Innehållsförteckning för July 2018 från ELLE

1 WATCH A must-see for fans of the late Alexander McQueen, director Ian Bonhôte’s latest documentary, McQueen (July 20), goes beyond the bright lights of the runway to focus on those who knew the designer best. Family members, colleagues, and close friends share home movies and personal stories and recall the East London–born talent’s incredible rags-to-riches rise, which saw him go from designing a collection with plastic garbage bags (funded by his benefits check) to heading Givenchy, seemingly overnight. 2 SEE The Pitchfork Music Festival takes over Chicago’s Union Park from July 20 to 22, with headlining shows by Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, and the brilliant, mercurial MC Lauryn Hill. This summer, she’s finally giving her fans another chance to “Doo Wop (That Thing)” with a tour celebrating the twentieth…

Pierre Hardy is what you might call bicoastal—his “coasts” just happen to be the Hudson and the Seine. Hermès’s creative director of shoes and fine jewelry divides his time between Paris and Chelsea, but the neighborhood that’s really been speaking to him lately is New York’s SoHo. That might seem surprising, given the uptown vibe of the house. But Hermès, known for its wait-list-commanding Birkins, rich equestrian heritage, and scarves favored by well-heeled doyennes, has been loosening its monogrammed collar. Last fall, shoppers were invited to decorate the walls of its Madison Avenue store with bright rubber-stamp art, and this past spring, the nearby men’s boutique transformed into a hipster vinyl-record store. This month, the brand debuts a shoe-only pop-up store on SoHo’s Greene Street, selling an unstuffy array of…

The Pro Method Tame unruly curls or add texture to stick-straight strands with a tapered curling wand, says Los Angeles hair pro Riawna Capri, who maintains Selena Gomez’s locks. Wrap varying-size sections of hair around the wand, away from the face (try T3 SinglePass Wave, $160). Be sure not to wrap strands too tightly, Capri says, and hold the wand vertically, skinny end up. After releasing each curl, gently tug the hair while it’s still warm. “This straightens out the shape so it isn’t too perfect,” she explains. Finish with a light-hold hair spray, like Kevin.Murphy Bedroom.Hair ($29). Easy Air-Dry On hair that has natural movement but needs definition, use a texturizing spray while hair is damp. Opt for a nondrying formula to keep strands glossy, not crunchy. We like…

SIGRID “My favorite thing to do is to get something good out of something bad,” says Sigrid Solbakk Raabe. Last year, the Norwegian alt-pop singer-songwriter debuted “Don’t Kill My Vibe,” as what she called an “elegant fuck you” to a condescending male producer who’d belittled her during a songwriting session. The steely, piano-driven track, as well as her thundering follow-up, “Strangers,” would lead her to win the BBC’s “Sound of 2018” (joining an exclusive club of artists like Adele and Haim). The past few months have seen Sigrid performing her radio-friendly empowerment jams everywhere from Coachella to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she brought the audience to its feet. Her recently released EP, Raw, features the 21-year-old’s most vulnerable, stripped-down material to date and showcases her knack for…

Brittany Kaiser was a sophomore in college when she got an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. She wasn’t one of those kids who grew up thinking they were destined for politics—she actually wanted to be an archaeologist—but she fell in love with it during high school, after volunteering on Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign. Three years later, when she heard that her home state’s senator was preparing to launch his bid for president, Kaiser knew she wanted in. She submitted a résumé for an internship and, when she got the job, informed her professors at the University of Edinburgh that she was leaving Scotland to return home to Illinois before the end of the semester. Back in Chicago, the campaign put Kaiser to work on their social media team, helping…

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Plus: Swearing off sex for self-love, the perils of a flirty offce rival, and a fiancé caught being crass. DEAR E. JEAN: I’m cursed with size 32H breasts. Bras are $90. Finding a swimsuit that I don’t fall out of is nearly impossible. My wardrobe choices are horribly limited! And to top it off, I’m petite—a 5'5" college athlete. My back and shoulders hurt. Add the leers and the catcalls, and I’m really quite over it. My mother and the surgeons I’ve spoken with assure me wholeheartedly that I’m a good candidate for a breast reduction. Here’s the catch: My beloved aunt is absolutely against it. She says a reduction will “ruin” my life and that I may lose the ability to breastfeed. She advises me to wait until after I…

Nineteen-year-old Miquela, with her blunt-cut bangs, light freckles, and penchant for messy double buns, has all the hallmarks of an Instagram influencer. There’s her cool factor (see the Brazilian-American Angeleno skateboarding), her music cred (her debut single, “Not Mine,” hit the viral chart on Spotify), her social activism (she supports Black Lives Matter), and her seriously good taste in fashion (think Proenza Schouler, Balmain, and Alexander Wang). She’s done photo shoots for V Magazine and Highsnobiety, and Prada enlisted her to help promote its fall 2018 show in Milan, where she wore the same bright orange coat Gigi Hadid had on. It wasn’t the first run-in for these two: Hadid tweeted at Miquela last fall, “Hey gurrrrl, you’re too major for comprehension.” Miquela has more than one million followers, and…

In the beginning, there was “The Voice”—like a lioness’s, coming out of a mere slip of a girl at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey: Whitney Houston, age 11. In the end, there was a woman lost—dead at 48 from heart disease and the drugs coursing through her ravaged veins, found facedown in a bathtub. We learn much more about the why of it all from Whitney (July 6), the new documentary directed by Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, who has said, “There’s a kind of mystery, an absence at the heart of this big celebrity tale. That mystery, I suppose, is what made me want to make the film.” Featuring some 70 interviews, the movie offers many foretelling clues—chief among them being the disclosure that Whitney was…

1983 Lands first job. “I was a muffn maker at All My Muffns. I got fired for taking home too many muffns, although I felt entitled to them since I’d baked them.” 1986 Interns at Fair Dinkum Productions. “I was Henry Winkler’s intern when I was in high school. He was developing MacGyver at the time. He let me read scripts and made me feel like he wanted to hear my opinion.” 1991 Pens and submits spec scripts. “When I was writing, I spent days with a friend who was studying for the MCAT. It was the buddy system. Now she’s a doctor, and I’m still writing scripts. My mother wishes the careers were reversed.” 1993 Secures first industry gig. “I was a production assistant for Jay Tarses on NBC’s…

Confession: Before reporting this story, I’d never used a period-tracker app. I’m not trying to conceive, the Pill makes my cycle mind-bogglingly regular, and there’s something that turns me off about the idea that every bad mood or craving I log could be linked to my reproductive biology—a product of my hormones, rather than my humanity. But apps that track your menstrual cycle are exploding—and women’s tales of devotion to theirs dominate conversations the way Fitbits or diet trackers did several years ago. My analog ways have put me firmly in the health-obsessed minority. The Big Bang of the menstrual-app universe happened in 2014, when Apple released its health-tracking app, HealthKit, with no option for women to track periods. An uproar ensued, and Apple added the feature, but not before…

Cancer June 22–July 22 On the 13th, a partial solar eclipse in Cancer brings world-shaking insights into your life path. Alas, partners may push back for fear of being abandoned. To reassure them, book a trip for two before Mercury turns retrograde on the 26th. Single? Cross-cultural connections sizzle this month. Leo July 23–Aug 22 Slip off to a secluded beach in early July. With firecracker Mars retrograde all month, you’ll need space from overheated relationships. The 27th’s lunar eclipse will bring additional respite. Leo season begins on the 23rd, and with Mercury retrograde from July 26 to August 19, celebrate your birthday by looking to the past: Revive a passion project or arrange a sentimental reunion. Virgo Aug 23–Sept 22 Squad shake-ups may disrupt your routine, but kindred spirits…

Home SPUN Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede teams up with Pierre Hardy for a 12-piece collection of colorful, vacation-ready shoes and bags. As with many of the casual-chic pieces from Kebede’s clothing line, Lemlem, the capsule’s handwoven cotton was created by Ethiopian artisans. Circle GAME Delfina Delettrez is keeping things in la famiglia, celebrating the arrival of her twin boys with ZIP Code, a whimsical collection of bubble wand–inspired jewelry for which her sister Leonetta is playing spokesmodel. Have a SEAT After a complete renovation by architect Peter Marino, Louis Vuitton’s Costa Mesa South Coast Plaza boutique in Orange County, California, reopens for business. In addition to an on-site artisan workshop for customizations, the revamped store will offer pieces from the brand’s Objets Nomades furniture collection. Our pick: the candy-colored leather…

AT-HOME LED PERFECTORS Pros have long harnessed the power of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) for stealth skin enhancing with zero downtime. The three-minute at-home innovation we’re most excited about: DRx SpectraLite Faceware Pro (available in August; see page 77), the brainchild of NYC dermatologist Dennis Gross, MD. The FDA-cleared mask is lined with the most powerful antiacne blue light allowed in DIY devices, plus four spectra of red light (infrared and deep red to boost collagen; light red and amber to keep skin cells healthy and reverse sun damage). The curvature of the mask around the eyes was carefully designed to fit all face shapes while still precisely targeting crow’s-feet. “This LED combination made my dream list of clinical results,” Gross says. “It stimulates collagen to firm lines and wrinkles, reduces…

MAVEN CLINIC What it is: A digital women’s health-care platform that lets you chat with physicians, specialists, and therapists from your phone or computer. What it costs: A 40-minute therapy session is $70, while a 10-minute chat with an ob-gyn is $35. Appointments start at as little as $18. ALLUME What it is: An online styling service that uses real stylists who shop internet-wide to come up with customized looks. (You purchase the clothes yourself through Allume’s website.) What it costs: Each styling session is $20—a fee that’s credited toward your clothing purchase. MARTHA & MARLEY SPOON What it is: A meal-kit service with Martha Stewart’s stamp of approval. What it costs: Four dinners for two are $76 (but—this is important—there were plenty of leftovers). CLEMENTINE What it is: A…

Last spring, the artist Petra Cortright had her first large-scale retrospective at UTA Artist Space, a venue in the rapidly gentrifying Boyle Heights neighborhood of L.A. For the show, Cortright installed 50 flat-screen monitors in a tight line at eye level to show her webcam videos, which generally feature a single star—Cortright—playing around with rudimentary digital filters. In one, she wears a yellow dress as digital flames erupt from her body. In another, she tries to catch digital snowflakes on her tongue. The videos are by turns bewilderingly simple and dreamily complex. “Why should a webcam plus a woman equal sex?” she says when we meet up a month after the opening. “I felt like I could work with that idea but not make it literal. If you give all…

Covers Nicki Minaj: Beaded-tulle dress by Versace, $19,995, at select Versace stores nationwide. Taylor Hill: Feather-embellished jumpsuit by Valentino, $4,790, similar styles at Valentino boutiques nationwide. Gold hoop earrings by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co., $2,200, tiffany.com. Calendar PAGE 16: Handbag by Sonia Rykiel, at Just One Eye (L.A.), Barneys New York. Nina’s Edit PAGE 32: Briefcase by Gucci, at select Gucci stores nationwide. Handbag by Loewe, at Loewe (Miami), Barneys New York. Beach paddles, watch, $30,775, by Hermès, at Hermès stores nationwide. Necklace by Garland Collection, $5,700, garlandcollection.com. New Arrivals PAGE 36: Watch by Rolex, $96,900, rolex.com. Front Row: On the Right Foot PAGE 38: Watch by Hermès, $52,100, at Hermès boutiques nationwide. Elle Trends and Accessories PAGE 40: Dress by Coach 1941, coach.com. Ring by Noor Fares,…