Daniel Wu
March 18, 2015
The jet-setting actor’s cinematic odyssey brings him deeper and closer to his roots.
Sam Falls
March 13, 2015
All the world is material for the L.A. artist whose latest work chases that elusive moment called now.
Esteban Cortazar
March 3, 2015
Fashion’s boy wonder is back for his second act.
Hiroki Nakamura
February 25, 2015
The designer’s cultishly beloved work may be inspired by his world travels, but he says they more accurately describe his journeys within.
Lady Lamb
February 25, 2015
The fearless singer-songwriter channels the contemplative emotion of her previous album into something more direct.
Soko
February 3, 2015
The lo-fi chanteuse harnesses a dark erality on her new album.
Sofia Black D’Elia
February 3, 2015
Sofia Black-D’Elia is not one of those starlets who popped out of the womb with visions of dragging her parents to Hollywood.
Alex Israel
December 30, 2014
If new york art has the factory model, L.A. has the film-studio model. Perhaps the most exciting, adventurous, definition-pushing visual artist working in the Hollywood vein today is painter, ready-made sculptor, talk-show host, internet-film producer, and sunglasses manufacturer Alex Israel. It’s all in how you see things.
Mixed Message
November 19, 2014
Jewelry and watches that whisper rather than shout—in a mélange of white, rose, and yellow gold—are the new school of thought on personal jewelry. Pass it on!
Will Peltz
November 2, 2014
Will Peltz’s path to Hollywood follows that age-old trajectory: “I went from hockey to acting,” the 28-year-old Bedford, New York, native says, diving into a kale salad at the Soho House in Los Angeles.
Olivia Cooke
October 1, 2014
“Sat at the back … with a shaved head. Hard to miss,” actress Olivia Cooke texts right before we meet at a coffee bar in Venice, California.
Emily Meade
October 1, 2014
Wearing jeans and a pile of vintage jewelry—plus black nail polish from her photo shoot the day before—Emily Meade walks into the Smile, a cafe in the East Village neighborhood she calls home.
Zoe Levin
September 16, 2014
Despite shooting late into the previous night, actress Zoe Levin walks into New York’s Le Parker Meridien hotel with a smile and gait reminiscent of every all-American mean girl you never really got to know.
Jamie Blackley
August 4, 2014
Jamie Blackley sounds like any regular 23-year-old: He’s taking his girlfriend to a Katy Perry show the day we meet up in London’s Soho neighborhood; he’s been playing soccer with his friends; and he’s looking after Titch, the energetic family dog.
Back to Back
May 20, 2014
The school-day staple, slung low in bold, saturated prints and graphic logos, gets an upscale, retro-‘90s kick to become the season’s sporty-chic alternative.
Benedict Samuel
April 14, 2014
“Our parents used to pay us to stay quiet,” recalls Benedict Samuel about attending plays as a kid with his actor big brother and Twilight Saga heartthrob Xavier Samuel.
Lo Fang
April 7, 2014
With an array of instruments in tow, Matthew Hemerlein finds inspiration in wanderlust—and just plain lust.
Sky Ferreira
April 1, 2014
When her music didn’t fit tidily into traditional pop genres, the enfant terrible from Venice Beach found her own way in. Now, her sultry voice, anime eyes, new-bohemian chic, and hit record have Sky Ferreira poised to be her generation’s hell-raiser with a heart of gold.
Darren Aronofsky
March 21, 2014
The obsessive director on bible study, transcendence, and remaking the world in his new film, Noah.
Bare Essentials
March 20, 2014
Together, ballet basics and lingerie dressing remix textures and elicit a luxe louchness for an intimately exposed, thrown-together sex appeal.