The NYTimes SundayStyles had a nice feature yesterday on Rose wines – the hip wine of the summer (although you wonder why they waited until August to tell you about the summer’s hip wine). There was a nice picture of Sofia Rose to start the article – Domino magazine had featured Sofia earlier this summer as a “hip” wine, and I have had more than my fair share of it. (and not just I – it has become a very popular wine at the local seller since the Domino article) However, Sofia is never mentioned in the article. Domaines Ott, a French Rose also featured in Domino, is the wine of choice. Either wine would be a nice choice to go with your summer grilled fare. And can I just add, having visited the web site, there is a picture of Sofia Rose, with the caption “Sophia Rose …. named for Sophia Coppola.” oops!
It’s August. What meaning does August have for you? Back-to-school, vacation, trying to fit all of the activities you had planned for summer into 31 days? Well, for me, August means primarily September magazines. Fall ads, and lots of them. For the Friday Five, my five most-anticipated September titles:
1. Vanity Fair (not anticipated, I’m reading it right now, but it’s under 20 hours old) The Style Issue, including best-dressed lists. I have to agree with their choices of Selma Blair, George Clooney, and Renee Zellweger. Some interesting political articles as well.
2. Domino Just curious about how they’ll combine fashion and home. Kind of the middle sibling of Lucky and House and Garden.
3. InStyle Don’t spend as much time reading this as I used to (showing my age?), but the ads alone will make it interesting. Oh, and who will win the “What’s Sexy Now” categories? Just kidding – I think that’s the lamest September feature.
4. Marie Claire This title is re-launching in September with the former More magazine editor in charge. I’m a sucker for repackaging. Maggie Gyllenhaal is the cover girl, and this mag has nowhere to go but up, in my opinion.
5. Vogue A given. How heavy will it be? How long will it take to read? Who’s on the cover? Vogue really wins September hands down. Can you plan for fall fashion without it? Seeing it on the newsstand is like seeing the first leaves change color – fall is here!
Have a great weekend!
addendum Oops, I totally forgot about Blueprint! Issue #2 is due in late August – therefore, bump Instyle from the list and replace it with Blueprint. I’m too curious to see what they’ll do (did they find a new editor-in-chief?). I just filled out an online survey for them on the premier issue. Eager, eager anticipation …. and that is what September magazines are all about. (so much for living in the moment)
As I accumulate my wardrobe for my virtual life, where I am not sweltering, nor waiting for soccer practice to end, I am continually drawn to strapless dresses. They seem so elegant, and I imagine the party or dinner I am attending which requires said dress. Sadly, every time I try on a strapless dress, I am less than enthused (“sausage” comes to mind). Yet I haven’t given up hope, and when Daily Candy featured designer Heidi Merrick this week, I checked out her summer collection. I looove the White Rosanna dress – so summer-garden-party-elegant-without-trying-too-hard, but is it the one?
As an aside, Project Runway thoughts: yes, Keith broke the rules and had to go, but I will really miss his designs. And hurrah to Michael and Laura for restraining Angela’s rosette infatuation. She owes them, and BIG.
Today, I am not at Saks Fifth Avenue perusing the Michon Schur collection, as I do not live in NYC. This fall, I will also not be at Martha’s 15th Anniversary Celebration. Held on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, it’s chock-full of seminars and workshops to unleash your inner Martha. If I were to go, I would be so into the cookie decorating workshop, as well as the Home Organizing 101 seminar. (ooh, and the Flower Arranging Workshop as well!) But hey, let’s face it, I’d like it all. If you have that weekend free and are thinking of going, tickets are available now. They’re $175, and the first 170 to buy will be invited to attend the Martha show on September 29. If you go, think of me – I’ll be on soccer mom duty for sure.
If you are among the 40% (or so) of Americans who approve of President Bush, a warning: you will not enjoy today’s link. The remaining 60% can go to the New Yorker’s web site and take Paul Slansky’s “Bush Quiz: The Twentieth Hundred Days.” Can you get a perfect score?
