Innholdsfortegnelse for June/July 2024 i ELLE

There’s got to be that mystery, that ethereal quality, but there’s also got to be something accessible,” says legendary director George Miller. He’s talking about the essence of a star—which he saw distilled in this month’s cover subject, Anya Taylor-Joy, when he decided to cast her as the lead in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. The part was a challenge, but one that Taylor-Joy gladly accepted. “I was really pushing the boundary of what my body and mind could do,” she tells writer Mickey Rapkin. “My favorite flowers have always been seeded dandelions or the daisies that grow through concrete,” she adds. “When you get too comfortable, you stop growing.” Speaking of growth, go to ELLE.com to see Taylor-Joy go deep on her birth chart with ELLE’s resident astrologers, the…

When I got married, I chose a dress by Simone Rocha. As a nonbinary person, I didn’t want anything conventionally feminine, but I did want a spectacular piece of clothing. The dress I picked was from the spring 2018 collection—Elizabethan in its shape, with leg-of-mutton sleeves and a huge skirt. It was gothically black, covered in sprays of tiny red roses. The exaggerated shape felt sculptural, romantically androgynous, and definitely un-girly. When I took it off to dance, two friends, both gay men, took turns slipping it on. We got married at a University of Cambridge college, in a 15th-century hall decorated with Pre-Raphaelite exuberance in the same unusual black, red, and green palette as the dress. There were heraldic roses and other botanical motifs everywhere you looked, rising up…

Picture this: It’s one of those perfect, sun-filled days in late July that feel like 36 hours instead of 24. Low humidity and high temperatures. Your skin resembles a solar panel, soaking in energy and getting warmer to the touch. That heat you’re feeling? It’s actually infrared energy, which our bodies perceive as warmth. Though infrared is emitted everywhere, including the sun’s rays and our own bodies, it has only recently become something of a wellness buzzword. The craze started with infrared saunas, which celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow touted for their muscle-soothing benefits. Then it started spreading to workout studios, like Fierce Grace’s locations in New York and Cosmo Contour & Spa in Los Angeles and Miami, which use infrared panels to improve circulation during classes. Now it’s made its…

Two women’s hands extend toward each other, gripping the treasure on the shelf they both covet. We’ve seen this trope before, but this time, the women aren’t sparring over a Manolo Blahnik, but rather a Julie-brand morning-after pill in colorful packaging. In the commercial, written and directed by comedian Esther Povitsky, the strangers engage in the opposite of one-upmanship (one-downmanship?) to prove who needs it more. “My boyfriend has a podcast about crypto,” one laments. You’ve probably never seen a pharmaceutical ad like this—which is exactly why the brand wanted to make it. “Why can’t an ad sound like the group chat? Why does it have to go through the pharma filter of seriousness?” asks Julie cofounder Julie Schott. Amanda E/J Morrison, another cofounder, tells me that when they first…

MANHATTAN TRANSFER Colombian resort and swimwear brand Baobab brought its bold vision to the streets of New York City this spring, with a runway show that culminated at its newly opened stand-alone shop in the West Village, the first in the U.S. The brand’s colorful, meticulously draped dresses and ruched bikinis are a hit with stateside customers, so this is surely the first of many more outposts to come. baobabswim.com. POOL PARTY Le Sirenuse on the Amalfi Coast serves as a haven for artists from around the world, and the hotel’s abundance of antique furniture, ceramics, and statues shows how important the arts are to co-owners Antonio and Carla Sersale. In 2015, together with British curator Silka Rittson-Thomas, they introduced Artists at Le Sirenuse, a contemporary art program in…

When Gabriela Hearst signed on to create the costumes for the San Francisco Ballet’s recent production of Carmen, she understood that she was becoming part of something truly new. The performance was being choreographed by Arielle Smith, who wanted to tell the age-old story from a different point of view, and it would be part of the first season fully curated by the company’s artistic director, Tamara Rojo. Carmen would no longer be a tragic figure, dying for a man (in fact, her love interest in this version is female). The production also, notably, would be part of Dos Mujeres, the ballet’s first program dedicated to Latin American stories—and part of a historic double bill of pieces by Latina choreographers. “You have the common language, which is useful,” Hearst says…

The ancient Greeks thought the northern lights were created by a chariot racing across the sky, alerting the sun and moon gods to the new day. To the Vikings, the dancing lights were reflections bouncing off the Valkyries’ armor as the female warriors traveled through the heavens, while the Finns thought the squiggles were the tracks of Arctic foxes, running so fast their furry tails left vibrant streaks of color in their wake. To modern-day travelers, the aurora borealis is a bucket-list item, an elusive natural phenomenon typically glimpsed by only the most dedicated of stargazers. This year, those seeking out Mother Nature’s most spectacular light show are in luck: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the sun is approaching the apex (called the solar maximum) of its…

Like most things Fendi does, the brand’s approach to fragrance has family at its center. Silvia Venturini Fendi, a member of the family’s third generation and the artistic director of accessories, menswear, and children for the company, is gathered with her daughters Delfina Delettrez Fendi and Leonetta Luciano Fendi at I Casali del Pino, a bucolic family property just outside of Rome, when the final result of a long-in-the-works project—Fendi’s first major fragrance launch in years—is presented to her. She sniffs approvingly. The line includes seven perfumes, each conceived with a loved one in mind. Casa Grande, a leather scent with hints of cherry and incense, is an ode to Adele Fendi, who cofounded the company as a fur and leather goods store in 1925 with her husband, Edoardo; while…

FOR A LONG TIME, ANYA TAYLOR-JOY kept a secret. Aside from her mother, very few people in her life knew the truth. Anything to keep the tabloids from finding out. The fact that she and a certain new man in her life were able to keep the story as quiet as they did—for as long as they did—was, she says today, “unbelievable.” To be clear, the secret she’s referring to was her shock appearance in Dune: Part Two, a minute-long fever dream that made international news and reportedly set up a major role in the next film. News of her cameo—unknown perhaps even to her costar Zendaya—broke just before the London premiere earlier this year. “I think Z had suspicions whilst filming,” Taylor-Joy says, adding, “I really wanted them to…

THE COVER LOOKS ANYA TAYLOR-JOY Dress, Givenchy, $4,850, givenchy.com. Elsa Peretti necklaces, $1,500, bracelet, $25,000, Tiffany & Co., tiffany.com. Socks, Falke, $34, falke.com. Boots, Victoria Beckham, victoriabeckham.com. Dress, Bottega Veneta, bottegaveneta.com. Elsa Peretti earrings, Tiffany & Co., $1,225, tiffany.com. INSIDE COVER Coat, Alaïa, $14,760, maison-alaia.com. Rings, Tiffany & Co., from $13,500, tiffany.com. EDITOR’S LETTER PAGE 10: Coat, Alaïa, $14,760, maison-alaia.com. Earrings, Tiffany & Co., $18,000, tiffany.com. NINA’S EDIT PAGE 11: Necklace, Dezso by Sara Beltrán, $40,000, dezsosara.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 16: Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent (NYC). Necklace, Tiffany & Co., $27,900, tiffany.com. Watch, Audemars Piguet, $34,200, audemarspiguet.com. Calzedonia, calzedonia.com. LUSH LIFE PAGES 36–39: Bracelet, Mosquito, $205, mosquitostudio.es. SHOP PAGES 42–46: Earrings, Pasquale Bruni, $13,200, pasqualebruni.com. Watch, Omega, $33,100, omegawatches.com. Necklace, Marli New York, $11,000, marlinewyork.com. RELENTLESS,…

Marilyn Monroe’s iconic red Swarovski crystal pumps. Audrey Hepburn’s suede ballet flats. Joan Crawford’s Foxtrot shoes. These were the makings of a Ferragamo woman during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when Salvatore Ferragamo was known as the “shoemaker of dreams.” Today, Maximilian Davis, the brand’s creative director since 2022, is paying homage to that glamorous era, while also making things uniquely his own—complete with a new firmament of young Hollywood stars. “It’s not about introducing anything, but reenergizing what is already there,” Davis says. The 29-year-old is warm and personable, calling from a minimal white offce, the only pop of color a tall green plant in the corner. Growing up in Manchester in a Trinidadian-Jamaican family, he loved watching American films. And he particularly enjoyed seeing what stars…

DRIES CRIEL “From our Lotus collection, which represents rebirth, this bracelet features hand-selected tiger’s-eye, representing the sun, for vitality and freedom.”—Dries Criel, Designer Gold and tiger’s-eye bracelet, DRIES CRIEL, driescriel.com. FERNANDO JORGE “By combining petrified wood from the surface of the earth with diamonds, formed at the center of the earth, I was able to achieve a warmer and more tactile effect.” —Fernando Jorge, Designer Petrified wood and diamond ring, FERNANDO JORGE, fernandojorge.co.uk. NICHOLAS VARNEY JEWELS “The hard and sharp facets of the white diamond, combined with the soft contours of the irregular agate, make for a story of high and low, sharp and soft.” —Nicholas Varney, Artist Diamond and agate ring, NICHOLAS VARNEY JEWELS, nicholasvarneyjewels.com. HEMMERLE “We travel across the world treasure-hunting for rare materials. Unusual varieties of…

VACATION “After Sun” Eau de Toilette, $60, vacation.inc Perfect for winding down after a beach day, this refreshing scent has playful notes like green tea, cantaloupe, “ozone,” “minibar gin,” and linen. —Katie Berohn, Beauty Editor EAUSO VERT Salvia Salvia Eau de Parfum, $185, eauso.com Eauso Vert is a female-founded perfume brand. Salt and mineral accents along with Mexican herbs, like salvia and clary sage, make this scent stand out.—K.H. FLAMINGO ESTATE Spring Botanical Soap Set, $120, flamingoestate.com Flamingo Estate’s Lavender soap, part of a six-piece assortment, is like being in a lush garden on a sunny spring morning.—Tasha Nicole Smith, Beauty Assistant TOM FORD Neroli Portofino Parfum, $450, tomford.com Neroli bud, white florals, lemon zest, blood orange, bergamot, and clary sage will transport you straight to Liguria. It’s a more…

On the internet, everything is forever. At least that’s what we were told as we sat in the library for grade school web safety seminars. Forever sounded nice to me, like something magical, the end of a fairy tale: They lived happily ever after, forever and ever—but this was a bad forever, the librarian said. Once it’s out there, it’s out there, and it’s coming back to get you. My parents were Gen X tech-savvy, and street-smart enough to install parental controls, ban me from creating a Myspace or Facebook account, and disable the free chat feature on my Club Penguin. There would be no talking to strangers if they could help it. They tried to instill in me a distrust of corporations and a disdain for people who made…

GEMINI MAY 21–JUNE 21 Under the influence of the full moons in your intimate eighth house, a calculated gamble in the game of love could pay off handsomely—so don’t keep your cards too close to your chest. CANCER JUNE 22–JULY 22 As the back-to-back full moons energize your partnership zone, the law of “Opposites attract” is in effect. While you usually take your sweet time to warm up to people, someone new could earn a spot inside your cozy inner circle. LEO JULY 23–AUG 22 You’re in for a salubrious summer, but don’t undertake this quest the extreme way. Some say it takes about a month to establish a new habit, so think in terms of small, sustainable—and fun—steps. Join a pickleball league, or become a regular at yoga. VIRGO…