Photos: In Our Time: Dree Hemingway
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20131/15A Hello to Arms
Hemingway’s third wife, the celebrated war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, won over her future husband (played here by Jason Clarke, who also appears this month in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby) with a kind of fearless femininity both on and off the battlefield. Prada cotton gingham dress, $1,845; select Prada boutiques. On Clarke: BOSS shirt. Hermès tie.
Fashion Editor: Camilla Nickerson
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20132/15Splash Landing
Hemingway owned the first private pool in Key West—a gift from his second wife, Vogue writer Pauline Pfeiffer, in the 1930s—and along with the waterworks came a new wave of sporty poolside chic. Gucci cashmere sweater, $850; select Gucci stores. Friends & Associates silk gingham shorts, $165; friendshop.us.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20133/15Match Point
Hemingway recognized only bullfighting, motor-racing, and mountaineering as true sports, dismissing the rest as “merely games.” Dree says: Let the games begin! Dries Van Noten jacket ($1,120) and skirt ($1,055); jacket at Blake, Chicago. Dolce & Gabbana sandals. On Audrey and Quinn Harrelson: Ralph Lauren Childrenswear polos. Crewcuts by J.Crew belt and shorts.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20134/15It Takes Two
Wartime fabric rationing prompted the arrival of the bikini. Gottex bikini; (800) 225-7946. Hermès cashmere cardigan, $1,650; Hermès boutiques. Céline sandals. On Theo James: Hermès shirt. On Audrey: Wovenplay bathing suit.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20135/15Between the Covers
The Nobel Prize–winning author’s oeuvre comprises a kind of golden age of modern American literature. It’s also plain-old good fun. On Clarke: Tom Ford suit.
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Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20136/15Catch of the Day
Hemingway landed sharks, marlin, tuna, and a host of other live ones aboard his boat, Pilar—a nickname for Pauline. Christopher Kane sweater, $855; Opening Ceremony, NYC. Maggy Frances cotton shorts, $150; maggyfrances.com. On Clarke: Scout Original henley and chinos. Orvis vintage fishing vest.
BEAUTY NOTE
Revisit the classics with a swipe of red lipstick. Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture the Mats in Rouge Rock glides on for a smooth, matte finish.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20137/15The Young Woman and the Sea
Cast your net far and wide this season. A jumbo-check Marni look, for example, is quite the catch. Marni cotton jacket ($1,820), skirt ($1,180), and open-toe flats; jacket at net-a-porter.com and skirt at Blake, Chicago.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20138/15A Moveable Feast
Paired with a ball skirt, a summer knit becomes food for the eyes. Michael Kors silk sweater, $595; Michael Kors stores. Oscar de la Renta skirt, $4,990; Marina Morrison, San Francisco.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 20139/15Aye, Aye, Captain
Even fledgling sailors can find their sea legs with an admiral’s blazer. Ralph Lauren Childrenswear blazer. Scotch Shrunk shorts. Juan Jose Heredia paper-boat hat.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201310/15Reading Companion
Novelist Tom McGuane, who’s lived a life seemingly ripped from the pages of Hemingway, grabs hold of a legacy of style and character. Karen Walker cashmere turtleneck, $375; karenwalker.com. Nina Ricci wool skirt, $1,450; modaoperandi.com.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201311/15Field Dressing
Worn in the forties as an underpinning for a dress, the bias-cut slip steps into the daylight this season to glamorous, stand-alone effect. Calvin Klein Collection silk slip, $375; Calvin Klein Collection, NYC. Tommy Hilfiger trench coat; Tommy Hilfiger, NYC.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201312/15Check Mate
The play of color on pattern—not to mention pairing a bikini top and cardigan with an A-line skirt—might seem complicated if it didn’t look so carefree. Makié cashmere cardigan, $160; Makié, NYC. Malia Mills bikini top, $185; maliamills.com. Carolina Herrera houndstooth skirt; Carolina Herrera boutiques. Pearl necklace from Camilla Dietz Bergeron.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201313/15The Importance of Being Ernest
British actor Theo James plays a police commissioner in CBS’s Golden Boy. “There’s something a bit 1950s about the character,” he says. “He lives by his own personal code, not the law—and that’s very Hemingway.” Dries Van Noten cardigan, $965; Joan Shepp, Philadelphia. Pret-à-Surf shorts, $195; saks.com. On James: Dockers shirt. Grown&Sewn pants.
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Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201314/15Pedal Pusher
Hemingway was fond of saying that the best way to discover a place was by bike. His great-granddaughter seems to agree. Jonathan Saunders sweater, $888; Neapolitan Collection, Winnetka, IL. Dior silk pants, $2,100; Dior boutiques. Céline sandals.
Photographed by Bruce Weber, Vogue, June 201315/15Legacy Look
Sartorial mainstays of Hemingway’s era—like wire-frame glasses and the single-strand pearl necklace—continue to have fresh appeal for new generations. Gucci white-check flannel dress, $2,150; select Gucci boutiques. Dries Van Noten by Linda Farrow sunglasses.
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Hair: Orlando Pita for Orlo Salon
Makeup: Aaron de Mey
Produced by Dawn Boller for Little Bear Inc.
Prop stylist, Dimitri Levas
Photographed at the Gasparilla Inn & Club, Boca Grande, FL