Vanity Fair September 2007: Table of Content

Image Caption: Gisele Bündchen, photographed exclusively for V.F. by Mario Testino, in New York City.

Features

336-BLAME IT ON BRAZIL
Brazil's frenetic energy infuses everything from its pulsating economy to its samba beat, to its sense of style. For a 24-page portfolio of the sizzling Rio fashion scene, photographer Mario Testino and fashion and style director Michael Roberts pull together an in-crowd carnaval, while A. A. Gill delivers the bottom line on a nation's lust for life. Web exclusive: Gisele, off the catwalk.

360-AMERICAN DREAMER
As Walt Disney re-invented Main Street, so Ralph Lauren idealized Wasp America, stripped away its exclusivity, made it better, and sold it to the world. With the $4.3 billion business entering its fifth decade, Paul Goldberger explains the power of Lauren's vision. Photograph by Jonas Karlsson.



364--TWO FOR THE MODE
Patrick Demarchelier and Michael Roberts spotlight the models of the moment—Jamie Burke and Agyness Deyn—who are giving an indie look to luxury labels.

366-CRAZY FOR LAKE COMO
The placid shores of Lake Como, long home to Italy's aristocrats, have been a haven for the likes of Wordsworth and Winston Churchill, J.F.K. and Marlene Dietrich. (Oh, yeah, George Clooney too.) But as Janine di Giovanni discovers, an invasion of the super-rich—from American venture capitalists to Russian billionaires—is sending ripples through Como's exclusive villas.

374-THE SPIRIT OF '76
Ingrid Sischy spotlights Bob Colacello's new book of photos, Out, snapped for Andy Warhol's Interview from 1976 to 1982, when the fun was still free.

376-FROM HERMÈS TO ETERNITY
In 1837, Hermès opened its doors as a Paris saddlery. Today, with its impossible-to-obtain Birkin bags and Jean Paul Gaultier–designed prêt-à-porter, the family firm has become one of the planet's most coveted brands. Laura Jacobs hits Hermès's headquarters as the reins are passed to a sixth generation. Photographs by Todd Eberle.

384-FINAL BLOW
The May suicide of English fashion maven Isabella Blow—famous for her outrageous headwear as well as her pioneering eye—shook London society. But to those who knew her, it was no surprise. Beneath the trappings of aristocratic eccentricity, Edward Helmore learns, Blow struggled with tragedy, depression, and a talent she couldn't sell.

FANFAIR

19730 - DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE
Tully Jensen strikes a pose for Michael Roberts in Sicily. The Cultural Divide. Elissa Schappell's Hot Type. Matt Tyrnauer reserves a room at La Bandita; Edward Helmore does the math on antique calculators. My Stuff: Rashida Jones; 826 finds another home in Boston; Punch Hutton worships at 583 Park Avenue. Leslie Bennetts takes a deep breath of a classic Chanel fragrance with a twist. Matt Tyrnauer's favorite design innovations. Lisa Robinson's Hot Tracks. My Desk: Rick Rubin. Krista Smith visits artist Annie Morris. Bruce Handy reviews In the Shadow of the Moon and Toots; A. M. Homes studies Fierce People. The season's eye-catching gems. Jessica Flint says Mais oui to Sarah Jessica Parker's Covet; fall's most fashionable fragrances.

Columns

232-GOD BLESS ME, IT'S A BEST-SELLER!
On his God Is Not Great book tour, Christopher Hitchens challenges the faithful from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Austin, Texas. What a revelation.

236-MURDOCH'S PRIVATE GAME
With Rupert Murdoch's grab for The Wall Street Journal, a media-establishment nightmare came true. But, argues Michael Wolff, the perfect hobby for a print-loving mogul's golden years could also teach the Murdoch-haters a thing or two. Photo illustration by Michael Elins.

244-CHEATING ON PHIL (WITH PARIS)
Dominick Dunne is temporarily sidetracked from the Phil Spector murder trial by the latest Hilton hoopla, squeezing cocktails with Paris's parents into a jam-packed schedule of courtroom theatrics. Photograph by Just Loomis.

252-ARTHUR MILLER'S MISSING ACT
Author of such masterpieces as The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller stood as a moral beacon for his time. But he had a dark secret, one he tried to keep until his death, in 2005. Suzanna Andrews reveals how the playwright cut his son, born with Down syndrome, from his own private drama.

266-"I'M WITH HER!"
The reflected celebrity of Nicole, Paris, Lindsay, et al. is a guaranteed career booster for the boys who orbit them. Club-hopping with the likes of D.J. Steve Aoki, Pete Wentz, and Joel Madden, Nancy Jo Sales maps out L.A.'s most marketable romances. Photographs by Brett Ratner.

276-GIULIANI'S PRINCESS BRIDE
Controversial First Ladies are nothing new, but Judi Giuliani seems prepared to raise the bar, alarming her husband's campaign staff and delighting the gossip pages with her diva demands. Judy Bachrach goes in search of the woman who would be queen.

288-THE BOYS WITH THE BUZZ
Michael Roberts and Evgenia Peretz spotlight four young actors whose chat-room reviews spell big Hollywood futures. Web special: a slideshow of Tinseltown up-and-comers.

290-THE 68TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BEST-DRESSED LIST
Whether it's an Empire-waist gown, a 7XL zoot suit, or David and Victoria Beckham's latest his-and-hers ensembles, the 2007 edition of the annual fashion roll call decides who wore it best. Find out who's new, who's back, and who (besides Sofia Coppola and Anderson Cooper) made the Hall of Fame. Web exclusive: A portfolio of best-dressed classics.

324-THE SHAPE OF THIGHS TO COME
From Rubens to Mattel, Hercules to Hedi Slimane, the ideal body shape changes almost as often as the styles that cover it. So those Abercrombie abs and that Jessica Simpson rack may be on the way out, reports Amy Fine Collins.

Vanities
329-ALEXA THE GREAT
Adam Leff and Richard Rushfield on the candidates' spouses. How to hurry your adopted child through paparazzi; That Was Then & This Is Now; Howard Schatz photographs Joan Allen as an aging heiress, the secretary of defense, and a hotheaded ad executive. Bruce Feirstein uncovers the true lies of celebrity journalism. Web exclusive: George Wayne bonds with Jackie Collins.

Et Cetera

156-EDITOR'S LETTER

162-CONTRIBUTORS

180-LETTERS
Africa Revisited; Postscript; web exclusive: more letters

230-PLANETARIUM
Venture on, Virgo

405-FAIRGROUND

408-CREDITS

414-PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE
Sonny Rollins

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