The Skin Intellectual
We spoke with facialist Sophie Carbonari about the power of touch, why beauty is political and the case for owning the face you have.
The Myth of the Perfect Home
A tidy home is a boring home, or so Katie McCrory was taught, growing up in a feminist household where homemaking was seen as a trap for women. In this essay, the writer and researcher traces her journey from inherited distrust of domesticity to an unapologetic obsession with it, asking a deceptively simple question along the way: what is the feeling of home?
On Ana Mendieta, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Female Loneliness
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A 1920s Compact and Best-in-Class Jam
Our curated product edit recommends standout fashion, art, food, and design — both old and new.
Sigrid de l'Epine
DEL'EP founder Sigrid de l'Epine shares her favorite palazzo in Venice, dinner in Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Ryokan in Japan.
Chloe Wise’s Artistic Exploration of the Supernatural
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The Chef Who Lives for a Challenge
We spoke with Daniela Soto-Innes about the discipline of optimism, why she'll never stand still, and the smell of blue corn on the comal.
Are There Still Originals?
Akanksha Deo Sharma, Rose van Zijl and Elora Joshi on originality in the age of infinite inspiration, the invisible labour of creative process, and who gets to define what it means to make something new.
The Gold Standard of Sexual Health and Other Reads This Week
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Marni Slingbacks and a Christofle Dinner Plate
Our curated product edit recommends standout fashion, art, food, and design — both old and new.
Looking Back on Frida Kahlo With Fresh Eyes
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A Lalique Vase and Best-In-Class Vintage Tees
Our curated product edit recommends standout fashion, art, food, and design — both old and new.
Cinema's Most Intimate Realist
We spoke with Alice Englert about the art of disappearing, why perfection is overrated, and playing the first woman on the moon.
On the Teller of Tales
Bonnie Langedijk traces storytelling back to the women who kept it alive long before they were allowed to write it down. Occasioned by Miu Miu's Tales & Tellers in Shanghai, her essay asks what separates telling a story from keeping one, and why the keeper of the record has so often been a woman.
Madeline Cash On Her Debut Novel, Lost Lambs
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Jil Sander Denim and a Louise Roe Chair
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TIFFANY HSU
Chief Brand Officer Tiffany Hsu Shares Her Favorite Lunch in Milan, Retreat in the Alps and Food Market in Tokyo.
Contemporary Art Has a Misogyny Problem
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A Mouthblown Glass Piece and a Loewe Handbag
Our curated product edit recommends standout fashion, art, food, and design — both old and new.
Turning Contaminated Land Into Collectible Design
We spoke with Marte Mei van Haaster and Geraldine Jackman about turning toxic waste into something covetable, the beauty of repairs and why public bodies shouldn't wait for the market before cleaning up their own ground.
We spoke with facialist Sophie Carbonari about the power of touch, why beauty is political and the case for owning the face you have.