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A VINTAGE COLLECTION

This crop of young talents has a sense of history—with such heroes as James Dean, Julie Christie, and Audrey Hepburn—not to mention a penchant for books and vinyl. While echoing the styles of decades past, from Rat Pack cool to madcap flair, they divulge to KRISTA SMITH their guilty pleasures, karaoke picks, emoji habits, and much more, for a group portrait of Generation Now

September 2016 Krista Smith
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A VINTAGE COLLECTION

This crop of young talents has a sense of history—with such heroes as James Dean, Julie Christie, and Audrey Hepburn—not to mention a penchant for books and vinyl. While echoing the styles of decades past, from Rat Pack cool to madcap flair, they divulge to KRISTA SMITH their guilty pleasures, karaoke picks, emoji habits, and much more, for a group portrait of Generation Now

September 2016 Krista Smith

A VINTAGE COLLECTION

Elizabeth CEBICKI 

AGE: 25. HOMETOWN: Melbourne, Australia. BIG BREAK:The Great Gatsby. STYLE ICON: Marlene Dietrich. VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. BOOK OR KINDLE: Book"I love to turn a page." TAKE-OUT ORDER: Pho. KARAOKE NUMBER: "Bohemian Rhapsody," by Queen. ("Always with much regret mid-song!") FAVORITE GETAWAY: "My own couch." OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Night owl. WORDS TO LIVE BY: "Find what you love and let it kill you." ROLE MODEL: Cate Blanchett. UP NEXT: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, with Chris Pratt, and Simon Baker's Breath.


A VINTAGE COLLECTION

Deepika PADUKONE 

AGE: 30. HOMETOWN: Bangalore, India. BIG BREAK:OmShanFTOrM STYLE ICON: "My mother." VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. BOOK OR KINDLE: Book. TAKE-OUT ORDER: Pizza. KARAOKE NUMBER: Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" or Mariah Carey's "Hero." GUILTY PLEASURE: Chocolate cake. EMBARRASSING HABIT: "To clean up whatever space I am in." OVERUSED EMOJI:[] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: "Love love love early mornings!" ROLE MODELS: Cricketer Rahul Dravid, Roger Federer, and her father. UP NEXT: xXx: The Return ofXander Cage, with Vin Diesel.


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Aldis HODGE 

AGE: 29. HOMETOWN: New York City. BIG BREAK: "I don't believe in the 'big break.' I believe in progressive steps." PRIZED POSSESSIONS: "My sketch pad and my '67 Mustang Fastback." VINYL OR MP3: "In terms of sound quality, you can't beat vinyl." BOOK OR KINDLE: "Book—but Kindle works for my lifestyle. GUILTY PLEASURE: Solitude. EMBARRASSING HABIT: Nervous drivel in quiet situations. IRRATIONAL FEAR: Turbulence—"So I began training for my pilot's license." OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Night owl. ROLE MODEL: "Mom." YOU IN TWO WORDS: "Creatively insane." UP NEXT: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Hidden Figures, and Season Two of WGN America's Underground.


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Finn WlTTROCK 

AGE: 31. HOMETOWN: Lenox, Massachusetts. BIG BREAK:Death of a Salesman on Broadway. STYLE ICON: Paul Newman. VINYL OR MP3: MP3—"Much easier to listen to in a car!" TAKE-OUT ORDER: Dumplings of any kind. KARAOKE NUMBER: The Who's "My Generation." GUILTY PLEASURE: Reruns of Saved by the Bell.NIGHTSTAND READING: Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem.FAVORITE GETAWAY: BigSur. OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHTj OWL: Night owl. ROLE MODEL: "My dad." UP NEXT: La La Land, with Emma Stone, and The Glass Menagerie on Broadway.


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Lily COLLINS 

AGE: 27. HOMETOWN: Guildford, England. BIG BREAK:The Blind Side. STYLE ICON: Audrey Hepburn. PRIZED POSSESSION: One of Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy hats. KARAOKE NUMBER: The Spice Girls' "Wannabe." GUILTY PLEASURE: Real Housewives. NIGHTSTAND I READING: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. IRRATIONAL FEAR: Sharks—"even in a swimming pool." OVERUSED EMOJI: The "vintage" smiley face :) MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Night owl. WORDS TO LIVE BY: " The quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful." ROLE MODEL: "My mom." UP NEXT: Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply.


Douglas BOOTH 

AGE: 24. HOMETOWN: London. BIG BREAK: Playing Boy George in Worried About the Boy. STYLE ICON: James Dean. PRIZED POSSESSION: Original drawings by British artist Hayden Kays. VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. BOOK OR KINDLE: Book. KARAOKE NUMBER: "No chance!" FAVORITE GETAWAY: Amalfi Coast. IRRATIONAL FEAR: Spiders. OVERUSED EMOJI: [] WORDS TO LIVE BY: "The journey is the destination." ROLE MODEL: Angelina Jolie—"for her refugee work." UP NEXT: Loving Vincent, with Saoirse Ronan.


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Annabelle WALLIS 

AGE: 31. HOMETOWNS: Oxford, England, and Cascais, Portugal. BIG BREAK: The BBC's Peaky Blinders. STYLE ICONS: Julie Christie, Catherine Deneuve, and "my girl Kate Moss." VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. KARAOKE NUMBER: Anything from Dirty Dancing. GUILTY PLEASURE: Dancing and singing to power ballads in the dark. NIGHTSTAND READING: War and Peace. EMBARRASSING HABIT: "Walking around in my underwear." BIGGEST SPLURGE: "Spoiling my mum. She deserves everything." OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Both. WORDS TO LIVE BY: "We are all equal." UP NEXT: The Mummy, with Tom Cruise, and Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur, directed by Guy Ritchie.


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Lakeith STANFIELD 

AGE: 24 HOMETOWN: San Bernardino, California. BIG BREAK: Short Term 12. STYLE ICON: Ma Rainey. PRIZED POSSESSION: "My drone. I've always wanted one." VINYL OR MP3: "I like classicalness of vinyl. I like MP3 because it's quick." BOOK OR KINDLE Book. KARAOKE NUMBER: "I'm Coming Out," by Diana Ross. FAVORITE GETAWAY: Tulum, Mexico. EMBARRASSING HABIT: Smoking. OVERUSED EM0JI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Night owl. "I hate mornings." WORDS TO LIVE BY: "The most valuable thing you can give a friend is a good memory." UP NEXT: Oliver Stone's Snowden, and War Machine with Brad Pitt.


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Joe ALWYN 

AGE: 25. HOMETOWN: London. BIG BREAK: Playing the lead in Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (out in November). PRIZED POSSESSION: An old A.P.C. jacket. VINYL OR MP3: MP3—"I still use my iPod all the time." BOOK OR KINDLE: "Books, but a Kindle's great when traveling." TAKE-OUT ORDER: Indian. KARAOKE NUMBER: "Drink-dependent, any old Eminem." NIGHTSTAND READING: The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt; Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen; and All My Puny Sorrows, by Miriam Toews. FAVORITE GETAWAY: The Cornwall coast. EMBARRASSING HABIT: Falling asleep on the bus home. OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Night owl. UP NEXT: The Sense of an Ending, based on a Julian Barnes novel.


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Ben SCHNETZER 

AGE: 26. HOMETOWN: New York City. BIG BREAKS: Pride and The Book Thief. STYLE ICON: George Clinton. PRIZED POSSESSION: Original Czech East of Eden film poster. VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. TAKE-OUT ORDER: Pizza. KARAOKE NUMBER: "Let's Get It On," by Marvin Gaye, or "Summer of'69," by Bryan Adams. NIGHTSTAND READING: Different Every Night, by Mike Alfreds, and anything by Junot Diaz. EMBARRASSING HABIT: "Talking to myself. Incessantly. In public." IRRATIONAL FEAR: Being sneezed on. OVERUSED EMOJI: [] MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Morning person. UP NEXT: The James Franco-produced Goat and Oliver Stone's Snowden.


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Riley KEOUGH

AGE: 27. HOMETOWNS: Los Angeles and the island of Hawaii. BIG BREAK: The Runaways. STYLE ICON: Jane Birkin. PRIZED POSSESSION: "My dog." VINYL OR MP3: Vinyl. BOOK OR KINDLE: Book.TAKE-OUT ORDER: Mexican. GUILTY PLEASURE:The Bachelor. NIGHTSTAND READING:Harry Potter. IRRATIONAL FEAR: Sharks—"but that seems pretty rational!" MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL: Morning person. YOU IN TWO WORDS: "Extraperfect." UP NEXT:American Honey, with Shia LaBeouf.