The FiFi Report 095

Vanity Fair August:
This issue is a must buy with lots to read. There’s Elle! Martha! Tamara Mellon! Warning: put down whatever you are eating; the shots of 42 yr old Elle in a bikini are sensational. Check out the shocking Martha Stewart cover. Why shocking? She looks like she has not had ANY plastic surgery. She is a mutation. And she looks great shot by Bruce Weber. Read her first post prison interview ‘ “ this f88cking mess” and how she misses the relative freedom of the prison (she is still under house arrest), that all her animals on the farm are black and she is mad about the colour grey. She hates her anklet “ it hurts” She also smuggled her Birkin into court in a box of legal papers. Then read about Tamara Mellon “As founder and president of Jimmy Choo, the $200 million luxury shoe company, Tamara Mellon knows a thing or two about heels. Unfortunately, she thinks she also married one” Her ex husband Mathew Mellon was the inspiration for Julian in Brett Easton Ellis’s book ‘Less than Zero’. Oh dear, he is trouble with a capital T and inherited $25.mill on his 21st birthday. Dominick Dunne dissects the latest evidence in the Phil Spector murder case, and explores the dysfunctional power of fame—e.g., Tom Cruise, And there’s more…View the outtakes of the Elle shoot here http://www.vanityfair.com
UK Vogue August:
There is our very own Gemma Ward on the cover . This issue is all about the winter season and what to wear; and it’s all about black “5 years is a long time in fashion and black returns and designers are revitalizing the darkest shades. Black now is not about minimalism but about rigorous cuts and baroque details” There is the catwalk guide to the new season. The trends? Well, black of course plus skirt suits, heritage chic, Victoriana, Russian, military and velvet. See Christy Turlington in the latest Bottega Veneta ads, and the very daggy Gucci ads ( we miss you TOM). Read about the confessions of a fashion cliché and why one girl is leaving boho chic behind for a sleeker dressed up look. (Sienna is not far behind).Read about young Hollywood and who’s hot and yes, there is a very own little Melissa George.
Elle Deco UK August:
This is the ‘great escapes’ issue and has all the world’s hottest houses, and hippest hotels. Which of course you have already read about here at FiFi central. They are all here: the Hotel du Petit Moulins in Paris, the Hotel QT in New York, the Soho Hotel in London and the Hotel Puerta America in Madrid. Also Checkout the snazzy and very glamourous London store of Australian cosmetic guru Becca .It’s ‘Biba inspired luxury melding with 21st beauty technology’. Check out the gorgeous beach house in Spain, the funky tree house in Uruguay, and the groovy place in Palm Springs.