2020-11-01 InStyle

NOVEMBER 2020

KRISTEN
STEWART

ShWowhoed Up
Women who
came through
in quarantine

“I’m the solution, not the exception.”

MAXIMIZE, DON’T MINIMIZE ME.

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“I’m not the problem, I’m the answer.”

MAXIMIZE, DON’T MINIMIZE ME.

I am Busy Philipps.

Women’s Health Advocate. Actor. Mother.

“I’m an innovator, not a barrier.”

MAXIMIZE, DON’T MINIMIZE ME.

I am Reshma Saujani.

Founder of Girls Who Code.
Mother. Lawyer.

“I’m your equal, not a quota.”
MAXIMIZE, DON’T MINIMIZE ME.

I am Joy Buolamwini.

Poet. Advocate. AI Researcher.

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“I’m your partner, not a side kick.”
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FEATURES 104 SELF-STYLED Actress and producer 118 SIMPLY THE BEST Tina Turner
Kate Bosworth shows off her fashion lets us in on some of the most intimate
93 THE OPTIMIST Kristen Stewart prowess in the season’s sleekest pieces moments of her career
opens up to her Happiest Season
director, Clea DuVall, about 112 HUGH Fortified by his home life, 122 THE PERFECT STORM With a hefty
representing queer experiences and actor Hugh Grant is making the kind of Hollywood résumé, rising talent Storm
finding joy on her own terms career strides he’s always dreamed of Reid is on her way to superstardom

102 WHAT WOULD RBG DO? The 116 PERSIST Nothing can slow Senator 130 SIA ON MOTHERHOOD The pop
best way to honor Supreme Court Elizabeth Warren down in her quest star tells us how adopting her two
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to for true democracy teenage boys instantly changed her life
never give up

NOVEM BER 2020 InSTYLE 3

DIRECTORY

104
SELF-STYLED
Kate Bosworth in a Dior dress.

Photographed by Olivia Malone.

29WHO
SHOWED UP
Michaela Coel.

THE START 56 MY STYLE Handbag designer
Nasrin Jean-Baptiste selects a few
17 Cartier débuts its latest of her favorite things
Pasha de Cartier watch, InStyle
and Zou Xou collaborate 58 COVER STORY A roundup
on Badass Red mary janes, of fall’s most covetable coats
plus more fashion news
BEAUTY
ON DEMAND
63 BEAUTY TALK Jodie Turner-Smith
22 Chic ensembles are completed on the laid-back style she hopes
with matching add-ons from to share with her daughter
brands like Balmain and Etro
68 THE DREAM CREAM How
BADASS WOMEN skin-care brand Augustinus Bader
became a mega hit among the stars
29 WHO SHOWED UP We honor
50 people who’ve helped comfort 122
and inspire us through quarantine THE PERFECT STORM
Storm Reid in a Max Mara sweater, top,
44 THE STORYTELLERS Four pants, and shoes, Irene Neuwirth earrings,
American thought leaders give
us hope for a better future an Omega watch, and a Bulgari ring.
Photographed by AB+DM.
INSTANT STYLE

51 WHAT TO WEAR, WHAT TO
BUY Lively bohemian prints,
runway-inspired color palettes,
cozy country essentials

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DIRECTORY

22 ONDEMAND 85 SANITY CHECK: LIVE &
Model Brittany Noon UNPLUGGED Expert tips on
in a Victor Glemaud top disconnecting
and skirt with a Dolce &
Gabbana bag. 86 THE BFF: JONATHAN VAN NESS
The Queer Eye beauty expert
Photographed by Mark Lim. adores his fab five furry companions

70 DR. WOO ON PERMANENT BEAUTY 88 SPOTLIGHT: CAZZIE DAVID What
The famed tattoo artist is branching out the writer and actress is watching,
with a new lifestyle brand reading, and listening to right now

72 THE BUZZ Fantastic face oils, Kristen ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Bell and Lord Jones’s CBD skin-care
line, Danessa Myricks’s virtual beauty 8 EDITOR’S LETTER
school, plus five vitamin C boosters
10 FEEDBACK
STYLE IN
12 CONTRIBUTORS
79 THE LIFE: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Inside jewelry designer Arpana 14 THE COVER
Rayamajhi’s vibrant N.Y.C. apartment
136 WHY I LOVE... The sketch of my
82 THE PLACE: MARFA, TEXAS children, by Natalie Portman
Designer Ashley Rowe shows
us around her artsy adopted
hometown

84 BAR FOR TWO: HOT SHOTS
Casa Dragones co-founder
Bertha González Nieves and her
friend Lincoln Pilcher stir up
a special spicy margarita

112 HUGH
Hugh Grant in a Polo
Ralph Lauren shirt and
Turnbull & Asser pants.
Photographed by
Boo George.

118
SIMPLY THE BEST Tina Turner.
Photographed by Jack Robinson, 1969.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Kate Bosworth Tina Turner
in Louis Vuitton. in 1989.

Storm Reid
in a Givenchy
coat, Cathy
Waterman
earrings, Gaspar
Gloves by
Dorothy Gaspar
gloves, and a
Bulgari ring.

Ruth Bader Kristen
Ginsburg in 1977. Stewart in a

Stay in your lane.” I don’t care for this term: More often Proenza
than not, it receives a four-letter response. This comment Schouler
turns up every now and again on InStyle’s Instagram feed. dress and
It seems to imply that a “women’s magazine” should stick Hirotaka
to “women’s things,” which, according to this mindset,
appear to be celebrities, fashion, and…celebrities in jewelry.
fashion. When InStyle highlights any of the myriad social
issues facing this country or celebrates the women who
speak up for themselves and for others, these trusty,
rusty words will appear. They are often accompanied by a highly theatrical
“Unfollowing!” (We greet that one with a cheery emoji wave.)
Now, on Instagram—a cyber scrapbook we follow for kicks—the stakes are low. For the late
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, early in her career, the stakes were sky-high. At law school in the 1950s,
RBG (one of only nine women in a class of hundreds) was not only told to stay in her lane but
referred to by some of her male classmates as “Bitch.” (Years later, when this unfortunate
nickname was brought to her attention, she responded, “Better bitch than mouse.”)
RBG is justly famed for her advancements of women’s equality, but it’s worth remembering
that she spent her 87 years breaking both sexes out of their boxes. In the landmark 1975
widower case Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, she successfully argued that men could care
for children and should receive benefits too. She was compassionate, she was pragmatic,
and she saw the dangers of staying in one lane not just for herself but for society at large.
Following RBG’s death in September, my team produced a tribute cover featuring this
picture from 1977 (above). The then 44-year-old lawyer is in Italy, sitting at her desk. I love
her expression of calm concentration, of working her way through a thought. (I dig her
earrings too, but that’s by the by.)
As we were preparing this issue, I was thinking about the women “who showed up”
during these hard few months and their vastly different paths to success. From cover star
Kristen Stewart to the iconic Tina Turner, from the “persistent” Senator Elizabeth Warren
to the young, thoughtful Storm Reid to the self-styled Kate Bosworth—they are all originals.
If RBG had stayed in her lane, millions of women might not have left theirs. And now if
anyone tells you to stay in yours, respond with a .

Look for this logo, inspired by People’s “100 Reasons to Love America
This Year,” on the pages of this issue. Then read the uplifting stories
of badass women across the country who are spreading hope and
advocating for unprecedented societal change in the face of COVID-19.

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CONTRIBUTORS

What HasHelpedYou
Through thePandemic?

“Dog cuddles and baking! FaceTime has
also been a lifesaver. And reading valuable

Black Lives Matter resources online.”

ROMY REINER
Writer, “All in the Family,” p. 46

“TikTok, marijuana, Codenames, and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi saving
a baby squirrel on live TV in the middle of a hurricane.”

C A Z Z I E DAV I D Writer and Actress,
“Spotlight: Cazzie David,” p. 88

“My amazing team, who
helped me launch my new skin-care

brand, Woo, and staying active
with other creative projects.”

D R . WO O Tattoo Artist,
“Dr. Woo on Permanent Beauty,” p. 70

“I’ve been in postproduction on my new movie, Happiest Season,
since March, so having that to focus on has been invaluable.”

C L E A D U VA L L Writer, Actress, and Director, “The Optimist,” p. 93

“Doing inspiring and uplifting things with friends.”

A H M A D B A R B E R (near right)

“Jesus, friends, and family. Also playing in a
worship band with one of my best friends.”

DONTÉ MAURICE
Photographers, “The Perfect Storm,” p. 122

“Sweatpants, wine, and
Ziwe [Fumudoh]—
preferably all together.”

C L A I R E S T E R N Writer,
“Open Book,” p. 45

“Being in nature and riding my bike have been very meditative.”

B E R T H A G O N Z Á L E Z N I E V E S Casa Dragones Co-Founder, “Hot Shots,” p. 84

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Stewart, in BRANDONDOUBLE DUTY
a Christopher MAXWELLChanel ring; at Chanel,
CHANEL
John Rogers 800-550-0005.
jacket and pants
GRAND STRANDS
and Hirotaka Virtue Un-Frizz Cream,
jewelry, with
photographer $40; virtuelabs.com.
Olivia Malone. OFF THE CUFF
Hirotaka bangle,
the cover $1,200; hiro-taka.com.
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH OUR NOVEMBER
COVER STAR, KRISTEN STEWART PERFECT MATTE Chanel Le Rouge Crayon de
Couleur Mat in Hazelnut, $38; chanel.com.
With more than 40 films under her belt, Kristen Stewart
is no stranger to enduring extreme conditions to get the
shot. We photographed the Happiest Season actress in
her childhood hometown of Woodland Hills, Calif., where
the heat index reached a scorching 110 degrees. Armed
with water, bug spray, and sunscreen, Stewart was as
resilient as ever. She even shrugged off an unfortunate
wasp sting as she posed in a mix of sleek black dresses and
colorful suiting ensembles paired with comfortable Emme
Parsons flats. The final look, a sangria-hued jacket and
matching pants from Christopher John Rogers, was one
of Stewart’s favorites—and it made for an unforgettable
ending to the shoot. “That deep red looked so beautiful
on Kristen as the sun began to set,” says stylist Rebecca
Ramsey. “The temperature finally dropped a bit in the Hills,
and we had the best—and the last—light of the day.”

COVER CREDITS
Christopher John Rogers jacket.
Hirotaka necklace and ring.

Photographed for InStyle by Olivia Malone.
Styled by Rebecca Ramsey.
Hair: Adir Abergel. Makeup: Jillian Dempsey.
Manicure: Ashlie Johnson.

14 InSTYLE NOVEM BER 2020 See behind-the-scenes video from our cover shoot at instyle.com/stewart

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Sils Maria première at the Sexton.
2014 Cannes Film Festival.”
MUST-HAVE CANDLE STYLE ICONS
“Patti Smith, Jean-Paul
P.F. Candle Co. Belmondo, and
Teakwood & Tobacco Katharine Hepburn.”
7.2 oz. Standard Candle,
$20; pfcandleco.com. EYELINER MVP
Chanel Le Liner
WARDROBE STAPLES
“Birkenstocks and socks.” de Chanel in
Rouge Noir, $35;
Birkenstock sandals,
$135; birkenstock.com. chanel.com.

BEAUTY BASICS MANE
Trader Joe’s Rose Water ESSENTIAL
Facial Toner ($4/4 fl. oz.; Jillian Dempsey
Roadie Hair
at Trader Joe’s) and Pomade, $28;
Aquaphor Lip Repair jilliandempsey

($5; target.com). .com.

SIGNATURE SHADES IDEAL MEAL
“Black nylon Wayfarers “Kimchi soup and
nigiri at Ogawa
are unbreakable.” Sushi.” 36 E. Fourth
Ray-Ban frames, $144; St., N.Y.C.; ogawa

ray-ban.com. sushiny.com.

GO-TO
JEWELRY
“My custom punk
lock necklace
[shown] and snake
ring from Jillian
Dempsey.”

KRISTEN’S
PICKS

ULTIMATE

SNEAKERS
Adidas Gazelle

shoes, $80;
adidas.com.

FITNESS FAVORITES
“Swimming laps and
climbing stairs.”

 15



the startTHENEWSINSTYLE

HIGH Hair: Nate
TIME Rosenkranz for
Honey Artists.
The elegant Pasha de Cartier watch has Makeup: Allie Smith
been a fan favorite since débuting 35 years for Bridge Artists.
Manicure: Kana
ago, but this season truly proves its Kishita for Atelier
staying power: Meet the new generation,
Management.
which comes with luxe details like Model: Brittany
interchangeable straps, a hidden spot for Noon for Women
engraving, and more than a few diamonds.
Management.
Cartier watch; cartier.com. Brandon Maxwell shirt;
brandonmaxwellonline.com. NOVEM BER 2020 InST YLE 17

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK LIM

STYLED BY CAITLAN HICKEY

THE START

Clockwise from left: Coat Tale
Another Tomorrow
trenchcoat ($980), Outdoorsy British
blouse (on model,
$490), trousers ($520), standby Barbour draws
and jacket ($990);
anothertomorrow.co. on over 100 years’ worth
All made of organic or
sustainably sourced of archives for a selection

materials. of reengineered heritage

styles. A standout?

This perfect, cozy

waxed parka for all

your fall adventures.

Barbour jacket (made of
sustainable fabric), $650;
bloomingdales.com.

CLOSET CLASSIC Flat-Out Cute

Another We’ve teamed up with Zou Xou on an exclusive
Tomorrow red version of its signature mary janes, handcrafted
in the shoe label’s studio in Buenos Aires.
This eco-minded newcomer’s
elegant basics are made with Zou Xou x InStyle flats in
low-impact materials sourced Badass Red (ethically

through responsible supply produced in small batches),
chains—and if you scan the QR $268; zouxou.com.

code on each piece, you can
see the receipts that prove it .

SPOOK Sézane x
Show K-Way
Collaboration
Continuing a 10-plus-year windbreakers,
streak of collaborating with $170 each;
buzzy designers—Lanvin, Versace, sezane.com/
Isabel Marant—H&M débuts a
gothic-cool capsule collection us.
from The Vampire’s Wife.
Top Layers
Clockwise from left: The Vampire’s
Wife x H&M rings (made partially Sézane revamps fellow French brand
of recycled zinc, $13/set of 5), dress K-Way’s fan favorite Claudette windbreaker
(made of recycled polyester, $70),
and sunglasses ($25); hm.com. with flashy metallics and sweet motifs.

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BES T OF BEA
ER 2020
UTY
AWA RD WINN

2020 Allure Best of Beauty Award Winner, OGX Extra Strength Damage
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THE START

Site to Bold & Gold
Behold Inspired by founder
Kristin Cavallari’s Italian
Click over to immersive heritage, jeweler Uncommon
James’s latest offerings
e-commerce hub Industrie are sure to add a touch
of Tuscan romance to
Africa to shop and learn all your Zoom calls.

about the most thrilling

fashion lines coming out

of the continent now.

Lisa Folawiyo pants (made by
artisans in Nigeria), $420. Taibo
Bacar jacket (made by artisans

in Mozambique), $445. Both
available on industrieafrica.com.

Clockwise from top:
Uncommon James

necklace ($58),
earrings ($62),
ring ($38), and
hairpins ($24/2);

uncommon
james.com.

Cecilie Bahnsen x Kiko Romeo jumpsuit (made of hand-dyed fabric
Mackintosh coat, in Kenya), $255. Thalia Strates bag (handcrafted
with sustainable materials in South Africa), $400.
approximately
$3,700; cecilie Both available on industrieafrica.com.

bahnsen.com.

MASTER Keep It Casual
Pieces
Between its laid-back cuts and
For its second series of artist-updated cute pearl accents, Amo and
Capucine bags, called ArtyCapucines, Donni’s denim-focused
Louis Vuitton has enlisted major talent:
Beatriz Milhazes, Liu Wei, Zhao Zhao, collaboration doesn’t need an
Jean-Michel Othoniel, and Josh Smith. extra selling point, but its

Louis Vuitton charitable tie-in sure is a nice one:
Capucines by Ten percent of all proceeds benefit
Josh Smith bag;
louisvuitton.com. the L.A. Downtown Women’s
Center homeless relief fund.

Clockwise from left: Amo x Donni
jacket and overalls ($298 each),

cardigan ($130), and pullover ($278);
amodenim.com. All made locally and

ethically with natural materials.

Big
MACS

In partnership with
Mackintosh, Cecilie
Bahnsen takes a few of
the outerwear go-to’s
timeless silhouettes
to haute new heights.

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This season’s matchy-
matchy looks are worth
the extra coordination.

Balmain sweater ($2,175), skirt ($2,430),
and bag ($3,050); balmain.com. Bottega Veneta

ring, $980/set of 5; bottegaveneta.com.
Opposite page: Salvatore Ferragamo tank
($760), pants ($3,600), and bag ($2,200);

ferragamo.com. Off-White c/o Virgil
Abloh necklace, $1,200; off---white.com/en-us.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK LIM
STYLED BY CAITLAN HICKEY

N OVEM B ER 2020 I nST YL E 23

Off-White c/o Virgil
Abloh blazer, $2,100;
off---white.com/en-us.
Michael Kors
Collection skirt
($3,250), bag ($1,850),
and boots ($1,395);
michaelkors.com.

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Etro trenchcoat ($2,260),
bodysuit ($940), and bag
($1,330); etro.com. Aperçu
Eyewear sunglasses, $169;
apercueyewear.com.
Jennifer Fisher ear cuffs
($195/3) and double hoops
($475/large and $425/
small); jenniferfisher
jewelry.com.

Hair: Nate Rosenkranz for
Honey Artists. Makeup:
Allie Smith for Bridge
Artists. Manicure:
Kana Kishita for Atelier
Management. Model:
Brittany Noon for
Women Management.

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With conviction, vision, humor, and guts, these women
(and a token man) have given us comfort during COVID

by JENNIFER FERRISE & ALISON SYRETT

N OVEM B ER 2020 I nST YL E 29

1

Kamala Harris

As Joe Biden’s vice-
presidential running mate,
Harris became the first
woman of color to be
nominated for national office
by a major political party.
“That I am here tonight is a
testament to the dedication
of generations before me.
Women and men who
believed so fiercely in the
promise of equality, liberty,
and justice for all,” she said
during her acceptance
speech in August. Whatever
happens on November 3,
#WeHaveHerBack.

Lady Gaga

With kindness as her platform, Gaga has emerged as
one of 2020’s most empathetic performers. In April
she kicked off—and helped plan—the massive
livestream concert “One World: Together at Home,”
which raised nearly $128 million to support the fight
against COVID-19. In May she dropped her new
album, Chromatica, which gave us all something new
to dance to in our living rooms. And in August she took
home five trophies at the MTV VMAs while donning a
series of eclectic masks—including an out-of-this-
world face shield paired with a voluminous Area dress
worthy of its own moon landing—and preaching the
importance of social distancing. All hail the Lady.

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3 4

Maya Rudolph Naomi Osaka

Kamala Harris’s momentous While crushing the competition at the U.S. Open, Osaka used every single second of
run for vice president comes court time to bring attention to recent victims of racial injustice and police brutal-
with the bonus of watching ity. For each of her seven matches, she arrived wearing a mask that displayed one of
her comedic doppelgänger, their names: Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin,
Maya Rudolph, reprise her George Floyd, Philando Castile, and Tamir Rice. And after she claimed victory? She
Emmy-winning performance took to Twitter to shut down the haters. “All the people that were telling me to ‘keep
of the candidate on the politics out of sports’ really inspired me to win,” she said. “You better believe I’m
newest season of SNL. For gonna try to be on your TV for as long as possible.” Game, set, match.
Rudolph, who is a Biden-
Harris supporter, humor can
be a powerful tool when put
to good use: Earlier this fall
she teamed with up fellow
funny lady Amy Poehler to
crack jokes with Hillary
Clinton and Senator Harris
via Zoom, raising more than
$6 million in the process.

5 6 7 8

Zendaya Jodie Rihanna Phoebe
Turner-Smith Waller-Bridge
The 24-year-old star made Between donating $5 million
history this year at the With her bold maternity style to COVID-19 relief The Fleabag creator
Emmys, becoming the and her intimate portraits in organizations and launching presented another side of her
youngest woman to win the quarantine, Turner-Smith skin care for her beauty line, darkly comedic drama in a
coveted best lead actress in turned her joyful, showy, Fenty, Rihanna has had a very filmed version of the show’s
a drama award for her sexy pregnancy into a literal busy eight months in source material, a one-
captivating performance as bright spot this year, made quarantine. But that hasn’t woman play, made available
Rue on HBO’s Euphoria. even brighter thanks to this stopped the singer and via streaming in April to raise
“There is hope in the young goddess Gucci gown she designer from taking the money for struggling artists
people,” said Zendaya in wore at the BAFTAs. “I’ve time to share important and frontline workers. Equally
her exuberant acceptance never felt more beautiful,” civil-rights resources (and admirable? Co-writing the
speech, but she also she said on Instagram. “And I the occasional lingerie selfie) latest James Bond film, No
acknowledged that it felt look forward to showing with her millions of Time to Die—making her only
like a “really weird time” to this to my baby angel years social-media fans. the second woman to be
be celebrating. “I just want from now.” credited as a writer in the
to say to all of my peers out franchise’s 25-movie run.
there doing the work in the
streets, I see you, I admire
you, and I thank you.”

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9 10 11

Oprah Winfrey Fiona Apple Eva Longoria

The media mogul has always graced the front of her Her first new album in eight Two weeks after Longoria
namesake magazine. But for the first time in the title’s years, Apple’s Fetch the Bolt hosted the first night of the
20-year history, she ceded the all-important September Cutters was all but guaran- Democratic National
issue cover to pay tribute to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year- teed to thrill her hard-core Convention, the actress and
old EMT who was tragically shot to death by police in her fans when it was released in director, along with pal
Louisville, Ky., home in March. “It honors her life and the mid-April. Its raw and deeply America Ferrera, co-
life of every other Black woman whose life has been taken personal lyrics, however, launched She Se Puede, a
too soon,” said Winfrey of the cover image, which was couldn’t be better suited to digital lifestyle community
created by 24-year-old digital artist Alexis Franklin. the mood of this tumultuous that aims to engage Latinas
year. Indeed, please do fetch both leading up to and after
the bolt cutters: We have the election. “We want to
been in here too long. inspire and inform Latinas to
let them know not only are
you powerful, but think
about how you want to use
and believe in that power,”
says Longoria.

12 13

Lana Condor Beyoncé

After the president From haunting vocals to feats of
repeatedly referred to athletic dancing, there’s a lot to
COVID-19 as the Chinese admire about Beyoncé’s perfor-
virus, the 23-year-old mance in the visual album Black
actress swiftly took to Is King. But nothing stuck in our
Twitter calling for Trump to minds quite like the film’s brilliant
“do better.” “It’s my duty as display of high fashion. With help
an Asian American to speak from her longtime stylist and creative
out about the treatment of collaborator Zerina Akers, Beyoncé
members of our commu- pulled off more than 100 sumptuous
nity,” says Condor, referring outfits culled from a mix of mega–
to the frightening rise in designer houses (like Balmain and
racist attacks against them. Valentino), costume designers
“Donald Trump’s insensitive (including original pieces created by
and xenophobic language Akers), and up-and-coming Black-
was used to target us. And I owned labels (such as Levenity and
will always stand up for my Loza Maléombho).
friends and family against
this hate.”

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14 Aurora James,
Elaine Welteroth
Caitlin Reilly & Selby Drummond

While stuck in quarantine, When major brands posted messages of solidarity in the
the comedian needed a new wake of George Floyd’s death, something about the
creative outlet. So she took sentiments rang hollow to Brother Vellies designer Aurora
to the Internet to workshop James. “There seemed to be a lack of accountability for the
the more outlandish systemic issues at play,” she says. “This is how I came up with
characters rolling around in the 15 Percent Pledge: a call for retailers to allocate 15 percent
her brain. “I’m drawn to of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses, which will put
anything problematic,” says billions of dollars back into their communities.” Together with
Reilly, whose TikTok videos fellow fashion insiders Elaine Welteroth (an author and
parody some of the most former magazine editor in chief) and Selby Drummond (the
annoying people in your life. head of fashion and beauty at Snapchat), she’s secured
“My ‘WASP Mom’ videos commitments from big box stores like Sephora and West Elm.
have received the most And the team has no plans to stop anytime soon. “This kind of
attention, but the overall change doesn’t happen overnight—this is a long road, and it
response has been shocking. will take time to do it right,” says Welteroth. “But we are all
Molly Shannon recently about celebrating the incremental victories along the way.”
followed me on Instagram,
and I damn near burst into
tears.” Paging Lorne
Michaels!

16 17

Raquel Willis Nia DaCosta, Janicza Bravo & Radha Blank

A longtime activist for Get to know the names of these three female directors because you’re about to see
transgender rights, Willis them flash across the big screen soon. DaCosta will be at the helm of the highly
has always been driven to anticipated Captain Marvel 2. Bravo wrote and directed the buzzy Sundance hit
vocally support the causes Zola, which is based on a viral Twitter thread about a stripper who is led on an
she believes in. But she is
especially encouraged by ill-fated road trip. And Blank just made her feature film début with The 40-Year-Old
all the company she has Version (out now on Netflix), which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in,
right now. “Having
conversations with other about a struggling playwright who reinvents herself as a rapper.
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keeps me motivated,” she
says. “It makes me hopeful
to see more people joining
the fight for social justice
and liberation every day.”

London Breed, Muriel Bowser, 22
Lori Lightfoot & Keisha Lance Bottoms
Ina Garten
In a time of widespread civil unrest and uncertainty, these four
mayors—London Breed of San Francisco, Muriel Bowser of Washing- Just when we all needed a
stiff drink, the Barefoot
ton, D.C., Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, and Keisha Lance Bottoms of Contessa redefined
Atlanta—showed what it takes to lead with courage and compassion. quarantine cocktails on
During CNN’s “Mayors Who Matter” town hall, Breed summed it up Instagram with her recipe for
what might be the world’s
best. “This is a time for extraordinary leadership in the absence of biggest Cosmo. “It’s always
federal leadership,” she said. “Mayors in particular, especially African cocktail hour in a crisis,” says
American mayors, are being called [on] like never before because of Garten, whose latest
cookbook, Modern Comfort
what’s happening around race in this country.” Food, was released in
October. “And while I know
nothing is normal, when we
share a drink and some
laughs for an hour or two
each evening, we can forget
how really hard all of this is.”

19 20 21

Katie Holmes Paloma Megan Thee
Elsesser Stallion
While we loved how this,
ahem, passionate photo Since her breakout moment as Whether you love or hate
from the actress’s InStyle the face of Pat McGrath the rapper’s racy song
cover shoot looked in our makeup in 2016, Elsesser has “WAP” with Cardi B, her
April issue, Holmes put been an advocate for body striking new Revlon
it to much better use: diversity in the modeling campaigns and bold candor
as a witty presidential industry. But over the summer (with which she addresses
endorsement with the her message took on new everything from police
caption “#BidenHar- meaning: “The mechanism to violence to her traumatizing
ris2020.” Fingers crossed, hate your body is a by-product shooting last July) are things
we’ll get to see how she of white supremacy,” Elsesser to be admired.
reacts to a Biden victory. wrote in an Instagram post.
“Fatphobia is anti-Black and as
34 InSTYLE NOVEM BER 2020 we continue to investigate our
tastes and ideals, we must
always remember that.”

24 25
Tracee
Ellis Ross Sandrine
Charles &
Ellis Ross may describe Lindsay
her quarantine style as a Peoples
relatable mix of “lipstick, Wagner
machine-washable ensem-
bles, bare feet, sweatsuits, While the publicist and the
and Bantu knots.” But all editor in chief occupy very
through lockdown, she was different sectors of the
dreaming of the day when fashion-sphere, they found
she could wear zippers, commonality as Black women
hold clutches, and teeter in in an industry that has often
heels again. Thankfully, in failed to represent them—and
their desire to facilitate
September, she finally change. Enter the Black in
broke free from her sweats Fashion Council, an organiza-
tion the pair founded last June
for the Emmys (she was to help companies move
nominated for best lead toward greater diversity
through data-driven analysis.
actress in a comedy “The plan is to create a new
for Black-ish), staging industry standard,” says
her own backyard red Charles. “We won’t be
carpet and slipping into a slowing down anytime soon.”
gilded Alexandre Vauthier
gown that was definitely

worth the wait.

23 Lizzo

Chelsea The way we see it, there are two
Peretti ways to approach this mask-wearing
business: as a sweaty, uncomfortable
Peretti’s subversive obligation or another opportunity to
beauty tutorials in accessorize. And if ebullient singer Lizzo
quarantine were, well, and her matching “maskini” set are any
pieces of art. “I noticed indication, the latter option is going to
people doing full hair make your life far more fun.
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Instagram, and it
seemed like lunacy to
me,” says the comic,
who also dropped a
comedy album, Foam &
Flotsam, in April. “I think
it’s less crazy to smear
makeup all over your
face than to try to look
cute right now.”

27 29

Thandie Patrisse Cullors,
Newton Alicia Garza
& Opal Tometi
The Westworld star reflected
on her 30-plus-year career in “Our little trio may have started Black Lives Matter, but, clearly, we
a frank interview with Vulture, were not the only ones to believe in it,” says Tometi, who along with
where she discussed the Cullors and Garza launched the movement in 2013 in response to the
sexual abuse she faced on the death of Trayvon Martin. Over the past year the hashtag has evolved
set of Flirting, the sexism and into a worldwide rallying cry seen on homemade signs at marches
racism she encountered while and protests and even at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington,
auditioning for Charlie’s
Angels, and the difficulties she D.C., where 35-foot-tall letters spell out “Black Lives Matter” on
had working with powerful a section of 16th Street, not far from the White House. The co-
men like Tom Cruise on the founders, meanwhile, were celebrated on the cover of Time’s 100
set of Mission: Impossible 2. Most Influential People issue for their tireless work. Adds Tometi,
Her honesty, she said, was the “The movement is a testament to the fact that courage is contagious.”
result of finally recognizing
that “knowing the truth and
speaking the truth has
benefited me a hell of a lot
more than being silenced.”

28

Margaret
Qualley &
Kaitlyn Dever

With a perfectly in-sync Zoom
routine to a catchy Del Water
Gap song, these actresses and
BFFs showed us how a socially
distanced dance party is done.
“Margaret taught me the
choreography over FaceTime,
and we shot it separately at
home to edit together,” says
Dever. Other ways the pair are
staying connected in
quarantine? “Margaret showed
up at my house with novelties
and alcohol; she had ‘In Your
Eyes,’ by Peter Gabriel, blasting
from her car while we waved at
each other from a distance.”

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30 32
Oumi Janta
Paula Sutton
With celeb fans like Alicia Keys
In an era when our homes and Viola Davis singing her
have to double as an office, a praises, Janta brought jam
gym, and a hangout spot, this skating, a combination of dance,
writer, stylist, and former gymnastics, and roller skating,
model agent’s palatial estate into the mainstream this year
in the English countryside with her mesmerizing Instagram
(which she beautifully videos. “Even in lockdown, I was
documents on her lifestyle able to skate outside alone, and
site, The Hill House Diaries) that kept me so motivated
is the ultimate source of because I could still share the
inspiration. Come for the culture and the joy of it with
vintage-filled rooms and lush people around the world,” says
gardens; stay for the the Senegal-born, German-bred
homemade cakes and skater. “It makes me happy that
cute dog. my videos make people happy.”

31 33 34

Dr. Bernice Julia Michelle Obama
King Louis-Dreyfus
Her new podcast made us smile. Her candid revelation
Dr. King, a minister and While hosting the final that she’s dealing with “low-grade depression” during the
the youngest daughter of evening of this year’s quarantine made us feel seen. And her rousing 18-minute
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Democratic National keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention
continues to carry out her Convention, the iconic (not to mention her now viral “Vote” necklace) made us
father’s legacy and peaceful actress delighted us with wish she were still living on Pennsylvania Avenue. “If you
activism through the King whip-smart zingers directed think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can;
Center. “We can’t keep toward the current and they will if we don’t make a change in this election,”
doing things like we’ve been administration. But we might she said. “If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we
doing it in this nation,” she love her most for the have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.”
said recently, addressing conviction, humor, and pure
protesters in Atlanta, her joy she brings to Instagram, NOVEM BER 2020 InST YLE 37
father’s hometown. “We’ve where her posts touch on
got to deal with systemic voting rights, environmental
racism and white supremacy protections, and fresh
once and for all. But the only produce from her garden.
pathway I know to do this is
through nonviolent means.”

35

Martha Stewart

Turns out Stewart’s glam pool selfie that
practically broke the Internet this summer
(and inspired us all to take a socially distanced
dip) was a happy accident. “I was taking a
picture of a hydrangea as I came out of the
pool, and the camera was on selfie mode,” she
says. “I looked good, so I snapped a picture—
and the rest is history!”

Pramila Jayapal &
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

During a congressional hearing in July, Rep. Jayapal sent social media
into a frenzy when she delivered a fiery dressing-down of Attorney
General William Barr over his aggressive treatment of Black Lives

Matter protesters. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez also drew praise for her candid
rebuke of sexism on the House floor and for her passionate Instagram
Live tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the evening of her
passing. “This moment is not the time for despair. It is not the time for
cynicism. It is not the time to give up,” said Ocasio-Cortez in a hopeful

call to action that has since been viewed almost five million times.

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39 41

Michaela Coel Sarah Cooper

Equal parts hilarious and heart-wrenching, the actress’s “Trump gives me so much
HBO hit, I May Destroy You—which she wrote, co-directed, material that it’s hard to
produced, and stars in—has established her as a quadruple keep up,” says Cooper,
threat. But Coel’s most admirable achievement might be whose parodies of the
her candid explora- president have racked up
tion of consent in the millions of views on Twitter,
series, which draws TikTok, and beyond. Since
directly from her own her first video went viral in
experience with April, she’s gained scores of
sexual assault. A-list followers (including
Cher, who called her
40 “amazingly talented”);
guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel
Zoë Kravitz Live!; and landed a Netflix
comedy special, Sarah
The actress has kept us Cooper: Everything’s Fine,
well distracted in 2020 directed by Natasha Lyonne
with her critically lauded and produced by Maya
performance as the Rudolph (who knows a thing
heartbroken record- or two about impersonating
store owner Rob in Hulu’s a political figure).
remake of High Fidelity
and with her impossibly Kerry
cool new way to wear Washington
tennis skirts. The secret?
Pair them with slouchy In the midst of a continuously
graphic T-shirts and vicious news cycle, the actress’s
mary-jane flats. mood-lifting posts to the grid
(serene yoga poses and endear-
ingly dorky “dad jokes”) have
proved to be the palate cleansers
we never knew we needed.

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43 44

The Daisy
Shenanigan Edgar-Jones &
Twins
Shira Haas
TikTok stars Brittni Taylor
and Yadinma Nwaiwu have Becoming famous is a strange
just the prescription for your experience under any
chronic bad mood: Phucumol circumstance, but it’s been
(say it out loud: fuh-come- uniquely weird for these
all), or at least the hysterical breakout stars, whose
parody video they created to respective hit shows, Normal
explain the fake drug’s People and Unorthodox,
anxiety-lifting benefits. débuted right after the
“Looking at what’s going on COVID-related closures
in our world, we realized that began. “I remember walking
everyone needs to try out on my balcony just a few
Phucumol,” they say. “We days after Unorthodox came
are now distributing a out and seeing my face pop up
regular dose on our different on screens in the buildings
social-media platforms.” around me,” remembers Haas,
whose DMs were soon
flooded by fans watching in
lockdown. “Maybe people felt
safer speaking with me
virtually than face-to-face, but
they were so open about how
the show and my role affected
them.” It’s been an equally
surreal experience for
Edgar-Jones, particularly as the
restrictions loosened and she
returned to public life. “The
few times I’ve been out, I’ve
had lovely interactions with
people who’ve watched the
show,” she says. “But the idea
that strangers know my face
and name is still something I’m
getting used to.”

Keke Palmer

With her boundless energy and optimistic spirit,
Palmer made hosting the live MTV VMAs in the
middle of a pandemic look like a breeze (though
we’re certain her five-plus outfit changes weren’t so
simple). She stole the show not only with a perfor-
mance of her latest single, “Snack,” but also with her
ability to connect in the tough moments too, like
honoring late actor Chadwick Boseman and paying
homage to the thousands of brave health-care
workers still fighting on the front lines.

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Megan Rapinoe
& Sue Bird

When the summer Olympics were postponed
because of COVID-19, soccer pro Megan Rapinoe
and her partner, WNBA superstar Sue Bird, didn’t sit
home and sulk. Instead, they took the time they
would’ve spent training and created a wildly
entertaining Instagram Live show and podcast, “A
Touch More,” from the comfort of their own couch,
giving all the proceeds to the organization Hunger:
Not Impossible. With wide-ranging interviews that
included everyone from Joe Biden to celebrity
hairstylist Riawna Capri to Miami Heat baller
Jimmy Butler, Rapinoe and Bird proved (once again)
that they are forces to be reckoned with.

47 48 49 50

Joan Smalls Karla Welch Cynthia Erivo Jordan
Firstman
The supermodel emotionally “Activism is a party that When she wasn’t giving us a
took to social media last everyone is invited to,” says peek at her impressive “Comedy is both a reflection
spring to share her the Hollywood stylist and sneaker collection on of the times and of the self,”
experience with race- designer, who has consis- Instagram, Erivo was lifting says the comedian, who
related discrimination on the tently used her social-media all our spirits with her made a name for himself in
job and to implore fashion accounts to speak out on soaring covers of soulful quarantine by posting
labels and media to join her everything from corrupt songs like “Someday We’ll impressions inspired by
in making impactful change. politics to the importance of All Be Free,” “Imagine,” and various aspects of life during
And she’s taking the first masks. But for Welch, the “Somewhere over the the plague. “And right now
step: She has promised to need for more sustainable Rainbow.” “After George we’ve been forced to look at
donate 50 percent of her industry practices in fashion [Floyd], after Breonna culture and ourselves in a
earnings to Black Lives is a cause that’s particularly [Taylor], I was, like, deeply bigger way than ever
Matter organizations close to her heart. “Big sad. I couldn’t really shift the before.” On the upside, this
through the remainder of the conglomerates need to feeling,” she says. “I thought, means Firstman has no
calendar year. commit to less production, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if I could shortage of content. “I often
living wages, and regenera- use this platform to spark get ideas in therapy,” he
tive farming,” she insists. joy?’ If anything, that’s admits. “Then I make my
“We need a course my job.” therapist stop talking so I can
correction that sets write them down.”
an example.”

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