Interview

Five questions for Oliver Sim of London's the xx.  BLOG POSTED: 11/10/09

Shoe designer Deborah Lyons of Mechante of London takes inspiration from James Bond, her luxiurious, cross-continental youth.  BLOG POSTED: 10/29/09

Dasha Zhukova, daughter of a Russian oligarch, has emerged as an unlikely force in the international worlds of fashion and art. First she co-created a clothing line. Then she celebrated the star-studded opening of her own contemporary gallery in Moscow. This fall, she adds another line to her résumé: Magazine Editor. The naysayers are ready—and so is she.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/27/09

They said it couldn't be done, a massive hit that's intelligent, visionary, conceptual, and spiritual. Then along came Moby.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/27/09

Ed Westwick is not only here to steal your daughters, screw over your friends, and have
a blast in New York City. In real life, the Gossip Girl actor is a dedicated rock ’n’ roller who wears his heart tattooed on his sleeve.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/29/09

Alber Elbaz has become the leader of the fashion pack not by shock or trick, but by quietly creating the clothes that women want. His classical style has not only propelled the venerable house of Lanvin to the forefront, but also won the shy designer standing ovations. Stephanie Seymour Brant, a Lanvin collector, interviews Elbaz and wears his vintage pieces, while models sport the next season on the streets of Paris.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/28/09

It's not surprising that Pierre Bismuth won an Academy Award for co-writing the ultimate tale of erasure, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or that he returned to fine art to achieve distance from Hollywood culture.  BLOG POSTED: 04/07/09

Chris Blackwell put Jamaica on the musical map, helped shepherd in the golden age of British rock, lit the fuse on Bob Marley’s Rasta uprising, and launched u2 into the stratosphere, transforming the music business in the process. As the label he founded, Island Records, celebrates its 50th anniversary, he surveys what he hath wrought.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/24/09