FASHION

40 and Fabulous: Heat Wave!


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In celebration of W’s 40th anniversary, A look back at our favorite sun-kissed stars in the magazine. Click here to purchase *W: The First Forty Years*.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

“It was by accident that we discovered this paradise,” Ottavio said of the rocky shores of Sveti Klement island, off the coast of Croatia.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

…powered around his remote island retreat on Pantelleria, Italy…

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

….was smoking hot in San Francisco…

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

“I hate the idea of a fancy boat,” said the couturier aboard the T.M. Blue, his 90-foot brass-and-mahogany-outfitted yacht.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

The model, the designer, and the W fashion editor let loose on Italy’s Stromboli island.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

In pursuit of avant-garde tan lines, the blonde bombshell lounged in Helmut Lang.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

…kicked back in South Beach…

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

The Dutch superbabe got wet ’n’ wild with an overheated wabbit while a Petit Julien just did his job.

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Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia

“I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call ‘a sex symbol,’ ” said our July 2010 cover girl.