We love the cool West Coast look of Le Catch’s Marlien Rentmeester. Here, she styled our Donovan Jacket, a “haute hippie” piece, Marlien calls it, with crochet, sequin, bead and stitch details. She wore it two ways and explained her sartorial selects.
There’s nothing like the touch of a professional decorator to take an otherwise basic interior to the next level. And in her new book Designers at Home: Personal Reflections on Stylish Living, All the Best blogger Ronda Rice Carman explores how some of our favorite interior designers — including India Hicks, Rose Tarlow, Bunny Williams and Martyn Lawrence Bullard — put their eye to work in the ultimate private sanctuary: their very own homes. We talked to Ronda about the idea and got her décor advice, too.
If the shoes make the outfit, let us show you how to hit a sartorial home run — from the ground up. Here, our summer guide to what pant/skirt/dress silhouettes work with which shoe styles for the most flattering look.
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The last time Paul McDonough had a solo show at the Sasha Wolf Gallery on the Lower East Side, the photographer captured the urban turf of New York City in the Seventies. This time, with his current Sight Seeing exhibit, he turns his lens on the sunnier stomping grounds of California and Florida. The nostalgic allure, spontaneity and intimacy of his images, though, remain the same. You’re both a voyeur of this bygone era and a part of it.
Florida, 1979, by Paul McDonough
Interior designer and home stylist Kim Gieske couldn’t have had a better fairy godmother during the early stages of her career. The former model was part of the founding team at Martha Stewart Living — invited by the entertaining doyenne herself. Since then, Kim’s gone on to work for Glamour, Self, House & Garden and Vogue and has amassed a clientele roster that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Aerin Lauder and Donatella Versace. And now she’s hosting her own show Built on the Style Network (added bonus: male models as construction workers). Here, wearing Tory’s Rosalie cardigan, she shares her décor tips, tricks and inspiration…some hauntingly surprising and, um, dead on.
Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti of Partners & Spade have launched a new sleepwear collection that’s going to make you stand up and take notice — or rather, slow down and press pause on today’s busy, fast-paced life. Inspired by the cozy jammie-dressing of creative types (à la Pablo Picasso), Sleepy Jones features chic printed PJ separates, tees and boxers for the bewitching hour and beyond. Here, fresh off their 24-hour debut party — dubbed The Sleep In — at The Lafayette House in New York, the founders talked to us about the line and shuteye style.
Tatiana Santo Domingo is one half of the bohemian brains behind the Muzungu Sisters collection, which finds its inspiration from the far-flung lands of Colombia (handwoven bags), Jaipur (jewelry), Bali (sarongs) and more. Here, we chatted with the Colombian-Brazilian beauty.
Picture this: Karlie Kloss baking cookies. Or Dries Van Noten’s grungy Spring 2013 collection re-envisioned as cakes. Or Sofia Coppola waxing nostalgic about her favorite cocktail from Bar Hemingway in Paris. Those are just some of the stories in the debut issue of Cherry Bombe, a new magazine celebrating food and women. If the issue is chicer than most gastronomic glossies, that’s because its founders carry serious fashion heft: Creative Director Claudia Wu launched cult mag Me, while Editorial Director Kerry Diamond was the beauty director at Women’s Wear Daily and Harper’s Bazaar, where the two met. Diamond is also co-owner of Seersucker and Nightingale 9 restaurants in Brooklyn. Here, they talk food, inspiration and surprising fashion-foodie friendships.
Julia Chaplin knows la vie bohème, inside and out. She’s pretty much synonymous with the gypsy-meets-jet-set lifestyle, having written two books about those freewheeling ways: Assouline’s Gypset Travel and Gypset Style. Plus, her Gypset site is a one-stop resource for fellow globetrotters — complete with photo journals, a map of bohemian capitals and an online shop of gypsy-chic fashions. Here, Julia clues us in on everything you need to know (and read and drink and wear) to be part of that tribe.
What would you do if you discovered your parents planned on selling your beloved summer retreat, kept in the family for generations? And you happened to live in, oh, the rarified world of French high society? If you’re sisters Laure and Marie, the protagonists in Cécile David-Weill’s The Suitors, you concoct a plan to lure a moneyed suitor to save your Cap d’Antibes villa. Here, we talked to the French-American author about her witty comedy of manners, in which the Old World elite and nouveau riche collide. She gave us a few tips on navigating the French and Stateside cultural divide, too.
We got some one-on-one time with Yasmin Kayser, the Fashion Director of Le nouvel Observateur and contributor at Obsession. Wearing Tory’s Neveah cardigan, the British native — who’s lived in Paris for the past three decades — shared her thoughts on French fashion and the City of Light.
Astrology expert Susie Cox clues us in on what to expect now that we’re in the earth sign of Taurus (April 19th – May 20th).
Our Summer 2013 collection taps into the spirit of wanderers and day trippers, no matter the destination — whether exotic far-flung locales or simple Saturdays in the park. Expect prints on prints, stripes on pattern and easy, effortless shapes that will take you through this season and beyond. To get in the mood, we teamed with stylist Brian Malloy, photographer Norman Jean Roy and models Dree Hemingway and Lara Mullen, who showed us a slice of that sunny leisure life.
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The official start of summer might be a few weeks away, but around these parts, we’re already getting a head start. Can you blame us? We love kicking back, rolling our sleeves up and indulging in warm-weather jaunts, whether near or far. Here, wearing the Brigitte Blouse, Tory talks about the season and her wardrobe essentials for it.
Just four more days to cast your vote for The Webby Awards this year! Here, we spoke to one of our fellow nominees, Imran Amed of Business of Fashion about his nod in the category of Best Business website. He gave us his nomination reaction, plus revealed whether he’s on the Cuba Gooding, Jr. or Marlon Brando camp of acceptance-speech giving.
InStyle and Lucky alum Ariela Suster left the glossy world of magazines to pave her way as an entrepreneur — while doing good in her native El Salvador to boot. Last year, she launched Sequence, a colorful and crafty accessories collection hand-threaded by artisans in the impoverished town of Tepecoyo, on the outskirts of San Salvador. We got the full story from Ariela, here wearing Tory’s Arielle sweater, Page shorts and Vanetta sandals, as well as her must-see highlights of El Salvador. Plus, she shared some words of wisdom, courtesy of dad and Marc Jacobs.
Celia Birtwell’s collaboration with designer (and then-husband) Ossie Clark helped define the Sixties and Seventies. She created the colorful, punchy prints; he, the flowy and romantic bohemian cuts. Together, the duo dressed the icons of the era: Marianne Faithfull, Talitha Getty, Pattie Boyd, Bianca Jagger, to name a few. Decades later, she’s still not slowing down — Celia just released a fun and kicky collection with Uniqlo. Here, we talked to the legendary print master, who also happens to be a major muse for artist David Hockney. That famous Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy portrait that David did of Celia and Ossie? It’s one of the most visited works at London’s Tate Gallery.
Laid-back leisure days and good books go together like love and marriage; you can’t have one without the other. So in celebration of boho week here, we asked Elissa Schappell, Contributing Editor and Hot Type columnist at Vanity Fair, not just for some literary selects but her picks for best bohemian reads. Whether you’re hitting the beach or channeling your inner Beatnik, she’s got you covered.
Angela Lindvall may hail from the American Midwest — Oklahoma, to be exact — but she’s practically synonymous with a certain hippie-chic wanderlust and sun-kissed Bali. Here, the eco-chic model talks to us about gypsies, Hemingway and the best bohemian drink.
You may know Cindy Weber Cleary as the Fashion Director of InStyle, where she’s been for the last 14 years, getting snapped in the front rows of fashion week. But she’s also deeply involved with the Promise Project, a nonprofit dedicated to helping underprivileged children with learning disabilities. On Tuesday, Cindy will co-chair, along with Dana Buchman, its annual Beautiful Promise gala and silent auction. Here, she tells us about the cause and why it’s one so close to her heart.
Tomorrow is Record Store Day and it’s fast becoming one of our favorite days of the year. We are even thinking about declaring it a holiday. So in celebration of vinyl, we picked through our record collection and found some great old grooves to join a few new ones. All of you who held onto your record collections — and are still thrilled to add to them — take these out for a spin and let us know what happens!
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Here’s another name to add to your must-know, must-listen list: Kilo Kish. The Florida-born, Brooklyn-based hip-hop singer — who was photographed with Tory in Elle’s current music issue — is turning heads with her infectious, slightly psychedelic conversational rap style. After a performance at last week’s Coachella parties, you can see her next at Downtown Record’s New York festival on May 10 (coincidentally, her birthday). We caught up with Kilo, née Lakisha Kimberly Robinson, at her Clinton Hill home to dish everything from her New York haunts, design ambitions and Christina Aguilera covers.
The Vogue Digital Creative Director might spend her days working in the glossy, lacquered world of Fashion with a capital F, but she’s a free spirit at heart. Here, Sally shares her bohemian inspirations and getaways.
Heading into Weekend 2 of Coachella, Harper’s Bazaar’s Joyann King sent us a quick dispatch of the best show, best dressed and best snack so far. Here, Joyann is in front of Fontenell house, wearing our Pat cardigan and Gabriel skirt.