Table of Contents -- February 18, 2013 Issue of New York Magazine

February 18, 2013 Issue

Cover Story

The Spring Fashion Issue

Fashion is all about clothes, obviously, and this season, as we report, they are black and white (or red or iridescent) and mod (or fringed) and covered in lace (or ruffles or � snake) when they’re not showing off bellybuttons. But it’s also an industry bound up in personalities, without whom it would be moribund. And so, in this issue, we decided to zero in on a select cast of �fashion people.� Like Oscar de la Renta, the designer who just welcomed one of fashion’s most notorious personalities, John Galliano, back into the working world. Or lusty French editor Olivier Zahm. Or astrologist (yes, astrologist) Susan Miller. Or fresh young face Olivia Bee, who is, refreshingly, not a model but a photographer. Or actress Elle Fanning, another fresh young face, who could think of nothing more pleasurable than teaming up with artist Will Cotton and covering herself in rich, sugary goo, delicate meringue, and Dior-inspired sprinkles in a mouthwatering collaboration.
On the Cover: Elle Fanning in Vivienne Westwood�inspired Will Cotton headpiece. Photograph by Will Cotton for New York Magazine.

Spring Fashion

The Sweetest Thing

Icing cakes (after wearing them) with Hollywood’s best-dressed 14-year-old, Elle Fanning. By Vanessa Grigoriadis

�I Really Hate Nostalgia�

Talking John Galliano, First Ladies, and the past with Oscar de la Renta. By William Norwich

Bee’s Eyes

At 18, photographer Olivia Bee makes Ryan McGinley seem like he was a late bloomer. By Kurt Soller

Susan Miller Rising

How did one astrologer become the go-to guru for New York’s fashion set? By Molly Young

Blue and �Purple’

�Macho fashion editor� isn’t a contradiction in terms, as Parisian Olivier Zahm proves. By William Van Meter

Spring’s Big Trends

A breakdown of this spring’s styles, including its two signature colors in tiny patterns, bold shapes, and referee stripes. And then there are chunky heels, exposed bellies, ruffles, snakeskin, and a healthy corrective dose of red. By Amy Larocca and Rebecca Ramsey

Features

The Life and Afterlife of Aaron Swartz

The precocious coder, hacker visionary, and �pirate� was already a tech legend by the time he’d turned 17. But in the weeks since his suicide last month, at 26, his friends and comrades have tried to turn him into something else�a martyr. By Wesley Yang