The FiFi Report 066

US Vogue Dec;
Has our lovely Cate Blanchett on the cover and a fascinating story inside with her in Sydney “ I have spent my whole life fleeing from the concept of being an actor’ Read about Polly Mellon remembering Richard Avedon (she used to cry on shoots about the beauty of it all). There is a new shopping column from Lauren Du Pont, and read Sarah Mower’s story on why flats are the new heels. ‘Pointy heels are finished, we’ve done round toes and chunky heels, there’s nothing new to be done except flats” says Miuccia Prada ( boo hoo). And can we all drool over the AMAZING private island of makeup guru Nars in Tahiti,? Designed by Christian Liagre. (I am bringing out a cosmetic line if that’s what you get) and a shoot with Daria and her brother shot by Patrick Demarchelier. Read the story of ‘the marriage of the century’ (Grace and Ranier).Then get some perspective and read about the awful Aids crisis in India. Bless
Town and Country Dec
All very Christmassy: Check out the story on Aspen: ‘the chicest, sportiest, most cultivated ski resort in America’ (not hard) with a list of the inside scoop on where to stay and where to shop. (The Little Nell hotel and Bloomingbirds). There is a story on Australian events/floral designer du jour Antony Todd ‘doing’ a New York Park Avenue Duplex for Xmas. And decorator to the stars Micheal S Smith writes about the divine villas he rents every year somewhere glamorous for the holidays ‘ I love houses and consider them a hobby’ Me too.
Travel & Leisure Dec:
Read a Q & A by Isabella Rossellini ‘ I love everything about the Ritz in Paris’. Me too. She is making a movie ‘The feast of the Goat’. Tracey Emin gives her favourite places around the world and Sean’s Panoroma is her favourite in Sydney ‘A surfers restaurant’ Yeh right. Plus ‘Phaic Tan’, the book by Rob Sitch etc gets a great review too. Read about Merida in Mexico and why it’s groovy, about divine Venice, the best restaurants in America 40 places in 10 cities, then have a grownup Christmas in Wales. Read about Singapore, where you can dance on table tops but there are still regulations about chewing gum. And then read about ‘Why travel commercial?” I always wonder .