Monday, September 26, 2011


The fall season begins on a high note with our cover star: the jazz singer Esperanza Spalding. It continues with a trend report on the fully lined, feline eye, a look at street style in London, Cairo and Japan, and a sartorial tutorial on how to wear novelty knits, maxi coats and retro dresses. Along the way, The Selby finds Nordic foragers in Stockholm, Amy Ephron recalls her 1970s party days and Alex Kuczynski sits down with the actor Demian Bichir. In "Nightie Aphrodites," Solange Knowles and Corinne Bailey Rae, among others, show off how to pair Afros with evening gowns. And don't forget to meet the model students in "Beautiful Minds" and the women who lost their hair for Hedi Slimane in "Boy Crazy." Finally, to relax a bit — vicariously, at least — drop by the rustic retreat of the designers Isabel Marant and Jerome Dreyfuss in "Le Shack." See more from the issue >>