Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2016 i Vanity Fair

HIVE Covering Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington, D.C. WHAT’S NEXT FOR FOX NEWS? After the most powerful man in cable news, Roger Ailes, was jettisoned from the empire he built, Fox News is on the brink of implosion. Sarah Ellison reports on who’s fleeing—and who’s fighting—inside the embattled network. TRUMP’S LAST CHANCE With a dramatic drop in the polls, some are saying the tyranny of Trump may be coming to a close. T. A. Frank follows the candidate on the campaign trail to determine whether he’s just down—and not out. HWD Obsessing over TV, film, awards, and more MAKING HISTORY Ava DuVernay continues to break Hollywood barriers from the director’s chair. The Selma director, behind this month’s Queen Sugar series and the upcoming film adaptation of A Wrinkle in…

How do we define personal style? A few clear trends do emerge. A majority of us are convinced that tattoos are here to stay. And across party lines, the Kennedys remain the epitome of First Couple glamour, though Democrats see a bit of Camelot in the Obamas as well. Some differences reflect the age spread. Those of us in the prime of our working years frown on dressing down for job interviews; some members of the senior set also tend to be concerned with looking good at holiday dinners—and funerals. (We’re divided about choosing clothes for our own funerals— good thing so many of us plan to be cremated.) And if you thought young people are all about gadgets, think again: the largest group of them would choose a two-story…

Swiss-born Daniel Humm is the fêted chef and co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, and the NoMad and NoMad Bar at the eponymous hotel. Humm began working in kitchens at just 14, and at the age of 24 earned his first Michelin star in Switzerland. In 2006 he became the executive chef of Eleven Madison Park. Three Michelin stars and six James Beard Awards (among many other accolades) later, the restaurant is one of New York’s most coveted reservations. Herewith, a look at Humm’s “desk”—the chef’s workstation in his acclaimed kitchen.…

Night Bloomers Renowned creative director Sarah Burton has made a fragrant masterpiece for Alexander McQueen. Inspired by Burton’s love for night-blooming flowers, McQueen Parfum has intoxicating notes of sambac jasmine, tuberose, and ylang-ylang. The scent’s intricate bottle features antiqued gold feathers—a perfect complement to the couture fashion house. (75 ml. for $395; saks.com) —SUNHEE GRINNELL Sixty Candles Jo Malone London debuts its Basil & Neroli collection this month. The layered assemblage of Cologne, Home Candle, and more takes an aesthetic cue from the Swinging 60s— fashionable, fresh, and playful. (From $40; jomalone.com) —CAT BUCKLEY London Eye Acclaimed fashion artist David Downton has collaborated with Eyeko for the first-ever beauty product to bear his trademark touch. This month, the coveted British eye-makeup brand will launch a limitededition set, designed with Downton,…

Zadie SMITH OCCUPATION: Writer. RESIDENCES: New York City and London. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: “Backless Osman jumpsuit.” FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Edith Head, Miuccia Prada.” FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP: “Housing Works, Internet, Zara.” FASHION PURCHASE OF THE YEAR: “Giambattista Valli pleated dress with a pussy-bow neckline.” STYLE IDOLS: “Katharine Hepburn, Zora Neale Hurston, Angela Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Grace Jones.” Eugenie NIARCHOS OCCUPATION: Jewelry designer. RESIDENCE: London. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Giambattista Valli, Alaïa, Valentino, Barbara Casasola, Isa Arfen.” FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: “1stdibs.” FAVORITE SCENT: “Fleurs d’oranger, by Serge Lutens.” FAVORITE SHOES: “Liwan loafers.” FAVORITE PIECE OF JEWELRY: “Moon earrings by Venyx.” FASHION PURCHASE OF THE YEAR: “A vintage Saint Laurent light-blue velvet dress.” STYLE IDOLS: “Cleopatra and my great-grandmother Gloria Guinness.” Anh DUONG OCCUPATION: Artist, actress, model. RESIDENCES: New York City and East…

H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II PRIMARY RESIDENCE: Buckingham Palace, in London. NOTABLE DESIGNERS : Sir Norman Hartnell, Sir Hardy Amies, Angela Kelly, Stewart Parvin. MOST NOTABLE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR: A Stewart Parvin coat and dress in lime green with a Brigade of Guards brooch, worn to Trooping the Colour, in London.…

MOVIE The last movie Caplan saw in theaters was the Blake-Livelyversus-great-white-shark thriller, The Shallows. “I love a shark movie,” she says, lamenting, “I think unfortunately I am just chasing a Jaws-type of shark movie, and I don’t know if they will ever make that [kind of film] again.” TV SHOW Caplan recently binge-watched the Netflix sci-fi summer sensation Stranger Things. “Usually I’m a few months to years behind on the things that people are really into, but this one I watched in time,” she says. “It’s pretty much all I want to talk about to anybody, ever. I am obsessed with it.” RESTAURANTS While Caplan says there is nothing she enjoys more than a night in with her fiancé and pets, she rattles off a list of her favorite restaurants…

It shouldn’t be surprising that Taraji P. Henson—the woman responsible for Cookie Lyon, pop culture’s patron saint of confidence and survival—is just as fearless as her Empire alter ego. In 1996, as a 26-year-old single mother, the Howard University graduate left the basement of her father’s home, in Maryland, to move 3,000 miles to Hollywood, with only her son, Marcell, $700 in savings, and the belief that she would succeed as an actress. Twenty years later, the Oscar nominee has done just that—with acclaimed roles in Hustle & Flow and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; a lead on broadcast television’s highest-rated entertainment program; and enough inspiring anecdotes to fill her memoir, Around the Way Girl, due out October 11. Ahead, Fox’s force majeure on the pluck, persistence, and animal…

Hiring a social-media manager is like handing your car keys over to someone you’ve had coffee with once, maybe twice. Sure, he seems nice; his shirt is tucked in; he appears to have a handle on the basic workings of Twitter and Facebook and Instagram—have at it! And just like that, he has your Twitter password and he’s going to take your account out for the day. He may make a few wrong turns, run a few red lights—you see where we’re going with this—but he’ll have it back for you in the garage by nightfall. Sometimes, though, the car gets totaled and you have to take the keys back. In May, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio hired Scott Kleinberg, who had been running social media at the…

When Russian and French representatives attended the United Nations General Assembly in September 2014, they had plenty of urgent topics on their agenda. Among them was the fate of one of the world’s most important, but relatively unknown, collections of modern art. Between 1897 and 1914, Moscow textile magnate Sergei Shchukin amassed 275 masterpieces, including 8 Cézannes, 13 Monets, 16 Gauguins, 41 Matisses, and 50 Picassos, which he displayed at his home, the Trubetskoy Palace. Nationalized in 1918 after the Bolshevik Revolution, the collection was eventually dispersed between the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow, and the Hermitage, in St. Petersburg. In 1948, Stalin decreed that the pictures were decadent, and they were hidden until his death (1953), when some of them began popping up on the walls of the two museums.…

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Sundays in Paris with Jeffrey. We go to the Sunday market, make a nice lunch, drink a big bottle of Burgundy, and then take a long delicious nap. Heaven. What is your greatest fear? Pain. I told Jeffrey that if I have a really bad headache just pull the plug. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Julia Child—she created her cookbooks and television show on her own, with no precedents. She loved French cooking and wanted everyone to share her passion. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I worry that if I don’t challenge myself professionally I’ll lie on the sofa and watch old episodes of Law & Order all day. What is the trait you most deplore…

SOME PRAY THAT BENEATH DONALD TRUMP’S EPICALLY VULGAR EXTERIOR LIES A THOUGHTFUL, DIOGENES-LIKE FIGURE. Most of us just take it for granted that prominent people present one person to the public and then, when they’re off duty, revert to someone completely different. Dr. Seuss didn’t much care for children, for instance. Groucho Marx used to correspond with T. S. Eliot. Groucho’s “silent” brother, Harpo, was a favorite of the F.D.R. White House set. There are even people in this country who pray that beneath Republican strongman Donald Trump’s epically vulgar exterior lies a thoughtful, Diogenes-like figure who will become apparent to voters before November 8. Alas, much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, this isn’t going to happen. Strip away the racism, hatred, and bullying of…

“I am a photographer. The power of images has always spoken to me. Historical photojournalism. A Jewish boy in the Warsaw Ghetto, hands held high before the guns of Nazi soldiers. Sebastião Salgado’s mine workers, an anthill of humanity. “This portrait of Berry Berenson, by Paul Jasmin, gave me the confidence to be myself despite the plethora of imagery and messaging that I was not enough. Her natural grace, acceptance, strength, and beauty made me feel much more comfortable in my own skin. If there was a style heroine for me, it was she. She was also an accomplished photographer. “Years after this portrait was taken, I met and was photographed by Paul for Interview magazine. We talked about this image and how important it was to me. Berry died…

AGE: 31. PROVENANCE: Los Angeles. ALL EYES ON ME: “I’ve been performing since I was a child; my mother would have to pull me aside and tell me that I wasn’t onstage. I was a cheerleader, president of choir, and in the school play.” IVY LEAGUE: Aja earned a master’s from the Yale School of Drama. “It was the best three years of my life. I will treasure it forever.” SHONDALAND: After a string of independent films and canceled TV series, Aja struck gold as driven law student Michaela Pratt in Shonda Rhimes’s How to Get Away with Murder, opposite Viola Davis. “I love these women for creating an environment where we can all be free, engaged, and not worry about being perfect.” HISTORY IN THE MAKING: This month, Aja’s…

CALIFORNIA GIRLS Malibu’s Ranch at the Pier, a former baitand-tackle store, has had a chic makeover by partners Alice Bamford and Ann Eysenring. Bounty hunters can shop for surfboards, ceramics from the duo’s One Gun Ranch, and bath, body, and cashmere treats by lifestyle queen Lady Bamford (Alice’s mother). Not to mention hook and line. Peerless. (ranchatthepier.com) —ALICE B-B Riding High Burberry is unveiling the Bridle bag in its September 2016 collection. The Italianmade satchel is a fashionable nod to classic British equestrian designs and the brand’s outdoor heritage. (burberry.com) EYE ON . . . Wining and dining in Manhattan from uptown to downtown: (1) Thank you for being a friend! A Golden Girls–themed restaurant, Rue La Rue Café, is coming to Washington Heights. (2) A classic returns. Danny Meyer’s…

Both the real Queen Elizabeth II and “pretender” Helen Mirren are honored this year, while two Hamilton stars, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, and others who got the nod reveal their style touchstones…

Juman MALOUF & Wes ANDERSON HER OCCUPATION: Writer, illustrator. HIS OCCUPATION: Filmmaker. RESIDENCE: New York City. HER FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: “Old Bill Blass silver sequined dress.” HER FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: “Angela’s Vintage Boutique, N.Y.C.” HER FAVORITE SHOES: “Any shoes from Laure Bassal, Paris.” HER STYLE IDOL: “My mother, writer Hanan Al-Shaykh.” HIS FAVORITE FASHION-WORLD PERSON: “Miuccia Prada.” Charlotte & Alejandro SANTO DOMINGO HER OCCUPATION: Co-founder, partner, Tiger Chark, a strategic-consulting firm. HIS OCCUPATION: Financier. RESIDENCE: New York City. HER FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Emilia Wickstead, Johanna Ortiz, Brock Collection.” HIS FAVORITE TAILOR: “Anderson & Sheppard.” HER FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: “My wedding dress, even though I’ll never wear it again.” HER STYLE IDOL: “My mother, with her incredible long hair and gold jewelry.” HIS STYLE IDOL: “My father.” Barack &…

Nicky HASLAM OCCUPATION: “Interior designer, amateur architect, lecturer, writer, and singer.” RESIDENCES: “A Chelsea apartment and a folly in the Hampshire countryside.” FAVORITE ITEMS OF CLOTHING: “Chinos, corduroys, and classic suits made by Bespoke Attire, a tailor of pure genius. Anything 40s American, Austrian Tracht, jodhpurs.” STYLE IDOLS: “Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg and Robert (R.J.) Wagner.” Lady GAGA OCCUPATION: Singer. RESIDENCE: New York City. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Alexander McQueen, Haus of Gaga, Brandon Maxwell, Azzedine Alaïa, Donatella Versace, Hedi Slimane. MOST NOTABLE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR: A white strapless Brandon Maxwell dress, worn on the Oscars red carpet. Daveed DIGGS OCCUPATION: Rapper, actor. RESIDENCE: “Sort of New York?” FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake, Oaklandish.” FASHION PURCHASE OF THE YEAR: “This crazy dope denim zipper jacket by Sohung Designs.” STYLE…

This photograph, taken by Peter Lindbergh in Brooklyn in 1991, is one of more than 400 images included in Peter Lindbergh: A Different Vision on Fashion Photography (Taschen), out this month, celebrating the vision of the German photographer known for launching the supermodel sensation of the 90s.…

‘This is the most exciting creative time in my life,” says singer, actress, fashion designer, and television star Rita Ora. But despite having had four No. 1 singles in her native U.K., she has never released a full album in the U.S., where she is perhaps more widely known for her provocative style and rumored boyfriends. Now, with a brand-new record deal and a stint hosting VH1’s America’s Next Top Model, all of that is about to change. Here, the multitalented star talks with Lisa Robinson about music, hard work, gossip, romance, and Prince. LISA ROBINSON: You signed with Jay Z’s Roc Nation label seven years ago, when you were 18. Why didn’t they ever release your album in the U.S., and why did you just sign a new record…

Plaids, tweeds, and checkered patterns are the season’s go-tos for dapper gentlemen…

Gaia Repossi, the creative director of the fabled Repossi jewelry house, founded by her great-grandfather, is known for her flawless designs. Off duty she channels her artistic sensibilities by unwinding at her favorite spot: the Benesse Art Site Naoshima—a modern complex of museums, installations, and more on Japan’s “Art Island,” Naoshima. FAVORITE LUGGAGE BRAND: Louis Vuitton—Pégase Légère 55 in black (1) or Zéphyr 70 in cobalt. PACKING LIST: Books. I’m currently reading Par la Présente Je N’appartiens Plus à l’Art, by Joseph Beuys. Also a solar-panel battery charger, sunglasses, organic sunscreen, and the Ubud perfume oil from Ayurveda Apothecary (2). TRAVEL PLAYLIST: Brightblack Morning Light’s live album. FAVORITE PLACE TO STAY: Benesse House, Oval Building (3). The rooms are very Japanese-like, but you feel you are projected into a future,…

Leslie ODOM JR. OCCUPATION: “Entertainer.” RESIDENCE: “N.Y.C. ” FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “David Hart, EFM, Dsquared2.” FAVORITE SHOES: “Nike Free 5.0 in black or my Paul Stuart brown leather lace-ups.” FASHION PURCHASE OF THE YEAR: “Woolrich Blizzard Parka in gray. Your coat is like your car in N.Y.C.” STYLE IDOL: “Any welldressed man in 1959. Can’t beat the cut and dimension of men’s-wear in ’59.” H.R.H. PRINCE HARRY OCCUPATION: Patron of multiple charities, including Invictus Games Foundation, MapAction, WellChild; co-founder of Sentebale; fifth in line to the British throne. RESIDENCE: Kensington Palace. MOST NOTABLE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR: A navy suit jacket, white shirt, and Cole Haan wingtips with a bright-blue sole, worn to a Heads Together event in London. Victor CRUZ OCCUPATION: “Professional wide receiver for the New York Football Giants.”…

Eddie REDMAYNE OCCUPATION: Actor. RESIDENCE: London. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Miuccia Prada at Prada, Sarah Burton at McQueen.” FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP: “Barneys New York.” FAVORITE SCENT: “Tom Ford Black Orchid.” FAVORITE SHOES: “Trainers by Gucci.” FAVORITE ACCESSORY: “Omega Globemaster watch.” STYLE IDOL: “My dad.” Fan BINGBING OCCUPATION: Actress. RESIDENCE: Beijing. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “I’m in love with Ralph & Russo. Elie Saab is one of my favorites, too. Last but not least, my endearing friend Christopher Bu—we’ve known each other and worked together for so long.” FASHION PURCHASE OF THE YEAR: “I fancy collecting all kinds of hats all round the world.” STYLE IDOLS: “Julia Roberts and Monica Bellucci.” Lily JAMES OCCUPATION: Actress. RESIDENCE: London. FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Burberry, Chloé, Erdem, Alexander McQueen.” FAVORITE SCENT: “My Burberry Black.” FAVORITE SHOES: “Converse or Jimmy…

H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary OF DENMARK RESIDENCES: Frederik VIII’s Palace, at Amalienborg; Chancellery House, at Fredensborg Palace. NOTABLE DESIGNERS: Jesper Høvring, Malene Birger, Hugo Boss, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gaultier. MOST NOTABLE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR: A Jesper Høvring blue velvet gown with sequin embellishment and a Knight of the Order of the Elephant collar, worn to the New Year’s banquet at Amalienborg Palace, in Copenhagen. Moses BERKSON OCCUPATION: Photographer. RESIDENCE: Los Angeles. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: “A 70s-era blue windowpane suit by Donaldson, Williams & G. Ward—one of a collection of custom Savile Row suits handed down to me from Kenny Jay Lane.” FAVORITE DESIGNERS: “Stephan Schneider, Frank Leder, Margaret Howell, Junya Watanabe, and Levi Strauss.” STYLE IDOLS: “Bill Doig and my father, Bill Berkson.” Tilda SWINTON OCCUPATION: “Showgirl.”…

Fashion and art met philanthropy at Natalia Vodianova’s fifth Love Ball, held at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, in Paris. The gala, which raised more than $4 million for Vodianova’s Naked Heart Foundation, featured several musical performances and a live auction of contemporary art, including works by Sterling Ruby and Olafur Eliasson.…

Have you noticed how much more peaceful the world has become since 1984? I certainly haven’t. The news seems as blood-drenched as ever, if not more so. Yet 1984 was the year President Ronald Reagan signed into law the bill creating the United States Institute of Peace. Then, in 1996, in recognition of the Institute’s “contributions to international conflict management”—and presumably instead of a Medal of Honor or a glass stele engraved with inspirational words from Gandhi or Albert Schweitzer— Congress gave the Peace Institute a gorgeous (in my view) new building designed by the Canadian-Israeli architect Moshe Safdie. The Safdie building, just off the Mall, competes for attention with the Smithsonian’s about-to-open National Museum of African American History & Culture, just down the street. If you’re simply stamping millions…

‘Why write a memoir if I wasn’t going to be completely honest?” Carole Bayer Sager says about They’re Playing Our Song (due out October 18 from Simon & Schuster), which reads like a candid conversation over a bottle of Meursault on a breezy Bel Air night. Yes, her phobias—flying, weight gain—are there. Her initial intimidation at meeting Burt Bacharach, the man who’d become her second husband—that’s in it, too. But don’t let the self-deprecation fool you. A look-alike for her dear friend Elizabeth Taylor, Sager entranced Bacharach (“Burt needed a muse᠁ I got the job”) and her other great musical-and-romantic partner, Marvin Hamlisch (“We were like two Jewish jumping beans”). (Since 1996, she has been married to former Warner Bros. co-chairman Bob Daly.) In doing so, she helped dot the…

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