In the winter months, Crans-Montana—set 4,920 feet above sea level in the Swiss Alps—is a super-chic ski resort frequented by Europe’s most influential business people (and the occasional royal). In the summer months, the bucolic burg attracts a whole different set of players. Enter: the golfers. In July, Crans-Montana played host to ... More

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Of all the rooms in which to spend one’s time at Il Palagio, where sumptuous sitting areas and fireplace-adjacent settees seem to appear around every corner, no place beats the kitchen. From before the first cup of morning espresso lands on the farmhouse table until the last bits ... More

Donatella Arpaia knows a thing or two about entertaining. The Iron Chef America judge is the owner of New York City hotspots including Kefi and Prova, and she recently expanded her empire by opening Swanky Dog, a gourmet hot dog pop-up eatery in the Chelsea neighborhood. Whether she’s eating pasta ... More

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The first design overhaul that decorator Abigail Ahern ever made might have also been her most daring. Over the course of one afternoon, Ahern—whose new book, Color, is out now—painted over every white surface in her home with Farrow and Ball’s edgy, deep grey shade Down ... More

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Lucchese 4051 Westheimer Road There are more than 100 steps that go into making a custom-designed pair of Lucchese’s boots, but the first step to actually owning a pair is making your way to the Texas-based brand’s new Highland Village store. Designed by Lucchese co-owner Lyn Muse (also of Lyn Muse Interiors ... More

When your friend asks you to create a film score, you do it—and when that same film falls through, you take that music and create your own self-titled EP. At least that’s what happened for Alberta Cross lead singer Petter Ericson Stakee and Jamie Biden, the longtime friends who ... More

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