Archive

March/April 2003

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Features
A Few Real Good Men
How do real men define real style? DEPARTURES asks six of the most fashionable gents we know to show us, in their own words and clothes.
All That Glitters
Chanel Sparkles Again
Reissuing Coco's classic designs
Cuff Love
Essential accessories for the sartorially smart
Consuming Passions
Tokyo Recrafted
Japan's ancient arts—from silks to ceramics, calligraphy to kaiseki—are now more vibrant than ever. Jackie Cooperman goes shopping.
Culture Watch
Deco Delights
At the Victoria and Albert Museum
Family Life
Long Day's Journey Into Night on Broadway
Going Once . . .
André Breton's collection at auction
In Rockman's Nature
The artist's latest exhibit in New York
Pacific Apertures
The History of Japanese Photography in Houston
Sculptor Ron Mueck
New works at London's National Gallery
Starck's Reality
His first museum retrospective
The French/Spanish Connection
Manet/Velázquez at the Met
Dress Code
John Lobb: By Design
Handmade shoes
Food
A Fresh Taste of San Francisco
From artisanal bakeries to hip bistros to big-name dining rooms, Arthur Lubow reports on the best of the new cafés and restaurants in the City by the Bay.
Golf
Bermuda Grass
On the Atlantic island with more golf courses per square mile than any other place on earth, Tucker's Point, thanks to a glorious restoration, rises to the top.
Home Front
Dining a la Chagall
For Ida tableware
The New Preservationists
Renovating historic modernist houses
Treasured Chest
Handmade illustrated cabinets
On Exhibit
Kicking Up a Storm
After decades of undeserved oblivion, sculptor Elie Nadelman's time has come again, in a long-overdue retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Travel
On Top of The World
She took six years and $264 million to build and redefines the modern cruise ship. Reggie Nadelson reports from the upper deck.
Worldly Goods
Personal Geography
Redstone Studios' custom maps
William Yeoward: Crystal Clear
A decidedly different approach to glassware
Black Book
An Hour to Kill
Rijksmuseum at Schiphol
Blue's Music
New three-CD set
En Route
Why I love the Acela Express
Gelato.com
More than 80 flavors to choose from
In Fashion
French twists
Incredible Edibles
Ducasse to go
Interview with a Vintner
Christie's Michael Broadbent
Just Back from Sicily
Where to stay and eat
Luxe Life
From Russia with linens
Overnight Sensation
Sketch in London
Plane Entertaining
Laptop DVD player
Private Lives Public Places
Chuck Close, artist
Room to Get
City Club Hotel, NYC
Show Stopper
Champagne saver
Smart Advice
Game keeper
Spa Report
The best pool in Tuscany
Staminee de Garre
Sampling locally brewed beers in Bruges
The Intrepid Shopper
Helsinki
Update: Berlin
Cultural vivacity and Bohemian grit
Where to Eat Now in The Camargue
An intriguing menu in the French countryside