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A Store Fit for Monsieur Dior

The maison’s new emporium is a confluence of gardens and delicacies befitting Beverly Hills Words by ELIZABETH VARNELL Photography by JONATHAN TAYLOR     The sun-saturated House of Dior’s West Coast flagship is a reimagined Eden alive with verdant plants and a lush terrace open to the elements. The Peter Marino–designed four-story boutique, with its undulating limestone and stucco facade, combines California light with Parisian polish. The pared-down architecture lets the space’s central staircase, wound...

20 Years of Culture: The Golden State’s Golden Age

California’s cultural boom has redrawn the global arts map via billion-dollar museums, blockbuster galas, and a creative spirit all its own Words by DEGEN PENER     Museum galas don’t typically rival the Oscars when it comes to celebrity turnout. That’s why the 2011 debut of LACMA’s Art+Film Gala felt like such a game changer for the art world. Everywhere you looked was another one of your favorite stars — Emily Blunt, Olivia Wilde, Jane...

What Makes Dominique Crenn the Best in the U.S.?

A rebellious instinct and resilient spirit have made the chef the country’s first (and only) female to win three Michelin stars. What’s in her secret sauce? Photography by FRANÇOIS DISCHINGER Styling by LAUREN GOODMAN Words by DAVID NASH     October marks Dominique Crenn’s five-year anniversary of being cancer-free. “Yes, hallelujah! There’s no stopping for me. I’m not paying attention to — or internalizing — negative energy. I have two children, and I want to...

20 Years of Fashion: Putting the Show in Show Business

Over the past two decades, Los Angeles went from fashion’s stepchild to its standout star — welcome to Hollywood, where the red carpet is the new front row Words by BOOTH MOORE     On the Venice Film Festival red carpet this summer, actress of the moment Greta Lee wore a knockout black satin and green organza minidress with a long bow detail that introduced the next chapter of Dior. It was weeks before its...

Oprah Winfrey Talks Truth, Trust, and the Right to Speak Freely

Decades after reshaping daytime TV, Oprah Winfrey is back behind the mic with a new podcast. C pays a visit to the media titan in her Montecito idyll Photography by KURT ISWARIENKO Styling by ANNABELLE HARRON Words by ROBERT HASKELL     There’s a misconception about Oprah Winfrey. It’s so well known that it can hardly be called a misconception: that she is the ultimate people person, that her prodigious interpersonal gifts emanate from a...

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