Contents

Volume 37 Issue 6 June ’08

DEPARTMENTS
The Month in Fashion

Lagerfeld’s virtual persona; Ferré’s heirs.

Fast Forward

A Princeton senior aims for viola stardom.

Letter From the Editors

More than skin-deep.

Readers React

Nawlins’ riches; a doctor’s defense.

Uncensored

Kate Moss’s retro-hip taxi; sexy utensils.

Trend

A peacock palette brightens up fall runways and beyond.

FASHION FLASH
Kid Sister

Nail maintenance propels a rapper to success.

ACCESSORIES FLASH
Supernatural

A fantastical bejeweled garden.

Fit or Miss

An Asian writer’s quest for sunglasses.

On His Watch

Diamond-decked timepieces sparkle at Louis Vuitton.

Two of a Kind

Oscar de la Renta creates boho bijoux with Loulou de la Falaise.

Sweet Tock

Fuchsia watches spice up clock-watching.

SHOPPING
Into the Wild

Chic looks tailor-made for an urban safari.

BRIDAL FLASH
Color Me Beautiful

Hip brides embrace a nonwhite wedding day.

Bright Side

Engagement rings break out of the white diamond mold.

The Fast Lane

Marchesa’s off-the-rack gowns for busy brides.

Pearl Vision

Ladylike pearls in bold settings.

BEAUTY FLASH
Cable Muse

David Yurman dedicates a fragrance to his wife.

Feminine Mystique

Glam, girly goods shine into summer.

TRAVEL FLASH
Yucatán Man

A male model’s luxe Mexican hotels cater to the celeb set.

EYE
Californication

Balenciaga’s L.A. opening; baubles star at a Bulgari bash.

Butt Out

David Sedaris’s smoke-free, madcap world.

Rock On

A-list spawn make waves on New York’s indie-rock circuit.

A Perfect Fraud

Louis Vuitton hawks bags at the Murakami show; a green scene.

On Trial

Austin Powers’s director revisits the Gore-Bush recount onscreen.

Game Night

Kate Bosworth’s poker face; a Gucci benefit chez Marianne Boesky.

Tricky Ricky

Comedian Ricky Gervais is primed for his film-directing debut.

FASHION
State of the Arts

From the catwalk to the artist’s studio.

Dry Season

Sculpted silhouettes point to a streamlined future.

PROFILES
Dutch Master

Painter Marlene Dumas on her politically provocative art.

Charlize Theron

Hollywood’s favorite transformer heads for a blockbuster summer.

Hail McQueen

Overcoming personal turmoil, Alexander McQueen steps into the light.

Louise’s French Dressing

The Countess declares Carla Bruni-Sarkozy an icon in the making.
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Amid sultry settings and irresistible distractions, Madonna falls under the spell of Rio de Janeiro.

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The Countess's Corner

W's resident aristocrat, the acid-tongued Countess Louise J Estherhazy, spares nobody. Read her columns here.
WWD Feed

Sporting skinny jeans and a whisper-thin vintage blouse, Kate Moss doesn't look like a traditional boardroom-bound tycoon.

Eva Mendes dropped into the Calvin Klein Jeans flagship in Milan on Wednesday night, drawing hordes of young Italian men away from their mothers.

He may be best known for his paintings of Campbell Soup cans and for his statement, "Everybody will be famous for 15 minutes," endlessly quoted in reference to celebrity culture.
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Champion

One good classic deserves another. Christy Turlington Burns works the warrior-goddess side of Greco-Roman influence. Photographed by Michael Thompson.

W Blogs

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Domestic Bliss

The Steven Klein shoot that started it all: Mr. and Mrs. Smith costars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie play house in Palm Springs. (July 2005)