Mikael Jansson, left, and George Cortina
Mikael Jansson & George Cortina
Photographer Mikael Jansson, whose indelible fashion portfolios have starred everyone from Michelle Williams and Rihanna to Marion Cotillard and Kristen Stewart, captured model Kati Nescher in an all-white dress by Alexander Wang. According to stylist George Cortina, the concept behind the shoot was bracingly simple. "The collections were either black or white. We picked white," he says. The ethereal photographs were further lightened by Nescher, who called upon her knowledge of Russian folk dancing and ballet to enliven the mood at New York City's Pier 59 set.
Joshua Levine, left, and Patrick Demarchelier
Joshua Levine & Patrick Demarchelier
In profiling LVMH executive Delphine Arnault, writer Joshua Levine, an American based in Paris, found himself relating to Arnault's desire to have her newborn daughter, Elisa, learn fluent English. "My own six-year-old son speaks mostly French, and while I speak to him only in English, he speaks French back to me, which is driving me a little crazy," Levine says. "He will sing in English, however, and he knows all the words to Carly Rae Jepsen's song 'Call Me Maybe.' I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction." Arnault was photographed for the piece by Patrick Demarchelier, who has known her for a decade. "After having a baby, she looks amazing. She's never looked so good," says the legendary lensman.
Karlie Kloss and Derek Blasberg, left; Dan Martensen, right
Derek Blasberg & Dan Martensen
For this month's Meet the Parents, writer Derek Blasberg and photographer Dan Martensen visited model Karlie Kloss at her parents' home in upstate New York, where they were delighted by the Kloss family's warmth. "It was as if I was shooting one of Norman Rockwell's paintings," Martensen recalls. "When the shoot was done I wanted to brush my teeth and do my homework." Blasberg, who grew up in the same St. Louis neighborhood as Karlie, was no stranger to her nurturing ways. "When we found each other in the Big Apple it was like instant family," he says. "And she's the perfect little sister: She keeps me in cookies all year-round."
Todd Eberle, left, and Elisa Lipsky-Karasz
Todd Eberle & Elisa Lipsky-Karasz
When Domenico De Sole, chairman of Tom Ford International, left his position as the head of Gucci Group in 2004, he and his wife, Eleanore, relocated to the coastal environs of Hilton Head, South Carolina, a bucolic area whose charms were immediately apparent to WSJ's new Fashion News/Features Director, Elisa Lipsky-Karasz. "We had fun getting to know Hilton Head," she says. "It's three hours and light years away from Manhattan. The De Soles steered us toward one of their favorite restaurants, Sunset Bay, which is on a dock and serves Low-Country dishes like shrimp and grits." Photographer Todd Eberle was impressed by a skill the De Soles acquired from years of attending black-tie galas: "They were able to get into full eveningwear in five minutes!"
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