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1 BRIGHT LIGHTS Celebrate Independence Day—the holiday, not the Will Smith sci-fi disaster movie—on, when else, July 4. So fire up the grill; throw on your chicest reds, whites, and blues; and tag your fireworks selfies #happy4th— it’s what our founding fathers would’ve wanted. 2 GIRLS ON FILM The Bluestocking Film Series comes back to Portland, Maine, July 17 to 18 to screen our favorite kind of short films: the ones that star complex female characters. 3 SINGING THE BLUES Amy, a documentary about late soul songstress Amy Winehouse by director Asif Kapadia, opens in theaters this month. We can already feel the goose bumps. 4 COME ON IN Time for new beginnings—literally. That’s what Dover Street Market New York calls its biannual reinvention. The fashion wonderland from Comme des…
HER FIRST U.S. ALBUM IS ABOUT TO DROP, AND RITA’S READY TO RULE THE WORLD. WE TAKE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES OF HER COVER SHOOT, WHERE THE PLAYFUL POP PRINCESS REVEALS HER GIRL CRUSHES, REALITY TV AND SHOPPING VICES, AND THE “DEADLY SINS” SHE’S GUILTY OF (NOT ONE, BUT TWO!). MARIECLAIRE.COM/RITA-ORA MUSIC TO OUR EARS Coachella and Bonnaroo got you pumped for festival season? Keep the momentum going with summer’s best concerts. We break down where to go and who you want to be jamming out to in the sun. marieclaire.com/must-see-concerts INSTA-BEAT OUR PHOTO-HAPPY EDITORS HASH(TAG) IT OUT 1. Kayla Webley Senior Editor/@kaylaw Look at those purple flowering trees #Bhutan 2. Lauren Valenti Associate Editor/@lauren_valenti Spent a magical evening in this @calypsostbarth number @marieclairemag #BlossomBall 3. Brittany Kozerski Market Editor/@brittanykozerski…
At the peak of summer, when we bare more skin the higher the mercury rises, the last thing any of us wants to think about is covering up: We’d much rather think swimsuits instead of sweaters. But the fashion calendar being the way it is—and our industry perpetually onto the new and next—we’re always looking ahead. That’s why we devoted 16 pages of our July issue to our favorite looks from the fall collections (“On the Town,” p. 106), shot on the streets of Paris. We can’t wait to see Louis Vuitton’s tactile textures, hyper-vivid colors from Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, and Lanvin’s tapestry-like patterns jump off the runways and onto sidewalks and Instagram feeds. We want to keep you ahead of the curve. Plus, when those dog days…
—Kristin Penta, Shrewsbury, MA Wherever you’re talking about MC—Twitter, Facebook, blogs, snail mail, or e-mail— we’re listening. Here’s how you responded to our May 2015 issue … BALANCING ACT When I read other fashion magazines, I am made to feel apologetic about my somewhat conservative leanings. Thank you for the article on Washington state’s U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [“Party Crasher” by Karen Schwartz]. She is setting a new paradigm in politics. I appreciate the equal time! —Linda Christopher, Newport Beach, CA ALL-INCLUSIVE I was thrilled to see “A League of Her Own” by Janet Mock, affirming transgender women who are beauty role models around the world. The U.S. is so backward compared to many other countries: Rampant discrimination toward transgender women and men in 2015 is ridiculous. Too many…
PHOTOGRAPHER BEAU GREALY @beaugrealy (Instagram) Grealy, who photographed cover star Rita Ora (“Rita Gets Real,” p. 100), was impressed by how easy the singer/actress was to work with. “Rita is lighthearted, engaging, and has great energy,” he says. “Her fantastic personality shows in the pictures.” Grealy, who’s based in Venice, California, has previously shot for Mr Porter, Muse, and i-D magazines. MOST-WORN CLOTHING ITEM: Low-slung Bassike jeans. FAVORITE MEAL: Eggs Benedict. PHOTOGRAPHER MITCHELL FEINBERG Feinberg photographed musically influenced “Hit Parade” (p. 40) and encountered a fun throwback on set. “The last time I held an 8-track was in high school!” he says. The Connecticut-based photographer wanted the photos to convey “fun, extravagance, and maybe a touch of kitsch.” For the record (no pun intended), Feinberg’s 8-track isn’t the only nostalgia-inducing…
AGE: 24. HOMETOWN: Priština, Kosovo. CURRENT RESIDENCE: London. SHE WORE: The singer and actress arrived in a black beret, black velvet Undercover pants, a white Sabine Luise button-up paired with a crestadorned navy blazer, Chanel oxfords, and a leather backpack. PLAYLIST: She requested Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp a Butterfly and Drake (she opened his 2012 tour). GREEN QUEEN: Ora kept it healthy with an energy juice, boiled eggs, and salmon for breakfast, then later snacked on a package of dried seaweed and a green smoothie. SWEET TOOTH: Not that she doesn’t indulge sometimes. She confessed her love for banoffee pie, an English dessert made of toffee, bananas, and cream: “Basically, it’s like a melting sensation, and it’s amazing.” FOLLOW HER: @RitaOra.…
