VANITY FAIR: Angelina Jolie and Her Lil Dude Looks Like a Lady (or Is It the Other Way Around?)

“No, I’m not pregnant,” Angelina Jolie tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Rich Cohen, from the set of her movie in Venice, Italy. Perhaps in the future? “We’re not opposed to it. But we want to make sure we can give everybody special time. They’re kids now, and can play together, but they’re going to need a lot more talking in the middle of the night, like I did with my mom for hours. We want to make sure we don’t build a family so big that we don’t have absolutely enough time to raise them each really well.”

Jolie says she and Brad Pitt also are not “against getting married,” but “it’s just like we already are. Children are clearly a commitment, a bigger commitment [than marriage]. It’s for life.”

Despite her dedication to her work, she thinks she won’t do it much longer: “It’s not the most important thing in my life. Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I’m very, very grateful, it’s a fun job. It’s a luxury. Look, I’m at work today in the middle of Venice. But I don’t think I’ll do it much longer.” Jolie says this reassessment is mostly due to her family: “Because I have a happy home….I got back from work last night, and everybody was playing music and dancing and I suddenly found myself dancing around with a bunch of little fun crazy people.”

Jolie talks extensively about her children, explaining that “Mad’s a real intellectual, which I can take no credit for genetically. He’s great at school, great at history. He feels like he could be a writer or travel the world and learn about places and things. Zahara’s got an extraordinary voice and is just so elegant and well spoken. Shiloh’s hysterically funny, one of the goofiest, most playful people you’ll ever meet. Knox and Viv are classic boy and girl. She’s really female. And he’s really a little dude.”

Jolie says that when she was growing up she was most like her daughter Shiloh: “Goofy and verbal, the early signs of a performer…. I used to get dressed up in costumes and jump around. But at some point, I got closed off, darker. I don’t remember anything happening. I think you just get hit with the realities of certain things in life, think too much, start to realize the world isn’t as you wished it would be, so you deepen. Then, as I had kids and got older—being goofy, lighter—it all came back.”



Roxy note: Anyway you slice it, this child is absolutely adorable!  Who could begrudge her expressing herself as she desires?  In the long run, does it matter? She is a gorgeous little beam of light!


And what does Angelina think of Brad’s strange, wispy beard? “I love Brad in every state.”

Elsewhere in the article she talks about a range of topics.

On what Brad has been up to in Venice: “He sculpts and designs. He makes furniture, sculpts things related to houses. Traditional male.”

On Brad with the kids: “I keep telling Brad he owes me. He’s had a few months off in one of the most beautiful cities in the world with the children. And he’s such an artist and goes to the stone yards and the art exhibits, and loves being in such a cultural place.”

On a potential Mr. & Mrs. Smith sequel: “People have tried. And it’s strange: do we have kids in the movie? We’ve thought about that, but it becomes personal now that we actually have kids. And if we work on it, we pull from our own life, which is funny to us, but you feel strange sharing too much. We did ask somebody to look into Mr. & Mrs. to see if they could crack a sequel, but there wasn’t anything original. It was just, Well, they’re going to get married, or they’ve got kids, or they get separated. Never great.”

On co-starring again with Brad: “I’d love to. We’ve talked about it. We’d have to figure out who’s going to watch the kids, but it’s really about finding the right thing, because we’ve looked. When you’re a couple, there are certain things people don’t want to see you do. It becomes too indulgent, too personal. I don’t think people want to see people who are really together intimate on-screen. Maybe we have to play bad guys that try to kill each other, so it’s just fun and aggressive, not dealing with some man-woman deal.”

Pitt acknowledges Jolie as a soulmate. "I have love in my life, a soulmate, absolutely," Pitt, 46, told Parade of Jolie, 34, with whom he has Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne. "It's a big step we've taken. We've put down roots together."

The August issue of Vanity Fair will be available on newsstands in New York and L.A. on Wednesday, June 30, and nationally and on the iPad on Tuesday, July 6.

source: Vanity Fair, US Weekly; images: Patrick Demarchelier for Vanity Fair/US Weekly

British Beauty Emily Blunt Engaged to "The Office" Star

"We can confirm that John and Emily are engaged," a rep for "The Office" star told Access Hollywood.

John Krasinski, 29, and Emily Blunt, 26, have been dating since November 2008. This will be the first marriage for both. Emily, who previously dated singer Michael Buble, stars in the upcoming film "The Wolfman," alongside Benicio Del Toro, and was previously seen in "The Devil Wears Prada" among other films.

Also look for her in a brilliant, feisty portrayal of Queen Victoria in her younger years ascending to the throne and growing a romance with a young Prince Albert. So beloved is this film that it will close the Toronto International Film Festival on September 19th. Well, I say beloved but lots of British reads are claiming "disappointment" saying Emily is much too attractive to play Vic (described as pain and stubby). Further, that modern audiences won't want to sit through the parade of stately castles and lavish costuming. (Are they kidding? I could watch just those kinds of films all day long!) The stellar cast includes, in addition to Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt in the title role, Rupert Friend (Pride and Prejudice), Paul Bettany (Creation, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jim Broadbent (Longford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Mark Strong (Body of Lies) and Thomas Kretschmann (King Kong) and is directed by the critically-acclaimed French-Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) from a script by Academy Award-winning Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park). Also of note, the co-producers of the film involved the unlikely pairing of the brilliant Martin Scorsese and Sarah Ferguson. Yep, I'm serious. USA release date is November 13, 2009.

Ok, so I digress; I adore period pieces so am tres excited about the above. Anway, the upcoming season of "The Office" will see John's character, Jim, tie the knot with his Scranton sweetheart Pam, played by Jenna Fischer. And apparently, preparing to wed on the set must have set the romantic wheels in motion for the stars, as Jenna is also engaged off-screen. In July, a rep for Jenna confirmed to Access Hollywood she was engaged to boyfriend Lee Kirk. The pair began dating in January 2008 and Lee popped the question on June 30 while the couple was on vacation in Europe.

MARCH 2008: Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoe Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera, photographed by Annie Leibovitz."

Now back to Emily in closing. I love this photograph of Hollywood's Fresh Young Faces taken by famed photog Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair's March 2008 issue. Left to right are: Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Alice Braga, Ellen Page, Zoë Saldana, Elizabeth Banks, Ginnifer Goodwin, and America Ferrera.

images: Access Hollywood, Daily Mail UK, Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair: Q&A with Makeup Artist Trish McEvoy

Vanity Fair beauty director SunHee Grinnell speaks with Trish McEvoy, the innovative makeup artist and founder of Trish McEvoy Cosmetics, about working with her husband, the recent launch of her Treatment Foundation, and why her makeup planner works.

SunHee Grinnell: How old were you when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a career in beauty?
Trish McEvoy: My youngest recollections are of loving makeup, but I would say my pre-teens are when I really knew. I just always loved painting faces, from coloring when I was a young child to making up my dolls, to making up my friends, and, of course, to making up my clients.

Do you have a particular memory from childhood that may have contributed to your career today?

My grandmother’s perfumery in Berlin.

You are known to have created real makeup for real women. What does that mean to consumers, and how did it come about?
It means mistake-proof pigments that are easy for women to apply, by using tools that give them perfect placement every time. When I created my professional brushes, I shaped them to simplify and enhance makeup application. Since the beginning, I have been committed to the creation of the highest-quality products while putting professional makeup-application skills in every woman’s hand.

How did you meet your husband, the dermatologist Ronald Sherman?
On a blind date!

It must be great to work with your husband to come up with an innovative product such as your new Treatment Foundation S.P.F.15. Can you tell us the added benefits of this product and your philosophy behind it?
Some added benefits of my Treatment Foundation S.P.F.15 are the dual-action peptides, green tea, and powerful antioxidants of vitamin A and E that help skin look firmer with a renewed suppleness. It also includes advanced pigments that optically diffuse the appearance of fine lines, as well as S.P.F.15 protection to prevent future damage to the skin.
The philosophy behind the foundation was the ability to really combine skin-care ingredients with color ingredients and with sun protection. It really is such a dream of a product because it allows skin to look better for wearing it, even when the foundation is removed.

You created something for this season that I just love: the deluxe makeup planner in chic black quilted faux leather. Can you tell us what drove you to create this ultimate travel makeup bag, and how does it work?
I designed the original version of my makeup planner 15 years ago, and I am always looking to enhance the system. For me, everything is a work in progress with room for improvement. The deluxe makeup planner is the perfect, easy-to-use makeup system because your makeup is organized and customized onto your makeup pages and in your brush pockets, and then you have your zip-out side compartment for the added beauty essentials! This system is infinitely adaptable and refillable, allowing you to switch your looks from day to day or season to season! It’s a one-of-a-kind makeup wardrobe.

How does one fill the bag? Can you list some of your products that you would recommend for those travelers who feel like they need to bring everything along?
My first suggestion is to keep everything as simple as possible. Look at your makeup style and know how much time you are willing to spend on your makeup and how many products you use per feature. For most women, the necessities are bare bones, but you want to fill your planner with products that are important for your makeup lifestyle. On your makeup pages, you can place your eye shadows and face color. Tuck your brushes, mascara, and any pencils into the individual pockets in the back, and place your foundation, concealer, and lip color in the side pockets. Remember, you can organize the pages in the same order you put on your makeup and suit your planner to your needs. The planner is as much about customization as it is form and function.

What is your motto?
“Make the most of your life, and enjoy it!”

For the full interview, visit Vanity Fair. For more information about Trish and to learn more about her products, visit Trish McEvoy online.

source: Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the New Jackie-O

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sits down with Maureen Orth in an interview for Vanity Fair magazine, the September 2008 issue. The following excerpts are taken from that interview:

...While her husband’s ratings are in the cellar, she is getting raves for her beauty, class, and elegance. When the couple visited the Queen of England in March, for example, the British gushed over her perfect curtsy and her demure, Jackie Kennedy outfits. “She’s imaginative, clever, educated. She knows how to behave,” says designer Karl Lagerfeld, who often used Bruni as a model. “She speaks many languages. It must be an embarrassment for the wives of other heads of state to see this beautiful creature who can wear anything and speak like that.”

In 1975, when the Red Brigades were kidnapping wealthy individuals, Carla’s family moved to Paris, where she attended an Italian school and received a French baccalaureate. Her parents expected her to continue her studies, but she soon tired of the 37 Métro stops it took to get to classes on art and architecture, and she couldn’t wait to be on her own. So when her brother’s girlfriend, a model, told her to try modeling, she made her move. “What I wanted was to be free, independent of my parents,” says Carla. “Modeling is a fast-acting job—right away you get to work, and you learn in two or three months by working.” That became her pattern: take on a big challenge, learn fast, and land on top.

She also learned to take on men. “Carla is the hunter, not the hunted,” says a man who knew her in her teens. “She is a female womanizer.” Carla herself says she was very much influenced by the works of Simone de Beauvoir and France’s original bourgeois bad girl, Françoise Sagan, who championed sexual freedom for women. “I think it is a major duty for a woman to be independent.”

Carla had a truly regal quality, and designers liked her because she was easy to work with. “She was full of life and wit. She was beyond polite,” says Karl Lagerfeld. “So many, like Linda and Christy, had periods of being moody and difficult. She was always perfect.” Designer Jean Paul Gaultier agrees: “She’s clever, super well educated, and very focused. She is like the heroine of a book or a movie.”

As she left modeling, in 1997, Carla, who up to then had been considered the least educated and least artistic member of her family, began analysis, she says, to get over “my narcissism” and to prepare herself for the next stage in her life. She quietly began writing song lyrics, never imagining that she would one day perform them herself. But Bertrand de Labbey, the music agent and producer, convinced her that she should, and he also got her to write songs for the hugely popular singer Julien Clerc, who recorded several of them. When Carla made her first album, she asked one ex-boyfriend, Louis Bertignac, to produce it, and another, Leos Carax, to direct the videos. Quelqu’un M’a Dit (Someone Told Me), delivered in a sexy, breathy voice, came out of nowhere to become a smash-hit CD that sold two million copies. Once again she was pleasantly surprised that old boyfriends had come through for her. “Sometimes the desire, the passion, makes you fight, but when that goes completely, you have only the good part of it,” she says.

About Sarkozy, her husband, “I was in love at first sight,” Carla confesses. “I was really surprised by him, by his youth, his energy, his physical charm—which you could not actually see so much on television—his charisma. I was surprised by everything—his poise, and what he said, and the way he said it.” Carla asked Sarkozy for a ride home and gave him her number.

Since her marriage, Carla has been casting off her wild, bohemian side. “I think monogamy is not an idea, it’s a fact,” she says today. Moreover, she has proved to be a great asset to her husband, for, like Ronald Reagan, she always knows which are the flattering camera angles. “She makes the president more desirable, more modern. France needs modernity, talent, cleverness. It’s like Jack and Jackie. Like Rainier and Grace Kelly. A new worldwide couple!” I ask Carla how she likes being compared to Jackie Kennedy. She answers, “She was so young and modern, and of course unconsciously I would project myself more like Jackie Kennedy than, for instance, Madame de Gaulle, who would be much more like the classical French woman behind her husband.

Her fantasy at 40 is to give birth to a baby at the Élysée. “I’d love to have children with Nicolas. I hope to, if I am young enough. It would be a dream.” Nevertheless, she has ruled out fertility programs. “If it comes, I’d be the happiest person in the world, but if it doesn’t come, I’m not going to tempt the Devil.” Lighting another slim cigarette, Carla says, “If life doesn’t give me another child, well, it has given me so much already.”



source/photos: Vanity Fair, Sept 2008

Vanity Fair Cocktails at Sunset

Doesn't she look stunning?
That's tennis ace Serena Williams, of course, mingling with the Hollywood crowd atop Louis Vuitton's Rodeo Drive boutique last night for the Vanity Fair cocktails at sunset party.

Emma Stone, in yellow no less, of Superbad fame and soon to be seen with Rainn Wilson in The Rocker, had this to say of her newfound lifestyle, “Last year at this time, I was sitting in my apartment eating Lean Pockets, and now I’m at things like this.” More beauty ...


Pictured (L-R): Amy Adams, Emma Stone, Amber Heard, Marley Shelton, Malin Ackerman and Emmanuelle Chiriqui

photos: wwd

Blake Lively: An American in Paris

For her Vanity Fair pictorial during spring/summer ’08 Fashion Week in Paris, Blake tried on an array of haute couture creations. Above, she lounges leisurely in a tulle Atelier Versace dress at the renovated le Meurice Hotel.



This 33-pound Swarovski-crystal-encrusted
satin gown by Dior features 6,000 sequins—
handstitched with gold thread, obviously.





Lively vamps it up in Gaultier Paris
on lantern-lit Rue Visconti, in a
setup inspired by an iconic Helmut
Newton photograph.









Lively recalls the glamorous pinups
of Hollywood’s past in an Armani Privé
dress, with makeup by Chanel.

Lively, photographed here with
French pop band BB Brunes,
called this Chanel look “Sofia
Coppola’s take on Alice in Wonderland.”

stylist: Jessica Diehl

photos: Michael Roberts for Vanity Fair

Demarchelier Captures Fair Angelina

Famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier (remember his name being thrown around in The Devil Wears Prada? ..."Get me Demarchelier!", "I have Patrick on the line" ...) wows us with a stunning vision of Angelina on the cover of July's Vanity Fair magazine.

The magazine hits next week. In it, Angie reveals to writer Rich Cohen her feelings about life, love, marriage and her career. (click image to enlarge)

A few more highlights:

Angelina Jolie on being pregnant:

“I love it. It makes me feel like a woman. It makes me feel that all the things about my body are suddenly there for a reason. It makes you feel round and supple, and to have a little life inside you is amazing. Also, I’m fortunate. I think some women have a different experience depend-ing on their partner. I think that affects it. I happen to be with somebody who finds pregnancy very sexy. So that makes me feel very sexy.”

Angelina Jolie on her international family:

“When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn’t have parents. It’s not a humanitarian thing, because I don’t see it as a sacrifice. It’s a gift. We’re all lucky to have each other. I look at Shiloh—because, obviously, physically, she is the one that looks like Brad and I when we were little—and say, ‘If these were our brothers and sisters, how much would we have known by the time we were six that it took into our 30s and 40s to figure out?’ I suppose I’m giving them the childhood I always wished I had.”

Angelina Jolie on Shiloh’s birth:

“We were in this little hospital in Africa when Shi was born. I don’t think there was anybody else in the hospital. It was just a little cottage, the three of us. It ended up being the greatest thing…. I had a C-section and I found it fascinating. I didn’t find it a sacrifice and I didn’t find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do.”

Angelina Jolie on nannies:

“We don’t ever have anybody spend the night. We may have to adjust that when the next one comes. But we do have ladies that work with us, and they’re also from different cultures and back-grounds. One lady’s a Vietnamese teacher—wonderful. One is of Congolese descent from Bel-gium. Another is from the States and is really creative and does art programs.”

Angelina Jolie on artists as parents:

“Artists raise their kids differently,” she said. “We communicate to the point where we probably annoy our children. We have art around the house, we have books, we go to plays, we talk. Our focus is art and painting and dress-up and singing. It’s what we love. So I think you can see how artists in some way raise other artists.”

source: Vanity Fair