Contents

Volume 38 Issue 02 February ’09

DEPARTMENTS
The Month in Fashion

McQ goes Midwest; Gigli's comeback.

Flashback

The Four Seasons's legendary lunchroom.

Uncensored

D.C.'s new fashionista; a members-only kids' club.

Trend

Geometric designs take shape this spring.

ACCESSORIES FLASH
Spring's All-Stars

Luxurious jewels, bags and shoes sparkle.

SHOPPING
The Power of Print

Patterns—delicate, bold and girly—proliferate.

BEAUTY FLASH
True Blood

Ellis Faas's makeup line draws its hues from bumps and bruises.

Culture Club

Friendly bacteria help keep skin aglow.

Night Shift

New beauty goods fight the aging effects of sleep deprivation.

A-LIST
Brad Pitt

The self-deprecating star dishes about his family and latest movie.

Independent Spirits

This awards season, indies go head-to-head with big-studio flicks.

Urban Cowgirl

A filmmaking duo have cornered the UK's talent market.

Grand Finale

Tinseltown honors its deceased VIPs with over-the-top memorials.

FASHION
Surprise Moves

Unexpected treasures—from a diva to a dairy-farm delight.

Aria

Clad in light, enchanting frocks, an opera singer emotes.

ESP

Stylish women ruminate in darkly romantic ensembles.

Le Chic

Party all night long in high-octane, glamorous outfits.

FEATURES
The Marchioness

Lady Dufferin turns her storied estate into a lively enterprise.

LAST LAUGH
Louise's Beefs

The Countess weighs in on bills, bankers and BlackBerrys.
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After divorce and a few years of flying below Hollywood's radar, Uma Thurman is ready to give marriage and superstardom another shot.

We scoured the showrooms to find the ultimate boots—in leather, pony, suede and even mink.

Amid sultry settings and irresistible distractions, Madonna falls under the spell of Rio de Janeiro.

For years Bruce Willis vowed he'd never marry again. Then the movie star met sizzling Emma Heming, and she changed his mind—and his life.
The Countess's Corner

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

Valentino and Giancarlo Giammetti have a unique ability to capture and sustain the attention of a very glittering crowd.

"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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Champion

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

W Blogs

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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)