August 25, 2003 Issue
Cover Story
Fall Fashion 2003
Finally, glamour is back. And how we missed it. This season is all about transcending the everyday and dressing with a sense of high drama. Inside, you’ll find fall’s hottest trends—from must-have accessories to eye-catching eveningwear to some truly killer coats—and we’ve invited some of the sharpest eyes in town (Carolina Herrera, John Varvatos, Tomas Maier) to supply the finishing touches. We also raided the closets of celebrities like Mandy Moore, Ashley Judd, and Kip Pardue, who are taking this season’s looks from the runway to the red carpet. But this fall, in this city, everyone’s a star.
Departments
Letters
Readers sound off on the hot new vacation spot, the Catskills.
The Help Desk
Stomach-turning subway behavior; bikini-line office banter; no-show dinner invitees
Smart City
Best of New York
Necklaces whose charms go beyond cute
Best Bets
A hip Hampton City watch, a cool Carrie bag, and fall’s zippiest boots
Test Drive
We give one-on-one Pilates sessions a workout
Sales & Bargains
Eyewear, furnishings, clothes for both moms-to-be and their babies
Shop Talk
Hand-carved Italian cameos tucked away in the heart of midtown.
Deal of the Week
For those of us yet to succumb to iPod madness, Discgear makes the perfect travel case for twenty of your most-played CDs.
Ask New York
Where can I rent a driver for the day?
Intelligencer
Intelligencer Column
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s high times . . . Melissa Rivers’s naked ambition
Play Girl
Ashley Harkleroad is still trying to live down that infamous U.S. Open outfit. But there are many other reasons to watch her on the court.
Big Question
The city is installing twenty pay public toilets. How would you design one?
Summer of the Rat
Nourished by trash and rain, the rodents are living large this season. A Pied Piper tells us what to do.
Fifties Foot Fetish
Beloved by Marilyn, Delmans are back!
Soirées 101
Hamptons kids learn how to throw a dinner party.
Wise Old Night Owl
If she’s not saving Africa, look for 87-year-old Zelda Kaplan at Bungalow 8.
Columnists
This Media Life
The liberal reluctance to step outside the comfort zone
The Bottom Line
How the Democrats could use the economy to unseat Bush
The Download
The real problem isn’t file-sharing (sorry, RIAA). It’s the fact that none of our personal information is private anymore.
Critics
Movies
Thirteen’s teen mastermind falls into Hollywood traps; Kevin Costner finds home on the Open Range
Theater
Melanie Griffith brings star power to Chicago; the dubious Slut rocks the Fringe Festival
Art
Persecuted painter Mu Xin’s extraordinary landscapes come to the Asia Society
Classical Music
At Glimmerglass, a beautifully sung Bluebeard only looks silly; Schweik returns, brilliantly
Restaurants
Citified southern fare at Ida Mae Kitchen-n-Lounge
TV Notes
John Leonard reviews West 47th Street, Smoking Gun TV, and more.
Top Five
East Village Film Festival
Our top five picks from this year's funky film festival
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