Contents

Volume 37 Issue 7 July ’08

DEPARTMENTS
The Month in Fashion

Prada’s artsy digs; Theory’s hippies.

Flashback

Beauty queen Hélène Rochas’s wisdom and wit.

Uncensored

Swinging couples on prime time; Vegas’s green glow.

FASHION FLASH
The Trends: Rich Rewards

Fall fashion embraces both minimalism and embellishment.

I’ll Fly Away

Uber luxe, wrinkle-free apparel keeps the jetset chic.

Party Time

Why politicos from the U.S. to Ukraine are the new fashion plates.

BEAUTY FLASH
Beauty Buzz

Hot hotel salons; reinventing the mascara wand.

Left to Your Own Devices

Do-it-yourself lasers and handheld gadgets take high-tech home.

EYE
Caped Crusaders

The Met’s Costume Institute gala; George Clooney’s birthday bash.

Commercial Success

After 13 years in the shadows, actor Jon Hamm breaks out in Mad Men.

Change of Course

Acclaimed Parisian chef Hélène Darroze sets sail for London.

Wonder Boys

A directing-producing duo give documentaries sex appeal.

Money Honeys

The hedge fund world’s secret weapon? Company babes.

Hot Tea

The man behind the Hollywood craze for kombucha.

FASHION
Master Class

Beautymakers sew their way to success.

Summer Camp

Fashion’s brightest young stars take on Miami.
Web exclusive: Behind-the-scenes videos.

PROFILE
Dr. Ivo

On the private island of Brazil’s legendary plastic surgeon.

LAST LAUGH
The Countess’s Confession

Louise outlines what’s acceptable (and not) about being an elitist.
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"I didn't realize so many people would come so early," said Eva Chow as guests poured through the door of her husband's namesake eatery a few minutes after 8 o'clock.

Greetings from picture perfect Normandy!
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One good classic deserves another. Christy Turlington Burns works the warrior-goddess side of Greco-Roman influence. Photographed by Michael Thompson.

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