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  1. spring fashion 2017
    What Does Virgil Abloh Know?His haute-streetwear line Off-White has a cultish following, but the clothes aren’t the point.
  2. what i learned
    Making a New Kind of Space for Each Other“I was born Black. We strive every day to have just a glimmer of hope,” my partner tells me.
  3. gallery
    Tom Bianchi’s Meditative Book of Long-Ago TricksNo, that’s not Rami Malek.
  4. marriage: an investigation
    A Throuple on How Marriage Changed Their RelationshipWe discuss, “Are you upset about my going out with that guy? Are we having enough sex?” Rather than, “You didn’t clean the vacuum bag.”
  5. q&a
    Karl Lagerfeld: A Final ConversationOur last extensive interview with the man behind Chanel.
  6. my favorite places
    74 of Our Favorite New Yorkers on Their Favorite Places in New YorkFrom a 24-hour Ukrainian restaurant to biking in the Rockaways.
  7. cartoons
    Graydon Carter Has a Real Talent for Drawing NosesSee his cartooning debut, in Esquire.
  8. fashion
    After Kate Spade’s Death, Will Frances Valentine Find Its Footing?As CEO Elyce Arons grieves the loss of her friend, she’s also left with the question of how to honor her legacy in the business they started together.
  9. the industry
    Imagining the Future of W Magazine With Stefano Tonchi“I believe that W can be so many things,” he says. “We can be a great creative agency.”
  10. real estate
    This Is How a Brick-and-Mortar Store Can Thrive in the Age of AmazonOnline shopping isn’t going anywhere, so stores that would rather not shut down are adapting, resulting in a somewhat surprising retail renaissance.
  11. encounter
    Catching Up With Jane Birkin Before She Takes Carnegie HallThe bohemian provocateur on singing Gainsbourg and the “gratuitous nakedness of my good self.”
  12. interview
    A French Fashion Editor on the Difference Between Paris, New York, and L.A.The Purple co-founder looks back on his magazine’s 25 years.
  13. portfolio
    The Photographer Who Considers Herself More of a ‘Visual Activist’South African artist Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits seem familiar at first, but the details tell a bigger story.
  14. rape
    Zeke Thomas Speaks Out for the First Time About Being AssaultedHe’s now the first male ambassador for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
  15. Inside Helmut Lang’s New Art ExhibitIt’s a lesson in remembering.
  16. best of new york
    The Best of New York Home & Help 2017Where to find long-lasting dahlias, bespoke lampshades, a cheesecake engraver, and more.
  17. encounter
    Glenn Close Is Ready for a Second Turn in Sunset BoulevardConsidering Norma Desmond with the once-again star of the Broadway musical.
  18. video
    Marina Abramovic Tries Psychedelic Drugs in Her New DocumentaryShe had a bad ayahuasca trip while filming The Space in Between.
  19. icons
    Paloma Picasso Reflects on 35 Years of Designing Jewelry for Tiffany’sTalking to the legendary artist and style icon.
  20. nocturnal animals
    Tom Ford Knows Fashion Is Fickle But Film Lasts ForeverHis new film Nocturnal Animals premiered last night.
  21. video
    How David Hockney Painted His Ex-Lover’s Wedding PortraitFeaturing a stand-in taxidermied cat.
  22. gallery
    The Exhibit ‘No Man’s Land’ Is Recent Art History, If You Filter Out the MenAt the Rubell Family Collection, in Miami.
  23. interview
    An Iranian Artist Recalls Her Life in New York and Tehran Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s mirror works and drawings are now on view at the Guggenheim.
  24. profile
    Joni Mitchell, the Original Folk-Goddess MuseThe face of Hedi Slimane’s spring campaign for Saint Laurent Paris has never been an easy fashion idol.
  25. national treasures
    Francesco Vezzoli Paints Up Ancient Roman BustsA bit of color and they look like new!
  26. fall fashion issue
    YSL Muse Marina Schiano’s Scrapbook of FameThe model and stylist knew everyone. This is what came before Instagram.
  27. profile
    How Nick Gruber Became Calvin Klein’s Ex-LoverHe doesn’t believe in labels. Luckily, Klein didn’t either.
  28. holidaze
    Polyphonic Spree’s Stylish, Indie Christmas PlaylistNot-at-all-ironic holiday cheer from the band that draws an ironically discerning crowd annually at their December tour. 
  29. encounter
    Sitting In on Joanna Coles’s First Cosmo Staff MeetingSitting in on the first staff meeting called by the new Cosmo Girl from Yorkshire.
  30. profile
    It Happened to Jane PrattShe helped launch confessional culture with the Gen X bible Sassy. Now 49, she’s den mother to its journalistic progeny.
  31. collaboration station
    Exclusive: Yayoi Kusama Talks Louis Vuitton, Plus a First Look at the CollectionAlso, a few words on her wig.
  32. q&a
    Harper’s Bazaar Publisher Carol Smith“We are the 3 million women who sit atop the fashion pyramid.”