August 2011: Table of contents

FASHIONFILE 28 NEWS Ralph Lauren’s new collection (psst, it’s affordable!), the buzz-worthy Canadian model on the international runways, fall’s hottest headgear and more. 30 Q&A Anna Dello Russo and Tommy Ton on fame, their first fashion loves and FedEx. 34 FALL PREVIEW From New York to Paris, our fashion team shares their favourite moments from the Fall 2011 collections. 38 FLASHPOINT Stylish women across Canada make a splash on the party scene in red-hot hues and colourful accessories. 41 THE LIST Shaking up the way we wear denim’s most classic cuts.

BEAUTY 46 MOST WANTED Elie Saab’s first scent, juicy blush made for sunkissed skin, lip tints that taste like beach cocktails, and more.    48 NEWS The latest dispatches from the FASHION beauty desk. 50 HOLLYWOOD They aren’t famous, but their work is. Meet the hair and makeup artists behind film and tv’s influential looks.  54 TREND Bold or bleached?  Beauty vips weigh in on the great brow debate.

CULTURE 59 INTERVIEW British actress Romola Garai, of the new movie One Day, has brains as well as beauty. 60 INDEX Assouline does the Bay, Carrie Fisher takes the Canadian stage, the twins of Tasseomancy, and more. 62 FAME Underground artists often have a complicated relationship with the spotlight, but the results can be compelling. 66 AID Disaster-relief worker Alison Thompson on spending her days in post-earthquake Haiti alongside Sean Penn. 70 CELEBRITY The hilarious Fug Girls parlay their irreverent online humour into a juicy young-adult novel.

FASHION&FEATURES 75 NY TIMES Photographed by Paul Maffi. 86 MOTHER MONSTER Lady Gaga takes the business of being famous to a new, otherworldly level. 88 ALMOST FAMOUS Photographed by Adam Levett.

FASHION SHOPS 100 NOTES The coolest stores and names to know across the country. 113 FOCUS Our cross-Canada salon guide: the best places to get cut, coloured and blown out. 124 BUY IT Where to find everything in this issue. 126 MY STYLE  Supermodel-turned-designer Claudia Schiffer talks motherhood, fall essentials and her debut cashmere collection.