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

Contributors

Noticed Beauty

Photographer: Bogdan Teodorov Fashion Stylist: Marco Ludovico Di Ciuccio

Make-up: Nadine MusacchioHair: Gergana Tihova

Model: Laura Josipovich @Boom Models MilanoAssistant: Natalia Zucchi

Location: Istituto Italiano di Fotografia

PROVENCE

Model: Messika Camara - Messika Etoile d’Afrique (Marseille - France)Make Up Artist: Henriette from A.T.M.A.

Project: Fotografando (www.fotografando.net)Photographer: Mauro Martignoni

Assistants: Nicolò Muraca - Michele CattaneoLocation: Plateau De Valensole - Provence (France)

Back to Birkin

Photographer: Michael D. BeckerModels: Juliane McCue & Colleen Baltovski

HMUA: Tina Kane

Health Goth

Photography / Creative Director - BK Model: Matilda WHMUA: Jasmine L

Wardrobe: VariousStyling by BK

Street girl

Photogrpaher: Rainer Suck (Germany) Models: Kate & Eliska

Hair / MUA: Helena Burešová by Makeup Institute, Prague, CZ Stylist: Rainer Suck

Editorial Producer: Balint Nemes

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Street wear

Management & Production: Bride Zilla EventsModel: Chloe Hunt

Eau Paix Vie Swimwear Magdalena Duma

Salt The Soul Free From Siin

Kimberley Brooks The Label Saskia & StoneKat The Label

Bojana Petrovich DesignsHarriet Doran Designs

Psychedelic BagladySharka BosakovaMariki IntimatesOrocéo Castro

GamenyaLittle Dove

Grace Elliot (Brunette) Bailey Brown (Blonde)

Groomed By GwenThe Doll Project

Gem Hair, Make-Up & Tanning House22 (Videography)

Tash Bogic (Photography)

CHINESE DEVELOPMENTBy Carmen Incarnato, fashion editor

Photography and photo retouching - Domenico DonadioModel - Kelly Chen

Fashion Editor- Carmen IncarnatoMakeup artist and Hair stylist – Susy Ventisini - Carlo Capezzera

Fashion boutique: Opera Vintage.Location: Parco Meda- Roma - Lazio - Italy

Stunning

Kristine Jensson AVA Model ManagementPhotographer: Eliza Kinchington

Hair/makeup artist: Colour. beauty. bridesStylist: Beauty By Mia