Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2020 i ELLE

1. NOTES ON CAMP Whether it’s influencers hitting the road in the most luxurious of Airstreams or clever tastemakers taking advantage of their own backyards, glamping is undergoing a revival. Enter Louis Vuitton’s Monogram Mirror backpack trunk. This OTT homage to the house’s nomadic spirit comes equipped with a tent for two—leather-framed lantern sold separately. As for the mirrored finish? That’s for admiring your great style, of course. Glamping backpack trunk, Louis Vuitton Men’s, 866-VUITTON. 2. THE COUNTDOWN Patience is a virtue—especially if you wait the 24 days it will take to work your way through this huge beauty advent calendar from Dior. The whimsical scene, designed by French illustrator Safia Ouares, was inspired by the glimmering night sky, where the stars almost appear to dance. As you puncture each…

Watching the ’40s- and ’50s-inspired looks that floated down the runways this season, I was put in mind of the painters in Mary Gabriel’s Ninth Street Women, whose prim sweaters and pencil skirts concealed a broad hint of subversion. Buttoned-up, cinched silhouettes may have once looked impossibly dull and conservative. In our current epoch of elastic-waist everything, they feel as refreshing as the dry martinis their wearers once enjoyed. Whether it’s because designers have wrung so much inspiration out of more recent decades or because the faraway-seeming optimism of the postwar years feels poignant in a time of crisis, the hallmarks of the era dominated this season, from Givenchy’s sharp caped dresses to Proenza Schouler’s portrait necklines to JW Anderson’s soft-yet-strong rounded shoulders and bubble silhouettes. When Joseph Altuzarra delved…

FROM BOTTOM LEFT, IN DIAGONAL ROWS: ROW 1 APHRODITE CHARM, AWE INSPIRED, $160, AWEINSPIRED.COM TALISMAN COIN CHARM, MARLO LAZ, $5,800, MARLOLAZ.COM ROW 2 MALACHITE PENDANT, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, 877-VAN-CLEEF SAVE THE WORLD ELEPHANT CHARM, TIFFANY & CO., $675, TIFFANY.COM HAND PENDANT, ANTHONY LENT, $2,990, ANTHONYLENT.COM ROSE-CUT CHARM, MICHELLE FANTACI, $1,660, MUSEXMUSE.COM ROW 3 SCARAB PENDANT, PAMELA LOVE, $140, PAMELALOVE.COM ROSE CÉLESTE PENDANT, DIOR FINE JEWELRY, $2,690, 800-929-DIOR VINTAGE “GOOD LUCK” CHARM, FEWER FINER, $415, SHOPFEWERFINER.COM SUNBURST PENDANT, SORELLINA, $5,100, SORELLINANYC.COM “PORTE BONHEUR” CHARM, MARLO LAZ, $4,900, MARLOLAZ.COM ANGEL WINGS PENDANT, 302 FINE JEWELRY, $360, 302 FINEJEWELRY.COM ROW 4 AETHER MEDALLION, FOUNDRAE, $3,995, FOUNDRAE.COM CARTOUCHE PENDANT, OMI WOODS, $89, OMIWOODS.COM CLOVER CHARM, RETROUVAÍ, $1,765, TWISTONLINE.COM CRESCENT CHARM, HARWELL GODFREY, $3,800, NET-A-PORTER.COM HEART PENDANT, JEMMA WYNNE, JEMMAWYNNE.COM CLEOPATRA COIN PENDANT, OMI…

Ayear after giving birth to her first child, a woman we’ll call Jennifer still felt like her vagina and sex life weren’t back to normal. “My labia was a little bit deflated, and my orgasms weren’t strong enough,” says the 38-year-old New York–based consultant. She made her way to VSPOT, a sexual-health center on the Upper East Side, which she’d heard about from friends. After a consultation, Jennifer booked an O-Shot, a treatment to inject plateletrich plasma (PRP) harvested from her own blood into her clitoris and G-spot to enhance sensitivity; and a V-Plump, another PRP treatment, to add volume to her labia majora. According to founder Cindy Barshop, PRP procedures, which are performed by an on-staff gynecologist and other medically trained professionals, create a smoother and larger surface area,…

INSIDER SECRET FROM @MAKEUPBYOZ “Here in Atlanta, a lot of the girls like [their lashes] very, very long and very, very full. For perfect fake lashes, cut each lash strip into three parts so they stick closer to your lashline and really stay put.”—ASMAHAN “OZ” WILSON, MAKEUP ARTIST AND FINALIST ON AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR In the economic downturn of 2001, Leonard Lauder of the Estée Lauder Companies famously coined the term “Lipstick Index” to explain the unexpected spike in lipstick sales during dark times. Now, the pandemic and the addition of masks to our daily attire has turned the index on its head. Or, rather, pointed it toward a different area of our face: our eyelashes. Mascara and other eye makeup sales are on the rise globally. And with first-ever…

My Daeling Quarantine, I fell in love with you the moment I first heard your name. I knew it was wrong—I hated myself for loving you, but I couldn’t help myself. I yearn for you: your sweet, sweet stillness, your long hours of the day, your unvarying sense of self. How could I love something so destructive, a by-product of a disease that has brought so much pain and suffering? Alas, I’ve always had terrible taste when it comes to love. You came at the end of March and ended winter with your warm embrace. You immediately put me at ease. Sure, the news was horrifying, but you were the solution! Your intentions were pure. You tucked me in and promised everything would be okay as long as we stuck…

On January 3, 2019, a record-shattering 102 women were sworn in as members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic side of the aisle—with 35 brand-new female members—sparkled with vibrant skirts and blouses; one member wore a hijab, another a traditional Pueblo dress. On the Republican side, a sea of navy, gray, and black reigned—mostly suits, and mostly men. The disparity, like the fashion, was stark: Just 13 GOP women were sworn in, only one of them newly elected. (By comparison, there are 16 male GOP House members named “Michael” or “Mike” alone.) The abysmal numbers were impossible to ignore. “It was a significant wake-up call,” says Representative Susan Brooks of Indiana, the recruitment chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the party’s campaign arm in the House.…

EMMA CORRIN COVER Dress by Molly Goddard, $1,807, Dover Street Market New York. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 22: Slipdress by Simone Rocha, Simone Rocha (NYC). PAGE 23: T-shirt, pants by Marni, Marni boutiques nationwide. ACCESSORIES PAGE 51: Amulet honoring the legacy of Malcolm X by Sewit Sium, “May the wearer invoke his spirit daily in pursuit of Black and indigenous liberation worldwide,” sewitsium.com. SHOPS PAGE 53: Watch by Zenith, $8,700, zenith-watches.com. YOUNG HOLLYWOOD PAGE 89: Dress, trousers, earrings by Simone Rocha, Simone Rocha (NYC). PAGES 90–91: Dress by Molly Goddard, Dover Street Market New York. Creepers (throughout) by Underground, underground-england.com. PAGES 92–93: Gown by Cecilie Bahnsen, modaoperandi.com. PAGE 94: Dress, bra, panty by Dolce & Gabbana, dolcegabbana.com. PAGE 95: Top by Ralph Lauren Collection, ralphlauren.com. PAGE 96: Dress, earrings, flats…

Kenneth Ize was in Venice when we spoke in mid-September, his first time venturing outside Nigeria after nearly seven months in quarantine. The 29-year-old onetime LVMH Prize finalist, who made his fall 2020 debut in Paris to much fanfare, was putting the finishing touches on his spring 2021 collection, including colorful glass and ceramic jewelry stemming from a chance meeting with an artist only a week prior. Like all of Ize’s work, the collection was to be both a celebration of culture and a statement of unity. “I’m a storyteller,” says the designer, who credits self-isolation with enabling him to appreciate the quiet beauty of his home city, Lagos. “I want to tell the story of my community, my experience, and my memories, while also opening people’s eyes to new…

PUFF PIECE BRIGHT HORIZONS Vivid outerwear and extras take center stage when paired with subdued beige pieces. Live in a warmer clime? Go for a bold cardigan. NEUTRAL ZONE Subtle metallic accents shine even brighter atop a muted tone-on-tone ensemble. Let your coat guide your palette. CHECK, PLEASE PUNK ROMANCE Dainty florals and delicate gold chains temper tough tartan and leather. TOUGH STUFF UNDER COVER Paired with denim stirrup pants and a leather trench, the Canadian tuxedo takes on a serious dose of ’80s drama. HOT FUZZ ALMOST FAMOUS Sky-high platforms, fur-trimmed coats, and homespun knits channel the quirky flash of the ’70s and ensure you’re firmly in the spotlight. WAIT UNTIL DARK EVENING DRAMA Fall’s floor-sweeping coats can double as dresses. Try a velvet hot pant for (not too…

Dramatic photos of bums, legs, and tummies instantly smoothed after one miraculous massage have become an Instagram phenomenon. “I love [Sheila Perez’s] manual lymphatic drainage to help keep my body clear of toxins,” wrote one famous fan, Elle MacPherson, of her massage therapist. Other big names spotted on the social media feeds of lymphatic masseurs include Ashley Graham, Cindy Crawford, Dua Lipa, Busy Philipps, and many former Victoria’s Secret runway models. Whether or not a flatter tummy is a goal, the purported bonus benefits of lymphatic massage—improved immunity and digestion, clearer thinking, increased energy—have caught the interest of svelte seekers and health nuts alike. Chic studios have opened up in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, such as fashion-favorite Ricari Studios, tucked in the back of a SoHo showroom. Here,…

ON MARCH 17, otherwise known as my 38th birthday, a press release landed in my inbox: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the professional body overseeing fertility care in the U.S., was recommending the suspension of all “non-urgent” treatments, including in vitro fertilization and egg freezing, due to COVID-19. As many people shut themselves inside, I pictured empty clinics, unmanned cryostorage tanks, and thousands of frozen eggs and embryos left to the vagaries of equipment that has been known to fail. I thought of my own eggs—13 in a storage tank in Italy, another 7 in Spain—and wondered if anyone was keeping tabs. It felt tacky, selfish, even rude, to wonder about whether anyone was minding a handful of oocytes as the virus killed thousands. And yet those eggs,…

NIKKI HALEY The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and governor of South Carolina delivered a star-making speech at the Republican National Convention this year and is rumored to be considering a run for president in 2024. REPRESENTATIVE ELISE STEFANIK The youngest Republican woman in Congress, Stefanik of New York launched a PAC dedicated to electing more conservative women like herself. Her performance during the impeachment hearings inspired President Trump to tweet, “A new Republican Star is born.” GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM As South Dakota’s first female governor, Noem hosted President Trump at Mount Rushmore this summer and spoke at the RNC, fueling speculation that she may seek national office in the future. REPRESENTATIVE LIZ CHENEY As chair of the House Republican Conference, Cheney of Wyoming, the former vice president’s…

IT is one of the hottest days of the year when I speak with Letitia Wright. It’s also uncomfortably sticky, and while the rest of the UK can be found flouting social distancing at recently opened pubs, the 26-year-old actor is hanging out in her north London flat, which is also her office, making the most of the dry air to get her washing done. Her webcam is down when we speak, but when she does talk, in her soft, comforting tone—first about our shared Guyanese heritage, but later about, well, everything—it feels like I’m sitting at the table with an old friend. Wright’s starring role in Black Panther, Marvel’s runaway box-office hit, quickly made her an icon for Black girls everywhere to look up to. While, for some, a…

THE BAG Artist Jean-Michel Othoniel works his magic on Louis Vuitton’s beloved Capucines bag with raffia and faux pearls. Handbag, Louis Vuitton, 866-VUITTON. THE SHOE Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri remixes the classic spectator heel with a ’60s-chic Mary Jane. Shoe, Dior, $1,050, Dior boutiques nationwide. THE WATCH The astronauts’ timepiece of choice gets an out-of-thisworld Art Deco makeover via Omega’s De Ville Trésor style. Watch, Omega, $5,100, omegawatches.com.…

It seems like several lifetimes ago that Michelle Obama shocked a public steeped in couture-clad First Ladies by rotating through a kaleidoscope of young designers—Thakoon and Jason Wu among them. In her Netflix documentary Becoming, Obama addresses the pressures that caused her to embrace clothing as part of her messaging. “Fashion for a woman still predominates how people view you, and that’s not fair, that’s not right. But it’s true,” she says. With her choices, Obama moved the needle, proving it’s possible to be a woman of substance and intelligence and still love style. Now we have a vice-presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, who wields fashion choices like weapons in her arsenal. There was her denim jacket of rainbow colors, worn to celebrate Pride in 2019, with symbolism so clear she…

Think, for a moment, about the life of a politician in 2020. Up at 4 a.m. to Zoom in to morning television shows. Sitting, mask on, through hours of hearings and debates in the dry, filtered air of bureaucratic buildings. Constantly appearing on camera for videoconferences and virtual town halls across the internet, both staged and unexpectedly candid. The average age of a member of the 116th Congress is 57.6 years for the House and 62.9 years for the Senate. But all things considered, many look significantly younger. One explanation? The widespread—but still relatively hush-hush—prevalence of cosmetic treatments. Without getting into a game of “guess the work,” it’s safe to say most politicians, especially the Gen Xers and Boomers, rely on dermatologists to look more youthful. Washington, DC, dermatologist Tina…

I FIRST HEARD the siren call 26 days into quarantine. During a 3 a.m. insomnia-induced Instagram scroll, I fixated on Bella Hadid’s 2019 blonde transformation, DM-ing it to ELLE’s beauty and health director with the succinct “Should I?” Apparently, I wasn’t the only one desiring change while in our Groundhog Day–esque shelter-in-place: Rosalía, Emily Ratajkowski, and Lily-Rose Depp all lifted their hair color within about a month. Kaia Gerber actually did it twice, with a honey debut in the spring, followed by a platinum reveal in August. Every time a newly minted blonde popped up on my feed, I took it as a sign from the Gwen Stefani gods. “Social media is a common trigger for beauty impulses,” says California-based therapist Alyssa Mancao, who treats body image issues. Acting on…

It was a tragically beautiful day to die in West Hollywood. The summer sky was Technicolor blue, and palm fronds undulated in the breeze outside the low-rise 1960s apartment block where 30-year-old Kimberly Fattorini, a Playboy casting associate and part-time model, was drawing her last breaths on a friend’s couch. At some point between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017, she slipped from chemical oblivion into eternal slumber. Even before the toxicology report was complete, word spread that Fattorini had overdosed. She had spent the previous night at a new club called The Highlight Room with her friend Monica Maass, a Playboy model. Maass told an investigator from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) the two women had been out all night drinking and doing…

EMMA CORRIN Embodying one of the world’s most famous women presents distinct challenges. “If you say her name, you instantly have her image, you have her voice, you have her mannerisms. That’s a very intimidating thing to be up against,” says Emma Corrin, who joins Season 4 of The Crown this year as Princess Diana. A relative newcomer, she spent an audition-filled year fighting for the role. But from the first moment Corrin appears onscreen, portraying Diana as a shy teen, both forward and demure with Josh O’Connor’s Prince Charles, she captivates. Joining Peter Morgan’s highprofile series in a pivotal role, Corrin is sure to have a brush with overnight stardom—and its accompanying highs and lows—much like Diana. “All these feelings of excitement, the novelty of it, the fear and…

Meteoric is the only possible term to describe Micaiah Carter’s rise. Just a few years ago, he was studying photography at Parsons—inspired by his father, who had taken pictures documenting his time in the Air Force in the 1970s. Carter’s aim was, as he told Aperture, to “create a different viewpoint of what Blackness is.” Since then, Carter’s work has been featured in Antwaun Sargent’s seminal study The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion, and he’s taken portraits of luminaries like Serena Williams, Normani, and Naomi Osaka. He is currently working on his first-ever monograph, to be titled 95 48, after his and his father’s birth dates. For ELLE’s shoot on Harlem’s landmarked Astor Row, Carter turned his remote lens (he shot via Zoom, from Los Angeles) on…

SCORPIO OCT 23–NOV 21 Birthday season’s in full swing, but you’re more into healing than hedonism. Retreat to a woodsy cabin or beachside spa. Wait until the 13th, then focus on what’s truly essential work and shelve the rest. A partnership could hit a crossroads at the eclipse on the 30th. Your decision will be binding, so choose whatever will bring the best long-term return on investment. SAGITTARIUS NOV 22–DEC 21 You may be pruning the excess in early November—goodbye, unflattering jumpsuits—with both grief and relief. But come Sagittarius season (on the 21st), you’ll open up space to invite in something amazing. Or maybe someone, with Mars revving its engines in your romance zone all month. After the partnership-powered lunar eclipse on the 30th, you won’t have to ask if…