What is it that makes David Netto’s collection of books in his Silver Lake home so appealing? We think it’s the perfectly curated combination of everything we love — from historical to biographical, Old New York to Old Hollywood. And since David put it together, you can count on it looking chic as well. Here, the designer and architect gives us a glimpse at this personal library and shared his tips on chic bookshelf design, too.
As an Opening Ceremony buyer, Kate Foley has already proven herself a pro at spotting what’s new and what’s next. So we wanted to know: What are her picks for best fashion books and who’s her literary style icon? Hint: She lives in an attic and her wedding dress.
There are those books you wish you could forget so you could read them again for the first time. Then there are the books that deserve repeat-reads five, ten, twenty times. Tory loves reading — old books and new, classic and obscure. Here are just a few of her go-to reads — including her all-time favorite, Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. From there, it’s about heroes, humor, stories you just can’t forget and then some.
Alta Moda means high fashion in Spanish. It’s also the name of Mario Testino’s exhibit at his nonprofit MATE art foundation in the photographer’s native Lima, Peru. The show features a series of images that pay homage to traditional local dress, showcasing its brilliance in vivid color, print and embroidery. “I tried to fit as much time and history into each frame as possible,” says Testino, “from the traditional and festive clothing to the Chambi backdrops to the Peruvian people in them.” For those who can’t make it before the exhibition’s closing in September, Alta Moda is hitting New York this fall.
As the saying goes, good things come in small packages. Chic things, too. Case in point: mini bags, which are a big trend in accessories right now. They’re the perfect style for girls on the go, like Mexican-based stylist and producer Betsy De La Vega Tay, who paired Tory’s Thea crossbody with Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Lucite-wedge booties and a printed Club Monaco jacket for a look that’s both simple and coolly graphic.
Many thanks to Vogue and Elle magazines for tapping our Tanner Flat as one of the shoes of summer. We love Tanner’s little details — pink gradated stones, a little Lurex — and its free-spirited vibe. And it’s one of Tory’s favorite sandals — it adds a great hit of color against white jeans or mixed in with a printed tunic or summer stripe. In a word, it’s fun.
Simple shapes, special details — that sums up our Pre-Fall 2013 collection, which takes its inspiration from a vintage officer’s jacket Tory’s mother passed down to her. The military influence plays out subtly in clean lines and pared-down silhouettes, full of embellishment and textural treatments — stripes made of beading, for instance. Throw in a soupçon of Seventies and tough tomboy elements and you have our chic solution to between-season weather: stylish pieces to wear now, layer later.
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The pre-fall collection is here — and if you’re wondering what that means, keep reading. Wearing the Misty Blouse, Tory breaks down the industry term and tells us about the season’s inspiration.
Perhaps you’ve seen Anna Karlin’s design work on the digital shopping magazine Shop Ghost. Or checked out her petri-dish installation for the New York City boutique Story. Or maybe you’ve had a drink in the mugs she designed for Coffee Republic while reading the newspaper she created for Thompson Hotels? Here, we spoke to the multidisciplinary art director…who has her own furniture collection, too.
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White jeans, friend or foe? They’re not as tricky a style statement as you might think. But don’t just take our word for it. Now that we’re past the Memorial Day mark, we enlisted writer Deborah Schoeneman — whose CV includes stints at HBO’s Girls, The Huffington Post, The New York Times Sunday Styles and New York magazine — to do a little sartorial investigating with Tory’s white jeans. Here, her full report.
Tomboy style lends itself easily to the summer season — it’s easy, comfortable and chicly effortless. We talked to Tory, here wearing the Noa Ankle Chino with the Brigitte Blouse, and got her take on what she likes about the look and how she wears it.
Calling all day trippers and getaway girls. Travel chic and in comfort with easy basics that strike a stylish, graphic chord — like printed scarves and striped tees and dresses. Bonus? They’re easy to pack, too. And if you can’t decide where to go, consult our city guides for great escapes both near and far.
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The CFDA Awards are one of the biggest events of the year in fashion and last night’s show was no exception, with an appearance by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (presenting an award to Oscar de la Renta). Here are some of the songs that popped and helped the night groove along.
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What would you think if your husband escaped for the weekend, to Barbados, with your six-month-old daughter, but led you to believe — through missed voice mails and texts — that he was simply giving you a rest while they went upstate to see his family? That’s the premise of Thea Goodman’s compelling In The Sunshine When She’s Gone. The novel explores the fantasy in the mind of every sleep-deprived mother — the idea of time alone — while tracing the way our lives transform when we plunge into parenthood and how, under pressure, marriage can both falter and blossom.
The Ballet Russes is more than just a storied ballet company from early 20th-century Russia. It defined an era and aesthetic, mingling East with West, and this summer it’s getting a massive exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Founded by Serge Diaghilev in 1909, the company was a cocktail of crossover collaborations — common today, not so much then. So among the exhibition finds you’ll discover everything from costumes by Henri Matisse, Coco Chanel and Pablo Picasso to Giorgio de Chirico set designs and illustrations by Léon Bakst and Jean Cocteau.
Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun from The Afternoon of a Faun, 1912, by Léon Bakst; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund
Every decade or so you get the perfect party storm — the right location, the best playlist ever and an eclectic crowd that brings all walks of life together to dance the night away. From Chez Regine and Les Bains Douches in Paris to the ultimate gold standard, New York’s Studio 54, they all had one thing in common: no one could resist. Now, it’s all happening again with Giorgio’s: A Modern Discotheque, party guru Bryan Rabin’s Saturday night bash at The Standard hotel on L.A.’s Sunset Strip. The talk of the town, it’s where celebs, socialites, drag queens, roller girls and the fashion set alike get their disco dance on.
It’s easy to lose yourself in Barbara Vaughn’s photographs, on view this week at San Francisco’s Dolby Chadwick Gallery. They toe the line between digital image and Abstract Expressionist painting — at first glance, you never know if it’s one or the other. Those undulating strokes and arty swirls à la Gerhard Richter or Jackson Pollock are actually water reflections off the Aegean and Adriatic coasts taken with a long-lens Nikon D7000. Can’t make her current show? You can catch Barbara’s work again at Sun Valley’s Friesen Gallery starting July 30th.
In landscape artist Perry Guillot’s hands, a pool is more than just a pool. It’s a breathtaking scene in which to idle the summer away, like at this private residence in Locust Valley, New York. The beauty is in its tranquility — simple scallop-cornered low yew hedges; American boxwood shrubs at the corners (“as quiet accents to complete the garden setting,” he says), and a less-is-more design approach free of paved surfaces or structures. As for seating, that’s fluid; Perry notes you can place it wherever you want on the open lawn.
Another year, another Cannes Film Festival. The screenings might have ended, but we’re still not over all the news and excitement coming out of the event. Here, we got our very own insider’s report, courtesy of French film critic Olivier Joyard. It’s your front-row view to the festivities.
Marianne Faithfull, the Rolling Stones, Francoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg, The Beatles — they’re pop culture icons, photographed a thousand times over and yet you’ve never seen them quite like this. Snap Galleries in London is holding an exhibit of previously unseen images of music’s Who’s Who by French photographer Roger Kasparian. With indelible image after indelible image, the show is the perfect snapshot of the Sixties and its Mod heyday.
Slideshow, from left: Marianne Faithfull; the Rolling Stones; Francoise Hardy; Beach Boys, and Keith Richards, photographed by Roger Kasparian, courtesy of Snap Galleries
“How do you take a Moroccan hat and a painting by Édouard Manet and make the combination work? Resort 2014 celebrates the spirit of the mix, where inspirations play off each other in different textures and prints. Painterly florals pair with jeweled embellishments; pleated chiffon, with a novelty hat motif, and raffia, with snakeskin-like leather. Accessories, meanwhile, have an equally feminine yet far-flung feel in patterned low heels, beaded straw bags and cutout cuffs.” — Tory
Stripes are a summer classic — easy, casual, relaxed. But there’s a polish to the pattern too. The Lake and Stars designer Maayan Zilberman, for example, topped off a simple shirt-and-shorts combo with Tory’s raffia Elaina coat for an arresting look that feels both pulled together and fresh. She added a shot of playfulness, too, with contrasting polka-dot sneakers and bright red lips.
