From the Sep 2009 Issue

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Hudson Valley’s Top Wine Shop

5 Can’t-Miss Spots

4 Top Men’s Razors

Sewn in shanghai, the hang fen diary

Shanghai’s Best Textiles Shops

The South of France served as the inspiration for artist and landscape designer Paula Hayes’s take on the hotel’s alfresco Grove.

Miami’s W South Beach

Painless Body Wax

Gunung Mulu National Park. The forests bordering this park are inhabited by the Penan community, known for its amazing bracelets. They’re crafted from rattan, a palm found in Borneo’s rainforests.

The Diane von Furstenberg Files: Borneo

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New York City: TriBeCa Hot Spots

In the last year, TriBeCa has ushered in a new era of sophisticated maturity even as the neighborhood maintains its edge and creative cachet. Read More
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Italy: Food Lover’s Bologna

Half a day of kayaking on Boulder’s Beach for two people, a new offering from travel outfitter Heritage Tours Private Travel. Paddlers see penguins aplenty and the occasional Cape fur seal.

What $500 Buys In...

The New Shangri-La Tokyo

The Asian hotel group opens in the Japanese capital. Read More
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New York’s Great Shave Salon

The chic shop Alium Design Studio and a table being set for dinner at Francis Mallmann’s hotel and restaurant.

Uruguay’s Gaucho Country

The countryside town of Garzon and the fishing villages around the always fashionable José Ignacio are where it’s at now. Read More

10 Things We Love About the Kindle

How Amazon’s digital reader won us over. Read More
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Kenya: Lamu’s Hip Village

Departures checks out what may well be the hippest little fishing village in all of Africa. Read More

Culture Watch

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Dishware and spirits on Judd's kitchen shelves.

Restoring Donald Judd’s SoHo Building

Departures takes a last look at the multi-functional space before restoration begins. Read More

Dress Code

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6 Great Cuff Links

The evolution of the cuff link from pure function to high design. Read More
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Ralph Lauren’s Dream Watch

The iconic American designer teamed up with the Swiss masters to create watches that stand the test of, well, time. Read More

Home Front

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The creation of a Bottega mirror begins as one group of artisans weaves the intrecciato leather pattern; another crafts the wooden frame by hand.

Bottega Veneta’s Handcrafted Empire

Bottega Veneta famously calls itself the brand to buy “when your own initials are enough.” But Italian artisans have their names on every piece. Read More

Style

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Ceramist Jason Kim in his lab on New York upper East Side

New Age Dentists: Perfecting the Smile

How new age dentists are getting it bright white and right. Departures pays an office visit. Read More

The Peripatetic Gourmet

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Haute hamburger topped with seared foie gras, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon

Las Vegas’s Top Restaurants

Features

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The Modern Art of Fashion

In the far northwestern corner of Massachusetts, the work of Sol Lewitt, on three floors at Mass MoCA, is the backdrop for, literally, much local color.

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Photo Tour of Paris

A portfolio by Matthew Pillsbury Read More
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New York’s Great Italian Restaurant

Manhattan’s Il Posto Accanto is Roman cooking at its best. Nothing fancy. Just utter perfection. Read More
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Peggy Guggenheim–Inspired Jewelry

Inspired by the legendary art collector, style icon, and jewelry lover, designers go for the big and bold. Read More
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Low-key Glamour in Oahu

A sleepy, chic enclave off Oahu’s southeast shore, Kahala has long attracted stars and politicians, but you’d never know it. Read More

The Best Wine Bars in Paris

Departures toasts to 8 top spots—humble and haute—for a glass (or three) of wine. Read More
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Editor’s Letter

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

Necessary Luxury

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Necessary Luxury: David Monn

A highly personal inventory of essential items
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