David Sedaris on the Joy (and Peril) of Wearing Comme des Garçons
I was on an elevator a few years back, on my way to a theater I’d been booked into, when two women boarded, both middle-aged and smelling of alcohol. It…
At Sacai, Chitose Abe Doesn’t Chase the Hype—It Finds Her Anyway
Chitose Abe is sitting at a conference table in a bare-bones office upstairs at the Paris headquarters of her company, Sacai. The building is a Haussmannian-style hôtel particulier with a…
Meet Mira Chai Hyde, Hollywood’s “Godmother of Grooming”
In Los Angeles, the most consequential heads of hair go to Mira Chai Hyde, the 67-year-old self-proclaimed “Godmother of Grooming.” Nicolas Cage’s publicist recommended her to Simu Liu, who hired…
If You Want to Get to Miuccia Prada, You’ll Have to Get Through Her First
To understand Verde Visconti’s relationship with her boss, Miuccia Prada, perhaps the most revered fashion designer in the world, one must first understand the intricacies of Italian. In English, we…
Michael Rider Talks His Celine Debut, Early Teaching Career, & Lessons From Ralph Lauren
If there is one mantra that has served Michael Rider well throughout his two-decade-long career in fashion, it is this: “I never want to be the last one at a…
The Oasis Kids Are All Right: Meet the Next Gen of Gallaghers
“I have memories of being super young at shows and falling asleep with ear defenders on,” says Anaïs Gallagher, recalling what many would regard as the ultimate rock ’n’ roll…
Paige Lorenze, Ayan Broomfield, & the WAGS Holding Court in Men’s Tennis
In March, after getting knocked out of the Indian Wells Open in the semifinals, Carlos Alcaraz, the 22-year-old “future of tennis,” went to Mexico to chill and train. On Instagram,…
Marie-Louise Sció on Her Life in Parties & 60 Years of Hotel Il Pellicano Glamour
Slim Aarons famously said he photographed “attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.” It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to Hotel Il Pellicano, on the Tuscan coast…
Why Sunglasses at Night Are Still the Coolest Bad Idea in Fashion
It’s believed that the first “sunglasses”—ivory goggles with a small slit for each eye—were invented by the Inuit people around the 13th century to shield their eyes from the sun’s…
Long May They Rock: 9 Trailblazing Women Who Rewrote the Rules of Music
In 2018, Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow suggested that women needed to “step up” to win more Grammy Awards—a tone-deaf remark that contributed to his resignation. Fast-forward to…