Style to Spare

Some people make much ado about the Voguettes, that gaggle of leggy, luxe label-loving girls who work for Anna Wintour at New York-based Vogue. Personally, I am more intrigued by the Voguettes' peers across the pond in Paris, led by the kohl-lined Carine Roitfeld, who could pass for the Gallic cousin to Patti Smith and Iggy Pop. The ones to watch are the assistants, namely Geraldine Saglio and Melanie Huynh (viva la Viet chick!). Though their titles are easy to dismiss, Huynh and Saglio are being mentored by editrix Roitfeld and stylist Emmanuelle Alt at French Vogue for hopefully greater and better things down the road. The assistants also need to hold their own against their chic bosses when it comes to fashion showdowns. You can get an idea of their editorial vision in the small trend shoots they do for French Vogue, but I wish they would pen a diary a la Mario Testino. Another stylish girl I like is Michelle Williams, who is starring as a sexy tomboy in the current fall catalog for Band of Outsiders' women's line called, simply, Boy. As for men on the style front, I'm eager to see what Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton will do. These musings must sound so nerdy and silly, but so what -- it's summer!

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