“If a person outside of the fashion bubble were to describe what they imagine happens at a fashion show, the visual conjured would be one of Vaccarello’s,” writes VF style correspondent José Criales-Unzueta in his profile of Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello, who currently serves as the creative director of Yves Saint Laurent. And with that he provides an excellent reason for everyone—not just those who follow high fashion—to read his piece, as Vaccarello’s iconic work isn’t just glamorous and beautiful, it’s a Rosetta Stone for how we perceive and engage with style in the 2020s. Prepare to be illuminated.
That’s not the only stop we have on today’s trend train. Consider, if you will, the role a character’s hair plays on TV and in movies. Rebecca Ford, inspired by Sarah Pidgeon’s Love Story mane, took a deep dive into the world of product, wigs, and dye jobs to trace the history of hair acting to its (forgive me) roots. And just as you breathe a sigh of relief that at least you never had to grow out Courtney Cox’s Scream 3 micro-bangs, there’s a new aspect of your appearance to worry about: your hands, which Marisa Meltzer explains are the “final frontier of aesthetics.” What, these old things?
Of course, we haven’t forgotten those of you who have all these external concerns figured out. Instead, may I direct you to the inside scoop on life in Princess Margaret’s neighborhood? (Fred Rogers, she was apparently not.) And we have two memoirs for you to mull this weekend: revealing life story Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones, and Everybody Came to Tana’s: An American Dream Come True, a posthumous tome from Dan Tana, the owner of Hollywood’s most famous restaurant. More tomorrow!
