Innehållsförteckning för June/July 2023 från ELLE

THIS SPRING, WHAT SEEMED like the entire fashion industry descended on Mumbai for a succession of high-profile, high-style events: the Dior fall 2023 show and the openings of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Museum and the Sabyasachi flagship. ELLE editor-in-chief Nina Garcia attended Dior’s enchanting show, where creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, working with the famed Chanakya atelier and school, paid tribute to the country’s skilled female artisans (for more, see page 118). Garcia got a closer look at their handiwork at Mūl Māthī//from the roots, an exhibit featuring panels stitched by Chanakya students, interpreting the work of Indian painters Madhvi Parekh and Manu Parekh. Rounding out the trip was an inspiring visit to the city’s street markets, where Garcia was struck by the bold hues of their floral displays.…

ONYX Its black is rich and deep. The Maison selects stones of great purity with an intense and uniform color. Its smooth, seamless texture, magnified by the polishing process, reveals light reflections, as if the onyx were a mirror. TIGER’S EYE Yellow and brown lines lend a silky shine to this quartz that varies with the light. Each tiger’s eye motif selected by Van Cleef & Arpels is in warm shades, from honey to deep brown, and presents a beautiful harmony of light and dark, straight and regular stripes. MALACHITE Its deep green is streaked with light and dark lines, giving the stone a subtle vibrancy. Van Cleef & Arpels uses a refined palette of malachite colors, with intense hues and consistent, harmonious bands. CARNELIAN From an intense red to…

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I signed two nondisclosure agreements, flew seven hours from New York City to London, and took a two-hour bus ride to bring you this vation centers in the beauty space. The D refers to Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner and the brand that made airwrap a verb. D9 is just one small part of the company’s 75-acre technology campus. At Dyson’s invitation, I visit an acidic-smelling room filled with millions of dollars’ worth of 3-D printers; meet a scientist who grew his hair down to his shoulders to self-test everything he’s developing; and eat in the company cafeteria, where there is a pizza oven enameled in the exact same shade of fuchsia as the brand’s hot tools. For the last six years, “Project 553,” now known to…

Meg really doesn’t think she feels up for any interviews. She never liked them.” This message is conveyed to me thirdhand, via the guy who ran the small Detroit label that put out the first White Stripes seven-inches back in 1998, who has spoken with the band’s extremely introverted drummer’s close friend, who apparently has delivered my request to the woman herself. After roughly three years of persistent (yet respectful) inquiry into whether Meg White might be open to talking about her legacy, I’ve inched closer to the inner sanctum. Plus, I’m told, she’s agreed to give my plea “some more thought.” It’s thrilling, to say the least. That said, the content of this most recent response is by no means privileged. Meg’s discomfort with interviews is widely known. A…

JUNE The Summer of Love kicks off on June 5 as the celestial sweetheart planet Venus embarks on a four-month-long journey through the passionate and romantic sign of Leo. GEMINI MAY 21–JUNE 21 While Venus spends four months in your coquettish third house, flirt responsibly. During the July 22 to September 3 retrograde, be sure to avoid starting fires you can’t contain. CANCER JUNE 22–JULY 22 As Venus swings into your luxurious second house until October 8, your lust for all things attractive intensifies. But mindless indulgence won’t fulfill you: Use this cycle to create a budget that will satisfy your whims while setting you on a long-term path to savings. LEO JULY 23–AUG 22 Glamorous Venus will be in Leo from June 5 to October 8, turning you into…

“To be lucky, you have to believe in luck,” Jacques Arpels, nephew of the founders of the Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, often said. Jacques, who alongside his two brothers, Pierre and Claude, presided over the destiny of the Maison starting in 1936, had a habit of finding four-leaf clovers in the garden of his house in Germigny-l’Evêque. Superstitious and a collector at heart, he would gift them to his staff members. The clover, with its associations of good fortune, is a motif that goes back to the origins of Van Cleef & Arpels and has been part of the Maison’s creations since the 1920s. In the archives, you’ll find drawings of clover shaped pieces. Jewelry made from bois d’amourette (letterwood) is also there, as well as creations featuring ladybugs,…

SILVIA FURMANOVICH “At the beginning of my career, I read Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, which uses shells as metaphors for patience, love, relationships, aging, and faith.” —Silvia Furmanovich ALIITA “I come from the Caribbean, so it was important for me to mix the seahorse motif with the Italian masters in hand-carved coral.” —Cynthia Vilchez Castiglioni CARTIER “Grain de Café is a testament [to] Cartier’s ability to find inspiration in unlikely places.” —Maï Cérède DANIELA VILLEGAS “A symbol of strength, rebirth, and intuition, crabs can thrive in even the harshest environments.” —Daniela Villegas JENNA BLAKE “Coral, shells, turquoise, and leather are year-round staples in my collection. Their natural feel adds a relaxed element to personal style.” —Jenna Blake YVONNE LÉON “I worked the gold texture with…

Villa Borghese While Kwong was working in Italy this spring, she fell in love with the naturalistic style of the famed Roman garden. “There’s just an informality and a wildness to Italian gardens that is really impacting me right now.” Muir Woods National Movement One of the Bay Area’s last remaining ancient redwood forests, the 558-acre Muir Woods, where trees reach up to 250 feet and are 400 to 800 years old, “is just the core of everything for me,” Kwong says. The Huntington Botanical gardens are always the first place Kwong goes when visiting a new city, but the 130-acre themed gardens at The Huntington in San Marino, California (which includes one of the oldest collections of cacti and other succulents in the world), are a favorite much closer…

Getting dressed is, in a sense, always a prelude to a performance. It’s your daily pregame routine, the moment when you pull on a pair G of flared pants or a crochet dress, add a scarf or earrings, take off one thing, then brace yourself for leaving the house. Musicians know this better than anyone, which is perhaps why they so often lead the way into new style territory. For the past several seasons, when it came to the intersection of music and style, the street sign might as well have been emblazoned with the words “indie sleaze.” But something softer, more like “indie sweet,” has been brewing backstage, sending the 2010s club-kid cliché in a new direction—one that is texture-rich, craft-forward, and brushed with the glittering, sepia-tinted gold of…

Excuse me! You with the sunscreen tube? I’m looking to speak with E the new head of the water slide commission? The president of lazy river leisure yachting? The beach ball inflation analyst? Welcome to the world of Vacation, where the out-of-office reply is always turned on, the fruit garnishes for poolside drinks are always pre-prepped, and most importantly, the “leisure-enhancing” sunscreen is easily blendable and more fun to apply. “The Office crossed with Jimmy Buffett’s brand world” is how Vacation cofounder Marty Bell once described the brand, which combines dermatologist-approved SPF with ’80s beach club and margarita-loving dad vibes. Its products include Classic Whip (a sunscreen mousse whose packaging is meant to resemble a can of Reddi-wip); SPF 30 Baby Oil (a glossy sunscreen oil that winks to the…

New York City is a special place for Carolina Giraldo Navarro, better known as Karol G, the open-hearted Colombian superstar with a penchant for breaking barriers. Eleven years ago, disillusioned with the music business, Karol came to the city to study English and start over. She had spent six years struggling to break out as a singer in her hometown of Medellín with the help of her father, Juan Guillermo Giraldo Ramírez, a local musician, who saw her potential for stardom when no one else did. Few in the Latin music industry thought audiences wanted to hear a woman sing reggaeton, the dance-friendly genre dominating the airwaves with a multicultural combination of hip-hop, reggae, and dembow beats. When she packed her bags for New York, Karol was ready to say…

Beyond the legend of the Alhambra collection, a multitude of personal stories are unveiled: the memory of a mother leaning over her child, who then plays with her long necklace; that of an older sister proudly wearing a necklace when starting her career; or that of the first gift, a bracelet, given by a fiancé. When you step inside 22 Place Vendôme, the legendary residence of Van Cleef & Arpels, all these memories come flooding back. Since 1906, the jeweler has been a part of the greatest tales, whether familial or romantic, including those of iconic couples with the most demanding wishes. The key to such success lies in one clear fact: craftsmanship. HERALDED FROM FOUR LEAVES In 1968, the first Alhambra long necklace appeared in the Van Cleef &…

ELLESHOP Our annual Swim Guide. ACCESSORIES Designers make the most of nature’s bounty via ornate jewelry. THISMONTH Project Runway enters its 20th season with an All Stars competition. LIVING+ TRAVEL How style star Lily Kwong rediscovered her green thumb. Wear It With…

“I’M A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DESIGNER and person than I was before,” says Bishme Cromartie, a Season 17 Project Runway competitor who is back for the show’s All Stars competition and grateful for the chance to show the judges how his work has evolved. “I’ve focused on making sure I’m more intentional with my designs,” he adds, citing his avant-garde take on streetwear. He’s also looking forward to the camaraderie with the other participating fan favorites. So too is Korto Momolu, who first competed in Season 5, and even admitted to being a bit stars-truck by some of the competitors. “Kara Saun is a queen! She is my all-time fave,” says Momolu, whose work has morphed into what she calls “Afro-bohemian chic.” Also joining is Season 10 runner-up Fabio Costa, who…

In 2019, Tanya-Melendez-Escalante planned a dream trip. The senior I curator of education and public programs at the Museum at FIT wanted to introduce two of her colleagues to her native country of Mexico. Melissa Marra-Alvarez, curator of education and research, and Elizabeth Way, associate curator of costume, joined her for a journey full of fashion and food. After seeing (and eating) the best that Mexico City had to offer, the three piled into an Uber back from the airport, giddy over what they’d experienced. That’s when Melendez-Escalante had an idea: What if they curated an exhibit at the museum on Latinx designers? The result is ¡Moda Hoy!: Latin American and Latinx Fashion Design Today, which opened on May 31 at the Museum at FIT. (An accompanying book from Bloomsbury…

1. CHANEL LE VERNIS NAIL LOOKS SET, $105, CHANEL.COM “I bring this nail kit to my biweekly manicure. The Chanel-branded stickers are so fun, and my nails are healthier with the reformulated polish (now with ceramides added).”—Margaux Anbouba, Beauty Editor 2. TATA HARPER LIP CRÈMES, $50 EACH, TATAHARPER.COM “Clean beauty genius Tata Harper has done it again. These creamy satin lipsticks add just a touch of color and leave lips soft all day.”—Nina Garcia, Editor-in-Chief 3. ARMANI BEAUTY LUMINOUS SILK GLOW BLUSH, $38 EACH, ARMANIBEAUTY.COM “Pro tip: Wear this silky powder where you’d brush on a highlighter (above the apples of your cheeks). The glowy flush will instantly lift the face.”—M.A. 4. LOUIS VUITTON PACIFIC CHILL EAU DE PARFUM, $300 FOR 100ML, LOUISVUITTON.COM “Master perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud was inspired…