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"    Photo: Amy Smilovic, courtesy of Tibi; Lisa Salzer, courtesy of Billy Farrell; all others, courtesy of the subject  To commemorate summer&amp;#039;s passing, we asked twelve rising stars from several different professional spheres\u2014fashion, entertainment, literature and music\u2014to share their summers with us. Designers Amy Smilovic and Lisa Salzer, actresses Krysten Ritter, Annalynne McCord, Jessica Szohr, Erika Christensen, Kate Cassidy, and Anna Torv, actors Rob Buckley and Jesse Williams, writer Sloane Crosley and singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds walk us through the brightest parts of their summers and their hopes for the coming season. Click through our scrapbook, and enjoy!  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   AMY SMILOVIC, designer and founder of Tibi How did you spend your summer?  My summer has been more of a whirlwind than usual and was divided into two halves this year: the first was back-to-back vacations from Sea Island, GA to London and Prague. And the second half was all about runway preparations and travel to Toyko and Milan for work. I&amp;#039;m pretty much tied down to the NYC area end of July and all of August while most people are away traveling but I live out in CT so my constant every night has been tennis and BBQ&amp;#039;s with my husband and kids.  Best all time summer memories? I grew up on St. Simons Island in Georgia so our summers were spent on nearby Cumberland Island with my parents and sister. A lot of sun, fishing, painting (my dad&amp;#039;s an artist) and campfires\u2014 we&amp;#039;d have these things every night every night with the most interesting characters What projects were you involved in?  We launched our new E-Commerce site a couple of weeks ago. That consumed pretty much all of my free time but I&amp;#039;m so excited by the way it turned out, there&amp;#039;s a blog included so I&amp;#039;m having fun posting all of my current obsessions each week. I&amp;#039;ve also just redesigned our store and showroom, it&amp;#039;s a whole new look for us and completely exhilarating.  Did you pick up any summer hobbies? Learning French and pottery. My kids are really into pottery, I&amp;#039;ve no idea why, but why not? What has been inspiring you culturally?  Oddly enough, this summer was the first time I&amp;#039;d ever been to Milan, and I fell in love. Everything was so inspiring; The amount of care the Italians put into their presentation and how much effort is put into every detail just enhanced my craving for luxury and creative authenticity. I went home and purged all the junk from closets and its probably why I painted the walls at my store white. I just wanted a fresh clean start! Most looking forward to this fall? I cannot wait to wear fur! I just bought a Margiela coat that I died over, and I&amp;#039;m excited to wear the faux pieces in my collection. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   KRYSTEN RITTER, actress (Vamps) How have you been spending your summer? Shooting Vamps, Amy Heckerling&amp;#039;s hilarious, adorable, and unique take on the vampire thing. It&amp;#039;s so surreal to be working with an icon like her and this is also my first lead role in a feature film! This is possibly the best summer ever!  Best memories? I went with a girlfriend to Roatan Honduras and it was just heaven. The power went off around 6pm so when the sun went down there was nothing to do except go to sleep and swim and eat. The Caribbean is so magical. Picked up any hobbies? Pottery! I love throwing on a tank top and cut-offs and going to the pottery studio. Surprisingly, it&amp;#039;s also a really good arm and ab work out! You really need to use your whole body to center the clay. I get obsessed with pottery---before I know it 4 hours have gone by and I haven&amp;#039;t even checked my phone. Mostly because it&amp;#039;s very meditative but also because your hands are covered in mud! What has been inspiring you? Alicia Silverstone&amp;#039;s The Kind Diet. It&amp;#039;s amazing and humbling how our dietary choices affect the entire planet. Although I&amp;#039;ve had some slips with dairy (in the form of pizza and brownies), I&amp;#039;ve been &amp;quot;flirting&amp;quot; (as Alicia would say) with a plant-based diet. I feel so light and clear!  Most looking forward to this Fall? A movie I co-wrote just got financed so we will be shooting this fall! Right around the corner! I&amp;#039;m so beyond excited to bring a passion project of mine to life with the help of some friends.  SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   JESSE WILLIAMS, actor (Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy) How have you been spending your summer? Traveling to Paris, Cannes, St. Tropez, London, NYC, Johannesburg &amp;amp;amp; Capetown for the World Cup, and spending time with family.  Best memories? Traveling through France with my fiancee, especially exploring Paris. Getting into trouble during World Cup and having a great time with friends and family.  Most exciting thing that happened to you? Getting the offer to be a series regular on Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy. Have you picked up any hobbies? I have actually: Golf. I&amp;#039;ve always been an athlete, and hadn&amp;#039;t really explored golf before. I was invited to play in the ESPY&amp;#039;s Celebrity Golf Tourney so I practiced and worked hard so as not to embarrass myself or anyone in my vicinity. Now I&amp;#039;m kind of hooked. Eating tacos is also a summer hobby of mine. What has been inspiring you culturally? I&amp;#039;ve been exploring the work of several talented up-and-coming painters. Particularly Noah Davis, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Whitfield Lovell, and the more seasoned work of Debra Grant among others. Checking out some cool new bands like Caveman and Wales. I love food, and I was invited to be a judge for the Los Angeles Street Food competition this summer at the Rose Bowl. I ate from about 60 vendors and really enjoyed a badass performance by this all girl-band called Warpaint that closed out the evening.  Most looking forward to this fall? I&amp;#039;m very honored to be this fall&amp;#039;s Artist-in-Residence in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, where I&amp;#039;ve been invited to star in a weekend of historical theater on September 25th, 2010. And of course, I am very excited for this season of Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy. This is my first full season on a TV show and I could not be luckier; we finished last season with a truly tremendous finale and are picking right back up where we left off. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   JESSICA SZOHR, actress (Gossip Girl) How have you been spending your summer?  I have spent time at home with my family and had some nice, chill hangouts on my roof deck and friends&amp;#039; roofs! I also tried to get some sun and relax. When summer starts for everyone else, I am back working so I tried to make the best of work and play. Best memories? I enjoyed a few concerts like the Strokes, The Black Keys and Lauren Hill and I loved trips with friends and family.  Professional projects you were involved in?  An indie called Hiroken! We filmed it outside of Los Angeles.  Any hobbies? I&amp;#039;ve been taking Spanish lessons online just for fun with a friend!  What&amp;#039;s been inspiring you? I just finished Eat, Pray, Love and I really enjoyed Animal Kingdom because the performances were so wonderful. I purchased an interesting piece of art called A Beautiful Look Away by Robert Pollard and I&amp;#039;m excited for Californication to start! Most looking forward to this fall? Sweaters, the leaves changing colors, and Thanksgiving. Also, I love nice fires with hot chocolate and tea! SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   SLOANE CROSLEY, writer (author of I Was Told There&amp;#039;d Be Cake) How have you been spending your summer? When I was not in New York, the biggest chunks of time have been in LA and London. I was either on book tour, or spending as much time as possible unconscious in family and friends&amp;#039; hammocks in New Milford, CT, Wolfeboro, NH, and Bellport, Long Island. Best memories? I&amp;#039;m a summer baby, so I usually have my birthday as a good summer memory. This year it was fish tacos and margaritas at Los Feliz, and a man who sold me pornographic street art somewhere on the Lower East Side. Also, 4th of July lobster night with my family; drinks and dinner at Joseph Leonard, Daniel, and Max&amp;#039;s in New York; the food trucks in Portland, Oregon; and breakfast at The Wolseley were equally memorable. Beyond that? Any time spent at a beach. What projects you were involved in? I&amp;#039;ve been busy gearing up for the fall publishing season, freelance writing, and doing readings and press for How Did You Get This Number. Any hobbies? I definitely rediscovered reading for pleasure by devoting such a large swath of my time to sitting on airplanes. I am now painfully adept at removing my shoes so as to have the least amount of foot surface area touching an airport floor. I also mastered a GPS and am also hoping to learn how to play the guitar. What inspired you? Jennifer Egan&amp;#039;s A Visit From The Goon Squad, Jonathan Franzen&amp;#039;s Freedom, Lorrie Moore&amp;#039;s A Gate At The Stairs, Tom McCarthy&amp;#039;s C and many short stories were all read and loved this summer. Winter&amp;#039;s Bone wasn&amp;#039;t exactly a fun summer flick but TV/movie-wise, True Blood came back. So that was good. I have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to movies and art. Though I did go to the Tate, which was full of photographers whose names I scribbled down in a notebook for when I win the lottery. Most looking forward to this Fall? Moving into my new apartment; the Never Let Me Go movie adaptation; seeing some guys I went to college with perform at Brooklyn Bowl on October 30 (a Guns &amp;amp;amp; Roses cover band called Mr. Brownstone...naturally); The Brooklyn Book Fair this weekend; reading with David Rakoff at Symphony Space in October; The Moth Ball and New York Public Library&amp;#039;s Young Lions Gala in November; hot cider and donuts from the Union Square Market; turning off the air-conditioner; and getting a jacket I&amp;#039;m obsessed with from Pringle of Scotland in the right size\u2014I tried it on in a fancy store in LA and had to laugh: seems they only sell size 2 in winter coats, which I found perversely charming. There&amp;#039;s just no concept of layering a thick-sleeved sweater under a coat in LA. A coat is more of a gesture than a necessity. You know, in case the temperature goes down to 55 degrees. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   ERIKA CHRISTENSEN, actress (Parenthood)  How have you been spending your summer?  Seeking any reason to be outdoors--farmers&amp;#039; markets, outdoor screenings, art festivals, music festivals, and bicycling to these destinations as much as I can. Working, too of course. I have been promoting Parenthood and we started shooting our second season in July. As for traveling I have been to Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Rome.  Best memories? Having a picnic at the Hollywood Bowl with my brothers and great friends while Buena Vista Social Club and Goldfrapp played. My brothers and I have been big fans of Buena Vista Social Club for years, and of Goldfrapp as well. Such a delightful surprise of a double bill! Most exciting thing that happened?  The trip to Rome for the Roma Fiction Fest was romantic through and through. I had never been, and will never forget the trip. The beauty of the city and the joy of life there truly left an impression. And some tan lines.  Any hobbies? Cycling long distances! And attempting (with Sarah Ramos from Parenthood) the New York Times&amp;#039; Sunday edition crossword edited by Will Shortz, whose name I&amp;#039;ve cursed on many an occasion. What inspired you? Happily, I happened upon an art show put on by the students of The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and was really taken with pieces by a number of the artists. Now on my walls are three incredible landscape drawings from a student named Michael Hubbard. Film-wise, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was so thrillingly creative that I&amp;#039;ve felt the need to tell everyone to go. Also, The Radiant Child, the documentary by Tamra Davis about Jean-Michel Basquiat literally made me want to go and immediately paint. Now I&amp;#039;ve got a canvas, so we&amp;#039;ll see how that goes. I&amp;#039;m enjoying the books Take Ivy and Labor Day by Joyce Maynard.  Most looking forward to this fall ?  Parenthood returning for its second season and cooler weather for cycling. Also, women wearing menswear and tweed.  SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   ROB BUCKLEY, actor (Lipstick Jungle, One Tree Hill) How have you been spending your summer? I spent the bulk of it moving. Yes, moving. First, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles and then quickly had to pack up and move out to Wilmington to resume my duties on One Tree Hill. Short of spending the summer in the dentist&amp;#039;s chair, I can&amp;#039;t think of a less relaxing way to have passed the time. Early in the summer I finished up my work in &amp;quot;The Legend of Hell&amp;#039;s Gate,&amp;quot; an independent Western feature that introduced me to the world of mustache appreciation (I sport an impressive lip beard in the film), horse riding, and southern drawls. Best memories? The brief period of time I spent enjoying my new living situation (ie. not moving) in LA was three shades of fantastic. Since I was a youngster, I&amp;#039;ve wanted an old school Donkey Kong sit-down arcade machine. Well, this June saw that dream realized and now my living room has arguably the coolest coffee table around.  Any hobbies? I&amp;#039;d be lying if I didn&amp;#039;t admit to developing a light fondness for the packing, transporting and unpacking of boxes.  What&amp;#039;s been inspiring you? Netflix, and what a job it&amp;#039;s done! Most looking forward to this fall? A break from this summer humidity and the prospect of a six-month stretch that doesn&amp;#039;t involve any moving trucks, bubble wrap or address change forms. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   ANNALYNE MCCORD, actress (90210) How have you been spending your summer? Summer is usually vacation time for everyone but if you are in a series you pretty much know that you&amp;#039;ll be working to get ready for fall premiere dates. But I have still managed to do some fun things. In March I went to Thailand and Cambodia in support of anti-trafficking organzinations that I work with: The Blind Project and Somaly Mam Foundation. In April, I went to St. Maarten. I was in New Orleans building houses with the St. Bernard Project for the 5th Anniversary of Katrina in August. Almost anytime I get three consecutive days off I leave to go somewhere. I love to travel! Best summer memories? I remember as a kid being really angry during the summer. I used to have a very low tolerance for high temperatures especially in the South as the humidity is almost unbearable and a lot of times our family vehicles didn&amp;#039;t have air conditioning. But growing up we always went to my grandmother&amp;#039;s condo in Panama City Beach (also known as the Redneck Riviera). I love the ocean so I always looked forward to those trips (if our car had air conditioning). If it didn&amp;#039;t, that was a brutal seven hours in a vehicle.  Most exciting thing that happened to you? I am such a gadget girl and this summer my boyfriend got me an Ipad and all of the accessories for my birthday and I was so excited about that. What projects have you been involved with? Besides filming for the show, I did two super fun action films during my hiatus. In the first one called The Gun I play 50 Cent&amp;#039;s girlfriend and a mediator between his character, Rich, who deals with guns on the street and the actual gun-lord. In the second one Blood-Out, I play anundercover FBI agent who is decked out in gang ink and lots of leather.  Any hobbies? I absolutely love scrabble and now that I have an Ipad I&amp;#039;ve become utterly obsessed with the the app, Words with Friends. It&amp;#039;s an online scrabble game that allows you to play games with people anywhere.  What has been inspiring you? Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl Wudunn is the most incredible book I have ever read. Also, The Road to Lost Innocence and f(or everyone out there trying to figuring out dating the opposite sex) Boundaries in Dating saved my life. Most looking forward to this fall? The fall means football season and that always gets me super excited. I&amp;#039;m a New England Patriots fan and I feel really good about this year!  SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   KATE CASSIDY, actress (Gossip Girl) How have you been spending your summer? I feel like a gypsy because I have been living out of a suitcase all summer. I was all over Europe and then only had a few days off before I started filmingGossip Girl in New York. Best memories?  I went to Amsterdam with my whole family before I started filming in Monte Carlo in June. Being with mom and dad at a bar is always interesting.  Most exciting thing that happened to you? Shooting at the Eiffel Tower before sunrise (around 4 AM). The scene called for me running down the stairs barefoot so it was painful, yet fun! Also shooting at the Louvre before it was opened to the public. What projects have you been involved with?  Monte Carloand Gossip Girl and I&amp;#039;m always involved with my charity H.E.L.P. Malawi as well. What&amp;#039;s been inspiring you? The book, Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov has changed my life. Do yourself a favor ladies and go pick up a copy at your nearest bookstore! Most looking forward to this fall?  Staying home in Los Angeles! I just bought a new house before I left for Budapest. I haven&amp;#039;t spent more than 2 nights in it. I cant wait to start and cooking for family and friends! SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS: Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   LISA SALZER, designer of Lulu Frost I spent this summer traveling on an amazing road trip through the Northwest and Canada. I logged 3000 miles in a giant suburban in roughly 2 weeks! The vacation was incredible. I got to experience the untamed wild of nature, sleep under the stars, cook at campfires and rough it without electricity, which is a huge change from my everyday city life. My favorite memory was visiting an antique store in the middle of nowhere in Montana where I found the most stunning antique Native American headdress--feathers and porcupine quills that hung all the way to the floor, in near perfect condition. Everywhere I went on this trip was a feast for the eyes and gave me so much inspiration for my upcoming collection. My latest designs reflect a fusion of these wild elements with my classic vintage finds. I&amp;#039;m calling the collection &amp;quot;The Modern Pioneer&amp;quot; and am using vintage Indian Head nickels, porcupine quills, pieces of turquoise and silver with antique dress clips, brooches and so on. I can&amp;#039;t wait to debut it at the MAC and Milk studios in my first official Fashion Show on September 13th\u2013this is definitely the moment I am most looking forward to professionally this fall!  My hobby has been researching Native American culture and the development of the west in early America. I just bought a book at The Strand called The West that has gorgeous old photos of Native American chiefs, cowboys and soldiers. There is so much soul and beauty in them, I can&amp;#039;t help but be slightly obsessed. I&amp;#039;m also dying over Mad Men (who isn&amp;#039;t?). The style and elegance of their everyday fashions are amazing; I love how much time they spent getting ready and the formality and elegance that they have in their wardrobe. Nothing looks better than a man in a suit and tie! Otherwise I have been spending my time buying vintage jewelry in New York City and in Long Island while visiting my family and friends. I draw so much inspiration from NYC as you never know what you&amp;#039;re going to encounter around each corner. and the summer is always a fantastic time to people watch. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Marina and the Diamonds Anna Torv   MARINA DIAMANDIS (a.k.a. Marina and the Diamonds), singer-songwriter  Where have you been spending your summer? On the road! Through all of Europe and across 12 states in America\u2014it was the perfect summer. Even though I&amp;#039;ve been touring and playing at a lot of festivals, it&amp;#039;s been fairly relaxed. I discovered a love for a gin, and a hate for love. Best memories? Glastonbury was a brilliant festival. The sun shone, I had a day off, and then played to 5,000 diamonds. Another one would be playing at Webster Hall in New York.  Any hobbies? I&amp;#039;ve become more obsessed\u2014if that&amp;#039;s possible\u2014with photography. I live my life through photographs. What inspired you? For books: Greek Mythology, Sartre&amp;#039;s Essays on Existenialism, Music: Janelle Monae, Alizee, Garbage, a new singer called Yadi, and a new arts/fashion/music website called BEYONDGOLD.COM, launching very soon.  What are you most looking forward to this fall? It&amp;#039;s my favorite season! I&amp;#039;m looking forward to a birthday that falls on 10/10/10, and fashion week in NY and London. SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Anna Torv   ANNA TORV, actress (Fringe)  How have you been spending you summer? I had a couple of months at home in Australia, some time in Toronto to visit my brother and his niece, and some time in New York. I live by the sea in Australia and the weather of course is glorious all year round. It was very relaxed, plenty of good food, good company and good Aussie wine! After spending a month in Australia, I met a girlfriend in NYC and traded in my thongs (Australian for flip flops!) for my high heels and we spent our days trotting around the parks and cafes and our nights seeing some great shows and great bars. I had lived in NYC for the first year of Fringe, but did more that one week in June then the whole year I spent there. Did you pick up any hobbies?  My brother bought me a pottery wheel for my birthday in June and I spent a lot of time trying to get the hang of that. I am making very lopsided pots! Most looking forward to this fall? I am a sucker for jackets! SEE MORE TASTEMAKERS:  Amy Smilovic Krysten Ritter Jesse Williams Jessica Szohr Sloane Crosley Erika Christensen Rob Buckley Annalynne McCord Kate Cassidy Lisa Salzer Marina and the Diamonds "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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