Letter From the editor I’ve been convinced since eighth grade that you are what you wear. So much so that

when I went to a luncheonette and unexpectedly ran into the boy I had a crush on in drama class, I was sure I knew why he fumbled his soda. Clearly it was because I was sport-

ing the new mod look, which I’d cribbed from the latest issue of Seventeen magazine: purple bell bottoms and a white tie-at-the-neck blouse with, yes (cringe), sheer stripes. In my mind, I

was now a suburban Helen of Troy: One glimpse of me caused boys to falter.

Fast-forward to my first job, reporting for the trade publication Women’s Wear Daily. With no formal fashion schooling, I was thrown to the wolvesof Seventh Avenue, whose New York accents I could barely decipher. One interviewee’s pronunciation left me so clue-less that I wrote down his words phonetically; luckily, my brilliant editor intuited that

the nonsensicalshoalcolla I’d recorded in my notebook was actually the fashionable shawl collar. But linguistics was the least of my challenges. Quickly deducing that my

college clothes were not making it, I blew my first paychecks on new duds—and breathed a sigh of relief when my boss bragged to others that I’d been the right hire, “because just

look at the way she dresses.” For Vogue, I chic-ed it up, biting the bullet and buying my first expensive blouse (Donna Karan; $250). At Marie Claire, I Frenched it up, flying across the At-

lantic to attend designer shows in fancy Euro-label attire.

Which leaves me, I suppose, with more than the average psychological baggage about what I wear. For years I stashed away favorite pieces, hoping to pass them along to my fash-ion-minded daughter. But when Lake made it clear that she had other aspirations (she wouldn’t need to zip herself into my blue inside-out Chanel sheepskin dress to practice

psychoanalysis!), I gave away those old pieces and today try to keep my clothing footprint neutral, removing one old item for each new purchase. I may even be ready to try deputy editor Jennifer Braunschweiger’s ingenious closet project, in which you distill your style by forcing yourself to wear each item in your work wardrobe and see how it makes you

feel. But here’s the question: Am I really ready to part with that floral dress I wore to the party my staff threw for me when I left my first editor-in-chief job? Am I willing to con-cede that those light-blue Gucci suede pants are no longer me? Finally, am I prepared to

let go of my younger self and move on? Memo to the More staff: Buckle your seat belts; it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

by Lesley Jane Seymour

Grunge

Photographer, retoucher - Raisa KanarevaDesigner, stylist, MUA – Alex No

Model: Alex No Location: S.-Petersburg, Russia

Contributors

Urban Groove

Photographer/Stylist : Océane MoinsModel : Marine Theard @VIP Models

Makeup Artist : Cassandre GoisHairstylist : Benoit MandinAssistant stylist : Suite 341

Assistant : Emmanuelle Theard

Urban Street

Photographer: Sayed Mobin Model: Michala Downs

Designer: Anastasia Kryukova, Be AK couture Makeup Artist: Yolanda Rodriguez

Hair Stylist: Danielle Escovedo Jewelry: María Rodríguez

Rêves de Rue(Street Dreams in French)

Photography : Luxe PhotographyModel : Alexandra Malvaiz

Hair/MUA : Alexandra MalvaizStyling : Lamont Lindsey

Lighting Assistant : James Lennan

Raw Beauty

Photographer: Rebecca Elizabeth TateSarah Bell @ Tyne Tess Models

Stylist: Harriet Moiser

Contributors

The Last Gypsy

photography – Ledokollov model – Elena Kostikova style - Edna Shindinde

hair – Olga Shuljak make up - Masha Sheffa

ALBERT MARTINCICH - LONDON

Photographer: Ryan Davies Designer: couture designer Albert Martincich

Hair and makeup: Nikki TippingModels:

Dark- Floret Fauna BMA Models LondonBlonde - Deverly Oliveira

Heat

Photo and Retouch. Davide CostanzaModel. Tess Perrone (Take Off Agency and MB booker-model agency)

Make up and Hair. Manola SpazianiFashion editor. Alessia Roscioli for Cose di Patty

Location. Francesco Grossi (Floricola S.r.l)Project and Managmet: Giulia Perrone

Backstage and Video. Riccardo BorghesiAssistance. Ivan Apolito&Emilia Cosa

GrungePhotographer, retoucher - Raisa Kanareva

Designer, stylist, MUA – Alex NoModel: Alex No

Location: S.-Petersburg, Russia