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Courtney Love With the sexy schoolgirl look alive and kicking for fall, Stephanie LaCava - a pretty baby from way back - opens up about being watched by men, reviled by women, and misunderstood, all in the name of style. On the fall runway at Saint Laurent, there were Madeline-perfect peacoats, Courtney Love circa “Doll Parts” velvet dresses with white collars, plaid minis, liberal polka dots, thick black schoolgirl tights, and shiny Maryjanes—every piece worn by a slip of a girl who looked a bit disheveled, as if she’d thrown it all together before heading out to the Paris streets. In his four seasons helming the house, Hedi Slimane has kept returning to the fascination of youth, the magnetic power of girlhood. And whenever that happens on fashion’s main stage, a question inevitably arises: What grown woman wants to risk looking childish in an expensive designer dress? That would be me. In Slimane’s models I see both my own look and that of the girls of my expatriate childhood—irreverent, oddly empowered, dressed for a bar yet too young to drink. I ask my friend the Carven designer Guillaume Henry— another French creative who returns to schoolgirl tropes season after season—to describe the look we both love. “It’s maladroit,” he says: gawky, a little sweet, like a baby giraffe struggling to stand, but also a little off, “like a girl growing up too fast.” One might expect that a married 30-year-old with a baby son would balk at such a description, but I take it as the ultimate compliment. In the world of writers, there exists the idea that frivolity and intellect are a
misaligned pair. So I play the devil and, at least with my appearance, the tease. The uniform I’ve worn more or less consistently since I was a girl growing up too fast consists of Peter Pan collars with navy V-necks, T-shirts with extralong sleeves to pull over my hands and hide my thumbs, tops that are sailor striped or cropped. I rarely wear pants; more often, it’s shorts or flirty skirts or—even in winter—bloomers, lingerie tap shorts, rompers. To keep my legs warm, I have an assortment of knee-high socks and thigh-highs—striped, cashmere, garterless, some with fluorescent salmon seams, others with black embroidered snakes. My shoes are Converse, wrecked motorcycle boots, men’s slipper flats or their opposite: platforms with the highest possible heel. For jewelry, I often wear only a black ribbon or a string around my neck, as I did when I was a teenager, and my wedding band is a simple black circle. I like to think of the effect as Lolita-girlish with a Deneuveian wink of icy, untouchable promiscuity. Ann Nguyen
Tyra Banks & Make up
How did the idea for you to do a cosmetic line come about? It started with my mom. My mom was a medical photographer by day, but by night, she had a side business where she would do makeovers on women in our home. Then she would photograph them. I was her assistant, so I got to see how women could walk in the door one way and totally transform in look and feel. They would just be so giddy with their own reflections. So how did you turn that passion into a beauty line? I’m obsessed with innovation. I’m all about zagging when everyone else is zigging. I was interested in creating a real company that I self-funded and started, and products that are truly innovative, truly new, fresh, exciting, different— and that are easy to use. Time is so important for me now. Working women, moms, students, they don’t have a lot of time to spend on their faces. Tom Manny
Beauty
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Doing these easy steps before you tackle that jam-packed garage, attic or basement will make it go so much faster. Recruit helpers Organizing overhauls go quicker with some extra sets of hands. Plus, the objectivity and perspective of friends or family helps you decide what to keep or toss.
Gather tools Figure out what you’ll need—heavy-duty garbage bags, boxes for sorting, markers and notes for labeling—and designate a convenient spot where supplies will stay.
Check the weather Is it going to rain on your garage clean-out parade? If you’re planning on storing items outside while you organize, make sure the elements will cooperate.
Think ahead Indoors or out, you may need to pull everything from a space and start organizing from scratch. Where will items go in the meantime? If you’re decluttering due to a remodel, will you need a storage unit or pod container temporarily? And what are your resale, donation or disposal options?
Take pictures A before-and-after comparison is oh-so-satisfying! Share photos on social media or send a “before” shot to the experts at ClutterDiet.com for advice on getting started.
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Doing these easy steps before you tackle that jam-packed garage, attic or basement will make it go so much faster. Marilyn Jose
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How to Get Your Home Organized in 30 Minutes or 30 Seconds!
Meet the 8 Young Women Poised to Take Over Hollywood
Coming soon to a screen near you: Eight breakout stars bringing supercharged performances to fall's must-see movies.
Melissa Benoist
You know her as: Glee high-schooler Marley Rose Catch her in: Danny Collins, with Al Pacino and Jennifer Garner; Whiplash, with Miles Teller On art imitating life: “There’s always going to be a part of me [like Whiplash’s Nicole] that’s this naïve girl from Denver who just wants to find her place.”
Britt Robertson
Catch her in: Cake, with Jennifer Aniston; Tomorrowland, with George Clooney On “Normal Britt attire:” “I just want to be in sweatpants and T-shirts and Converse. Or barefoot. Like, no bra.”
Tessa Thompson
Catch her in: Civil Rights-era drama Selma; Ivy League satire Dear White People On “the joy” of playing DWP’s Sam White: “She’s not one thing— she’s a lot of contradictions. We all have parts of ourselves that sort of bump up against the others. And that’s okay, we’re just human.”
Liana Liberato
Catch her in: Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Best of Me On finding romance:”I’m used to playing the victim, and I was given the ability to be a lively, vibrant girl who’s in love. It was uncharted territory.”
Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to secceed. If I fall, no one will say,
“ She doesn’t have what it take”. They will say
“ Women don’t have what it take”
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