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Rosalía on How the Album of Her Career Came Together—and What’s Next
When I drove to a soundstage in Hollywood this past December to interview the Spanish megastar Rosalía, her astonishing orchestral-pop album, Lux, had been out for a month and a day. I arrived just as the sun went down.
How the world fell for Sabrina Carpenter
To fully appreciate the global phenomenon that is Sabrina Carpenter, you have to go to one of her shows. You have to hear with your own ears a sold-out arena chanting the very sexual and ungrammatical lyrics of her nu-disco earworm “Espresso”—“Say you can’t sleep, baby I know / that’s that me espresso”—which has 1.9 billion streams on Spotify and is still omnipresent nearly a year after it came out.
My First Byline: Abby Aguirre
What is your current job? I am a freelance writer and editor, based in Los Angeles and Taos, New Mexico. I work mostly with editors I know from previous staff jobs—at the New York Times, Vogue, the Los Angeles Times, etc. I recently started a newsletter called Points West, so I can assign myself pieces that I want to do for fun. What was your first byline? Well, my very first byline was in Surfing magazine, which no longer exists. I was still in college.
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How the World Fell for Sabrina Carpenter
To fully appreciate the global phenomenon that is Sabrina Carpenter, you have to go to one of her shows. You have to hear with your own ears a sold-out arena chanting the very sexual and ungrammatical lyrics of her nu-disco earworm “Espresso”—“Say you can’t sleep, baby I know / that’s that me espresso”—which has 1.9 billion streams on Spotify and is still omnipresent nearly a year after it came out.
Fire Walk With Me
The essay everybody posts when big fires break out in Los Angeles is 30 years old this year. “The Case for Letting Malibu Burn,” written by Mike Davis in 1995, noted that Malibu was the wildfire capital of North America and possibly the world. I’m guessing that’s still true. It was probably true in 1962, too, when the Los Angeles Fire Department produced this short documentary about a fire that ravaged Bel Air and Brentwood the year before.
Dreaming Big
“Dreaming Big,” by Abby Aguirre was originally published in the April 2018 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here. It's a cold January night in D.C., and I'm at the Hart Senate Office Building, trailing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris into a conference room. Inside, a group of young Latino congressional staffers has gathered to meet the Democratic star from California.
L'Auberge Del Mar is a Safe Bet in California's Del Mar
If Del Mar is famous for its seaside horse racing track—“where the turf meets the surf,” goes the Bing Crosby jingle—the hotel at the center of town, L’Auberge Del Mar, is known for its opening day after party. When I was a kid in San Diego, I would see the party photos in the paper every July—a vivid montage of Southern Californian tan lines and Kentucky Derby-size hats. This is still the vibe, though the party has evolved a bit.
22歲成為世界球王的滋味如何？Vogue 專訪網壇「胡蘿蔔男孩」辛納 Jannik Sinner
當你和本週世界排名登上第1的男子職業網球球王辛納（Jannik Sinner）同處一室，很難不盯著他的頭髮並發出驚嘆。它像小天使的頭髮那樣又鬈又蓬鬆，讓他在小學就被取了「狐狸」這個綽號。他的球迷自稱「胡蘿蔔男孩」，會穿上橘色道具服扮成胡蘿蔔在場邊為他加油。當辛納為Vogue的訪問換裝時，造型師刻意把他的鬈髮弄得更蓬、更鬈。我問他，比賽時怎麼把這麼蓬的頭髮塞進球帽裡？他想也不想地回答，彷彿早就預料到會有這個問題：「這是天份。」 「把頭髮這樣往後梳，然後把帽子這樣戴上去。但其實呢，這一撮毛老是不聽話。」他煞有介事地向我示範，並解釋當球帽開始滑動，他就知道該去剪頭髮了。 辛納是天生的運動健將，他在義奧邊境、多洛米蒂山群中的塞斯托鎮長大，是滑雪好手，8歲就拿下曲道賽全國冠軍，12歲時位居全國第二。（塞斯托位於提洛邦南部，主要是德語區，因此他的母語是德語。）每逢夏季他踢足球、打網球，到了14歲，前義大利網球好手Alex Vittur問他要不要搬到義大利里維埃拉的博爾迪蓋拉，在網球教練Riccardo Piatti的網球學院進行專業培訓。（Alex Vittur後來成為他的經紀人。）...
A Legendary Palm Springs Hotel Gets an Upgrade
Travel 5 minutes The Michelin Inspectors' top tips on where to eat, drink, stay and have fun in one of the world's busiest and most exciting cities Travel 9 minutes Just 2 hours from Paris by train, Bordeaux is a haven for lovers of ancient buildings and fine wines. It's also just 30 minutes away from the village of Saint-Émilion, a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover our choice of the best non-touristy restaurants, bars, wineries, and hotels in both destinations.
Jannik Sinner è il primo italiano nella storia a vincere a Wimbledon: «Sono qui perché ho capito i miei errori». Qui la nostra intervista esclusiva in cui si è raccontato
Jannik Sinner è il primo italiano nella storia a vincere a Wimbledon: «Sono qui perché ho capito i miei errori». Qui la nostra intervista esclusiva Come raccontato da Giacomo Aricò in questo articolo che riassume, punto per punto, la finale di Wimbledon, ieri sera (13 luglio 2025) Jannik Sinner è salito sul gradino più alto del podio, battendo il campione 2024, Carlos Alcaraz. La partita si è tenuta alle 17:10 sul Centre Court di Londra.
The Stunning Rise of Tennis's Jannik Sinner
On a blazingly sunny morning in March, the 22-year-old Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner could be found on the sprawling grounds of a ranch-style home he’d rented in the Coachella Valley. Sinner was there for the annual tournament at Indian Wells, where he was looking to extend a months-long blitz of a winning streak. I was there to ask Sinner about this streak, which culminated in his first Grand Slam title, at the Australian Open in January.
Proof of Life
“Oppenheimer” may be nominated for thirteen Oscars this weekend, but in New Mexico, its reception has been fraught. Those arresting landscape shots of northern New Mexico’s high desert carry an all-too-familiar implication that the area around Los Alamos was uninhabited. So does the film’s dialogue. “There’s a boys’ school we’ll have to commandeer, and the local Indians come up here for burial rites,” Cillian Murphy’s Robert J. Oppenheimer tells Matt Damon’s Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves.
Coco Gauff on Chasing Perfection for Vogue's April 2024 Cover
Coco Gauff is as famous for her poise as she is for her tennis, and in person she cuts a regal figure. The Friday before last season’s finals began in Cancún, Mexico, in late October, she and other top players attended a gala at the palatial Kempinski Hotel. The 19-year-old American strode in wearing a white linen sundress. Side cutouts at the waist, embellished with faux coral, highlighted her sculptural build.
This Foodie Hotel in Santa Fe Serves Up the Best Tequilas
After a two-night stay at the Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, in Santa Fe, it is possible to feel that the hotel is not a hotel at all but rather the high-desert adobe home of your dreams. Kiva fireplaces glow in every room. Ceilings are made with peeled log beams. Dogs are welcome.
Latter-day Saint Utah
American book-reading habits have been in decline for decades, but you wouldn't know it from sitting in on a young adult literature class held in the winter at Brigham Young University. The professor, Chris Crowe, arrived with a box full of books. When he announced they were free for the taking, some two dozen students rushed to the table. There were reminders that the class was taking place at "the Lord's university," as BYU is known in the Latter-day Saint world.
主演のマーゴット・ロビーが自ら語る、『バービー』ができるまでのすべて
マーゴット・ロビーは子どもの頃、バービーの熱狂的なファンではなかったそうだ。バービー人形を一体でも持っていたかどうかも、わからない。取材日の朝、ロサンゼルスのベニスビーチで朝食をとりながら、彼女はこう言っていた。「持っていなかったと思います。たくさんバービーを持っていた従姉妹の家にはよく遊びに行っていましたけど」 オーストラリアのゴールドコーストで育った32歳のロビーは、大半の時間を外で過ごした。従姉妹と一緒に泥のパイを作ったり、トラックで遊んだり、バービーで遊んだりもした。でもたいていは、オーストラリア人が「カビーズ」と呼ぶ、子どもが遊ぶための小屋を作っていた。「来る日も来る日も、朝から晩まで作っていましたね」 自分がバービーを演じるのは想定外だった...
Barbiemania! Margot Robbie Opens Up About the Movie Everyone’s Waiting For
Margot Robbie wasn’t a Barbie fanatic as a child. She’s not even sure she owned a Barbie. “I don’t think I did,” she tells me one morning over breakfast in Venice Beach. “I know my cousin had a bunch of Barbies, and I’d go to her house.” Growing up on Australia’s Gold Coast, Robbie spent a lot of time outside. She and her cousin would make mud pies. They’d play with trucks. And they’d play with Barbies. Mostly they’d build forts, “cubbies” to an Australian.
Julian Paik On Being Present During Motherhood-And Wearing Lots of Pleats Please Original
There was a blip of a scene in season four of Sex and The City where Carrie described an effortlessly cool Park Avenue mom, dressed in a sharp pink trench, as someone “for whom Barneys would always be stores, not dinosaurs.” Indeed, in the real New York, there are plenty of these inherently chic matriarchs roaming the streets, uptown and downtown, providing a portrait of aspiration and elevated taste that usually feels unattainable, as a mom or otherwise.
Halima Aden Embraced More-Is-More Modesty Dressing for Cannes Original
Somali-American model Halima Aden is on a personal mission: to prove that modest fashion and playful fashion are not mutually exclusive terms. “In the beginning of my career, I was like, ‘Let’s just pair a black or white turtleneck with everything,’” Aden shared with Vogue last week, from a hotel room in Midtown Manhattan, where she sat on a cream-colored couch whilst clad in a colorful Richard Quinn gown with latex gloves worn underneath.
A Guide to Bridal Skin Care from a Celebrity Facialist Original
Nowadays, sightings of celebrities like Chloë Sevigny or Pamela Anderson and postcard-perfect beaches are only part of the lure at Palm Heights in Grand Cayman. The other draw at Instagram’s current favorite hotel—the one whose ubiquitous yellow-and-white striped umbrellas and towels are all over your social feed—is the spa (yes, it’s also highly Instagrammable) where, among other things, you can experience customized skin-care treatments by Cynthia Rivas.
Queen Latifah, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Leonardo DiCaprio Raised $17 million at This Year’s amfAR Cannes Gala Original
As the sun slipped away into the sparkling Mediterranean Sea, the unmistakable sound of stilettos on gravel could be heard echoing down the promenade of Hotel du Cap Eden Roc. With a harbor full of hulking yachts (most notably James Packer’s 108-meter Azimut Benetti vessel rumored to be hosting Leonardo DiCaprio) and a view framed by twisting Aleppo pine trees, the amfAR Cannes gala unfolded in an expectedly fabulous fashion.
Scenes from the Trans Protest Prom in Washington, D.C. Original
Daniel Trujillo, Libby Gonzales, Hobbes Chukumba, and Grayson McFerrin began this past Saturday evening like most teenagers do: debating music. “There’s a lot of Taylor Swift, like a lot,” belted out Gonzales, a 13-year-old Dallas-native sprawled on the carpet of a Washington D.C. hotel room. “Oh I love Taylor,” McFerrin, 12, a fellow Texan, squealed with glee. “But there’s also David Bowie,” intervened Trujillo, 15, snatching the phone to scroll through their shared Spotify playlist.
Naomi Campbell, Olivier Rousteing, and Geoffroy van Raemdonck Were Honored at the 74th Annual Parsons Benefit
Wednesday night, fashion’s biggest household names and the next generation of rising stars gathered to celebrate the 74th annual Parsons Benefit in downtown Manhattan. Every year, the evening is dedicated to reflecting on the journey of a Parsons School of Design graduate while saluting The New School’s unwavering commitment to creativity, innovation, sustainability, and inclusivity.
Why Tina Turner’s Mega Mullet Was a Symbol of Rebirth Original
Yesterday, the world lost a beacon of style, soul, and resilience. Tina Turner passed away at the age of 83, leaving a legacy of powerful music and the sort of presence that legends are made of—factors evidenced by her award-winning music, ever-evolving fashion, and that symbolic, iconic hair. “Tina Turner’s hair is so iconic that it’s entirely and instantly identifiable, even out of context,” says Rachael Gibson, also known as The Hair Historian.
French Singer Yseult On Challenging Fashion Norms at Cannes Original
The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is a hub for all things chic and glamorous. That said, there’s a conventional style at the event: You’ll often find A-list actors or models wearing traditional, Old Hollywood-style gowns on the Croisette. But for the third year in a row French singer Yseult has brought a dash of individuality and a risk-taking sensibility to the affair. “The most important [thing] for me is to be and feel myself,” Yseult tells Vogue.
Designer Sarah Staudinger Shares Her Insider’s Guide to Cannes Original
Cannes, the picturesque resort town located on the French Riviera, is perhaps best known for its annual film festival. The whole city comes alive in May, as Hollywood A-listers touch down to premiere their new films. But for designer Sarah Staudinger of Staud, the destination has more personal significance. “I’ve been coming to Cannes and the French Riviera my entire life,” Staudinger tells Vogue.
‘It’s About Whether or Not Art Can Be Amoral’: Natalie Portman Talks ‘May December’ and Her Whirlwind Cannes
Since her lauded take on the titular first lady in 2016’s Jackie, Natalie Portman has flown slightly under the radar, rolling out powerful performances in independent releases like Vox Lux but largely avoiding the spotlight. But that’s all about to change: with May December, Todd Haynes’s delicious new drama about an ambitious actor studying the controversial woman (Julianne Moore) she’s about to play, the 41-year-old Hollywood stalwart is firmly back in the awards conversation.
How to Do Mykonos Now, According to Vogue
Mykonos is the wild child of the Cyclades, and, much like Ibiza, it’s an island that really comes to life between 1 a.m and 5 a.m. Compared to any other Grecian island besides Santorini, it’s also expensive, with visitors paying a 1,000 percent mark-up for their proximity to some of the best nightclubs in the world.
5 Ways to Steal Sofia Richie’s Travel Style During Your Next Vacation
A timeless bikini will never fail you. Follow Richie’s lead and heighten its alluring power with a crochet cover-up. Dries Van Noten Soles netted midi skirt Oliver Peoples Benedict Basic Aviator sunglasses The Coordinating Crochet Photo: @sofiarichiegrainge Photo: @sofiarichiegrainge When in doubt, reach for matching sets and zhuzh up the effect with superstar accessories.
‘She Survived Everything Imaginable’: Lily Gladstone on the Real Story Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Working With Marty, Leo, and Bob
High above the chaos of Cannes’s Croisette, in a silent hotel suite at Le Majestic, Lily Gladstone is making Earl Grey tea. Dressed in a crisp white suit and speaking in low, hushed tones, she looks perfectly serene—too serene, certainly, for someone who’s gone from relatively unknown indie actor to an Oscar frontrunner virtually overnight.
Ulla Johnson-Who Built Her Business On Empowering Women Through Dressing-Opens A New Store In West Hollywood Original
A friend of mine, a jewelry historian, is often called upon to give talks or chair panels. When a gig comes up at the last minute and she has, like most of us, nothing to wear, she hustles down to a certain shop on Bleecker Street and picks up what she calls “an Ulla.” She is not alone in her reliance on a dress from Ulla Johnson, whose designs—at once vaguely frilly but not ridiculous, pretty but not sticky, bohemian but never unkempt—more and more reflect how women want to look today.
Margot Robbie Opens Up About the Barbie Movie For Vogue's Summer Issue Cover Story
Margot Robbie wasn’t a Barbie fanatic as a child. She’s not even sure she owned a Barbie. “I don’t think I did,” she tells me one morning over breakfast in Venice Beach. “I know my cousin had a bunch of Barbies, and I’d go to her house.” Growing up on Australia’s Gold Coast, Robbie spent a lot of time outside. She and her cousin would make mud pies. They’d play with trucks. And they’d play with Barbies. Mostly they’d build forts, “cubbies” to an Australian.
Barbiemania! Margot Robbie Opens Up About the Movie Everyone’s Waiting For
Margot Robbie wasn’t a Barbie fanatic as a child. She’s not even sure she owned a Barbie. “I don’t think I did,” she tells me one morning over breakfast in Venice Beach. “I know my cousin had a bunch of Barbies, and I’d go to her house.” Growing up on Australia’s Gold Coast, Robbie spent a lot of time outside. She and her cousin would make mud pies. They’d play with trucks. And they’d play with Barbies. Mostly they’d build forts, “cubbies” to an Australian.
Barbiemania! Margot Robbie Opens Up About the Movie Everyone’s Waiting For
Margot Robbie wasn’t a Barbie fanatic as a child. She’s not even sure she owned a Barbie. “I don’t think I did,” she tells me one morning over breakfast in Venice Beach. “I know my cousin had a bunch of Barbies, and I’d go to her house.” Growing up on Australia’s Gold Coast, Robbie spent a lot of time outside. She and her cousin would make mud pies. They’d play with trucks. And they’d play with Barbies. Mostly they’d build forts, “cubbies” to an Australian.
American Rituals
Stories of belief from across the nation, where faith takes many forms.
The Eternal Charm of Charo
For W’s annual The Originals portfolio, we asked creatives—pioneers in the fields of art, design, fashion, comedy, activism, and more—to share their insights on staying true to themselves. See this year’s full class of creatives here. Different generations of Americans know you from different things. To some, you are forever the “cuchi-cuchi” girl. Others know you from Dancing With the Stars and Instagram. As a child of the ’80s, I first saw you on The Love Boat and The Muppet Show.
Linda Ronstadt on Her New Memoir, Feels Like Home, and Her Mexican American Heritage
On a beautiful summer day in late August, Linda Ronstadt is standing in the living room of her house in San Francisco, tapping on the keys of her black grand piano. The upper keys, specifically. A piano tuner has just visited, and Ronstadt is inspecting his work. “That sounds pinky,” she says after a while. She tests a few of the neighboring keys.
Partow Celebrates the Brand’s 10-Year Anniversary With an Intimate Cocktail Party in the West Village Original
Photographed by Zev Starr-Tambor. With the buzz of New York Fashion Week already in full swing, a stylish group gathered at the West Village hotspot, Left Bank, for an intimate cocktail party to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Partow. The brand, which specializes in chic minimalist ready-to-wear, was born in 2011 behind the designer Nellie Partow.
The Blonde Premiere Was Filled With Odes to Marilyn Monroe
Close Banner A breathtaking gown is always a safe bet for a big movie premiere’s red carpet, but a thematic look that nods to the film is even better. At tonight’s world debut of Blonde during the Venice Film Festival, many attendees took this to heart: celebrities chose looks that paid homage to Marilyn Monroe, the Old Hollywood star who is the subject of the new Andrew Dominik-directed film and played by Ana de Armas.
Robyn! Solange! Lil’ Kim! A Look Back at Opening Ceremony’s Most Iconic Parties of the Last Two Decades
Tonight, Opening Ceremony will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a giant party in Brooklyn. Since the beginning, OC parties have always been events not to miss — you’d be hard-pressed to find a fashion person that has lived in New York in the past two decades that doesn’t have stories from a party or two. To commemorate the milestone, we spoke to the two people that remember it all the best — OC founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon.
Color Wow Dream Coat Review 2022: TikTok and Jennifer Lopez’s Hairstylist Swear by the At-Home Treatment Original
For years, my hair has maintained a rather mercurial temperament—especially when heat and humidity were in the forecast. So, when I discovered the Color Wow Dream Coat spray on TikTok, I’d never gotten my hands on a product fast enough. Other than the relaxers of my youth and a blonde balayage earlier this year, I’m not quite accustomed to hair treatments. Not even a keratin treatment had graced my mane. So, I wanted to ensure that anything I tried at home would not damage my hair in any way.
All the Books on Matthieu Blazy’s Strand List Original
Matthieu Blazy’s book list Mica/12, Willy Vanderperre Buildings and Projects: 1923-1950, Richard Neutra Andra Ursuta: 2000 Words, Karen Marta and Massimiliano Gioni Anne Collier, Anne Collier Les Onze Mille Verges, Guillaume Apollinaire Breakfast at the Wolseley, A.A. Gill Carl Andre Sculptor 1996, Carl Andre Carlo Scarpa: the Complete Works, Carlo Scarpa Catherine Opie, Catherine Opie Dressing for Pleasure in Rubber, Vinyl and Leather: The Best of AtomAge 1972-1980, Jonny Trunk Entryways...
In Venice, Virginie Viard and Chanel Gathered Fixtures of the Film Industry for a Dinner Original
For fashion lovers everywhere, Gabrielle Chanel is Paris personified, but her love of Venice also ran deep. La Serenissima was where, in her thirties, the couturière took a prolonged sabbatical as she mourned the love of her life, Boy Capel. The inspirations she gleaned from the city’s labyrinthine layout and its hallmarks —gondolier stripes, the emblematic lion, Byzantine mosaics, and Pala d’Oro, the jeweled altarpiece at Saint Mark’s Basilica—inform the Chanel allure to this day.
The New Hotel Madame Rêve Feels Like Paris’s Best-Kept Secret Original
Paris may boast many of the world’s grandest and most storied hotels, but Madame Rêve, which opened earlier this year, stands apart from competitors—not just for its elegance, but for its sense of discretion. This lack of pretension is evident from the entrance, which is almost unmarked and easily missed. Guests must buzz into a very small (but impressively chic) lobby.
Grace Jones on Her New Candle and Working With Beyoncé and Issey Miyake
The model, singer, and actor Grace Jones, in her signature gravelly voice, is describing the smell of Jamaica post-thunderstorm to me: “Maybe it hasn’t rained in a couple of days, and then a big shower just comes down, and everything mixes with that smell. It could be the food that’s being cooked around you or it could be the flowers or the plants.
Jennifer Lawrence Makes a Personal Plea: Save Our Democracy and Vote in the Midterms
What is happening to our country? Like so many Americans, I am deeply troubled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I am troubled for personal reasons, because I am a woman and a mother. I am troubled because history has shown that banning abortion doesn’t stop abortions; it stops safe abortion. I am troubled because the Supreme Court’s decision will affect poor women and women of color disproportionately, and because this country does so little to help mothers in the first place.
On the Ground (and the Water) at the 2022 Venice Film Festival
“Who are you waiting for?” the elderly American man asked a clutch of tweens on the street in front of the Sala Grande, the Venice Film Festival’s main theater on the Lido, early Monday afternoon. “Harry Styles!” they all chirped, their purple umbrella blocking the midday sun. “English!” the girls said in unison. “Can you sing one of his songs?” Elena Bufalari, the oldest of the bunch at 14, broke out into Styles’s hit “As It Was.” “Ah yes, I think I know his music,” the man said.
Willy Wonka of Williamsburg: Inside KidSuper’s 10,000-Square-Foot Creative Factory
This article originally appeared on Vogue Business. To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. On Roebling Street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighbourhood, KidSuper founder Colm Dillane is building a complex that he believes will propel his scrappy fashion brand to new heights.
With 48 Minimalist Pieces, Elsa Hosk’s New Clothing Line Is the Ultimate Capsule Wardrobe
Close Banner All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. One quick scroll down Elsa Hosk’s Instagram timeline is enough to leave any fashion enthusiast transfixed. Her grid features a collection of the latest and greatest designs, from Loewe bucket hats to Alaïa bags—all modeled in an effortlessly cool way by the 33-year-old. Now, the tables are turning.
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