No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce gives breakups a whole new meaning. (Cultured)
This Brand Wants to Make You Sporty, Rich - and Now, Sexy
Emily Oberg’s brand Sporty & Rich has won over customers with products that emphasise health and hotness. Now it’s getting into sexual wellness with Sensual Sport. (WSJ Magazine)
Well Played
Gwyneth Paltrow made a name for herself in Hollywood with a dreamy, ethereal radiance perfectly suited to ’90s romance flicks, before becoming the face of Los Angeles’ other great obsession: wellness. As time ticks on, her daydreams keep her going, as she tells curator and close friend Klaus Biesenbach. (Family Style)
Chiltern Firehouse’s Slow Burn
André Balazs on the fire that brought down his hotel - beloved by Hollywood stars and housed in a former fire station, no less - and what lies ahead for the London hot spot. (Air Mail)
Why Is This the Most Controversial Restaurant in London?
The cook at the London restaurant the Yellow Bittern serves up controversy alongside hearty stews. And it all boils down to class. (NYT)
Old Money, New Style: How the High Fashion World Is Bringing Sloane Style Back
From Diana’s sheep sweater and Theo James’s cardigan-wearing aristocrat in The Gentleman, to Burberry’s country house-themed runway show, Sloane style is back and it’s better and bigger than ever. (Country Life)
The Shop That Changed What We Wear
Agnès b. was fresh, cool and totally Parisian, and it established the model for a raft of accessibly chic Euro labels to come. (NYT)
A Store That Gets How People Dress Now
The Archivist Store in Paris has become a destination for those who want a mix of vintage high fashion, faded streetwear and functional outdoorsy gear. (NYT)
SF Has No Style - But It Does Have One of the World’s Hottest Fashion Designers
Fusing Bay Area aesthetics into his coveted clothing, Evan Kinori is the Alice Waters of menswear. (SF Standard)
Author Robin Givhan hopes readers of the book, out this fall, will “delight in the zigs and zags of Virgil’s career”. (People)
The streetwear designer talks about closing The Hundreds flagship, the time Nas stopped in to listen to a leaked Jay-Z album, and taking a step back as his brand enters a new chapter. (GQ)
Hamilton Leithauser, an Indie-Rock Hero in a Very Fancy Room
For seven years, this Walkmen frontman has performed a residency at Cafe Carlyle. This year, he’s bringing along songs from a (louder) new solo album. (NYT)
Panda Bear’s Long Road Home
As a solo artist and a founding member of Animal Collective, Noah Lennox has been making adventurous, generation-defining music for a quarter-century - while mostly keeping his story to himself. As the 46-year-old divorced father of two prepared to release a poignant new album, Sinister Grift, the enigma known as Panda Bear let a journalist hitch a ride on his tour bus for the very first time. (GQ)
How Clairo Found Herself
After going viral in 2017, Claire Cottrill’s teenage dreams quickly came true, but the relentless demands of the music industry strained her physical and mental health. Now touring her Grammy-nominated album Charm, the 26-year-old’s confidence has been renewed. (The Face)
Nine Songs: Richard Russell
Ahead of his new folk-flavoured album Temporary, XL Recordings impresario Richard Russell talks to Liam Inscoe-Jones about Tyler the Creator, George Michael, and songs which have soundtracked his extraordinary career. (The Line of Best Fit)
This New Documentary Captures the Thrilling Ferocity and Enduring Legacy of Fugazi’s Live Shows
New documentary We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C. marks 20 years since Fugazi’s final live show, highlighting why the post-hardcore trailblazers remain an inspiration for artists forging their own uncompromising path. (Crack)
Meet the Radical Designer Who Transformed the 1980s East Village Art Scene - and Left Too Soon
Dan Friedman defied convention with fearless experimentation. While peers like Keith Haring became icons, his legacy is resurging, 30 years after his passing. (Artnet)
Vibrant Polaroids of New York’s ’80s Party Scene
After stumbling across a newspaper advert in 1980, Sharon Smith became one of the city’s most prolific nightlife photographers. Her new book revisits the array of stars and characters who frequented its most legendary clubs.
(Huck)
