The summer of Harry Potter—and with it, the eight-film epic—is coming to a close. It’s farewell to sorcery, but hello to modeling for Rupert Grint (a.k.a. Ron Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), two of the franchise’s stars. Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg selected the duo for his Fall BOO lookbook, which he shoots personally every season—on vintage Polaroid film no less. (Previous stars have included James Marsden, Dave Franco,wholesale Bape cheap, Donald Glover, and Andrew Garfield; Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, hasn’t taken a turn, but he is a longtime fan of the label.)

“I love those films and the characters so much,” Sternberg told Style.com. “They’re full of imagination and endless ideas. With the last film coming out this summer, it felt like a cool opportunity to capture this moment in these two actors’ lives, and give them a chance to poke a little fun at the whole thing too.”
—Matthew Schneier

Photos: Scott Sternberg / Courtesy of Band of Outsiders

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NEW YORK Skinny French chicks and roly-poly straight men. Lesbian chic and the chaotic state of style. Nothing and nobody escapes the gaydar of the fabulously floral Simon Doonan in his new book, “Gay Men Don’t Get Fat.”

The ex-creator of edgy window displays for Barneys details his coming out moment as a boy of 10, reading a reporter’s account of gay men hooking up in a North London park after dark (”Sign me up!”).

He recounts his giddy deep dive into Christmas ornaments stashed in a White House storeroom by former first ladies as he worked with Michelle Obama on her first-year holiday decor, only to be upstaged by “those idiot Salahis” of red sari, gate-crashing infamy.

The diminutive Doonan was creative director at Barneys for 25 years. After a shake-up at the luxury retailer, he’s now creative ambassador-at-large. But he’s oh so much more: cheeky memoirist, provocative columnist and always hilarious chronicler of his very gay, very fun New York City life with husband Jonathan Adler, the potter and interior design expert, and their Norwich terrier Liberace.

When it comes to style, Doonan said, gays are the chosen people. From fashion to food, he sees gay men as the real culture keepers over all those hungry females in Mireille Guiliano’s “French Women Don’t Get Fat.”

“We gays have an unconventional world view,” he said. “We have the piercing objectivity and bold originality of the outsider. French women cannot compete with us. We are not bourgeois. We possess the indiscreet charm of the anti-bourgeoisie.”

Here’s more from Simon Doonan:

AP: You’re “one funny gay nugget,” as Chelsea Handler summed up your book in a back-jacket blurb. Yet you say the intended audience is straight women. Do we straight women need educating?

DOONAN: I want to liberate the women of the world and teach them to live with the stylish bravado of we gays and wee gays like me. Being a woman has become so complicated and pressurized. I want to make it easier, or maybe just more creative. Fashion and style should be about personal expression.

AP: Do you really fly coach?

DOONAN: I’m not part of the 1 percent. I’m a hardworking gay who is proud to fly coach, but only on short flights. I also ride the subway, and not in a Marie Antoinette kind of way. It really is the easiest way to get around.

AP: You used to do the windows at Barneys. Do you miss that?

DOONAN: I dressed windows for almost 40 years. When I finally put down the glue gun last year it was something of a relief. Ditto the staple gun. However, I would highly recommend a career in window display to any budding fashionista. It’s been great for me.

AP: You’re 59. Do you feel at peace with the aging process?

DOONAN: I loathe the idea of growing old gracefully. I fully intend to grow old eccentrically and dramatically. Brace yourselves! I have no issue with wrinkles or lines. I think people worry too much about that stuff. The most important thing is to stay fit. My fave exercises are tap dancing and runway modeling.

AP: How would you define your approach to clothes and to life?

DOONAN: I’m a charismatic deviant with a freaky world view. I’m determined to extract all the nuggets and nuances from my fabulous gay life and hurl them at the general population with tremendous force and gusto.

AP: You’re the fashion guru and your husband, Jonathan Adler, is the decorating guru. How do you reconcile your styles at home? Or is that why people have multiple dwellings?

DOONAN: When it comes to decorating our homes, my Jonny wears the pants. I wear an embroidered Hungarian gypsy dirndl skirt, metaphorically, of course. Seriously, I think doing things by committee is a disaster. Even a committee of two, or three if you count the dog.

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I know, I know…it’s not the same…the precision, the details, the materials, etc. But for this minute, I can get the look now and for less!

In the meantime, twin-o-mom was amused when our accessories editor, Hannah Deely, suggested these $33 “Cartier” watches that look pretty damn cool. And hello: They lovingly named the replica the “Carter” watch. Hilarious!

This season, rose gold is the new underdog in metals and this particular replica makes us chuckle.

I love me a Cartier watch — do not get me wrong — but this mom has to pay for day camp and soccer for two, so certain things are not in the budget.

When Yigal Azrouël opens his first Cut25 store in Soho this spring, it will be awash with Technicolor. The designer, an avid wave rider himself, reaped inspiration from eighties surf culture for his diffusion line this season. As the 25 models made their Cedar Lake-choreographed movements within a designated square space, they showed off clean-cut pieces in electric tangerine and yellow, tamed down by more neutral shades of army green and black. The bright colors even extended to the shoes—the designer paired up with Frye to create poppy lambskin lace-up ankle boots and pink lambskin clogs—and the custom jewelry by Holst + Lee. The look is familiar—both athletic chic and neon bright clothes have popped up repeatedly throughout the week—but his “modern eighties” clothes are wearable. Azrouël devotees are likely to flock to the basic silk sleeveless tanks and dresses and the jet lambskin pieces. Caution: The citrus orange maxi is not built for the board.
—Kristin Studeman

Photos: Courtesy of Yigal Azrouël

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As I watched the parade of stars attend Diddy and Ashton Kutcher’s July 4th White Party for Malaria No More, all I kept thinking about was how pristine and white everything was on arrival, and couldn’t help but wonder who got the first spill of red wine on their fancy frock or left the party with grass stains on their pants.

Bypass the drycleaner (who may turn it yellow or not get out the stain immediately) and try this instead. I especially like that the bottle, available for $4.99, is so small that you can fit it in your evening clutch with your keys and iPhone.

See how your favorite stars spent July 4th!

And suddenly, a new e-mail came into my inbox: about OxiClean’s new Spray A-Way blast. The company was reading my mind! I specifically remember that last year, celebrity stylist June Ambrose, who works with Jay-Z among others, told me this was one of her favorite summer must-haves to keep white clothing clean, clean, clean!

Delvaux, the Belgian luxury goods house, was all but an insider’s secret until Barneys began carrying the line last fall. Since then, its brand of subtle, sophisticated luxury has been gaining ground as a new favorite among those who prefer to take their luxe logo-less. But Delvaux isn’t new. The house was founded in 1829 and has been the Official Purveyor to the Court of Belgium since 1883—a fact that could fly under the radar if you’re not tracking the comings and goings of Crown Princess Mathilde with the same zeal as, say, of Alexa Chung.

Heritage and craftsmanship are Delvaux’s buzzwords, which helps to explain why the 15,000 bags it makes a year all come out of its Brussels atelier, L’Arsenal, a former military arsenal from the turn of the century, each one produced start to finish by a single artisan and his two apprentices. The styles, too, are classic: The Delvaux Brillant dates from 1958, and the Tempête, from 1967. (Colors keep the offerings current; the Brillant will arrive in emerald green this spring, as do special editions: The Brillant GM Souple was developed especially for Barneys.)

With its emphasis on history—and its four-figure price tags—Delvaux tends to attract an older consumer. But as the label hopes to show in a new series of videos by director and videographer Jake Davis, they work just as well on aristocratic ladies of a certain age, like legendary model Carmen Dell’Orefice (above), as on younger socials like Zani Gugelmann (below) and even bohemiennes like perfumer, hotelier, and scarf designer Francesca Bonato (bottom), who with her model husband, Nicolas Malleville, runs fashion’s favorite hideaway: Coqui Coqui in Tulum, Mexico.
—Matthew Schneier

Kelly Rowland loves her breast implants and she’s not scared apt show it.

“The determination was 10 years in the making, so I’m snug talking about it,” Rowland said. “It’s someone I actually ambitioned to do for myself — not for a male, not for work, for myself.”

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Four annuals after, the “Motivation” musician says she has not regrets almost enhancing her cup size.

The sometime Destiny Child’s membership told Cosmopolitan UK’s November publish namely she was tired of having “mini nuggets as boobs,” so she went beneath the knife in October 2007.

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The 30-year-old star struck a sexy pose in a hot roseate sheer clothe with a gaping keyhole chart that put her dark bra (and enhanced assets) ashore display, when leaving a taping of The X Factor in London aboard Saturday.