Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2019 i ELLE

1 SEE The late French jeweler Jean Schlumberger conjured gemstone fantasies and counted Jackie Kennedy Onassis among his fans. He also fought in the Battle of Dunkirk. Drawn to Beauty: The Art and Atelier of Jean Schlumberger, at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida (through March 10), examines the artist’s life from his early years in Paris to his tenure at Tiffany & Co. and beyond. (Diana Vreeland Trophée de Vaillance clip, 1941; diamonds, enamel, amethyst, ruby, platinum, and gold; mfastpete.org) 2 VISIT Before the V&A’s sweeping Dior exhibition opens next month, head to the Denver Art Museum, where the first major U.S. retrospective on the French couturier is currently on view. Dior: From Paris to the World boasts more than 200 couture garments and runs through…

ELLE CELEBRATED THE 25TH ANNUAL WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD EVENT at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on October 15, presented by CALVIN KLEIN, L’Oréal Paris and Hearts On Fire, with a special thanks to Moët & Chandon, Lexus and HP. ELLE brought together Hollywood’s most stunning and accomplished talent for a celebratory awards ceremony hosted by Mindy Kaling.…

Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps best known for her diamonds, but she nurtured a parallel passion for rubies. Her third husband, Mike Todd, once surprised her in a swimming pool with a gift box containing a suite—a necklace, earrings, and bracelet—featuring both stones. (In true A-lister style, she donned them straight from the pool.) Later, Richard Burton concealed a ruby ring in her Christmas stocking so cleverly that she nearly missed it. Modern-day versions of Liz would do well to check out Gemfields’ latest offering of rubies responsibly sourced from Mozambique’s Montepuez mine (where the company has established two mobile health clinics serving 20,000 locals). A new special collection made in collaboration with Muse Showroom sees 21 designers—including Nikos Koulis and Joana Salazar—creating delicate but bold earrings perfect for ringing in…

THE INSPIRATION WHO: Colby Mugrabi WHAT: Founder of art-centric digital digest Minnie Muse (minniemuse.com) HOW SHE PREPARES: “My muses are always eccentric older women; Peggy Guggenheim is my forever fashion icon. And I never leave home without my business cards and a handful of Minnie Muse pins. I always know it’s been a successful night when I come home without any pins left.”…

SUDAN ARCHIVES SUDAN ARCHIVES KNOWS HER MUSIC is uncategorizable. On both her 2017 self-titled EP and last year’s Sink EP (and most likely her debut album, too, which is due later this year), the 24-year-old singer-songwriter melds R&B vocals, self-taught violin, and elements of Sudanese and West African music to form a soundscape unlike anything else. “I feel like it’s hard to describe,” she says of her unique sound, “but I tell people that it’s fiddle funk.” Born Brittney Parks in Cincinnati, Ohio (“Sudan” was a nickname from her mother), the musician moved to Los Angeles at 19. She got a job at a doughnut shop and thought she would do that “and maybe an open mic sometimes,” she says. “So it’s kind of weird that the music has taken…

1970 Lands her first significant role “I was in Twelfth Night my freshman year at William & Mary, and I played Olivia. That was my first serious stage performance. Ultimately, I still get the most thrill from theater. It’s the bare bones of our craft.” 1983 Costars in ensemble dramedy The Big Chill “People didn’t know if I could be sexy. It’s all a little insulting. I wanted to play Mary Kay Place’s role, Meg. I remember going up to [director] Larry Kasdan and saying, ‘I bet you want me to play Sarah.’ And indeed he did!” 1988 Costars in Dangerous Liaisons, opposite John Malkovich “The Marquise de Merteuil is a woman who’s trying to survive by treating men like men treat women. It’s a brilliant story. People thought that…

ANOK YAI Anok Yai was discovered in 2017, when an Instagram snap of the leggy beauty taken at one of Howard University’s homecoming celebrations (she’d been visiting a friend) went viral. Soon thereafter, the then biochemistry major from New Hampshire’s Plymouth State University was booked for Prada’s fall 2018 show, as well as its spring and prefall 2018 campaigns. “My art professor told me I should withdraw, otherwise she’d fail me for all the absences,” Yai says, “but my chemistry professor encouraged me to pursue this, joking that it would be a far more lucrative path.” Prior to her discovery, Yai was juggling a full course load and working as much as 80 hours per week in order to pay for her education. Initially, her parents weren’t thrilled about their…

Capricorn Dec 22–Jan 19 A rare Capricorn partial solar eclipse ushers in life makeovers on January 6. Whether you’re relocating, starting a new business, or otherwise shifting the game plan, lean on the supportive women in your life for strength. A relationship could hit a sexy stride under the 21st’s lunar eclipse—or reach its inevitable conclusion, clearing the way for a better fit. Aquarius Jan 20–Feb 18 Until Aquarius season starts on the 20th, enjoy a long winter’s nap. You need to rest and recharge, especially since a lunar eclipse on the 21st will bring exciting developments in your partnership realm. Passion projects could also take flight in January’s final quarter. Until then, dream big via meditation, vision boarding, and other New Age pursuits. Pisces Feb 19–Mar 20 Expand your…

For decades, mining archival images of, say, Jackie O in Capri could provide sufficient creative fodder for a compelling ready-to-wear collection. But these days, and this season in particular, many burgeoning designers favor a far more personal approach, rooted in individual heritage. For his debut spring 2019 show in New York, Baton Rouge native and SCAD graduate Christopher John Rogers aimed for “a Southern ‘Sunday best’ moment” and drew upon his childhood memories of church fashion. “My grandmother always wore a green suit with a green pump, hat, and bag,” Rogers says, noting the effort required to match perfectly. “With monochrome dressing, you really have to pay attention to the cut of things.” Before he was aware that fashion design was a viable career option, Rogers experimented with garbage bags,…

It’s been more than a year since Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri opened her spring 2018 show with a Breton-stripe top that posed the question, “Why have there been no great women artists?” That moment set the tone for Chiuri’s tenure at the house, as she has gone on to produce collections inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe and Niki de Saint Phalle. For the latest iteration of Dior’s Lady Art Project—a venture that taps creatives to transform the cannage-stitched top-handle made famous by Princess Diana—Chiuri handpicked 11 female artists to reimagine the classic handbag. Among them: American artist Mickalene Thomas, who looked to her “Tête de Femme” series, focusing on the personal style of women in her own life, for inspiration. “What would they be excited to carry?” asked Thomas,…

THE INSPIRATION WHO: Giorgia Tordini and Gilda Ambrosio WHAT: Designers of must-have Milanese eveningwear brand Attico (theattico.com) THEIR PERFECT EVENING OUT: “When in Milan, it’s always drinks at the Hotel Principe di Savoia before dancing at Plastic or Apophis Club,” Ambrosio (right) says. When stateside, Tordini (left) loves “hanging out at the Sunset Tower in L.A. while drinking a martini and soaking up the Hollywood glamour.”…

FUZZ BUSTER LASER HAIR REMOVAL WHAT IT IS: Laser hair removal isn’t new, but the technology has dramatically improved. The theory is simple: Pulses of laser light target the pigment in a hair follicle; the pigment absorbs the light and in the process damages the follicle, which prevents hair from growing back. “Someone with dark hair will get the best results,” explains Christian Karavolas, owner of Romeo & Juliette Laser Hair Removal in New York. COST: $500 to $700 per session for full legs; six treatments are usually recommended, spaced six to eight weeks apart. WHAT I EXPECTED: I can certainly take a little pain in the name of vanity, but the idea of a laser systematically zapping the entire surface area of my legs had me in a cold…

The evidence that I am inadequate had been mounting for some time. But it reached a critical mass in October when an impressive young HSBC executive, Melania Edwards, revealed to Business Insider what a day in her life looks like. According to Edwards, her morning routine begins at 5:30 a.m. and includes meditation, green juice, and tennis. After a full day of work—spread between San Francisco and Palo Alto—Edwards enriches herself with classes at Stanford, yoga, and volunteer work. The travel time alone made me want to crawl back into bed. Edwards, meanwhile, relaxes by cooking dinner with her boyfriend and walking “down the tree-lined University Avenue, reflecting upon our key wins and challenges and preparing for the adventures of the next day.” Aspirational day-in-the-life diaries have recently become ubiquitous.…

As a reader, I am hungry to be uncomfortable,” says Kristen Roupenian over coffee at New York’s Algonquin Hotel. The 37-year-old author’s open, expressive features and carefully crafted sentences—delivered lightly but with the wry conviction of a theater actress from another era—play to the back of the room. Outside, swampy humidity rolls through Midtown in the form of a gray fog, only adding to the haunted vibes. Inside, Roupenian is doing her best to keep them going: “What I want most,” she says, “is to have a story grab me by the back of the neck, throw me to the ground, and not let me up.” This month sees the release of You Know You Want This, Roupenian’s debut short-story collection, which offers this desired effect 12 times over. Many…

At 26, Joyce Carol Oates published her first novel. She’s since released over 40 more, won the National Book Award for Fiction, and been a regular contender for the Nobel Prize. Now 80, she remains at the forefront of the cultural conversation, tackling everything from abortion rights (A Book of American Martyrs) to sports (On Boxing). She also has a timely Twitter feed, on which she shares cat photos and think pieces with equal enthusiasm. Her latest novel, Hazards of Time Travel, takes place in 2059 and focuses on Adriane, an outspoken 17-year-old living in a dystopian society who is banished to the year 1959. Oates chose the ’50s specifically for its blandness. “The 1950s was a smug and complacent time of white supremacy, and not so different from right-wing…

To reach Jennifer Aniston, you have to drive up and up and up, then announce yourself at a white gate that opens onto a field of gray pebbles sprouting symmetrical trees. A procession of stone slabs leads like a bridge to the massive bronze doors on an otherwise solid white facade. Aniston answers, casual in jeans and a black T-shirt. She’s disarmingly friendly. She thinks she knows another person with my name. She asks about the traffic. She leads me to her beautiful family room and kitchen, with its built-in pizza oven and glass-encased wine room, and offers to make us peppermint tea. She apologizes in advance for the texts she might get from her showrunner, because she’s a month away from shooting her upcoming show with Reese Witherspoon. While…

SUBSCRIBER COVER Brass chain-mesh dress, brass star pendant necklace, $345, by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, at Saint Laurent (NYC). Felt hat by Stetson, $220, at Boot Barn stores nationwide, Cavender’s stores nationwide. Rose gold and diamond ring, $800, rose gold ring, $750, both, De Beers, debeers.com. NINA’S EDIT PAGE 32: Necklace by Marie-Hélène de Taillac, $7,900, newyork@mhdt.net. NEW ARRIVALS PAGE 34: Sandal by Oscar de la Renta, personalshopper@odlr.com. TRENDS PAGE 48: Clutch by Silvia Furmanovich, $8,580, similar styles at modaoperandi.com. PAGE 50: Jewelry box by Linley, $12,423, davidlinley.com. ACCESSORIES PAGE 54: Earrings by Joana Salazar for GemfieldsxMuse, $9,195, musexmuse.com. Earrings by Nikos Koulis for GemfieldsxMuse, $85,440, Bergdorf Goodman (NYC). PAGE 55: Belt bag by Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh, modaoperandi.com. Handbag by Chanel, $4,200, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide. PAGE…

1. PAOLINA RUSSO The inventive use of sports gear as “fabric” helped this recent Central Saint Martins grad win the school’s prestigious L’Oréal Professionnel Young Talent Award. For her BA collection, the Canadian subbed out traditional satin and lace for deconstructed soccer cleats and balls, hockey helmets, and other gym-class staples to deliver over-the-top corsetry more suitable for the stage than the field. Solange Knowles has already slipped into one of Russo’s pieces. Perhaps the designer’s lifelong style icon, Gwen Stefani, will be her next convert. (paolinarusso.com) 2. COURRÈGES “I’m not an eco-warrior. This is more about making common sense sexy again,” says Courrèges’s new creative director, Yolanda Zobel, of her decision to phase out vinyl from the French house synonymous with slick midcentury design. Over the years, much of…

THE INSPIRATION WHO: Clare de Boer WHAT: Co-owner and one of the chefs of buzzy West Village brasserie King (kingrestaurant.nyc) HOW SHE ENTERTAINS: “I adore the process of beautifying my home and cooking a meal for people I love. It’s the reason I opened a restaurant. I often get more dolled up at home, as I don’t have to brave the subway or the elements.”…

POWER POUT For a complete look in minutes, try a bold lip like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s. “It’s instantly glamorous without trying too hard,” says Fenty Beauty global makeup artist Priscilla Ono. A classic bullet lipstick offers easy application and touch-ups straight from the tube. Try Maybelline New York Color Sensational Lipstick in Red Revival ($7) or Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick in Ma’damn ($18). BEYOND THE PALE Before you show some skin, London-based tanning expert James Read recommends a head-to-toe hit of self-tanner (such as his James Read Tan 1 Hour Tan Glow Mask Face & Body, $44). Using a tanning mitt, apply a thin layer of tanner in circular motions. After 10 to 15 minutes, follow with a second coat to catch any spots you missed on the first…

THE PHOTOGRAPHER DEANA LAWSON Deana Lawson’s meticulously staged photographs often feature people she has only just met—sometimes clothed, sometimes nude—but they always convey a concentrated intimacy. “Observation is part of it, but it’s about love, too,” she says. “It’s a loving gaze.” Her work, which appeared in the 2017 Whitney Biennial and is on display through February 17 at Los Angeles’s The Underground Museum, explores the blurry distinction between what is composed and what is candid; how people communicate their identities visually and have identities imposed upon them; and how such matters are informed by class and race. The details speak volumes. “My whole mission, from the beginning, was to bring complexity or dimensionality to the representation of certain bodies—ones that, as [the critic] Greg Tate writes, have been ‘abandoned…

When an ancestry test unravels Dani Shapiro’s family tree, the best-selling author reckons with her Orthodox Jewish roots. The resulting memoir, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love (January 15), reads like an introspective mystery as Shapiro sorts fact from fiction. In Madhuri Vijay’s exquisite debut novel, The Far Field (January 15), grief propels a young woman to northern India, where she seeks answers about her mother’s past. She meets people and communities constantly on the brink of political violence, upending her assumptions about herself and her country.…

Certain images will forever be linked to Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. There’s Christine Blasey Ford with her hand raised and eyes closed, swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about her alleged sexual assault in high school. Then there’s Supreme Court nominee (now justice) Brett Kavanaugh, red faced, teeth gritted, sniveling as he aggressively denies the allegations. And then, wait, is that Alyssa Milano? With a clipboard? What is she doing there? At least that’s the question many were asking when images of Milano, front and center at the hearings, went viral. Twitter had a field day meme-ing the Charmed actress as either a real-life good witch or bad witch, depending on whose side you were on. Saturday Night Live seized upon Milano’s attendance…

DEAR E. JEAN: I have a team of senior-level engineers, all men, who work for me. In the past few months, one of them has written three short emails to me proclaiming his affection. I ignored them. Then, while he was away on business, he sent me a two-page handwritten letter about his longing for me, but also how he knew it could never happen. (I’m divorced, but most of my employees assume I’m married.) I’m not interested. When he returned from the trip, I met with him to tell him this was unacceptable, unprofessional, and inappropriate. I didn’t realize how angry I’d become until I was sitting there. I told him that I did not desire his attention, that it was harassment, and that if he sent another email, I…

Karl Lagerfeld loves a spectacle. For recent Chanel shows, he’s transformed Paris’s Grand Palais into an airport, an art gallery, even the world’s chicest grocery store. This season, he outdid himself with a sandy beach, complete with a lapping tide. Nautical motifs are a house signature: Coco herself was a fan of French naval uniforms, and in 1924 she tried her hand at swimwear, creating bathing costumes for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes dancers in the ballet Le Train Bleu (named for the train that shuttled Parisians to the French Riviera). A flip through ELLE history reveals the house’s more recent offerings, from minimalist maillots to metallic string bikinis to ticker-tape-fluorescent separates. The lesson: A Chanel swimsuit, just like the brand’s coveted tweed ensembles, is a wise investment.…