ELLE April 2022

1 RODIN RETURNS When Rodin olio lusso shut down last year, there were dozens of beauty obituaries for the brand’s hero product: a deeply nourishing face oil for instant glowing skin. Mourners can now rejoice: The face oil returns this spring—along with four other products, including the body oil (above)—in a limited-edition collaboration with Jo Malone London. Just like the original face oil, everything smells of jasmine and neroli. Jo Malone London x Rodin olio lusso limited-edition collection, starting at $70, jomalone.com. 2 THE NEW GUARD Lensed by photographer Nikolai von Bismarck, The Fendi Set traces the inspirations behind Fendi artistic director Kim Jones’s debut couture collection for the Roman fashion house. The book travels from his hometown of Lewes, England, which featured prominently in the Bloomsbury movement, to Italy, where many of that…

Whether you’re tracing the footsteps of Vitruvius (in Altuzarra’s coin-embellished sandals, natch) or taking in Baroque treasures like Bernini’s Palazzo Odescalchi (lensed here by Roberta Valerio), Rome is an endless source of inspiration. Others paying homage: artist Gergei Erdei, who creates antiquity-inspired ceramics; interior designer Alessandra Branca, who has been posting images of the city’s timeworn interiors and facades to tease her upcoming line of trompe l’oeil wallpaper; and Thomas Engelhart, who’s known for fashioning trays and obelisk-topped boxes out of hand-marbled paper. Even if you’re as far away as Palm Beach, Casa Gusto can help you channel the look with expertly sourced antiques, such as an umbrella pine mural. Looking for something smaller? Percossi Papi’s jewelry resembles a treasured artifact, while Santa Maria Novella’s oil-soaked terra-cotta pomegranates are as…

When I met Precious Lee, the first thing I noticed was how full of joy she is. She just radiates it, along with an unshakable confidence. Rather than mold herself to fit the fashion industry, the cover star of our Impact issue made sure fashion fit her mold. When people underestimated her early on, she tells Alexis Okeowo in our cover story, she told herself, “I know my power…I don’t have to force you to see. You’re going to see it.” I think modeling is just the beginning for her. She has the charisma and drive to be anything she wants to be—and she is unstoppable. The same could be said for tennis great Serena Williams. I was at ELLE when we shot Serena and her superstar sister Venus for one…

1 The BAG At Chloé, Gabriela Hearst introduces the ultimate boho beach bag, in interlaced multicolored leather. 2 The NECKLACE Exuberant rainbow palettes ruled the spring runways. Test-drive the trend with Pomellato’s pavé-link Gourmette Caméléon high jewelry necklace. 3 The SHOE Inspired in part by the house’s 1947 “Invisibile” design, Ferragamo’s handwoven leather mule is a showstopping tribute to its history.…

As cofounder and CEO of Good American and founding partner of Skims, Emma Grede is willing to do a lot for the Kardashian-powered brands. Uproot her family from London to L.A.? Yes. Obsess over the fit of a garment until it’s perfect? Absolutely. Hop on Zoom for this interview, minutes after someone in her household tests positive for COVID and everyone is scrambling to follow safety protocols? Not a problem. But appear in an ad campaign for Good American’s bodysuit range or flood her Instagram feed with selfies in a Skims bralette? Don’t hold your breath. “I’m just not that girl,” Grede says. “I can’t do that stuff. And I think that’s probably one of the reasons my partnerships with the girls work out so well, because they do that. I…

Back in 2010, the jeweler Irene Neuwirth convinced her Australian opal dealer to cut some of the gemstones for stringing as a casual but fine necklace. He’d thought it was “ridiculous” to bore holes into such costly gems, but she’s still wearing that piece. Opal strands, hand-knotted on silk, were hardly flying off the shelves when Neuwirth started designing hers. But “at the moment, they seem to be selling everywhere,” she says. It isn’t only opals: There’s a trend afoot for beaded necklaces of all types, many of them silk-strung with earthy-but-ritzy semiprecious stones. (Neuwirth’s Beaded Candy line features uninterrupted strands of lapis lazuli, labradorite, turquoise, chrysoprase, and other stones.) The resurgence of these pieces can be chalked up to the rise of all things grandmillennial, the traditionalist-inspired aesthetic that has…