Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2021 i ELLE

1 WORLDLY GOODS Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity kicks off October 21 at Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs, before heading to the Dallas Museum of Art next year. It focuses on the work of the globe-trotting Louis and Jacques Cartier (grandsons of the house’s founder), who found a wealth of inspiration through their travels in the Middle East and popularized the region’s elaborate geometric patterns at home. madparis.fr. 2 IN THE BAG If you’re looking to splash out on a new handbag this season, Loro Piana’s latest, the Sesia, proves equal parts timeless and modern. Named after the picturesque valley where the Italian brand’s HQ sits, its curves were inspired by the silhouette of a nearby river. Available in a range of sizes and chic neutrals in…

Patti Wilson STYLIST Provenance: New York City Now: Chinatown, New York City This month: Styled the cover story “Calling the Shots” (page 111) and the couture shoot “High Art” (page 136). Power source: A chai tea latte from Starbucks. If you weren’t a stylist: I would work at Dover Street Market in New York City. Mainly for the discount…the clothes are to die for. The biggest lesson learned on the job: Patience… Advice to aspiring stylists: Be on time, be nice to people, have a good attitude, work really hard, and don’t give up. Inspiration behind the couture shoot: The first Demna Balenciaga Couture collection was more than enough inspiration for me to do this story…it had to be shot. Dream subjects: Dua Lipa, Hunter Schafer, and Jodie Turner-Smith. As…

After a successful partnership with Cacharel for the launch of Yes I Am Fabulous, it was easy for Shay Mitchell to continue the conversation with the brand’s latest addictive scent, Yes I Am Glorious. “When I’m selecting a perfume, I’m looking for one that gives me an ‘imaginary sparkle,’” Mitchell says. “And Cacharel does a really good job at that, especially with Yes I Am Glorious.” Mitchell’s favorite of the Yes I Am collection, Yes I Am Glorious blends elements of ripe peach and fragrant magnolia with a creamy base of vanilla milkshake, all encased in a shimmering, lipstick-topped, quilted-glass bottle. According to perfumer Adriana Medina, who crafted the scent, those notes were chosen to create in the wearer feelings of self-confidence and empowerment, two sentiments that are also important…

This month, a new online brand called Hairtelligence is launching that will enable customers to create affordable, bespoke wigs from the comfort of their own homes using artificial intelligence. Developed by a quartet of female cofounders whose CVs are packed with impressive credentials (two MIT PhD candidates, two MBAs from the Wharton School, and stints at Google, Amazon, and IBM), Hairtelligence uses an AI brain to process client selfies through ever-evolving algorithms. The result: a perfect-for-you wig, created in less than a week. Just as noteworthy? Hairtelligence designs, crafted with real human hair and custom-fit caps, range in cost from $400 to $750, well below most comparable options.…

AS A CHILD STAR, Josie Totah stole scenes. But now, as a 20-year-old woman, she’s defining her own path, and leading Hollywood toward a more inclusive future. After memorable turns in Glee and Other People, Totah has landed a starring role in Peacock’s Saved by the Bell. The actress, who opened up about her experience as a transgender girl in a 2018 essay, plays a trans character on the show, and is also a series producer. “Being a producer allowed me to tell the most authentic story possible for my character—I felt that without that title, I wouldn’t have been able to do that,” she says. Born in August 2001 to parents of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, Totah recalls being inundated with negative stereotypes of Arab and Middle Eastern people…

Back when entrepreneur Natalie J. Egan was a self-described “bro,” when sports metaphors rolled off her tongue and she tossed Frisbees over employees’ desks, she walked into a board meeting of the tech company she founded, and brought along a scorecard—not for her, but for the board members. “‘I’m gonna create a scorecard for all the people on the board, tallying all of the things you do quarter by quarter to help me in the company, [like] who you’re introducing me to,’” Nate Lentz, managing partner at Osage Venture Partners—one of those board members and an investor in the company—recalls Egan saying. “Which…we hadn’t really seen before.” “Am I remembering this correctly? Was there a promise of a trophy to the winner?” adds David Drahms of Osage, a board observer.…

“I AM FASCINATED BY THE RELATIONSHIP HUMANS CREATED BETWEEN THE SKY AND EARTH, REPRESENTED BY SCALES ATOP THESE LIBRA EARRINGS.”—Lydia Courteille LIBRA SEPT 23–OCT 22 Whether you’re reinventing yourself or the universe, Libra’s new moon on the 6th sparks thoughts of change. With the Sun and speedy Mars also in Libra, you’re rarin’ to go. Put ideas on moodboards, then hit the gas once Scorpio season begins. Keep your calendar clear for romancing near the full moon on the 20th. SCORPIO OCT 23–NOV 21 With your creative juices flowing the first three weeks of this month, you could turn a crisis into a masterpiece. A mentor may offer invaluable advice near the new moon on the 6th. In love, Venus in Scorpio amplifies your magnetism through the 7th, setting the…

“I don’t really believe in a red-carpet gown, per se,” says designer Meryll Rogge, speaking of that peculiar artifact of late-20th-century popular culture that seemed destined for extinction even before the great social awakening and the pandemic put the final nails in its sequined-and-satin bodycon coffin. Remember when eveningwear trends were dictated by whatever princess-pouf or midriff or single-sleeve-metallic-tinsel-lace moment was happening in Hollywood? That hardly seems relevant to Rogge. “I hate to be tied up in some kind of really tight number,” she says, speaking from a studio she built inside a barn on her parents’ property in the Belgian countryside near Ghent. Rogge, who worked for Marc Jacobs in New York City for nearly seven years, was the head of women’s ready-to-wear for Dries Van Noten in Antwerp…

You must learn the rules in order to break them. And one established rule of perfumery is that a scent will disappear if not constructed properly. “It’s like a building: The first floor needs a big piece of wood, like patchouli,” says Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer. “For the second floor, there is more light and often flowers. At the top, you have citrus or fruity notes.” Nine years into his tenure at Louis Vuitton, Cavallier Belletrud decided he wanted to break that rule. He went to LVMH chairman and CEO Michael Burke and executive vice president Delphine Arnault with an idea: Let’s create a collection of extraits (extracts) that would pack 30 percent pure fragrance but wouldn’t adhere to the traditional structure of base, middle, and top…

You might know fashion fixtures like Giovanna Engelbert and Caroline Sieber for their presence in front rows, at haute dinners, and on red carpets. But they’ve recently found a way to make another venue runway-ready: the mountaintops, where Swarovski creative director Engelbert, for one, has snapped herself showing off high-flying ski outfits. (She even shared a chic unboxing: Moon Boots emblazoned with the brand’s signature crystals.) In keeping with this elevated vision of skiwear, the slopes have become an actual runway, not just an Instagram one. At Miu Miu, the cast decamped to the Dolomites wearing Miuccia Prada’s takes on everything from parkas (in iridescent pastels) to snow boots (quirkily fuzzy and thigh-high). For Thom Browne’s fall 2021 film, Olympian Lindsey Vonn virtually slalomed around models who were clad in…

During a recent appointment with Manhattan dermatologist Michelle Henry, MD, I complained about my TMJ (aka temporomandibular joint syndrome) and she suggested I try Botox—a treatment that’s become quite common in offering temporary relief. While neuromodulators like Botox, Dysport, Jeuveau, and Xeomin are typically used (and FDA-approved) to treat wrinkles, they are now frequently administered off-label for a host of other reasons. But is it safe?, I wondered. “A [drug] company can’t promote or advertise off-label usage,” explains Manhattan plastic surgeon Sachin M. Shridharani, MD. “But if a doctor sees a need and understands the drug and its dosing, he or she is permitted to use it for other purposes, but needs to explain that to patients and obtain an off-label consent.” As for risks, most doctors say they’re typically…

Wigs, weaves, and extensions aren’t new: They’ve been used for decades (or, in the case of wigs, centuries) to augment or protect the hair. But in recent years, wigs haven’t been part of most women’s beauty arsenal—save for the occasional clip-in extension or costume-party wig. That all started to change during the pandemic, when “people had a lot of time to play with their hair,” says Shay Ashual, a celebrity hairstylist known for his flawless wig work. As we binged on YouTube and TikTok, wig and hairpiece tutorials took off (videos with the hashtag “wigs” have over 1.8 billion views on TikTok alone), and education led to experimentation. Suddenly, says Ashual, people realized wigs and extensions “were not so scary anymore.” In fact, many discovered that hairpieces could be surprisingly…

Like the rest of the world, Tanja Krupa had no idea what was about to happen. It was January 2020 and Krupa, a 41-year-old mother living outside of Detroit, was full of hope. She had a happy marriage and a thriving business running wellness workshops. A series of surgeries after a near-fatal car accident were behind her. She was living the healthiest life she had ever known, practicing yoga five days a week. She meditated. She avoided gluten, sugar, dairy, and caffeine. “I was finally at this place where it was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m full-on,’” Krupa says. But that January, Krupa noticed something odd: a hard spot under her left areola. It’s probably a blocked milk duct, she thought. Seven years of nursing her children had taught her…

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“BEING AUTHENTICALLY MYSELF is the value I most strive for,” says Naomi Osaka. “I’ve never wanted to feel pressured into conforming to what other people think I should be.” This sentiment rang true during 2020’s US Open, when the 23-year-old tennis champion wore masks printed with the names of victims of police brutality, and was reaffirmed more recently, when she withdrew from this year’s French Open and Wimbledon to prioritize her mental health. Osaka stays true to her values off the court as well. This fall, she’s launching Kinlò, a unisex skin care brand that “fills a gap in the need for skin and sun care for melanated skin,” she says. And in May, she expanded Play Academy, her initiative to increase girls’ participation in sports, which now has a…

On a warm July evening in the backyard of a private Beverly Hills mansion secured by Spotify, a crowd of A-list stars including Olivia Rodrigo, Ben Platt, Willow and Jaden Smith, Amanda Kloots, and Khalid is counting down the minutes until the official release of Billie Eilish’s sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. Eilish is both excited and nervous about the world finally listening to her new album, which she likens to letting other people taste her “favorite cookie” she’s been baking in secrecy for the past year. Wearing vintage Prada sunglasses, a copper Miaou corset with a sheer, long-sleeve black Maison Margiela shirt, and vegan TLZ L’Femme black vinyl strappy pants, she addresses the crowd from the top of a staircase overlooking an illuminated cerulean pool. “This is fucking nuts!”…

COVER BILLIE EILISH Coat by Balenciaga, $10,855, Balenciaga (NYC). Sweater, $1,400, necklaces, $1,390–$1,600 each, by Gucci, gucci.com. Gloves by Cornelia James, $202, corneliajames.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 34: Dress by Gucci, gucci.com. Boots by Fendi, fendi.com. PAGE 38: Coat, hoodie, cardigan, top, skirt, belt, socks, loafers, cap by Celine by Hedi Slimane, celine.com. EDITOR’S LETTER PAGE 42: Sweater by Gucci, gucci.com. Gloves by Cornelia James, corneliajames.com. Rings by German Kabirski, germankabirski.com. ACCESSORIES PAGE 69: Watch by Rolex, $10,800, rolex.com. PAGE 70: Hoop necklace, $2,170, pendant, $8,140, by Sauer, sauer1941.com. SHOP PAGE 76: Necklace by Jacquie Aiche, $3,810, jacquieaiche.com. Ring by Sauer, $7,750, kirnazabete.com. PAGE 77: Handbag by Loewe, $2,990, loewe.com. Dress by St. John, $2,695, stjohnknits.com. Earrings by Jenna Blake, $8,400 (set of three), jennablake.com. PAGE 80: Lace-up shoe by…