Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2021 i ELLE

WHEN DONATELLA VERSACE CHOSE to resurrect the vibrant coral- and shell-printed silks from Versace’s spring 1992 Trésor de la Mer collection, she tapped right into spring 2021’s mini-mania for undersea motifs. London labels 16Arlington and Rixo got in on the act as well, with, respectively, shell mini-purses complete with chunky chain accents and a mermaid-themed collection presented against a backdrop of illustrated shells. The trend has found its way into our homes, too—from Éloge Paris’s eminently Instagrammable vintage shell lamps, with their pearl-like bulbs, to the marble catchalls hand-carved by Bloc Studios. Feeling inspired? Why not grab a paintbrush and a set of Bristle & Brush watercolors, with their natural pigments cleverly housed in shells? And don’t fret if you happen to be landlocked: Cole & Son’s Acquario wallpaper is…

1 The SHOE The humble clog was anointed as this season’s surprise runway darling, complete with haute trimmings. Roger Vivier’s take features party-ready Swarovski strass buckles. Clog, Roger Vivier, $1,200, Roger Vivier, NYC. 2 The BAG Two of spring’s biggest trends—logo-mania and cottagecore whimsy—come together in Dior’s petite basket bag. Bucket bag, Dior, $5,100, Dior boutiques nationwide. 3 The RING Pearls don’t have to be prim. Buccellati’s bold, zigzagging rows of yellow and white gold and pavé diamonds lend a welcome edge to a classic. Ring, Buccellati, buccellati.com.…

I was barely into the second episode of The Crown’s latest season—eager to replay Princess Diana’s evolution from Sloane Ranger to fullfledged fashion icon—when I realized something was off: the Barbour jackets. The waxed outerwear, as much a part of British country life as the Range Rover Defender and the Aga stove, looked shiny and new, as though it had been plucked fresh from the rack. A small costuming misstep, perhaps, but one feverishly noted by acolytes of the brand. Among insiders, the philosophy has long been that the more broken-in the piece, the better. Case in point: When Queen Elizabeth II was reportedly offered a new jacket on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee, she politely accepted but also requested to have her 25-year-old Barbour spruced up at the…

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TALC-FREE WHY IT MATTERS The 2019 documentary Toxic Beauty examined the connection between certain health issues and beauty ingredients, including talcum powder, which is used in some products for its color payoff and oil-soaking power. This drove viewers to study the fine print on their beauty products—and prompted some brands to abandon talc altogether, discovering innovative replacements. ELLE’S TOP PICKS Beautycounter completely ditched talc in its powder products last year, and new cream formulations will debut in June. Other standouts include Crown Affair Dry Shampoo ($38), which relies on tapioca starch and persimmon powder to freshen strands, and Tatcha The Silk Powder ($48), which mattifies skin with a combination of silk powder and extract, Japanese pearl powder, and mica. WATERLESS WHY IT MATTERS Removing H2O from formulas makes bottles lighter…

Scouring the fantasy section of her favorite bookstore near the Connecticut farm where she grew up, Dylan Farrow would pick out anything that “promised me dragons,” she says. She loved the fire and destruction of mythical beasts; conspiracy theories involving families plotting against their own kin; and the way women, children, and other small creatures wielded magical powers that made them stronger in those make-believe worlds than they were in our own. “I think it started out as an escape route,” she says. “For any fans of fantasy, whether they’re in my position or not, it’s fun escapism, a way to step outside of yourself and your problems, and, I don’t know, think about dragons for a while.” She pauses to clarify: “I’m not trying to escape who I am—I’m…

BEAUTY TIP Go for the glow with bareMinerals Original Liquid Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20 ($35). Somewhere in Los Angeles, Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) is sheltered in place in a deep white chair before a fire. Her little buddy Oscar, a blonde Yorkie, a Christmas present from her husband, is himself sheltered in place in her lap, which is arranged in a kind of modified lotus pose, one knee akimbo. It’s chilly for Southern California. For our interview over Zoom, Hailey, 24, is dressed all in black—her oversize sweater and sweatpants are from Baserange. Because she’s sitting a few feet back from the camera that connects us, I cannot tell if she’s wearing any makeup. Likewise, it doesn’t appear that her straight, clavicle-length hair—about six inches of brown leading to…

COVER HAILEY BIEBER Crop top by Versace, versace.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 22: Jacket by Rosetta Getty, rosettagetty.com. Top, gloves by Marine Serre, marineserre.com. Jeans by Boyish at Free People, freepeople.com. Sunglasses by Guess, guess.com. Hoop earrings by Roberto Coin, robertocoin.com. Belt by The Row, therow.com. NINA’S EDIT PAGE 31: Earrings by Silvia Furmanovich, $7,300, Bergdorf Goodman (NYC). Necklace by Daniela Villegas, $32,000, danielavillegas.com. FRONT ROW PAGE 48: Coat by Balenciaga, $11,925, Balenciaga (NYC). SHOP PAGE 60: Watch by Hublot, $95,000, hublot.com. PAGE 62: Ring by Prounis, $4,480, prounisjewelry.com. PAGE 65: Color Switch Earrings Set by Lagos, $5,900 (includes five sets of interchangeable ceramic rings), lagos.com. PERSPECTIVES PAGE 84: Coat by Max Mara, Max Mara (NYC). LOVE IN THE TIME OF QUARANTINE PAGE 91: Crop top by Versace, select Versace…

I remember exactly when I first got to know Hailey Bieber, who graces our cover this month. The time: 2018. The place: Il Buco, the cozy, tin-ceilinged Italian restaurant where we were holding an ELLE dinner. I had seen Hailey the supermodel on the runway countless times, but that night was the first time I really sat down with her and got to know Hailey the person. Yes, we talked about fashion and her aspirations—but mostly, we spoke about our lives, in a way that went leagues deeper than your typical fashion-party banter. She told me how much she wanted to get married and have children. Most celebrities on the rise will say they want to build an empire. Her aspirations were a little less grandiose, but no less important:…

Lisa Aiken, the fashion and buying director of Moda Operandi, is reminiscing about the party that followed the Jacquemus resort 2020 show—thehighlyInstagrammable one, set in the lavender fields of Provence during the golden hour. “So many of the attendees were in dresses that were sheer or had cutouts,” she recalls. Looking at the crowd, she says, “I was like, ‘Wow, you [all] look amazing.’” On that breezy summer day, she began to feel a sea change toward a new kind of effortlessly sexy dressing—“jersey [fabrics], skinny rib knits, silk slipdresses.” Of course, by the time the collection became available, the masses had already entered the year of the sweatpant. But as we now look to a life post-lockdown and start emerging from our chrysalises, there’s a chance we’ll want to…

Several months into the pandemic, my husband and I decided to spend a few months in his home country of Norway. Though I’ve traveled to Scandinavia before, this was the first time I’d lived there as a local. Because Norway approached the lockdowns differently than the United States, I was fortunate enough to be able to meet with designers in their showrooms and learn about the country’s fashion industry firsthand. I’ve always felt that northern Europe is ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainability in fashion, and my four months in my Oslo base confirmed that. When I met with the Fall Winter Spring Summer (FWSS) designers, who created the responsibly sourced alpaca-blend beanie shown here (4), I learned that the local industry is the antithesis of fast…

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FOR THE LAST YEAR, we’ve been sleeping—hibernating, actually—in a weird state of fear, inactivity, isolation, and, for some people, illness. But that may soon begin to change, as friends, family, and lovers receive a shot in the arm and we slowly reemerge from our wintry caves. How do we take the first step back to health, fitness, and happiness—or forward to a new level of well-being? “It’s time to get back to basics,” says Lavinia Errico, founder of Equinox fitness club and creator of the Inside Out Movement, which focuses on wellness and personal growth. “We need shelter, nutrition, movement, sleep, human connection, sunlight, and nature. [Our] foundation has been completely rocked. If we can [attain] those basic things, you’ll be surprised how much more balanced and aligned we’ll all…

True story: I once bruised myself so badly while trying to “massage” away my cellulite with a clawlike device that my boyfriend at the time questioned not only my fidelity but my sexual proclivities. Needless to say, the cellulite remained and the boyfriend did not. Despite being in good shape and trying nearly every body-contouring and cellulite-busting potion under the sun, I found that nothing helped for longer than a couple of weeks, lumping me (pardon the pun) in with the estimated 80 to 90 percent of women who have cellulite—many of whom seek the means to reduce it. Enter Qwo, the first injectable approved by the FDA for the treatment of “moderate to severe” cellulite on the buttocks (where, lucky me, my dimples have decided to reside). Qwo works…

Back in the spring of 2019, I sat as the only Black woman on a panel called “Navigating the Intersection of Feminism and Finance” in a spacious loft in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. The conversation was going as you might expect. We’d covered asking for more money, knowing our worth, the value of discussing our salary with other women, and so on, until one panelist, an entrepreneur in the motherhood space, shared with the group that her customer base consisted mostly of upper-class white moms. She wanted to know how to expand her reach, or at least how to encourage these women to do more outside their own communities. I’m not sure if she was posing the question to the other panelists, the audience, or both, but I decided to step…

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FASHION TRUST ARABIA THE FOUR COLOMBIAN FINALISTS LATIN AMERICAN DESIGNERS have always been a driving force in fashion, from Carolina Herrera and Gabriela Hearst to Johanna Ortiz and Silvia Tcherassi (the latter two hail from my home country of Colombia). They are each role models for a younger generation of designers who are dedicated to craftsmanship, originality, and sustainability. I love supporting these talents—yes, because of my background, but mostly because I have seen their impact on fashion firsthand. They bring a refreshing perspective that is rooted in creativity. They are also adept at incorporating Latin America’s natural resources, whether it be alpaca from Peru, silver from Mexico, or toquilla straw from Ecuador. I’m always on the lookout for up-and-coming Latin American fashion talent, and I’m especially excited that Colombia…

Anation of hypebeasts turned its eyes to Milan for Prada’s spring 2021 show, which featured Raf Simons’s much-buzzed-about debut as the brand’s co–creative director, luring a whole new audience. But longtime Prada-philes quickly spotted two archival prints from the spring and fall 1996 collections—reworked with screen-printed text courtesy of artist and frequent Simons collaborator Peter De Potter. It was only one of many cases of fashion déjà vu this season. Versace put a new spin on the Trésor de la Mer aquatic prints from its spring 1992 collection; Gucci reissued looks from creative director Alessandro Michele’s debut collection in 2015; and Coach reintroduced pieces from the past few seasons, including fall 2020. Admittedly, designers taking trips into the archives is hardly a new phenomenon. But usually, they’re poring over the…

“GABRIELLE CHANEL APPROACHED THESE TWO UNIVERSES WITH THE SAME VISIONARY VALUES, FOCUSING ON AUDACITY AND THE QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE. I WANTED TO REDISCOVER THAT CREATIVE GESTURE WITH THIS COLLECTION.” WHEN GABRIELLE “COCO” CHANEL launched her first fragrance in the early 1920s, she was hoping to create a sophisticated alternative to the single-note perfumes favored by “respectable” women of the time. What would become N°5—named after its sample number (there were 10 in total, and “5” had long been a lucky number for the designer)—would in time cement its place in history, not only for the groundbreaking complexity of its bouquet but for the clean, modern lines of its delicate glass vessel. To mark its 100th anniversary, Chanel Jewelry Creation Studio Director Patrice Leguéreau has created Collection N°5, the house’s first…

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“HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR PERIOD?” The question, posed by my neurologist as she dutifully explored new ways to treat my migraines, sent me down a shame spiral that landed me in the early ’90s. My period debuted when I was in the seventh grade, and made quick work of turning my favorite pair of jeans into a crimson-hued Rorschach test. I spent the rest of my first day as a woman wearing my PE uniform from the waist down and learning the true meaning of shame. In high school, I feared my heavy flow so intensely that I never left the house without a backpack full of maxi-pads so large they could double as water skis. By the time I was in college, brutal cramps, intense back spasms,…

Thuso Mbedu needed a moment to herself. The South African–born actress was far from home, having traveled to the United States to play the lead role in The Underground Railroad—the limited series helmed by Barry Jenkins and adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name—and she wanted to reflect on the enormity of her situation. But instead of slipping away from the hubbub of production, she quietly wandered onto the set, where crew members were busy bringing a scene to life. “I just stood there and watched everything unfold in front of me. It was so beautiful,” Mbedu recalls. “It was like, I am in the midst of greatness.” A star turn in such a high-profile, highly anticipated project would be a life-changing gig for any actress,…

Growing up on a ranch in Uruguay, Gabriela Hearst learned a valuable lesson from riding horses. When the animal suddenly bolts, you can either panic or go with the flow, she explains: “My upbringing [exposed me to] dangerous situations where I had to act and react.” Her instinct now is fight, not flight. “I don’t get paralyzed with fear. I take action.” That damn-the-torpedoes approach has helped Hearst stare down the existential challenge that is climate change. Since founding her eponymous brand in 2015, she’s worked tirelessly to reshape the industry in a more sustainable image, setting the benchmarks for others to follow. For her fall 2017 show, she used dead stock, or unsold surplus fabric. At the time, “that was kind of a bad word to use with ‘luxury’…