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DVF Files

Diane von Furstenburg: From Florence

Dispatch

Club Jamaica

The glamour endures at Tryall, coconut plantation turned exclusive retreat, where members commune with colonial ghosts and Monday never comes. Read More

Black Book

For Women Only: Sydney

The Alpine Agenda: Vail

Neighborhood Shopping: Sao Paulo

The Style Report: Miami

Art & Design

The Annotated Apple

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about shopping for Apple Read More

Culture Watch

Incredible India!

Paris designer India Mahdavi brings her distinctive brand of high-style whimsy to America. Read More

The Global Reader

Faces of Photography Now: Eight Under 40

A new generation of talent is pushing forward by looking back. Read More

Dress Code

Earthly Delights

Haute joaillerie is the jewelry world’s haute couture. Elisabeth Franck-Dumas chronicles the making of Van Cleef & Arpels’s latest garden-inspired collection, Les Jardins. Read More

The $165,000 Question

Designer Dennis Basso talks one conflicted shopper off the fur-lined ledge. Read More

Pure Formality

No matter how creative black tie gets, certain rules always apply. How daring can a white tuxedo shirt really be? Read More

Why I Wear What I Wear: Martial Vivot

With the opening of his eponymous men’s-only New York salon, the master barber waxes poetic on the rituals of grooming. Read More

A Rare Vintage

Was the ring he bought on impulse as special as the love he had waited a lifetime for? Carll Tucker wants the truth. Read More

Home Front

Twelve Days of David

On the first day of Christmas...I have sung this holiday classic more times than I care to remember, without much thought to what any of it really meant. Turns out, each lyric is loaded with meaning. For me, the past is merely pro... Read More

Shake It Up

Cassoulet Style

How to cook that most classic of great dishes, and in what pot? Sylvie Bigar stirs up one of the great debates in French cooking. Read More

Golf

The Perfect Putter

David Edel may have revolutionized the most important club in your bag. Read More

First Person

Seeking Paris Rental: Must Have Kitchen

For Judith Jones, Paris will always be about the neighborhoods, the markets, and cooking. So when Julia Child’s longtime editor makes her yearly visit to the city, a hotel room will never do. Read More

Out There

Baby, It’s Cold

Worldly Goods

Message in a Bottle

French perfumer Jacques Guerlain created L’Heure Bleue after twilight walks in his garden. Nearly a century later, Jean Nathan finds magic in his bottle. Read More

The Evolution of the Cadillac

It’s been a while since they were the height of cool. But the new CTSs could change all that. Read More

Stretching the Euro

When Is a Macaron Really a Macaron?

Peripatetic food writer Charlotte Druckman decides to find that perfect Parisian confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. Read More

Wave of the Future

At $34 million, Luciano Benetton’s new yacht is not only one of the world’s most luxurious—it may also be the most eco-efficient. Read More

The Lights Fantastiques

In a tiny French village, one family creates the most beautiful chandeliers on earth. Read More

Consuming Passions

The Trend Report: Social Studies

The Trend Report: An Icon Deconstructed

The Trend Report: Cult Hero | Jayson Woodbridge

With close-to-perfect Robert Parker ratings and up to a five-year waiting list for his Hundred Acre vintages, the maverick vintner of Napa Valley believes good wine is a birthright. Read More

The Trend Report: Past Perfect

The Trend Report

From diamond-studded earphones and one-of-a-kind black pansies to—yes!—apple pies from Costco, these are the things, people, and places that made us put down the BlackBerry, turn off the iPhone, and say “I want that. Now.” Read More

The Trend Report: Fashionable Stay

The Trend Report: Sign of the Times

The Trend Report: Stocking Stuffer

The Trend Report: Athletic Endeavor

The Trend Report: The Fizz Buzz

The Trend Report: Caviar Emptor

The Trend Report: Cultural Circle

A 360-degree view of the artists, shows, books, and places on our radar this season. And there’s even something for the kiddies. Read More

The Trend Report: Modes of Transport

The Trend Report: Cheat Sheet

The Trend Report: Superfood

The Trend Report: The Rebirth?

The Trend Report: Game On

The Trend Report: Trivial Pursuits

The Trend Report: Foreign Import

The Trend Report: Flowers

The Trend Report: Public Art

The Trend Report: Thank-you Gift

The Trend Report: The Reservation

The Trend Report: Hot Seat

The Trend Report: Status Symbol

The Trend Report: First-class Postage

The Trend Report: Playing with Time

The Trend Report: High Spirits

Wine & Spirits

Toujours Gamay

Many of us have encountered Beaujolais in its Nouveau form—and stopped there. But the region also produces some excellent vintages, and its signature grape, Gamay, is now being used to make first-rate wines from the Loire Valley ... Read More

The Philanthropist

A Family’s Cause Takes Root

Vintner Garen Staglin explains to writer Aimee Lee Ball how his son’s illness led the family to create a music festival that’s raised more than $80 million for mental health research. Read More

The Peripatetic Gourmet

Is This the Best Little Restaurant in Spain?

Chef Pepe Solla takes Galicia’s simple, rustic cooking to the next level. Read More

Features

Capital Style

Design team Sills Huniford continues its revamp of the St. Regis. The latest stop? The Presidential Suite in Washington, D.C. Read More

Letter from the Editor

Updates from editor-in-chief Richard David Story Read More

Necessary Luxuries

Beth’s Wild Wild West

When collector and philanthropist Beth Rudin DeWoody bought property in West Palm Beach, they called her a pioneer. After they saw what she had done with it, “visionary” seemed more appropriate. Read More

Verbier on the Verge

Offering some of Europe’s best skiing—and better Backcountry than anywhere in the States—Verbier is no longer quite the secret it once was. Sophy Roberts navigates the ultimate winter resort. Read More

Eating Small in New York

Across Manhattan, matchbox-size restaurants are reshaping the city’s culinary landscape without pomp or theater. Roving epicure Alan Richman finds that small is the next big delicious thing. Read More

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