Nylon - November 2008 - (Page 72) bookmark: INFLUENCE I know I’m not alone when I say, “I love Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.” From their eclectic style to their h high-end high-end line of seamless, body-hugging k knits, the R Row, Row, to the new jewelry coll b collaboration with Robert Le Le ee Lee Morris for thei younger, more contemporary their label E label, Elizabeth and James, these girls are fashion pros. And now, they’re putting out Influence (Razorbill), a coffee-table book edited by fashion writer-about-town Derek Blasberg that celebrates every fashion, art, and photography bigwig who has ever influenced their lives. The interviews with famed cobbler Christian Louboutin, wrap-dress queen Diane Von Furstenberg, jewelry designer Evan Yurman, gap-toothed model Lauren Hutton, and Kaiser chief Karl Lagerfeld—just to name a few—make it hard to put the book down. The twins even dedicate a few pages to themselves, with each sister praising the other for contributing to their personal growth and style. A smorgasbord chronicling their sartorial lives, Influence is sprinkled with candid Polaroid pictures; photos from various magazine shoots; a letter written by Diana Vreeland to Bob Colacello (who was once editor of Interview magazine and now a special correspondent for Vanity Fair); and personal keepsakes, like an album filled with pictures of the girls when they were younger. It’s clear by reading each interview that the Olsens have so much admiration for every person featured. While Influence provides interesting tidbits—who knew that Ashley wishes she was able to sing really well?—it’s also an insight into the way the Olsens live their lives, which involves taking risks so that their (and your) world will never, ever be boring. RAJNI LUCIENNE JACQUES Knitwear line Inhabit is both architecturally striking and instantly luxurious with its high-grade cashmere and structured silhouettes. “Inhabit refines the concept of basics and makes them special and personal through nuance of fit and detail,” says creative design director Susie Cho. She isn’t shooting the breeze; the line features seams that are shifted and displaced, panels that swaddle the back, and hems that are bi-leveled. And come this season, expect accessories that further challenge an outfit’s proportion and attitude, such as extra long woven scarves, fingerless gloves, and cashmere spats. “We’re interested in a hybridized aesthetic,” explains Cho, “Pushing and playing with the transformation of the natural silhouette.” NATALIE TOREN For more information, see inhabitny.com. KNIT WIT arts andto crafts as “I was embarrassed have friends over a kid because my parent’s art collection was so different from everyone else’s,” admits jewelry designer Rachel Gilman, whose childhood home was filled with Native American and Mexican handicrafts. “But now I’m so thankful I wasn’t surrounded by Thomas Kinkade!” Southwestern folk art’s vibrant colors and simple shapes are the inspiration behind Gilman’s pieces, which pay homage to such ’80s icons as Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. A stylist by day, she started making jewelry to use in her own shoots, but it wasn’t long before Agyness Deyn was rocking Gilman’s creations in i-D magazine. Even so, the designer’s biggest inspiration remains her Arizona hometown. “I love the local senior citizen craft fairs,” she says. “The art may be crude and imperfect, but to me that’s what makes it beautiful.” ERIN MAGNER For more information, see rachel-gilman.com. inhabit photographed by lucas wilson. stylist: liz cresci. hair: jake dingler for artistsbytimothypriano.com. makeup: sara stewart for artistsbytimothypriano.com. model: fiona at major. sweater, shirt, and pants by inhabit, hat by lola, bangles by alexis bittar. influence courtesy of razorbill. still life by chika kobari. http://www.artistsbytimothypriano.com http://www.artistsbytimothypriano.com http://www.inhabitny.com http://www.rachel-gilman.com
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