Jessica Lange
October 8, 2013
On wistful bohemian rhapsodies, the endless romance of the edge, and the art of rebelling exquisitely.
Hear, Hear
September 24, 2013
The ear becomes the new decorative area of beauty. Listen up.
JOHN GNERRE
September 4, 2013
“All the sides of this business, from agencies to the girls and all the states of competition, it’s been the same from the days of John Casablancas.”
Paul Rowland
September 4, 2013
“We were very unapologetic about how skinny they were, because the clothes looked better.”
DIDIER FERNANDEZ
September 4, 2013
“I was delivering the contract for [Linda Evangelista] and she barely looked at me. It was one of those moments where I felt like, Okay, I’m invisible—which changed drastically a few months later.”
DAVID BONNOUVRIER
September 4, 2013
“It’s not about you, it’s about them. The day you start trying to outshine them, you learn your lesson pretty quickly.”
Chris Gay
September 4, 2013
“The difference between working with models and athletes is whether I’m going to have my business meetings at Nobu or at Hooters.”
Faith Kates
September 4, 2013
“Today you look at Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton—they became famous for a sex tape. I wouldn’t want to represent them. They are not my aesthetic of a beautiful woman or what is a model.”
Louie Chaban
September 4, 2013
“Image and style, that’s what attracts people. Then comes the money and everything else.”
KYLE HAGLER
September 4, 2013
” You did not see a lot of women of color at that moment in fashion and advertising”
Jen Ramey
September 4, 2013
“I’ve never had anybody with an eating disorder. But I’ve had girls who are like, ‘I don’t want to be a V.S. girl—a V.S. Angel—because that means I wouldn’t be able to eat for five years.’ “
Ivan Bart
September 4, 2013
“The only people that ever really make it are people who walk into a room, own it, and you feel it.”
The Agents
September 4, 2013
Behind every successful model, there is a tireless agent who is constantly drafted into a wide range of roles, from sharpshooter and wheeler-dealer, to best friend and protector, to coach, confidant, psychologist, parental guide, and brand strategist. Ten of the industry’s most influential players open up about their lives at the intersection of beauty and business, their own paths to glory, and why the job isn’t just about flying around the world in search of fresh-faced girls, steering the careers of mononymous Über-women, and going to extravagant parties—although, there’s all that, too. Styling by Vanessa Chow
The Transformer: RuPaul
September 2, 2013
More than two decades after first bounding out of the most subversive nether regions of the New York City nightlife world as a Warholian Venus in seven-inch heels, RuPaul is back—and, once again, sitting pretty.
Wild Belle
February 13, 2013
The Brother-sister duo bring the rocky, jazzy island funk on their sax-y debut
Angel Haze
January 16, 2013
If you need to reaffirm your belief in the power of hip-hop, check out a song called “Cleaning Out My Closet” by Angel Haze, off her most recent mixtape, Classick. On the track, Haze raps (over the beat from the similarly titled Eminem song) about the sexual abuse she experienced beginning at the age of 7, and how the experience led her to suicidal thoughts.
Le Jogging
December 18, 2012
Sportswear is once again a way to show off your style, whether you’re training or profiling. It’s all about chic athletic detailing.
Wall Street
August 26, 2012
The classic pantsuit achieves a new level of desirability for fall and is the season’s most sought-after commodity
Laura Wasser
June 2, 2012
One of L.A.’s premier divorce lawyers (and most recently, Kim Kardashian’s legal eagle) discusses the evolving state of love and marriage, American-style
Best Coast
May 31, 2012
“I became a little bit more rebellious,” says 25-year-old Bethany Cosentino of her band Best Coast’s new album, The Only Place (Mexican Summer), the follow-up to the L.A.-based duo’s critically acclaimed 2010 debut, Crazy For You. “With our last record, everyone wanted to know who the songs were about or how much I loved my cat. This one is more, ‘Are you okay?’ “