Table of contents for August 2014 in ELLE

Friday, August 1 DOWN UNDER REDUX Sydney brother-sister folk duo Angus & Julia Stone reunite for a self-titled new album full of their signature moody grooves produced by music sensei Rick Rubin. Wednesday, August 6 SIBLING RIVALRY Cate Blanchett stars in The Maids, a psychologically thrilling play inspired by a true-life tale of two sisters who kill their employer and her daughter, which runs for 10 days as part of NYC's Lincoln Center Festival. Wednesday, August 13 NINE LIVES The Americans meets Homeland in TNT's drama Legends, with Sean Bean as a skilled undercover spy questioning his own identity and Ali Larter as a fellow operative. THE ELLE MUST-FEST LIST August 1-3 Rock out with Outkast, Lorde, Eminem, Skrillex, Chvrches, Blood Orange, and dozens more at this year's Lollapalooza. August…

A few months ago, after I appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe (a must-watch for political junkies everywhere), I got two phone calls. The first was a voicemail from a woman who told me to stick to the editing thing, going on for at least a full minute about my on-air sins. The second was from a man identifying himself as a member of the Liberty Brigade, who called to let us know that he was "none too happy" with that editor of ELLE. His tone was vaguely threatening, and after finding the Facebook page for the libertarian, gun-loving, anti-choice organization, I presumed the gentleman's unhappiness stemmed from the mention of Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America and a member of ELLE's fourth-annual Women in DC Power List, which…

Nina Burleigh PROVENANCE: Chicago NOW: New York City PROFESSION: Author and journalist THIS MONTH: "Hear Him Roar" (page 178) BONA FIDES: MA, English, University of Chicago; MA, public affairs, University of Illinois Springfield; author of five books, including The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox; work has appeared in the New York Observer, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The New York Times ON REPEAT: "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. I find new laughs in it every time." READING: Contempt, by Alberto Moravia IF I WEREN'T A WRITER, I'D BE…: "Inside me there is a punk torch singer, a cross between Joe Strummer and Nina Hagen. But I have been reliably told by my family members that I can't sing." DREAM PROJECT: "I'm starting a book on spies…

"Sexy, strappy, glamorous." Jimmy Choo creative director Sandra Choi needs only three adjectives to describe the platform sandal—and most popular shoe on the Academy Awards red carpet for the past 15 years—that transformed the small London bespoke business of one Malaysian-born cobbler, Jimmy Choo, into a global phenomenon with more than 180 stores in 32 countries. You might think a billion-dollar concern that embodies high-gloss Fashion with a capital F would have little incentive to reinvent the wheel. Not so, says Choi. "Jimmy Choo doesn't just have to be about just that." It was in 1998 that Jimmy Choo—along with Choi, the founder's Central Saint Martins–educated niece, as its petite main, and leggy British socialite Tamara Mellon (who left the company in 2011) as its public face—took a suite at…

Leather backpack, ALEXANDER WANG, $1,195, at Alexander Wang, NYC Gold-plated-metal and tweed necklace, CHANEL, $3,300, at select Chanel boutiques nationwide Leather, rubber, and mesh sneaker, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, $428, at Marc Jacobs boutiques nationwide Sunglasses, NEFF, $50, visit neffheadwear.com Leather shoulder bag, 3.1 PHILLIP LIM, $725, at 3.1 Phillip Lim, NYC…

CHAIN 1. Stainless steel watch, RALPH LAUREN FINE WATCHMAKING, $2,300, visit ralphlaurenwatches.com. 2. Rose gold PVD and crystal watch, SWAROVSKI, $440, at Swarovski boutiques nationwide. 3. White gold, diamond, and mother-of-pearl watch, VERDURA, price on request, visit verdura.com. 4. Rose gold, diamond, and mother-of-pearl watch, BULGARI, price on request, call 800-BULGARI CERAMIC 1. Ceramic and diamond watch, RADO, $2,800, visit store.us.rado.com. 2. Ceramic, stainless steel, and gold watch, MOVADO, $795, call 800-810-2311. 3. Ceramic watch on rubber strap, AUDEMARS PIGUET, price on request, visit audemarspiguet.com. 4. Ceramic watch, BULOVA, $550, collection at kay.com NEUTRAL STRAP 1. Stainless steel watch on leather strap, HERMèS, $2,700, at Hermès boutiques nationwide. 2. Gold-tone stainless steel watch on leather strap, SKAGEN, $145, visit skagen.com. 3. Gold and mother-of-pearl watch on leather strap, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO,…

LOS ANGELES Emerging photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank's ode to up-and-comers, Young Hollywood (Assouline), highlights budding talent from Isabel Lucas to Imogen Poots with more than 60 arresting portraits and a foreword by Michael Kors. assouline.com NEW YORK Beach bums with visions of sugarplums can hang ten in Flagpole Swim's colorful array of bathing suits. The Florida-reared design duo of Megan Balch and Jaime Barker went back to their bun-head roots, creating a line of ballet-inspired swimwear made to grace surf and turf. flagpoleswim.com LONDON For her fall/winter 2014 debut at Fashion East—the London design incubator that helped launch Jonathan Saunders and Simone Rocha—Louise Alsop sent forth grunge-fueled beauty in the form of drenched hair, light-as-air separates, and tons of attitude. louisealsop.com STOCKHOLM Midwestern blogger sisters Elsie Larson…

ANNE SLOWEY FASHION NEWS DIRECTOR BAUHAUS As seen at Givenchy Wool coat, CLUB MONACO, $895, at Club Monaco stores nationwide Stretch-cady trousers, STELLA MCCARTNEY, $696, collection at saksfifthavenue.com Wool coat, REBECCA MINKOFF, $698, at Rebecca Minkoff stores nationwide Spandex-blend trousers, MARCIANO, $98, visit marciano.com Neoprene coat, COS, $275, visit cosstores.com Stretch-cotton trousers, EXPRESS, $80, at Express stores nationwide WEAR IT WITH: Lacquer and gold-plated-metal earring, DIOR, $470 (for a pair), at Dior boutiques nationwide Crocodile-embossed-leather handbag, MAX MARA, $1,290, at Max Mara, NYC Patent leather shoe, FRATELLI ROSSETTI, $440, at Fratelli Rossetti, NYC SAMIRA NASR FASHION DIRECTOR TUX REDUX As seen at Hermès Wool blazer, THEORY, $535, collection at intermixonline.com Stretch-viscose trousers, MAJE, $355, visit maje.com Wool-blend blazer, KENNETH COLE NEW YORK, $228, call 800-KEN-COLE Wool-blend trousers, KENNETH COLE NEW…

CAROLINE GROSSO ACCESSORIES EDITOR FLOWER CHILD As seen at Louis Vuitton Leather jacket, ANDREW MARC x RICHARD CHAI, $995, visit andrewmarc.com Printed jeans, TORY BURCH, $225, at Tory Burch boutiques nationwide Leather jacket, SKOTISON, $1,350, collection at Elizabeth Charles, San Francisco Silk pants, J.CREW, $298, visit jcrew.com Leather jacket, JONATHAN SIMKHAI, $1,295, visit jonathansimkhai.com Stretch-cotton pants, 7 FOR ALL MANKIND, $198, at 7 For All Mankind stores nationwide WEAR IT WITH: Patent leather ankle boot, STUART WEITZMAN, $455, visit stuartweitzman.com Black diamond and gold ring, THEA BY EMILIE DUCHENE, $770, visit thea-jewelry.com Crocodile shoulder bag, MYRIAM SCHAEFER, collection at A'Maree's, Newport Beach, CA SHILPA PRABHAKAR NADELLA ASSOCIATE MARKET EDITOR BOY MEETS GIRL As seen at Prada Wool and nylon coat, REBECCA MINKOFF, $548, visit rebeccaminkoff.com Mesh and lace dress, COSABELLA,…

[MUSIC] HIGH AND MIGHTY UK soul-pop sensation Sam Smith can write one hell of a love song—it just might sting a little. By Dan Hyman Sam Smith's first full-length album, In the Lonely Hour, may have gone number one and yielded two chart-topping singles—"Money on My Mind" and "Stay With Me"—in his native UK before an equally impressive debut stateside this June (at press time, "Stay" had just broken the Billboard Hot 100's top 10). But to hear him tell it, he's "still that guy cleaning toilets in a bar who didn't know how life was going to turn out." Somehow, though, Smith appears genuine in his self-deprecation. Probably because the memory is fresh: It's been barely more than a year since he was, in fact, scrubbing porcelain at a…

THIS MONTH IN BEAUTY: François Nars captures Bora Bora in a bottle page 138 // The ELLE team finds inspiration in all the right places page 140 // The all-natural oil that actually works page 142 // Perfect hair, no blow-dryer required page 156 // How to never be late again page 164 WINNER: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter RUNNERS-UP: Alexa Chung, Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Mara Queen B's Beyhive made her asymmetrical long bob our number-one most-requested cut this year. Her hairstylist, Kim Kimble, gets an A-plus in advanced geometry for the precise angles: A wedge in the back gives hair a "little bit of volume," while the 45-degree angle to the front helps elongate the face. For extra credit, Kimble parts hair close to the middle, aiming just above the…

"To touch the past with one's hands is realized only in dreams," Edith Wharton wrote in a 1920 memoir, "and in Morocco the dream-feeling envelops one at every step." Nearly 100 years later, she'd likely make the same observation. As I snake through the labyrinthine medieval medina of Fez, dodging donkeys, stray cats, and men in hooded djellaba robes pushing carts overflowing with snails, olives, and sprigs of bright green mint, I feel as though I've stepped back in time. Through one doorway I glimpse a man hammering elaborate arabesques into a bronze plate with a tiny chisel; through another, the spectacular interior of a riad, or onetime palace, its walls encrusted with multicolored tiles in a geometric pattern. Later, as a full moon rises over the minarets, I enter…

Candy CrushDesigned for any Prada aficionado with a sweet tooth, Prada Candy Florale charms with heart notes of soft white cosmos and top notes of sparkling Italian citrus. Double AgentSweep Nars Dual-Intensity Eyeshadow in Callisto across lids for a whisper of sheen, or apply with a wet brush for a bold metallic finish. Roller GirlDiptyque's purse-friendly vials of soothing Eau de Lavande and spicy Geranium Odorata conjure a walk through fields of flowers, no matter where we are. Make Us MeltLancôme Baume in Love in Very Cherry gives the barely there effect of Popsicle-stained lips, sans sugar rush. Sunday Best Long beloved by makeup artists for the instant dewiness it gives skin, Sunday Riley Juno Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil now comes in an appropriately glowy ombré bottle. Four SquareDior Diorskin…

We've all witnessed it, that moment when a star is born: Gwyneth Paltrow as the picture of youthful promise, accepting her best-actress Oscar in 1999 in that blush pink Ralph Lauren Disney-princess gown; Madonna in a deconstructed wedding dress performing "Like a Virgin" at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards; the first sight of Lena Dunham's radically normal naked body in Girls. There's something life affirming about watching someone ordinaryish become extraordinary before your eyes. Tennis fans most recently experienced this in the January 2013 quarterfinals of the Australian Open, when a then 19-year-old up-and-comer from south Florida named Sloane Stephens beat Serena Williams, the reigning queen of tennis and 17-time Grand Slam champion. Overnight Stephens was cast as Williams' heiress apparent and the leader of a promising group of…

This Month: American Collections, the Queen of Comedy Gets Dramatic, Hollywood's New Obsession, The Real Street Chic "Oh, wow, that's a Page Six question. Sometimes nothing. Sometimes a full three-piece suit. It just depends on how I'm feeling." That's cover girl Kristen Wiig's response to the question that we of course had to ask: How does she define her personal style? Wiig was being modest; she's by far the best dressed of the funny-lady set, regularly rocking edgy looks by Balenciaga, Valentino, and Prada. But we get her drift about going with your mood. This month, if you're feeling the power of tailoring, check out our ode to updated American sportswear. Longing for ladylike? We examine the meteoric rise of designer Erdem Moralioglu, pioneer of a just-left-of-center take on propriety.…

Camel-hair coat, price on request, wool flannel vest, $3,600, both, DIOR, at Dior boutiques nationwide. Cashmere turtleneck, RALPH LAUREN BLACK LABEL, $565. Vintage Levi's jeans, from WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, $278. Diamond and platinum ring (worn throughout on necklace), white gold chain, both, DE BEERS, prices on request. Gold and diamond watch on leather strap, HERMèS, price on request. Leather belt, SAINT LAURENT BY HEDI SLIMANE, $445. Calfskin shoulder bag, MARK CROSS, $2,195. Silk socks, MARIA LA ROSA, $72. Patent leather ankle boots, LOUIS VUITTON, $1,879. Stylist's own bracelet. For details, see Shopping Guide. Beauty Secret: A soft pink lip is the perfect complement to a dark eye. Try DOLCE & GABBANA Classic Cream Lipstick in Mandorla. Mink cardigan, leather skirt, prices on request, leather handbag, $1,450, all, SAINT…

COVERS Leather jacket by Balenciaga, $2,950, at Balenciaga (NYC). Rayon tank by T by Alexander Wang, $80, at Alexander Wang (NYC), visit alexanderwang.com. Nylon and lace bra by Natori, $70, visit natori.com. Jeans by J Brand, $242, at select Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Gold padlock pendant necklace by Roberto Coin, $3,900, call 800-853-5958. Rose gold and moonstone locket necklace by Astley Clarke, $2,975, visit astleyclarke.com. DARK KNIGHT PAGE 62: Jacket by Gucci, at Gucci (NYC). T-shirt by Alternative, visit alternativeapparel.com. THE LOOK PAGE 79: Dress, $5,910, belt, ring, boots by Louis Vuitton, at select Louis Vuitton stores nationwide, call 866-VUITTON or visit louisvuitton.com. TRENDS AND ACCESSORIES PAGE 81: Ring by Wendy Yue, $7,920, call 212-334-9588. Clutch by Dior, call 800-929-DIOR. PAGE 84: Rings by Louis Vuitton, call 866-VUITTON or visit…

First it was Jeanne-Claude and Christo's 7,503 bright orange panels crisscrossing Central Park; then came Olafur Eliasson's 120-foot man-made waterfalls in New York Harbor. This month, New York City gets its next pièce de résistance, when the Water Tank Project wraps more than 100 of the city's iconic rooftop water tanks in artists' canvases, versions of which will be auctioned to raise funds for projects in Tanzania and other places facing dire clean-water shortages. "We want to go deep with the issue," says curator Mary Jordan, a documentary filmmaker. The inspiration behind the installation—which includes Dutch illustrator Sigrid Calon's graphic fluorescent pink water droplets and conceptual photographer Laurie Simmons' image of a life-size latex doll taking the plunge—came in 2007, while Jordan was working on a project in Ethiopia. She…

"A life where you don't live to your full potential…is a life I'd be miserable living," Angelina Jolie told ELLE Deputy Editor Maggie Bullock in our June 2014 cover story. The supernaturally beautiful Jolie opened up about life with Brad, their children, and getting behind the camera for the upcoming film Unbroken. Readers were, in a word, enchanted by the intimate portrait of the Maleficent star: "Thank you for sharing the other side of Angelina Jolie. It felt like looking into what her life has become and what thought processes and experiences brought her to this point. You don't get that opportunity often." —Natalie Birkin, via e-mail "Angelina Jolie is a fearless and multifaceted powerhouse who unflinchingly transcends the mechanics of the conventional woman. She's remarkably bold and not afraid…

Black jeans. Black T-shirt. Black boots. Black hair. Black stubble. Two small black tattoos on the left wrist. A thin black leather strap around the right one. When Justin Theroux saunters into a café in Lower Manhattan he meets every expectation of what Justin Theroux, the tabloids' favorite inscrutable outsider, should be like. Then, in all the ways that can't be captured in a TMZ still, he confounds them. With a flash of a warm, gleaming smile and an energetic handshake, Theroux crashes into a chair and starts firing away: Is this table okay? (He's concerned.) The oatmeal here is really good. (He'd like me to know.) Should he have a third cup of coffee? (He wonders aloud.) What would I like to talk about? (He's up for anything.) In…

Leather and silk dress, price on request, leather belt, $805, leather monogram ankle boots, $1,350, bloodstone signet ring, $715, all, LOUIS VUITTON, at select Louis Vuitton stores nationwide. For details, see Shopping Guide THIS MONTH IN FASHION: TRENDS Tweed gets a face-lift with confetti detailing page 80 // Optical prints gain perspective page 86 // ACCESSORIES '80s-inspired luxury makes the grade page 89…

Calfskin handbag, VALEXTRA, $2,690, collection at Barneys New York Leather shoulder bag, SMYTHSON, $1,595, visit smythson.com Leather ankle boot, BALLY, $1,350, at Bally, NYC Calfskin handbag, HERMèS, price on request, at Hermès stores nationwide Above, from left: Rose gold, silver-tone, and mother-of-pearl watch; rose gold watch, both, CHOPARD, price on request, call 800-CHOPARD FASHION Accessories "Fashion fades, only style remains the same."—Coco Chanel…

1. JOHN HARDY: A pioneer of the green-fashion movement, the silver-wares giant crafts many of its metallic pieces from old jewelry in Bali. 2. TIFFANY & CO.: By procuring diamonds only from validated mines and closely managing its supply chain, the blue-box idol prioritizes accountability, providing classic gems without cost to the earth. 3. MELISSA JOY MANNING: The California-born jeweler sees the beauty in upcycled materials. At her recently opened New York City boutique, display cases made of wooden doors salvaged from SoHo demolition sites house delicately sculptural treasures that glitter with ecologically mined and cut stones. 4. MONIQUE PéAN: The New Yorker travels from the South Pacific to the Arctic Circle in search of new sustainable materials. For fall, she added sky blue lepidolite from Australia to a signature…

NAME: Arthur Arbesser AGE: 32 PROVENANCE: Vienna CURRICULUM VITAE: Arbesser graduated from London's Central Saint Martins in 2005 and spent seven years refining his architectural technique at Giorgio Armani before founding his own collection last year. He says he continues to reap benefits from his time at the Milan empire. "Because of my long years there, I have really nice relationships with fabric suppliers," says the designer, who layered soft mohair and fine-spun silk in his most recent collection. LONDON CALLING: For Arbesser, fall/winter 2014 is all about the dissolute angst of postpunk band Joy Division and the spirit of East London. "I went back to my student days, when I was a little…wilder," he says, smiling. He channeled the East End's raw edge to add youthful notes to knee-length…

JOANN PAILEY MARKET DIRECTOR SCHOOLGIRL As seen at Saint Laurent Stretch-cotton shirt, PINK TARTAN, $295, collection at Nordstrom stores nationwide Silk blouse, JOSEPH, $485, visit joseph-fashion.com Wool skirt, TRADEMARK, $248, at Trademark, NYC Wool skirt, MAXSTUDIO.COM , $218, visit maxstudio.com Cotton shirt, JOE FRESH, $69, at Joe Fresh stores nationwide Wool skirt, KATE SPADE SATURDAY, $120, visit saturday.com WEAR IT WITH: Twill coat, LEON MAX COLLECTION, $398, visit maxstudio.com Leather boot, GUCCI, $1,595, at select Gucci stores nationwide Gold watch, HERMÈS, price on request, at Hermès boutiques nationwide MARIA DUEÑAS JACOBS ACCESSORIES DIRECTOR BELTED COATS As seen at Dries Van Noten Cotton-blend blazer, APIECE APART, $520, visit apieceapart.com. Leather and snakeskin belt, JLYNCH, $295, collection at ikram.com Crepe skirt, BOTTEGA VENETA, $2,300, at Bottega Veneta boutiques nationwide Wool blazer,…

THIS MONTH IN INTEL: MOVIES Philip Seymour Hoffman's final dramatic role page 120 // TV The musical musings of IFC's newest comedy duo page 124 // MUSIC Sam Smith gets seriously smooth page 124 While the '80s-music revival has seen no shortage of evangelists (Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Robyn, Haim), the '90s sound—muddled by every genre from new jack swing to g-funk—is only on the brink of resurrection. Kiesza is one artist set to lead the blitz. "My mom was obsessed with '90s music," says the 25-year-old Canadian, who, prior to cutting her singer-songwriter teeth at Boston's Berklee College of Music, trained as a ballet dancer (and also, incidentally, as a code breaker in the Canadian navy). "It was a lot of those divas like CeCe Peniston and…

[FICTION] BEGINNERS' LUCK Half sisters strike out across World War II America, seeking their fortunes By Ben Dickinson The ironies in Lucky Us (Random House), Amy Bloom's latest marvelous picaresque entertainment, begin with the title and proliferate rapidly from there on forked paths and forked tongues. And yet, and yet…Bloom's bewitching world is such that the title can also, when all is said and done, be given an absolutely straight reading. Eva Logan's mother deposits Eva at age 12 with her baby daddy—dapper, worldly Professor Edgar Acton—in the town of Windsor, Ohio, and disappears. Eva discovers she has a half sister—Iris, 16—whose mother has just died. Iris is quite a piece of work, a compulsive and ambitious speechifier and performer; and Dad turns out to be both more and less…

Fourteen years ago, François Nars (1) did something only a true megastar could do: He bought an island. Nars had fallen under the spell of Tahiti when on a trip to celebrate the new millennium, and when he first laid eyes on lush, remote Motu Tane (2), "it was love at first sight," he says. The stone's-throw-from-Bora-Bora location is fittingly glamorous for the man who helped make Linda, Christy, Naomi, and Kate (3) one-name phenomena with some of the most iconic looks of the '90s: He sculpted Evangelista's brows (and memorably shaved Kristen McMenamy's off) and was the first to pair bright, saturated lip and eye shades with almost-bare skin. Since completing his tastefully unostentatious 13-bungalow bolt-hole (only two of the rooms are air-conditioned, for his mom) with architect Christian…

Lupita Nyong'o's red-carpet-lip rainbow—she's painted her pout with everything from a chalky neon pink pigment to metallic purple eye shadow—has no doubt single-handedly boosted lipstick sales around the world. But although the 31-year-old Academy Award winner (and new Lancôme spokesperson) will try any makeup shade, she plays it safe when it comes to her glowing complexion. "I'm very nervous about stripping my skin of its oils," says Nyong'o, who suffered from severe rashes when she was younger: "My mother finally went to Madagascar for this herbal concoction that did the trick," she says. "She taught me that nature knows best." Hollywood historically hasn't provided many substantial roles for women of color. Do you think this is changing? The fact that I was able to play such a powerful role at…

I have been late my entire life. Sometimes it's seven minutes for yoga class; sometimes it's 12 minutes to meet friends for drinks. It's not enough of a problem to wreck my life. It's just enough to piss people off. I'm not trying to be a jerk. I swear, I'm not. No one knows that I actually tried really hard to be on time. I set alarms and stationed a clock near the shower. I laid out my clothes and packed my bag in advance. I e-mailed myself directions. I berated myself for not having mastered a pretty basic life skill. I even took myself on my own mini Eat, Pray, Love retreat to Costa Rica a few years ago and made a list of everything I wanted to change…

Swarthmore College's leafy campus in suburban Philadelphia looks lovely in brochures, but in autumn when night falls early, the long paths leading between buildings are lonely and surprisingly ill lit. The campus was especially eerie on a windy October night just before Halloween last year as Jackson Katz took the stage in a concert hall to talk about the sexual violence that the college's young men have been perpetrating—yes, even here at this posh private campus—on its young women. Three months earlier, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights had opened an investigation into Swarthmore, reviewing charges that the school had failed to properly handle sexual misconduct. In response, a group of students had invited Katz to speak, but this was no Take Back the Night rally of…

I'm sitting on a stoop in Brooklyn when a pretty blond from the neighborhood, in sunglasses, high-waisted jeans, a black leather jacket, a gray sweatshirt, and Tabitha Simmons flats, walks up and tells me she's Kristen Wiig. We head to a nearby park, find a nice old wooden bench on a hill, and spend the better part of a spring afternoon talking and laughing. Mostly we talk about Kristen Wiig, though it's the subject she clearly least wants to discuss. When we part on the corner where we met, I pat myself on the back for a dream come true. Since I saw Wiig in a Saturday Night Live dress rehearsal three years ago, she's been the person I've most wanted to meet: The comedy of her skit performances came…

For French and Spanish phenom Astrid Bergès-Frisbey—cozied up here in fall's hand-hewn knits and oversize coats—landing a role in the buzzed-about indie I Origins took little more than a blink of her multihued eyes Wool coat, STELLA MCCARTNEY, $1,395, at Stella McCartney, NYC. Silk tank, ANN DEMEULEMEESTER, $366. Tulle bra, HANRO OF SWITZERLAND, $99. Wool culottes with pleated wrap skirt, SACAI, $930. Gold-plated metal and stone ring, TOD'S, $495. Gold and diamond ring, JENNIFER ZEUNER JEWELRY, $220. For details, see Shopping Guide. Cashmere sweater, CHLOé, $895, at Chloé boutiques nationwide. Stretch-cady and viscose skirt, THE ROW, $1,050. Gold-plated metal and stone ring, TOD'S, $495. Silk tank, ANN DEMEULEMEESTER, $366, collection at Dover Street Market, NYC. Tulle bra, HANRO OF SWITZERLAND, $99. Wool pants, HERMÈS, $1,625. Brass cuff, MIANSAI, $215. Gold…

THIS MONTH FOR LEO: (JULY 23–AUGUST 22) As you blow out your birthday candles, you have every reason to be deliriously happy, for Jupiter in Leo will fulfill all your wishes. Expect doors to open as if by magic, especially around the 17th. One cloud on the horizon may be a home or family dilemma, as Mars will roost in that sector for the first time in two years, and you'll be hosting Saturn, known for demanding maturity. Neptune's tour of your financial house might fog a major buying decision; it could pay off to postpone it. With Saturn in hard angle to the 10th's full moon, you'll need to resolve your housing quandaries before you can consider taking the next steps in a relationship. If you want to vacation,…

Athena Calderone doesn't consider herself a design purist: "If you love some Georgian sideboard and you also love this supermodernist piece, just know that it can all work together," she says. In fact, pairings that challenge the beholder are the cornerstone of her lifestyle blog, Eye-swoon, where she posts fashion editorials, cooking tutorials with designers, and photos of interiors that catch her eye. "When things feel a little bit off to other people, that's the truest testament of your style." To that end, Calderone's two New York living spaces-a penthouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn, and a beach house in Amagansett, both of which she shares with her music-producer husband, Victor, and their 11-year-old son, Jivan-are filled with modern pieces from Danish architect Ib Kofod-Larsen, plush Dunbar sofas, and mix-and-match chairs unearthed…

Considering Kristen Wiig's talent for creating original, out-of-this-world characters, only one location for our August cover shoot could do her justice: Grey Gardens, the legendary East Hampton, New York, estate made iconic by the 1976 documentary of the same name, where socialites Edith and Edie Beale lived—and donned whimsical outfits daily—for 25 years, rarely leaving the grounds. ELLE Creative Director Joe Zee: "Grey Gardens has never been used as a fashion shoot location or been shot at all since the original documentary." Hairstylist Harry Josh: "We wanted Kristen to look like Kristen—kind of model-off-duty, with rolled-out-of-bed hair." Zee: "Her style is very forward, so we chose cool but still feminine and sexy fashion—Balenciaga and Saint Laurent." Makeup artist Dotti: "We did lots of lashes. She's got beautiful freckles; I wanted…

On a muggy summer day, two women rang my doorbell, came inside, and began bagging up most of my clothing. They folded up things I once loved—a fit-and-flare polka-dot chiffon dress; a funky vintage silk shirt—and stacked them neatly in garbage bags to be donated or tossed. It could have been horrifying, except that I'd invited them to do it. Having recently turned 36, I'd decided to act on an increasingly nagging feeling: Few of my clothes really seemed like "me" anymore. I felt more adult than ever—hitting your midthirties is one of those markers you can't ignore—and yet I still wasn't quite giving myself permission to buy what I really needed, was still haphazardly splurging on whatever caught my eye, still holding on to low-rise jeans and glittery dresses…

Wool and shearling handbag, FENDI, $4,250, collection at Barneys New York Wool coat, CARVEN, $1,270, at Carven stores nationwide Wool jacquard skirt, PROENZA SCHOULER, $1,450, at Proenza Schouler, NYC Bouclé sandal, BRUNO MAGLI, $1,015, to special order at brunomagli.it FAshion Trends Harris Tweed, the handwoven wool cloth produced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is protected by a parliamentary act that dictates the methods by which it should be made.…

WHITE BOOTS Leather ankle boot, TABITHA SIMMONS, $1,195, visit tabithasimmons.com Python ankle boot, ALEXANDRE BIRMAN, $1,160, collection at Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide Python ankle boot, PAUL ANDREW FOR TANYA TAYLOR, price on request, to special order, visit tanyataylor.com Leather ankle boot, FENDI, $1,250, at Fendi, NYC MONDRIAN BAGS Leather box bag, MARK CROSS, $2,395, visit markcross1845.com Leather handbag, REED KRAKOFF, $990, visit reedkrakoff.com Leather messenger bag, CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, $2,195, collection at Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide Leather and suede clutch, DEREK LAM, $1,290, at Derek Lam, NYC LACE BOOTIES Lace and suede ankle boot, AQUAZZURA, $810, collection at Neiman Marcus stores nationwide Lace and suede ankle boot, BIONDA CASTANA, $985, visit biondacastana.com Lace and suede ankle boot, JIMMY CHOO, $1,395, at select Jimmy Choo stores nationwide Crystal-embellished lace ankle…

The Woman: Juli Weiner, 26, NYC The Job: Writer on HBO's satirical news show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Prior to brainstorming desk segments and reworking election jokes with the writing staff, the Barnard alum was a writer for VF Daily and Wonkette. The Uniform: "Palm Beach granddad"—distressed jeans, prim J.Crew cardigans, preppy Stubbs & Wootton loafers, and T-shirts from Prada and A.P.C. For late nights, like LWT's April premiere, Weiner opts for velvet Theyskens' Theory dresses and sheer black Wolford tights. ELLE: LWT tapes on Sundays. What does the rest of your week look like? JULI WEINER: The workweek starts on Wednesday, when people start pitching stories that they noticed in the last two days. I share an office with someone, and it's a mix of brainstorming ideas,…

CAN'T HARDLY WAIT Fads come and go, but personal style stands the test of time—even if yours is forever in flux. This month, we're sharing our own personal-style convictions (and obsessions!) in the hopes of inspiring both long-term wardrobe decisions and gotta-have-it-right-now fall splurges. From ELLE Fashion Director Samira Nasr's favorite Hermès tuxedo to Senior Market Editor Jade Frampton's taste for the fur-and-silk femininity of Altuzarra, we present the eight trends that top our wish lists for the coming season. On your mark, get set, shop! THIS MONTH IN SHOPS: Masculine evening suits that are all woman page 112 // Belting makes outerwear a cinch page 113 // Calf-length pants: chic all over again page 114 // Hippies rejoice—the late '60s are back! page 116 ELLE's own Samira Nasr, spotted…

JADE FRAMPTON SENIOR MARKET EDITOR Sherpa jacket, ARITZIA, $275, at Aritzia, NYC Shearling jacket, 3.1 PHILLIP LIM, $2,695, at 3.1 Phillip Lim, NYC Silk dress, NILI LOTAN, $395, at Nili Lotan, NYC Stretch-silk and satin dress, BURBERRY PRORSUM, $2,395, visit burberry.com Shearling jacket, REED KRAKOFF, $2,990, visit reedkrakoff.com Silk dress, H&M, $40, visit hm.com WEAR IT WITH: Gold and pavé-diamond earrings,ARIEL GORDON,$695, visitarielgordonjewelry.com Leather and suede boot, KATE SPADE SATURDAY, $325, visit saturday.com Python clutch, CéLINE, price on request, collection at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC SOFT & FUZZY As seen at Altuzarra JENNIFER GACH SENIOR ACCESSORIES EDITOR CULOTTES As seen at Christophe Lemaire Tweed blazer, VERONICA BEARD, $795, visit veronicabeard.com Denim jeans, STELLA MCCARTNEY, $665, at Stella McCartney, NYC Wool blazer, ZADIG & VOLTAIRE, $430, visit zadigetvoltaire.com Leather pants, BCBGMAXAZRIA, $998,…

[REVIEW] THE LAST MENSCH In his final serious dramatic performance, Philip Seymour Hoffman is a stupendously soulful spook in the irredeemably dark world of A Most Wanted Man, a moral fable about our age of terror. By Karen Durbin Summer is blockbuster season, when we kick back and hope for some sophisticated cinematic thrills. Anton Corbijn delivers smartly with A Most Wanted Man, an adaptation of John le Carré's 2008 spy novel, with a fine North American cast that includes Willem Dafoe, Rachel McAdams, and Robin Wright but is also nicely salted with international stars (as will prove to be germane, a reminder that 9/11 was felt around the world). Best of all: Corbijn tapped Philip Seymour Hoffman for the lead role. Hoffman was a consistently astonishing actor with an…

[BOOKS] TRUST US A MOTHER'S LOVES Anya Ulinich's bold new graphic novel, Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel (Penguin Books), is about a 37-year-old divorced Brooklyn-by-way-of-Moscow (and Arizona) mom whose two teenage daughters serve as a Greek chorus for her online-dating adventures. Lena's match-ups range from promising to disastrous, exposing the sexy sensibility and bookish panache of her darkly delightful Russian-American soul. OUR FOOD FETISHES In The Culinary Imagination: From Myth to Modernity (Norton), feminist scholar and poet Sandra M. Gilbert dishes with gusto on our romance with food, digging into the politics of eating, the philosophy of the food chain, culinary memoirs, hunger artists, and the current glamorization of all things gastronomic in literature, art, television, movies, cookbooks, and blogs. A SMALL BITE OF THE BIG APPLE…

EMILY DOUGHERTY: "Inspired by artist Peter Zimmermann's glossy masterpieces, I want everything to be shiny, sheer, and supersaturated." Clockwise: Slick on LIPSTICK QUEEN Hello Sailor to make red lips look more interesting; SHISEIDO Honey Cake Emerald soap upgrades any shower; dark hair sparkles with TIGI BED HEAD Dumb Blonde shampoo; all-natural GOFUN polishes give a subtle but glossy tint to nails. APRIL LONG: "The most indulgent, happy-making thing I can imagine is being covered in flowers from head to toe. Next best? These pretty (and sneeze-free!) picks." Clockwise from left: FREDERIC MALLE Carnal Flower hair mist is like an invisible tuberose crown; SISLEY Express Flower Gel beautifies pronto; CHANTECAILLE Bliss imparts a rosy kiss to cheeks; DIPTYQUE Rosa Mundi turns any room into a garden. JULIE SCHOTT: "Sweaty summer nights…

The night before I met Sardinian superstylist Luigi Murenu, a man so famous for his work with hair that he has actual groupies (telling me, "I don't give autographs!" he kept saying to the guy waiting outside his hotel during the last batch of Paris shows, "I am a hairstylist!"), he had a nightmare that he was eating gigantic spoonfuls of sugar. Normally, he says, his dreams are filled with fantastical visions of hair, "beautiful women, sirens swimming in the Thames, moving all this hair." His hands wave back and forth to demonstrate the kind of hair he is referring to, which is on cartoon-princess level: wild, free, wavy, thick. Since high school (when I didn't brush my hair for months, hoping that if left to its own devices, it…

Should you have the good fortune of scoring an invitation to a dinner party at designer Lela Rose's home in the sleepy hamlet of Long Eddy, New York, two and a half hours northwest of Manhattan, prepare to get your hands dirty. After proffering an oversize goblet of red wine, the designer—whose ladylike dresses (to say nothing of her elegant bridal confections) are beloved by everyone from Mindy Kaling to Kate Middleton—announces the menu. "These are what we call country-style canapés," she says in her Texas crackle. Tonight's spread features fried chicken, spicy slaw, and homemade tortillas paired with Tenayo-brand salsa, a company in which Rose's ruggedly handsome hedge-fund-manager husband, Brandon Jones, is invested. "We call him the salsa baron," she says with a laugh. (The pair were married at…

HE'S GOT MAIL DEAR E. JEAN: I'm just out of grad school, starting my first job, and madly in love with my boyfriend. Six months into our relationship, I found a chat in his Gmail account in which he was telling an ex-girlfriend that he "missed having her as his companion." This chat was from five months earlier—i.e., only one month after we began dating—and I got upset. He spewed the usual apologies: It "didn't mean anything," he didn't know what he was thinking, blah, blah, blah. I chose to see it as a onetime mistake rather than evidence of his cheating character. Fast-forward to last night—a year into our relationship—and almost the same thing happens! I'm perusing the drafts folder in his Gmail, and what do I find? An…

There's a luxe spirit of patriotism afoot this season, with a new emphasis on tailored American sportswear rendered in beautiful materials. Here, we celebrate 11 New York visionaries who are bringing fresh verve to classic stateside fashion Hand-knit cashmere cardigan, $2,490, flannel pants, $1,290, both, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, visit oscardelarenta.com. Suede belt, PROENZA SCHOULER, $295. Vintage diamond earrings, from DOYLE & DOYLE, price on request. Rose gold and diamond hoop earrings, REPOSSI, price on request. Silver bracelet, TIFFANY & CO., $700. For details, see Shopping Guide. Cashmere coat, $4,995, leggings, $1,295, cashmere and silk turtleneck, $1,095, suede shoulder bag, $1,750, all, RALPH LAUREN COLLECTION, at select Ralph Lauren stores nationwide. Blackened-silver and gray pavé-diamond earring, DAVID YURMAN, $1,200 (for a pair). Nylon sandals, TEVA, $40. Goat-hair coat, price on…

"Did you bring your bathing suit?" asks designer Erdem Moralioglu—who prefers to use just his first name in life, as in work—with an impish grin. "I thought we would conduct the interview in the pool!" It's a Monday morning in late May, and I'm meeting the bespectacled creative on the rooftop of the East London social club Shoreditch House. Having certain preconceptions about English weather, I did not pack a swimsuit. In fact, I'm feeling somewhat overdressed for this balmy 75-degree day, and for the crowd: bikini-clad girls lounging on deck chairs draped with red-and-white-striped towels. So instead, we retire to a shady spot where Erdem—who, perhaps heeding the London Underground PSAs to "remember to stay hydrated," is toting a massive bottle of Evian—proceeds to order himself a pair of…

When you're cast in a global franchise like Harry Potter, your face winds up on everything from pillowcases to toothbrushes. Which made star Daniel Radcliffe's next trick even more impressive: The boy wizard persuaded us to take him seriously as a man. He went full frontal on Broadway in Equus in 2008. He spoofed his child-star image by playing an exaggerated version of himself on the HBO series Extras (for those who missed it, in one scene he dangles a large condom in the air and quips, "Let's just hope it's big enough!"). This month, the transformation is complete, with the 25-year-old Brit's first romantic comedy, What If—a modern-day When Harry Met Sally… costarring Zoe Kazan. Offscreen, Radcliffe is in a grown-up relationship with actress Erin Darke, whom he reportedly…