blessed.
The second half of the year brings brisk business and enviable assignmentsnot to
mention more energy for exercise than youve had in ages. October may be another
tough fiscal month, but take heart in knowing youve weathered the worst of it.
Olivia Wilde
March 10, 1984
MARCH By Susan Miller HOROSCOPE
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sponsibilities at home tantamount to a
second job, but a hard-earned break will
come while Mars goes retrograde until
May 19th. Enjoy the quiet, and dont
make any important initiations just yet.
Instead, get away: February 28ths new
moon in Pisces, and gift-giving Jupiter
in Cancer for the first time this decade,
make now an ideal moment for reinvigo-
rating travel. When it comes to work, the
momentum from early March will keep
you diplomatic if your office grows vola-
tile later in the month. Saturn will retro-
grade between the 2nd and July 20th,
possibly coloring your feelings about a
partner. When in doubt, do nothing. In-
stead, consider taking another trip with
a sweetheart midmonth. Youll both ben-
efit from the gifts of time and attention
lavished solely on each other.
LEO (JULY 23AUG 22)
Quotidian money matters will domi-
nate early March. Neptune, patron of
the arts, will be close to February 28ths
new moon to help you sell a creative
idea, but it might also obscure impor-
tant fiscal information; be sure you
have all the data you need when apply-
ing for a mortgage or filing taxes. Sat-
urns presence will help you hammer
out a deal once youve cross-checked
the details. By the full moon midmonth,
youll have the money for long-desired
stability in your home or family life, but
Mars in retrograde will delay contracts,
paperwork, travel, and work projects.
Embrace the time to plan rather than
act. By the 30ths new moon, orbiting
next to Uranus, the planet of unantici-
pated events, youll feel compelled to
go on a long, fast-paced triphowever
unusual the impetus. Some knots may
need untangling along the way, but it
will all be in good fun.
VIRGO (AUG 23SEPT 22)
Mars has been tearing through your
money sector since December, feeding
a spending spree. You may be able to
catch up in March as the planet retro-
grades, but youll also have to contend
with February 28ths not-so-friendly new
moon in your house of other peoples
money. Hang on until after this months
full moon on the 16th, when stress is
tempered. Speaking of this moon: It will
help you to center yourself and take time
to understand what you need to become
more successfulin all phases of life. In
business, you may consider making a
partnership official. Open up talks now,
but bide your time until Mars reemerges
on May 19th to set anything in stone.
Saturn, also retrograde, may rekindle
an old flame, or if you havent been
able to let go of someone, give you the
words that have long needed to be said.
For committed Virgos, many may get
engaged or married. And for some, the
stork will certainly be a busy bird.
LIBRA (SEPT 23OCT 22)
Creative projects at work and home will
keep you occupied, and Jupiter in beauti-
ful angle to the planets stacking in your
assignments sector means that your
accomplishments could merit a major
promotion. Your hard work will add up,
but take time for a restorative break at
the 16ths full moon. Mars may be retro-
grade in Libra, but it rules your relation-
ship house. Dont shake hands on any
deal right now, and if your partner acts
uncharacteristically hesitant, dont try
to force anything; either would be like
trying to start a car with a dead battery.
Your significant other will attract more
of your attention after the 30ths new
moon, which signals a trend that will
last for six months to a year. Pay care-
ful attention to news you receive. With
Uranus, the planet of unexpected events,
conjuncting the moon, its tough to antic-
ipate what will surface, but Plutos posi-
tion suggests it may pertain to property,
home, or family tensions.
SCORPIO (OCT 23NOV 21)
Youll likely have a sublime event to at-
tend over the weekend of the 15th, with
the full moon in Virgo. Use this enchant-
ing opportunity to talk with a friend or a
lover about your dreams and also glean
some good advice. While Mars is in ret-
rograde from the 1st to May 19th, focus
on perfecting projects at work rather
than unveiling ambitious new plans.
Put some energy toward your personal
life as well, for the end of the month will
curb you with a broadening assignment.
March 30ths new moon, conjoining un-
predictable Uranus, means it could be
anything, so remain flexible and dont
rush. In romance, February 28ths new
moon will inspire single Scorpios to meet
new people. If youre attached, schedule
some alone time; Jupiters friendly angle
suggests youll find the perfect accommo-
dations for a getaway.
SAGITTARIUS(NOV 22DEC 21)
February 28ths very positive new moon
will have you brimming with creative
ideas, and you may want to move, reno-
vate, or redecorate. But first things first:
Review your home insurance. Neptune
conjoining this new moon cautions
against potential water damage. If you
volunteer or work with a group or club,
you and a leader youve long disagreed
with may now finally be able to bury the
hatchet, due to retrograde Mars. Youll
also get brilliant career news during
this phase, as a slower pace will allow
VIPs a chance to properly evaluate
and then championyour work. And
because Mars is also the ruler of your
fifth house of true love, you may expe-
rience a change of heart regarding a
relationship. If you need to decelerate
with a significant other, seek help con-
ceiving, or get expert counsel for one
of your children, do so knowing that a
solution is close at hand.
CAPRICORN (DEC 22JAN 19)
Wanderlust bookends this month under
the influential new moons of February
28th and March 30th. Get away early
to a waterfront locale with your part-
ner to reconnect; later in March, plan
a more adventurous trip with a group
of friends. An unanticipated home or
family concern may surprise you after
the 30ths new moon, especially if your
birthday falls within days of January
2nd. Youll need to strategize, for it
seems a long-term situation is shifting.
Your career, too, may experience set-
backs while Mars, the energy planet,
retrogrades throughout March. These
two matters may be linked, and one or
both could disappoint you temporarily,
but dont interpret these events as signs
things will never work out. Rethink
your game plan, and expect resolution
as soon as Mars goes direct in mid-May.
AQUARIUS (JAN 20FEB 18)
Rarely will you have better luck asking
for a raise, getting a project green-lit, or
acquiring funding than in early March.
One caveat: Neptunes position may
generate fog and confusion during ne-
gotiations. By the 16ths full moon,
though, your fiscal focus will shift to the
positive, when a money matter settles in
your favor. Saturn, the planet of long-
term thinking, will be friendly, ensur-
ing enhanced security. Mars retrograde
from the 1st to May 19th will entangle
travel plans and create difficulties in
family relationships. Remember to
never start a new venturein love or
businesswhile Mars rests. Rather,
plan, but dont sign off on ideas, and
make sure your assumptions are realis-
tic. The 30ths new moon may further
complicate matters with an unexpected
revelation. Be on your toes for a chal-
lenging April.
For your full astrological forecast from Susan Miller, visit Astrologyzone.com.
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By his own admission, getting Colin Far-
rell on the phone to talk about women is
a recipe for disaster and self-shaming,
he says with a laugh. We know what he
means. When the Irish actor, 37, first ar-
rived in America 14 years ago, he earned
the respect of such A-list directors as
Steven Spielberg and Terrence Malick
as well as a distinction for drunken ca-
rousing, best summed up by his tabloid
nickname, the Lusty Leprechaun. (A sex
tape with a Playboy model didnt help.
Nor did telling an interviewer, I come
into [L.A.] and bang whoever I can.)
Since getting sober eight years ago, this
father of two has gained perspective on
his libidinous past and emerged as one of
the finest actors working today. He was
heartbreaking as P. L. Travers alcoholic
father in Saving Mr. Banks, and in Win-
ters Tale (out now), a sweeping love story
about a pull so strong it leads a man to
time-travel a hundred years into the fu-
ture to fulfill his destiny, hes the very def-
inition of a romantic hero. Though hes
cleaned up his act, when it comes to in-
spiring ardor in his fans, hes still got it.
ELLE: Would you tell me about an early
crush?
COLIN FARRELL: I fell deeply in love
with Marilyn Monroeas deep a love
as a nine-year-old, delicate heart is ca-
pable of.
ELLE: How were you introduced to her?
CF: It was Some Like It Hot. She was
breaking ice with an ice pick and talk-
ing about the tenor sax and how she
gets goose bumps. Theres just this fra-
gility and a need of comfort; it was so
apparent in Marilyn that even as a boy
I was feeling that hero complex.
ELLE: Did you ever dig up her nudes?
CF: You know, man, I did. And I felt in-
stantly ashamed. I moved on swiftly to
some unnamed, unrecognizable nude.
ELLE: If I asked all the women youve
ever dated to agree on something about
you, what would they say?
CF: That the exit is a lot more turbulent
than the arrival, unfortunately. Build-
ing is always a gentler process than tear-
ing down, it seems.
ELLE: Winters Tale is a romantic epic.
What movie do you find romantic?
CF: The Bridges of Madison County is a
fairly moving film. The idea of choos-
ing history over fate, the life that could
be lived. Part of her wants to go. And
yet you understand shes married to a
good man and she has a family that she
adores. Theres no right answer.
ELLE: Whats the most over-the-top
thing youve ever done for a woman?
CF: This isnt a hard-and-fast rule, but
sometimes the more money spent, the
more it diminishes the true essence of
romance.
ELLE: Okay, then. Whats the smallest,
most intimate gesture?
CF: Im just trying to weed out the gold-
diggers. [Laughs] I once spent a night
with somebody in a ruin of a building
in a very faraway land. There was no
heat. It was dilapidated. About as unro-
mantic as you could imagine. But we lit
a fire and had sleeping bags and wine
and a shitty old portable DVD player.
The battery died halfway through Its a
Wonderful Life. That didnt really matter.
It wasnt about getting to the end.
ELLE: Did you have any memorable
nights at the Playboy mansion when
you first came to L.A.?
CF: I think I was there twice in my life.
For a 23-year-old from Ireland it was a
rite of passage. I got to tell the lads and
had moments of great boasting. But it
kind of came back to haunt me.
ELLE: Yes, the sex tape. You were of-
fered $5 million for it.
CF: It certainly wasnt a validation of
my prowess.
ELLE: The offer suggests otherwise.
CF: The whole thing was horrifying. You
know, Press Record. Taboo. Isnt this inter-
esting. You should have taken the tape with
you. I was deposed for four hours ex-
plaining why I didnt want it to be re-
leased. God forbid its an on-demand
movie in a hotel room and my mother
says, Oh, I havent seen this work of
my sons, and hits Purchase.
ELLE: Once you got sober, were you
worried you wouldnt be able to talk
to women?
CF: I worried I wouldnt be able to talk,
full stop. I hadnt uttered a word sober
in about 15 years.
ELLE: Did you find it difficult to sleep
with a woman sober?
CF: I made love to a woman about two
and a half years after I got clean, and it
was one of the most terrifying moments
of my life. It was in the afternoon. The
windows and the curtains were open.
It was lovely, and, to be crass, it wasnt
fucking. She was very gentle. But it was
terrifying. Because I was just used to
drunkenness and dark rooms and clubs
and toilets and wherever.
ELLE: Do you believe in monogamy?
CF: I do. Very much. And Ive had
arguments with friends about this. For
me, I dont know if its possible. Im
not saying its not possible. I have been
monogamous in relationships. But
Im not in a relationship now. So they
havent worked. So it wouldnt stand up
in court.
ELLE: But you believe in the value of it.
CF: Weve all seen people who are 70, 80,
90, who have held each others hands
throughout their lives. But is there a part
of man that does want to sow his seed?
Absolutely. Does that mean it has to be
followed through on? Or does it allow us
to ask why and dig a little deeper? I dont
know. But I certainly do believe in mo-
nogamy. I dont believe that its for every-
one. I dont believe that marriage is for
everyone. So much of life is begging to
be chosen how it wants to be lived. Much
more than most of us realize.
ELLE: Could you ever fall in love with
a woman who didnt like your movies?
CF: Yeah. For sure! I needed to learn to
love myself while not loving my movies.
I would never hold that against anyone.
THE ROMANTIC
Colin Farrells reputation certainly precedes him, but this former
Hollywood Bad Boy considers his past to be merely prologue.
Mickey Rapkin learns that through it all, Farrell hasnt lost his Irish charm
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