Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2015 i ELLE

In The Fantastic Four, the latest Marvel superhero actionfest to hit the big screen, the dream team of Kate Mara, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell uses its powers to (obviously) save the world. August 7 August 1 One hundred women, from a Buddhist nun to a club promoter known as Captain Hello Titties, talk frankly about their breasts—and reveal them—in a new book called Bare Reality. August 3 In the CW comedy Significant Mother, a restaurateur deals with a host of boundaryblurring complications when his best friend starts dating his mom (Days of Our Lives star and onetime George Clooney flame Krista Allen). August 4 Some stellar summer reading: Infinite Home, Kathleen Alcott’s novel about a brownstone’s tenants; The Marriage of Opposites, Alice Hoffman’s fictionalized account of…

Who hasn’t at some point had what seems like a gamechanging idea? And what makes the difference between letting that idea go by and eventually giving a talk on it at TED? A dinner held during the TEDWomen 2015 conference last May brought together people who are turning grand ideas into reality, and they offered insights into how they’ve made that happen. Many stressed that the first step is recognizing a need, then finding the confidence to think you can solve it. “It’s the risk takers who are the ones standing up on that stage,” said Jane Lauder, the global brand president of Clinique. (The brand had organized the dinner to celebrate its new Smart skin-care line and launch a contest offering $20,000 for the best idea benefiting women’s lives.*)…

NEW YORK Get your kicks at The Rise of Sneaker Culture at the Brooklyn Museum, which includes about 150 rare pairs on loan from everyone from artist Tom Sachs (pictured) to Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. brooklynmuseum.org TOKYO: FASHIONISTAS AND FOODIES ALIKE HAVE TWO NEW RETAIL DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE. FRED SEGAL’S OUTPOST IN DAIKANYAMA IS BRINGING THE BEST OF THE GOLDEN STATE—INCLUDING A FOOD TRUCK—TO THE FAR EAST, WHILE VERSUS VERSACE’S MODERNIST GLASS FLAGSHIP IN AOYAMA BOASTS AN IN-STORE JUICE BAR. fredsegal.com; versusversace.com NEW YORK Forget about the Big “Apple.” The Art Production Fund is taking over New York with larger-than-life installations of the city’s most beloved breakfast staple: the bagel. The supersize carbs, created by sculptor Hanna Liden, will be hard to miss once stationed at Hudson River Park and the…

Could it be that trends are slowing down? Or at least surviving longer than a millisecond? Happy as we are to see fashion ideas evolve—as opposed to whipsawing in and out—from season to season, we still crave something fresh, especially as fall begins to approach. For our annual editors’ picks issue, the ELLE fashion team—including our accessories genius, Maria Dueñas Jacobs, seen here at Paris Fashion Week—shares our shopping wish list for the season. From prep school outerwear to out-of-the-boudoir lace, these aren’t trends, exactly: They’re building blocks for our very individual, extremely personal styles. What will be your picks of the season? ANNE SLOWEY FASHION NEWS DIRECTOR SAMIRA NASR FASHION DIRECTOR JOANN PAILEY MARKET DIRECTOR MARIA DUEÑAS JACOBS ACCESSORIES DIRECTOR JADE FRAMPTON SENIOR MARKET EDITOR JENNIFER GACH SENIOR ACCESSORIES…

POSH SPICE Meet the new blow-out: Barbie-esque volume and curled ends have been replaced by chic, soft body and megashine. According to hairstylist Sam McKnight, who created the looks on these pages, the secret is the ’80s-inspired, face-framing flip. “I used my hand, not a brush, to sweep hair over to one side because it should have a nonchalant feel,” he says. A pre-blow-out spritz of L’Oréal Paris Blow Dry It Quick Dry Primer Spray helps pull water from the cuticle. For the perfect amount of definition for every hair type, from fine to thick, stylist Peter Butler swears by Leonor Greyl Baume Bois de Rose, which morphs from a clay to a balm when warmed in your hands. “Pat your palms on the top layer of hair to tame…

Recently my best friend, Heather Mc-Ghee—the president of public-policy think tank Demos—met with Chirlane McCray, the first lady of New York City. There was, for Heather and me, a special thrill in seeing the photographs, which showed not one but two powerful women with brown skin—and natural hair. Heather and I, besties for life, have accompanied each other on our hair journeys: hers from braids to ’fro to locs, mine from caring to not, and back. Our story has a happy ending—natural hair flowing freely in the halls of power!—but a decidedly more painful beginning. The daughter of a Nigerian pediatrician and a Ghanaian surgeon, I grew up in Chestnut Hill, a lily-white suburb of Boston. And of all the ways I didn’t fit in—a brown immigrant among blond Americans—nothing…

“I brought back pillows and maybe a dozen rugs,” Brooklyn-based designer Ulla Johnson says, describing her spoils from an inspiration trip to Marrakech. “They could furnish a very large house— and I live in a 1,500-square-foot apartment!” Fortunately for the 41-year-old designer, the prewar Clinton Hill building where she lives with her husband and three children—Soren, nine; Asher, five; and Agnes, two—grants her access to storage space in the basement. Post Morocco, “they’re like, ‘We should renege on that,’” Johnson says. Another thing she doesn’t have room for at home is a dining table to accommodate dinner parties, which posed a bit of a problem for the designer when she decided to host a celebration for her Morocco-themed fall 2015 collection. Although her eponymous line only made its debut at…

ALL THE PRETTY PLATFORMS DEAR E. JEAN: Are there any unsocial people left in the world? Or am I the only one? I work long hours, and I really like relaxing at home with my boyfriend. I volunteer my time, yes, and make plans with friends and colleagues, but I have to fight off a feeling of irritation when they text with a “Let’s get together.” I actually don’t mind seeing friends, but I hate finding the venue, getting dressed up, smiling, saying the right things, dealing with noise levels at restaurants. In short, I hate going out. An evening out means that I have one less evening in—and to myself. I know it’s ridiculous! I know there’s value in a wide network of friends, but I dislike Gchat, DMs,…

“Don’t get us wrong, Taylor Swift looks like a total style queen whenever she’s rocking out on stage, but her latest cover for ELLE magazine’s Music issue shows her in a different light. As Taylor embarks on her 1989 tour, she tells BFF Tavi Gevinson she has absolutely no regrets…. The stylish outfits she wears for her ELLE photo shoot completely reflect Taylor’s bold new attitude.” —Sarah Wasilak, Popsugar.com “She has achieved even more success in the pop world, all the while keeping her clothes on!! Even her fellow pop singers who strip down or bare all have not matched her level of fame or chart success…love those photos, and, dang, is she freaking tall and built like a model.” —sas318, Billboard.com “I wonder what happened to her growing up…

NAME: Charles Youssef AGE: 34 PROVENANCE: Beirut, Lebanon CURRICULUM VITAE: The New York–based designer, who brings a spirit of playfulness to stark graphic minimalism, discovered his love for fashion in a high school figure-drawing class in Philadelphia, where he was raised by his father, a French-Lebanese gemologist, and his mother, a Korean nurse. Youssef earned his BFA at Parsons The New School for Design in New York and his MA at London’s Central Saint Martins. He describes his aesthetic as “Calvin and Narciso with a drop of Gareth,” referring to three houses—two minimalist (Calvin Klein, Narciso Rodriguez) and one a bit more outré (Gareth Pugh)—where he worked prior to founding his own label last year. SPAM FILTER: Youssef got his first taste of fame as a student in 2010, when…

Making a splash comes naturally to swimwear designer Karla Colletto, whose bold, graphic line has been spotted on Beyoncé and Serena Williams. Exclusively for ELLE, Colletto amps up the classic maillot in highlighter-green, chlorine-resistant, quick-drying microfiber in a shape that could have come straight from the ELLE archives— as seen on, say, “The Body” Elle Macpherson circa 1986. See you at the beach!…

“Most guys don’t think about what it’s like to be sized up for sexual value as the first thing anyone sees about them, everywhere they go—anytime they go online, walk into a room, or try to join a conversation. Most men don’t have to deal with being a target their whole lives the same way that women do,” writes Violet Blue, an investigative reporter covering cybercrime and a former San Francisco Chronicle sex columnist. She’s written an illuminating little handbook for women, The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy (No Starch Press). Her top three tips (out of many) for protecting yourself online: 1. Your webcam is a portal for spying on you. “Put a little Post-it note, sticker, or even a piece of tape on the webcam of your computer…

WINNER ROSIE HUNTINGTONWHITELEY MIDDLE GROUND “Lots of love for the lob!” says Bethany Magliacane, owner of Baltimore’s Laboratorie salon, of the cut that swept ELLE’s poll as most-requested style overall. To get the soft, face-framing effect of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s winning lob, ask for a gentle angle: Redken ambassador George Northwood says he clipped the model’s hair “shorter at the back”—right at the top of the shoulder—and “longer at the front, to the collarbone” for maximum swinginess. Stylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew, who works with Kerry Washington, uses a dryer with a smoothing comb attachment. No matter how it’s styled, as Gretchen Hotz from Gold+Arrow salon notes, “this cut is versatile, sophisticated, creative, and even elegant.” WINNER LILY COLLINS PIXIE MAGIC Starlet Lily Collins recently became a full-blown hair sensation thanks to her…

Fresh Direct Spiked with intoxicating ylangylang and jasmine extracts, Diptyque Satin Oil for Body and Hair also contains rich, ultra-reparative avocado oil to leave you velvety soft from head to toe. Plot Twist Chicer than a scrunchie, Colette Malouf Steel U hairpin creates a date-night updo in seconds. The Transformer Kérastase Elixir Ultime Serum Solide melts into dry hair to deliver the high gloss of a spray plus the nourishing benefits of a balm. Quick Change Create chunky streaks or subtle highlights with Redken Color Rebel Naturals (shown in Knock ’Em Blonde, Hazel & Confused, No Holds Brunette, and Rose Revolution). The innovative temporary color won’t rub off once dry but rinses away with a clarifying shampoo. Gleam Player Sally Hershberger—queen of the chic shag— launches 24K Superiority Complex Texturizing…

The American Apparel factory in downtown Los Angeles is a massive building painted salmon pink—800,000 square feet sprawling over seven floors. In the lobby, there’s a neon silhouette of a woman bending over in a classic cheesecake pose. The freight elevator is wallpapered with photos of a blond Lolita in a leotard and a pink cotton button-down, her expression come-hither blasé. On the second floor, Paula Schneider makes her way through rows of knitting machines and piles of fabrics, noting that the company— where she was installed as CEO in January following the departure of its famously libertine (some would call that description highly euphemistic) founder, Dov Charney—is the largest apparel manufacturer in North America. They make 900,000 garments per week. Schneider alternates between saying “hello” and “hola” to passing…

At approximately 3 p.m., I meet Margot Robbie. At approximately 3:45 p.m., Margot Robbie asks me when I lost my virginity. It’s one thing to be quizzed about your most formative sexual experience by a perfect stranger. It’s another when that stranger is a gorgeous 24-year-old actress whose most famous utterance to date happens to be, “Mommy is just so sick and tired of wearing panties.” When Robbie tormented Leo DiCaprio with that phrase in The Wolf of Wall Street, she did it in a sultry Bay Ridge patois and stilettos. Today, she’s back to her perky Australian accent and white Chuck Taylors, sitting across from me at a Neapolitan pizza place in Toronto. Her blond hair is down, and she’s got a slight spring tan that flashes crimson across…

I remember sitting with my very sweet then-boyfriend in a movie theater on 84th Street and Broadway back in 1988, just eating my popcorn and watching Mystic Pizza, when Julia Roberts first appeared on the screen. We both went, Whoa. Who is that? The beauty, yes, sure, but also something else: all that electricity and presence—and all those teeth! People forget, but her costars Annabeth Gish and Lili Taylor (still a favorite) were the “stars” of MP, that generation’s cool girls. But you just wanted more of Julia, which is why, in that moment, Roberts went from bit player to movie star, even though Pretty Woman was two years off. The world had a similar reaction to cover girl Margot Robbie in The Wolf of Wall Street. When she walked…

Fifteen minutes after I meet writer director Leslye Headland outside a Chelsea art gallery, we still haven’t made it though the door. We have, however, discussed our mutual love of dogs (hers is a “pitty mix” named Ramius, after Sean Connery’s character in The Hunt for Red October); the tyranny of heels (“These are all Whitney’s doing,” she says, referring to the comic Whitney Cummings, and pointing to the slick black Giuseppe Zanotti sneakers on her feet. “My lower back kept hurting, and she was like, ‘Why are you wearing heels everywhere? You’re betraying yourself for a man or for a job. Stop it. Go get yourself some really expensive sneakers.’”); and the confrontations of shopping. “So I go to Barneys, and I’m feeling good,” Headland begins. Tall and long-limbed…

WHERE THE BOYS ARE With her high-waisted tweed trousers and Breton-striped tops (often swiped from the wardrobes of the men in her life), Coco Chanel practically invented tomboy style. The Chanel Boy. Friend> watch— with its subtly faceted, oversize case and wide alligator strap— is a nod to the designer’s masterful mix of masculine and feminine elements. Just don’t be surprised when the man in your life wants to borrow it. CROWN JEWELS As the official silversmith to the Danish royal family, Georg Jensen built his sterling reputation on the finest of tableware. The 111-year-old house that bears his name stayed true to its minimalist Scandinavian roots under the guidance of legendary jewelry designer Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe. The most recent addition to the firm’s lineup, the 18K yellow gold and…

As the current Alexander McQueen retrospective at the Victoria and Albert Museum quotes the late enfant terrible of fashion, “London is where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.” That feeling is presumably shared by another of Britain’s prodigal sons, Gareth Pugh—known for his finesse in crafting ball gowns out of garbage bags— who during February’s fall 2015 collections marked the tenth anniversary of his label by making a triumphant return to London after seven years of showing in Paris. Models swathed in fashionable armor made from tens of thousands of hand-cut plastic drinking straws stormed the catwalk at the V&A beneath a jumbotron video of model-of-the-moment Aymeline Valade slathering herself with body paint (4), and the raucous after-party continued late into…

The almost 20-years-running Mission: Impossible franchise has largely been all about one man: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), ace operative of the Impossible Mission Force. But in Rogue Nation, the fifth M:I installment, which has the IMF facing off against its greatest enemy, the Syndicate, it’s a woman who finally equals—and maybe bests—Hunt. In the film’s opening scene, in fact, Ilsa, a mysterious agent played by 31-year-old Swede Rebecca Ferguson, finds herself having to save him from a dungeon full of captors. “When [Ilsa and Ethan] fight together, it’s like two people in a kitchen,” says Ferguson, previously seen in the 2013 Starz miniseries The White Queen and in last year’s Dwayne Johnson–led blockbuster, Hercules. “One gets a saucepan, one grabs something underneath, one goes left, one goes right. They move…

DANGEROUS MIND Dostoevskian darkness meets O. Henry playfulness (and, thereby, its match) in Irrational Man, Woody Allen’s latest concoction. Joaquin Phoenix plays a philosophy professor in an existential funk, who, drawn out by a star student (Emma Stone, eyes alien in intensity) and a faithless fellow prof (a lusciously louche Parker Posey), finds new meaning in life. It doesn’t end well—but we have a fine time getting there. RUDE AWAKENING “Do I look different than I did yesterday?” Minnie (Bel Powley), a 15-year-old everygirl in 1970s San Francisco, wants to know after she first has sex. Things look different to us when we learn that her partner is the current boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgård) of her distracted mom (Kristen Wiig). Marielle Heller’s directorial debut, Diary of a Teenage Girl, is edgy,…

There’s a tradition of road trips in American literature— On the Road, Lolita, Wild—and a strong mythology that accompanies them, as if catharsis and salvation were attainable merely from forward momentum. B., the enigmatic star of Ruth Galm’s debut novel, Into the Valley, is trying to outrun a debilitating, nausea-inducing anxiety (what she calls “the carsickness,” although “it was not at all related to motion”) that has driven her from her East Coast beginnings toward San Francisco seeking… well, seeking what, she’s not sure. When the strange malady follows her to the new city, she leaves her job as a secretary, arms herself with a stack of counterfeit checks from a wayward admirer, buys a glittering blue Mustang, and heads into the summer squalor of California’s Central Valley in 1967.…

BACK TO THE FUTURE From Palau’s 1995 debut twist to our 2015 runway favorites, everything is looking up. HELMUT LANG, FALL 1995 A feather adds a touch of whimsy to Palau’s first runway French twist. Enhance the texture by “using your fingers instead of a brush or comb,” he says. HERMÈS, FALL 2015 Palau gave models blowouts, then built a defined shape that managed to be soft, tough, and decidedly Hermès. OSCAR DE LA RENTA, FALL 2015 To get ODLR’s almost-wet, supersleek gloss, Palau spritzed the finished look with Redken Diamond Oil High Shine Airy Mist.…

HELENA CHRISTENSEN, 2004 “This was from my book [Metamorphosis]. I was inspired by a famous photo of Marisa Berenson. It’s really over the top. Helena had quite long hair, and it’s teased from the roots almost all the way to the ends. There were four wind machines. This is not one of those looks you want to do at home.” BLAKE LIVELY, SAVAGES PREMIERE, 2012 “Blake wanted a high pony, and we decided to make it a long fishtail braid. We gave it a bit of volume at the front—we didn’t do it too slick, so it didn’t look too hard. I used some volumizer on her hair, then blew it straight and put a lot of dry shampoo in there. I like it almost matted. When I braided it,…

Crippling shame, burning shame, curdling shame. For many years, this was my calling, my métier. There were nights I couldn’t go out as I felt too exposed in my ghastliness, creative work I couldn’t finish or make public because it seemed too shameful to imagine I had something to say, mornings after even a few drinks in which I had to squint my inner eye for protection as I looked, glancingly (which was all I could bear), at the reflection of myself conversing the previous night. There I saw terrible, mortifying, shrill, shrewish, aggressive behavior—a video of a buffoon without rhythm dancing in bright light with the sound on mute. If I flirted with a man who wasn’t interested in me, my cheeks later would burn. Even flirting with a…

Most high school kids who strategically schedule their free periods are hoping to sleep an extra hour. Danielle Sherman, however, used her downtime to hit the Los Angeles freeways with her portfolio and a bag of goods, trying to sell stylists her leather accessories—from a fringed bandana she made for a cowboy commercial to elaborate neckpieces embedded with long, iridescent peacock feathers. “That was before GPS, so you could imagine how lost I got,” Sherman says with a laugh. Sure, she lost money on the teenage endeavor. But she figures it’s what got her into New York University and set her on a path to her current gig as creative director of Edun, the 10-year-old fashion venture founded by U2 front man Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, to promote…

COVERS Wool dress by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, $3,390, at Saint Laurent (NYC). Gold mesh halter by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co., $24,000, visit tiffany.com. Gold and golden topaz earring by Janis Savitt, $970 (for pair), collection at Bergdorf Goodman (NYC). Embroidered shirt, skirt, palladium jewelchain belt, golden brass and leather trunk, by Louis Vuitton, prices on request, at select Louis Vuitton stores nationwide, call 866-VUITTON or visit louisvuitton.com. INSIDE VOICE: LESLYE HEADLAND PAGE 42: Dress by Proenza Schouler, visit saksfifthavenue.com. Jacket by Burberry Brit, visit bloomingdales.com. THE LOOK PAGE 55: Dress by Céline, $8,000, at Céline (NYC). Loafers by Tod’s, at Tod’s boutiques nationwide. TRENDS & ACCESSORIES PAGE 56: Sunglasses by Alain Mikli, at Alain Mikli (NYC). PAGE 60: Pants by Tory Burch, at Tory Burch boutiques…

THIS MONTH FOR LEO: (JULY 23–AUG 22) Be ready for an outstandingly romantic month. During the first four days of August, your current relationship will intensify, and when Mars tours Leo on the 8th (through September 24th), your charm and confidence will endear you to both paramours (old and new) and partners in business. Consider collaborating on a project, but, with Venus still in retrograde, don’t solidify any plans until after September 6th. Rather, use this time to plan properly—if not for work, then for your own personal gain. After all, the 14th’s new moon in Leo sets the stage for pursuing a long-awaited dream. When Jupiter departs Leo for Virgo on the 11th, you’ll enter your best 12 months for financial success in over a decade. The luckiest day…

Success never happens overnight, but one much-talked-about performance can certainly make it seem that way. Thanks to his turn as the drunk, philandering politician Peter Russo on the first season of Netflix’s House of Cards, Corey Stoll went from journeyman stage actor to indemand Hollywood talent—and a hero to follically challenged men everywhere. Whether appearing on Homeland or in theaters in This Is Where I Leave You, he’s the thinking man’s Jason Statham. Stoll grew up in Manhattan before studying theater at Oberlin, and now he’s bringing his classical skills to this month’s Ant-Man as the villainous Yellowjacket opposite Paul Rudd. Stoll is more chivalrous offscreen, proposing to his longtime girlfriend, actress Nadia Bowers (season 3 of Orange Is the New Black), in 2014. The couple (now expecting their first…