Dec/Jan 2011

Our staff’s picks for the best buys of the season.
Photographed by Levi Brown and Christine Blackburne

Art-house cinema queen Sofi a Coppola opens up to an indie-rock icon.
By Kim Gordon

Your ultimate guide to DIY holiday décor.
Photographed by Sarah Anne Ward, styling by Stephanie Hanes

Small talk with big-time writer Fran Lebowitz.
By Phoebe Magee

New Year’s relationship resolutions for the man in your life to make (for once!)
By Brendan Tapley

Plus-size supermodel Ashley Graham tries on flirty film-noir fashions.
Photographed by Danielle St. Laurent, styling by Julie Matos

Catching up with Party Down’s Lizzy Caplan; Project Thrive keeps girls’ hopes alive; Belgium’s Scala women’s choir creeps us out; and more.
She-bonics Julia Roberts, Mira Sorvino, Chelsea Handler, and Halle Berry all have their worries. By Whitney Dwire
Pop Quiz Belinda Carlisle’s still got the beat! By Emily Rems
Boy du Jour Getting to know Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. By Molly Simms
Hot Dates Some holiday season events are better than presents. By Libby Zay

Having a ball with mug decals; radical self-loving with Gala Darling; medical advice for the uninsured among us; and more.
Old School Grandma Anna’s cartellate. By Marie Penny
Buy or DIY Snug as a bug in a handmade rug. By Callie Watts

Craft up some eye shadow that’ll make you flip your lids; party-dress success; a muff you won’t be able to keep your hands out of; and more.
BUST Test Kitchen Our interns take on the task of trying out top coat, moisturizer, and a hair masque.
Good Stuff Get glam with a look inspired by Made in Dagenham. By Stephanie J

Pop Tart The end of the “Cathy” era. By Wendy McClure
Museum of Femoribilia The race to be Miss Popularity. By Lynn Peril
News From a Broad Phasing out breast ironing. By Kara Buller
Eat Me Munchies-busting marvels. By Chef Rossi
Mother Superior Mama-imposed hangout horrors. By Ayun Halliday
Around the World in 80 Girls Set your sights on some Miami vice. By Francesca Franco
X Games Mad for Mad Men. By Deb Amlen