InStyle August 2021

On April 24, I jumped on the Acela from New York to Washington, D.C., for the first InStyle photo shoot I had attended since January 2020. I hugged my friend and colleague, executive editor Sarah Cristobal (last sighting, February 2020), and we headed off to shoot the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland. The Department of the Interior, not far from the National Mall, is a heavyset, late-deco structure built in 1936 by the Roosevelt Administration. It is very…gray. You walk toward Haaland’s office through a hallway flanked by portraits of Interior secretaries past: mainly middle-aged white men, often astride some sort of steed. Haaland’s (severely overdue) hiring stands in direct and welcome contrast to all of this. When she was sworn into office on March 18, Haaland not…

[June 2021] may be the best issue, ever. Andra’s on the cover, Paula Pell talks about escaping into comedy AND prep is back. —@AMYLYLE Couldn’t just leave her on the shel —@SHESBASICALLY All dressed up and nowhere to go (because we’re in lockdown for the week) —@LABYRINTHOFCOLLAGES All 3 J.Lo covers of @instylemagazine for May 2021! With of course double of the original cover because I just LOVE @jlo in that @normakamali one-piece! —@JLOVERG12 RAVE REVIEWS I’m a longtime subscriber, and I must say the May 2021 issue is your best ever. I have so many pages folded in to read, reread, or just pore over: J.Lo, Nicole Kidman, Keke Palmer, Pat McGrath, Zoey Deutch and Lea Thompson, and the adorable Leslie Jordan. Plus, Best Beauty Buys. I’m never throwing out this issue! —ELIZABETH MCGUINESS, Centereach, N.Y. This is the best…

“To be your truest self: free from ridicule, borders, and judgment. I feel badass when I am living for me and no one else.”FREDDIE HARREL Founder of RadSwan, “Made with a Mission,” p. 76“Having a positive impact on other people’s lives.”TORY BURCH Designer, BFF, p. 86“Working hard and using your platform to empower your community.”PRIYANKA GANJOO Founder of Kulfi Beauty, “Made with a Mission,” p. 76“An independent, strong, and entrepreneurial person who is unapologetically themselves.”KIYAH WRIGHT Hairstylist, “Jennifer, Oh Jenny,” p. 92“Being fierce for our sisters, humanity, and Mother Earth.”ALLIE YOUNG Writer and activist, “The First,” p. 102“To love up on yourself, your fierceness, your fabulosity, and all the magic you bring into this world.”CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN Plant expert, “Green Space,” p. 79“Having the courage to stand by your convictions, even…

ON SET Hudson (in a Fendi jacket, Gucci T-shirt, belt, and skirt, Hysteria by Happy Socks socks, Sophie Buhai hoops, and Giuseppe Zanotti heels) poses for photographer Chrisean Rose at our Los Angeles shoot. FAVORITE ARTISTS GROWING UP? “I started listening to gospel and then grew into old-school music like Motown, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder, all the way up to Xscape, SWV, 702, and Boyz II Men.” BEAUTY ESSENTIAL? Olay Regenerist Whip Face Moisturizer SPF 25. BOOKS THAT IMPACTED YOU? “Most certainly the Bible. I also found The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, very inspiring.” ULTIMATE WARDROBE STAPLE? Diamond studs from Neil Lane. TOP RED-CARPET MOMENT? “The orange Versace dress I wore to the 2011 Oscars.” GO-TO DESIGNERS? Tom Ford and Dolce & Gabbana. SKILL YOU WANT TO LEARN? “Working on mastering the piano!” BADASS WOMAN YOU ADMIRE? Aretha Franklin. DREAM…

THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT Dressing to reenter the world? Tommy Hilfiger’s new collaboration with Romeo Hunte is the perfect place to begin. Inspired by the New York designers’ love of preppy staples and punchy streetwear, the colorful collection is too cool not to show off in real life. Tee Party Michael Stars commemorates 35 years of breezy essentials by reissuing colorful screen-printed T-shirts originally released in the ’90s (pictured above on co-founders Suzanne Lerner and Michael Cohen). Get a Leg Up Evening-centric accessories designer Amina Muaddi teams up with Wolford on the just the right foundation pieces to go with her ultraglamorous line. Watch Yourself Omega gears up for this summer’s Olympic Games with the Seamaster Diver 300M Tokyo 2020, a slick stainless-steel timepiece inspired by the Olympics’s navy-and-white emblem. High Expectations It’s been 10 years since Isabel Marant launched…

GLEAM QUEEN We’ve taken a shine to sparkly gemstones and metallic textures…