While reading Vanity Fair today, I noticed that Graydon Carter’s Editor’s Letter claims that only 10% of Americans part their hair on the right side (as I normally do), according to an old study done by sociologists John and Catherine Walter.  For some reason, this intrigued me…even though the blurb further claims that right-parters like me exhibit “obsessiveness, defensiveness, fanaticism, weakness and woodenness.”  (Well, I never!  Why don’t you tell me how you really feel, Graydon?  I don’t know if we can be friends anymore.  Sniffle.)  I then…er, fine…obsessively spent 15 minutes flipping through the magazine, looking at how various models had their hair parted.  Here’s a link that discusses the study, which, in regard to “typically” masculine or feminine attributes, is a bit sexist…but so is brain chemistry!

Well, she’s certainly polarizing, isn’t she?  Achieve this look with a little shine serum, a lot of money, and infinite gumption.  Lather, marry up, repeat.

Vanity Fair, official curators of the International Best-Dressed List, have released their 2008 picks.  Winners include our girl Kate Middleton, Ivanka Trump, David Beckham, Kanye West–who I saw just this afternoon, sporting neon green jeans and purple kicks–and Zac Goldsmith, who is glamorous enough by himself, but finds his quotient zooming through the roof by virtue of the fact that his eco-chic wife is named Sheheradaze.  Filthy rich names, indeed.

Surgery or not, Ivanka Trump is undeniably beautiful…and smart, aussi!

Le sigh.  Perfection.

For the full list and pictures of my favorites, read on! (more…)

The August issue of Vanity Fair features the fresh faces that are destined to become household names: Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Emma Roberts and Amanda Seyfried grace the cover, and inside are more beautiful kids that may become the next Julia Roberts (like, hey, her niece Emma!)…or become the next Gretchen Mol.  Tear!

Hooray for tooth whitening and airbrushing!

These kids star on a little show called Gossip Girl.  Maybe you’ve heard of it? 

More pictures from Vanity Fair after the jump!

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Angelina Jolie’s July Vanity Fair cover is finally on newsstands, and Jolie watchers are treated to some gorgeous pictures of her inside.  I’m especially taken with the photo of her in a green wig (which was, apparently, her idea.)  The makeup in this picture—thick black liquid liner on top and bottom plus eyelash extensions for a feline look, strong brows, taupe shadow and peachy cheeks and lips—is positively stunning.  Can any other woman in the world possibly look this good in a weird lime wig?  Methinks no.

St. Angelina is on the July cover of Vanity Fair, looking seriously gorgeous and seriously preggers.  (Although if today’s news is to be believed, she’s given birth to girls named Isla and Amelia.  We’ll see.) HuffPo has a sneak preview of her interview in which she dishes 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 depending 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.”  Yeah, I think looking like Angelina Jolie and climbing into bed with Brad Pitt every night would make me feel super sexy, too. 

I adore this Hitchcock heroine 1950’s glamorous look: strong brows, red lips, fat curls, chocolate shadow and thin black liner.  (And lots of boobs.)