Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2023 i ELLE

1 LET’S DANCE Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell have taken a unique approach to their brand by marrying genderless fashion and accessories with curated vintage items for the home, believing that personal style doesn’t begin and end with one’s wardrobe. The duo’s spring 2023 collection transported us back to midcentury “spring fling” dances and featured a diverse cast, with some real-life couples adorably modeling together. tannerfletcherstudios.com 2 CRACK ON When David Seth Moltz and Kavi Moltz, the husband-andwife duo behind Brooklyn fragrance brand D.S. & Durga, quietly dropped 100 bottles of a slightly powdery-yet-nutty pistachio scent last year, perfume heads went nuts. The entire stock sold out in under two hours, with fans begging for more—which has finally arrived. This month, Pistachio Eau de Parfum is offcially part of the…

I ’m going to have to find a new spot,” jokes Bally creative director Rhuigi Villaseñor, from what had seemed like a low-key corner of the lobby of New York’s Mercer hotel. During the course of the hour I spend with the newly appointed designer, six eagle-eyed fans and acquaintances (many of them donning Villaseñor’s own label, Rhude) politely cut in simply to shake his hand. Since founding Rhude in 2015, Villaseñor has won an impressive following that runs the gamut from rapper Future to actress Diane Keaton—who was once bold enough to ask for a jacket off his back. This season, with his debut collection for the 172-year-old Swiss fashion house, that fan base is about to get even bigger. In a celeb-packed Milan venue in September, Villaseñor presented…

That iconic photo embodies it perfectly: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy emerging as a new bride in a Narciso Rodriguez silk slipdress. It’s the ultimate minimalist moment—one of the style icon’s greatest hits, and one that consistently provides inspiration, more than 26 years later. Others include a classic white button-up tucked into a sleek black skirt for a gala; a bright red coat worn on the streets of Tribeca; and a camel-colored pencil skirt with a basic black top. Bessette Kennedy’s distinct imprint was all over the spring 2023 collections. The Row’s lookbook included shots of Bessette-like beauties strolling the city streets in simple sleeveless black dresses or white button-downs. At Khaite, CFDA Fashion Award winner Catherine Holstein could have been channeling the icon’s 2023 equivalent with her muted palette and clean…

CASUAL MEAL “I cook at home the majority of the time. But every couple of weeks I need the night off, and I love driving to a really cute town near the top of the lake called Truckee. Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats is in an old saloon-like hotel, and it feels very authentic. They have a delicious veggie burger and the best truffe and Parmesan French fries. It just feels like a treat.” moodysbistro.com KITCHEN SUPPLIES “While in Truckee, I’ll stop in at Tahoe Oil & Spice, which sells incredible flavor-infused olive oils and balsamic vinegars. My go-to is a rosemaryinfused olive oil. Back in town, I’ll stock up on groceries at Grass Roots Natural Foods and then go home and get creative in the kitchen.” tahoeoilandspice.com grassrootstahoe.com GIFT…

KAIA GERBER swears she’s a small-town girl at heart. Sure, the town happens to be Malibu, the fertile ground that also brought us the Hadids. “When I say it’s a small town, people laugh,” Gerber says, “but it really did feel like that. Same kids from preschool till you graduate. So it really expanded my world by an infinite amount.” “It,” if you somehow don’t know by now, is modeling, which served as a kind of turbo exchange program for Gerber, rocketing her onto runways in all the major fashion capitals. It’s a far cry from her reality today, which is a pure portrait of domestic bliss. Ensconced in an oversize beige sweater, a dog by her side, she’s cocooned in her L.A. living room. Her supermodel mother, Cindy Crawford,…

COVER KAIA GERBER Dress by Celine by Hedi Slimane, celine.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 32–33: Celine by Hedi Slimane, celine.com. Earrings, Sophie Buhai, sophiebuhai.com. Emilia Wickstead, emiliawickstead.com. Agmes, agmesnyc.com. EDITOR’S LETTER PAGE 36: Celine by Hedi Slimane, celine.com. Wolford, wolfordshop.com. SHOP PAGES 48–50: Watch, Omega, $6,900, omegawatches.com. THE MOST UNLIKELY INFLUENCER PAGES 66–69: Erdem, erdem.com. Agmes, agmesnyc.com. Akris, akris.com. Mejuri, mejuri.com. KAIA GERBER TAKES A BREATH PAGES 75–87: Celine by Hedi Slimane, celine.com. Ralph Lauren Collection, ralphlauren.com. Vaquera, vaquera.nyc. Victoria’s Secret, victoriassecret.com. Wolford, wolfordshop.com. ONE OF A KIND PAGES 88–105: Balenciaga, balenciaga.com. Bottega Veneta, bottegaveneta.com. Brandon Maxwell, brandonmaxwellonline.com. Burberry, burberry.com. Chanel, 800-550-0005. Dior, 800-929-DIOR. Dolce & Gabbana, 877-70-DGUSA. Fendi, fendi.com. Giorgio Armani, armani.com. Gucci, gucci.com. Hermès, hermes.com. Loewe, loewe.com. Louis Vuitton, louisvuitton.com. Marie-Hélène de Taillac, mariehelenedetaillac-us.com. Michael Kors Collection, michaelkors.com.…

When you see me looking angry on a runway, you wouldn’t assume there’s much of a sense of humor in there,” jokes Kaia Gerber. But the supermodel, it turns out, is a self-described comedy nerd, with upcoming roles in two comedy-nerd-worthy projects: Shiva Baby director Emma Seligman’s Bottoms, and the Apple TV+ series Mrs. American Pie. For Gerber, the transition into acting has been part of a larger process of coming into her own. “I appreciate when I feel seen by someone as me, the person,” she tells Fashion Features Director Véronique Hyland in our cover story. “I wasn’t ready for that when I was first modeling, because I didn’t feel fully formed.” The past few years have brought her back, not just to her California roots but to “who…

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Jordan Turpin would argue that Justin Bieber saved her life. The young woman, who is now 22, grew up in the most unusually cruel and isolated of environments—effectively what people mean when they hyperbolize that someone is “living under a rock”—and still felt the impact of Bieber’s world-dominating stardom. It’s the reason she was able to escape her circumstances, she says. Jordan, along with her 12 siblings, spent nearly all of her days sealed inside a home in Perris, California, that would later be described by tabloids and talk shows as a “House of Horrors.” There, Jordan’s parents, David and Louise Turpin, often shackled their children to their beds, starved and beat them, and only allowed them one bath or shower a year. The outside world was only a fantasy…

MAMMINA AKER Age: 25. Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan. Some shows I walked this season: Saint Laurent, Valentino, Givenchy, Miu Miu, Area, and Victor Glemaud. Spring trend I’m excited about: Transparent outfits, which are so feminine and sophisticated. My personal style: Charismatic, bold, classic, and elegant. Surprising fact about me: I know three to six local languages fluently. This look made me feel: Like I can conquer the world. QUN YE Age: 23. Hometown: Zhanjiang, China. Shows I walked this season: Etro, Paul & Joe, 16Arlington, and Poster Girl. My personal style: Comfort and leisure. MARIAM DE VINZELLE Age: 24. Hometown: Paris. Some shows I walked this season: Chanel, Gabriela Hearst, and Ralph Lauren. Surprising fact about me: I am passionate about hunting down the most precious gems in flea markets or Goodwill.…

As protesters took to the streets last summer, decrying the overturn of Roe v. Wade, fashion was, understandably, the last thing on anyone’s mind. However, the attack on bodily agency rippled into the sartorial world a few months later, with spring 2023 collections—from Rick Owens to Prada—featuring sheer, nipple-baring looks that both celebrated and called attention to the female form. Coincidence? History begs to differ. “There’s been a symbiotic relationship between women gaining greater access to the public sphere and the way they dress their bodies,” says Cassidy Zachary, a fashion historian and cohost of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. Think hemlines shrinking at Courrèges in the mid-’60s, as birth control became more widely available and The Feminine Mystique could be found on many a bookshelf. “It’s interesting…

1 EPILOGIC DOUBLE FEATURE RETINOL + AHA OVERNIGHT FACIAL, $140, EPILOGICSKINCARE.COM “This exfoliating serum is almost as busy as I am (actually, maybe busier), with time-release retinoids and lactic and mandelic acids. The pomegranate and fuchsia–toned bottle also looks especially warm and cheerful for this time of year.”—Nina Garcia, Editor-in-Chief 2. MAYA NJIE VANILJ EAU DE PARFUM, $152, MUSEEXPERIENCES.COM “Dare I say this vanilla perfume...isn’t at all vanilla? Cardamom and patchouli transform it into a complex scent that smells like a cozy cup of tea.”—Margaux Anbouba, Beauty Editor 3. BROTHER VELLIES DOVE HAIR THERAPY SILK SCARF, $15, BROTHERVELLIES.COM “My hair was pretty thrilled to wear Brother Vellies. In partnership with Dove, Aurora James and her team created Beauty Retreat, a range of items, including this chocolaty bronze silk headscarf, to…

Jenni Kayne is calling from a Palm Springs horse show, where her daughter has been riding all morning. She’s J wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and sunglasses at the moment, but the designer’s thoughts are on upcoming ski weekends at the South Lake Tahoe home where she’s been vacationing since childhood. “Right now the leaves are changing and there’s snow on the ground, but it’s a pretty magical place to be any time of year,” she says. While best known for a line of laid-back Californiastyle wardrobe staples (you’ve probably tapped “Shop Now” on a post featuring one of her breezy slipdresses, cashmere cardigans, or shearling slippers), Kayne’s namesake brand has recently expanded into apothecary and home goods—the latter segment is on track to reach $100 million in sales by…

Ada Limón told her speaking agent she couldn’t take the mysterious late-morning phone call. She had physical therapy. Her agent suggested, gently, that she reschedule. She did. And hopped onto a Zoom call with seven people, including Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, PhD (Limón calls her “the hero of librarians”), who told her that she was being invited to be the 24th poet laureate of the United States. It was, Limón says, “like I was outside, watching this happen to someone else. I was a child, watching it happen to big Ada. I was an older Ada watching it happen to middle-aged Ada.” It is fun to imagine these Adas. Little Ada, not knowing that one day she’d be the author of six critically acclaimed poetry collections, a rare breed…

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AQUARIUS JAN 20–FEB 18 This February, you’ll clearly see people’s true intentions. Window-shop, test-drive, and do a bit of research before casting a final vote on anyone’s character. Meanwhile, in your existing relationships, you may need to reestablish some healthier boundaries. PISCES FEB 19–MAR 20 Don’t just tell them how you really feel—show them. The fantasy-fueling alignment of planets in your sign gives you the green light to be more expressive with the ones you adore. Give your friends a soulful squeeze, or shower people with genuine compliments. Don’t leave anyone wondering whether you actually care. ARIES MAR 21–APR 19 Under the spell of Venus, Neptune, and the Sun, a love connection could materialize out of thin air if you look for people’s highest potential. That doesn’t mean you should…