CLOSE Encounters

In the first edition of his new column, THE DISPATCH, DEREK BLASBERG talks to GLENN CLOSE about LONGEVITY, OSCARS, and her most ICONIC roles—and why it’s always important to DRESS the PART

On a balmy New York evening last spring, Ralph Lauren held his Fall/Holiday 2024 show at his Madison Avenue design studio. Leave it to Ralph to install country-clubby mahogany paneling and handsome leather upholstery in a modern, all-glass Manhattan office building. I was interviewing the legendary Glenn Close backstage, and I mentioned we were marking more than a half century of Ralph Lauren. “This September, I will have been a working actress for 50 years,” she replied wistfully. She put her hands up to make air quotes and smiled. “Thank God!” Then, transforming into Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond, she turned to the production folks filming our chat and asked if they could switch the cameras to highlight her good side (her right) and improve her lighting. “I’m sorry,” she implored,…

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Harper's Bazaar (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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