Apparently November is the month of multiple-actress magazine covers. Elle recently revealed five different covers for its "Women of Hollywood" issue featuring Katie Holmes, Emily Blunt, Julianne Moore, Renee Zellwegger and Zoe Saldana. Now Vogue is getting in on the act with its November issue, which stars the actresses of the movie musical "Nine." Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz and Kate Hudson take a walk on a Malibu beach for legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, festooned in varying shades of plum and burgundy for the pretty cover shot.
The film, which also stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Lauren, Judi Dench and Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, is based on the Broadway production of the same name (itself a take off of the 1963 Fellini film "8 1/2"). The story centers around Guido Contini (Daniel), a famous film director who struggles to juggle all the women in his life (think: wife, mistress, muse, agent and mother).
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Since Heath Ledger's untimely death in January 2008, Michelle Williams has been fostering a low profile, splitting her and daughter Matilda's time between homes in Brooklyn and Upstate New York. Skittish about talking to the press ("I didn't know what my boundaries were for a long time, which made interviews feel very unsafe"), she's finally ready to open up, talking to Vogue about dealing with Heath's death and raising their daughter as a single parent.
Michelle describes the days and months following Heath's death as walking through a fog. "I have been severely accident-prone over the past twelve months," she said. "I fell downstairs, broke a toe, put my fingers in a blender—seriously distracted. I was holding it together by a string and a paper clip in the fall and winter. I didn't know if I could keep it all together."
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She is feared. She is revered. To some, she is hero, and to others, a villain. But, the new documentary "The September Issue" (out August 28) looks to paint a picture of iconic Vogue editor Anna Wintour as a force to be reckoned with — no matter what you think of her, she is definitely one of the most influential people in fashion culture.
Surrounded by designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld (pictured with Anna), Thakoon (who compares her to Madonna!) and Vera Wang, as well as colleagues like editor-at-large André Leon Talley, the trailer for "September Issue" isn't just the "Devil Wears Prada" version of Anna (although she does say ridiculous things like, "This type seems so large and pretentious. It looks like it's for blind people."), it also shows how truly powerful she is, sometimes even with a smile on her face. Let's face it, when you can tell legendary designer Oscar de la Renta what clothes you think shouldn't be on his runway, you deserve to be applauded. Read more...
