Sleepaway Camps for Grown-Ups

Plan a summer vacation that reminds you of your carefree youth—but with amenities that are ultra-luxe

Ah, wilderness—it’s romantic, it’s poetic and, perhaps most importantly, it’s inextricably linked to your happiest memories, those you created at sleepaway camp. The swim buddies in the lake, the morning hikes, the art classes and even the mess hall mealtimes (though maybe not the meals themselves) have all crafted some ... More

The Best Spas and Salons in San Francisco

Everyone deserves a little pampering

Nob Hill Spa1075 California Streetnobhillspa.comTreat yourself to The Nirvana Experience, a mix of the spa’s most popular treatments compiled into 110 minutes of pure relaxation. Don’t leave without a trip to the spa’s indoor infinity pool and fireplace lounge. The Remède Spa, St. Regis Hotel125 3rd ... More

The Season's Best Blue Jewelry

Cobalt-hued enamel, brilliant sapphires and polished lapis are the foundations for some of our favorite summer bangles (and rings!)

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World Cup Watching 101

If you can't make it to Brazil in time for the planet's most watched sporting event, we've got the venue, gear and a fantastic cocktail recipe that will make you feel just as spirited—from your home base

THE COCKTAIL Begin the night with a traditional Brazilian drink, or batida , recommends Esteban Ordoñez of NYC hot spot Burning Waters Cantina. This creamy avocado number is mildly sweet from the cachaça (Ordoñez used one by Leblon) and brightens up with a splash of lime. Batida de Avocado 2 oz Cachaça 3/4 oz fresh squeezed ... More

On Location with Clare McNulty

The star of Fort Tilden on filming along Brooklyn’s hipster Riviera

When the weather warms up, denizens of some of New York City’s more bohemian enclaves don’t flee for the Hamptons, they head to Queens and the beloved beach at Fort Tilden. It’s this very trip that’s charted in Fort Tilden, the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winning feature from directors ... More

Museum Pieces

A couple of new exhibits pay tribute to two storied dressmakers—Halston and Dior—and the visual artists that inspired them

Artists and designers have long been drawn to each other: Consider Elsa Schiaparelli’s fruitful collaboration with Salvador Dalí. Andy Warhol and Halston had a similarly beneficial relationship—the pair spent years working together (and taking inspiration from each other). Halston was, of course, an avid collector of the artist’s work, and ... More

The Renaissance Man’s Lullaby

Artist Andrew Levitas on his impressive turn as a first-time filmmaker

For Andrew Levitas, there isn’t much of a difference between metal and moviemaking. What matters to 36-year-old Levitas—a noted artist and one-time soap opera star whose first filmmaking endeavor, Lullaby, debuts this month—is that he’s telling a story. “My approach to art is that it’s not so much about the medium—it’s ... More

Looking East for Inspiration – Gallery

A peek inside The Big Book of the Hamptons

Throughout the year, we yearn for a time when we can take a step back and immerse ourselves into a simpler, albeit sometimes more exclusive, world. Nowhere is this urge more apparent than in The Big Book of the Hamptons, a 300-page tome dedicated to those much-ballyhooed hamlets to the east ... More

Looking East for Inspiration

A peek inside The Big Book of the Hamptons

Throughout the year, we yearn for a time when we can take a step back and immerse ourselves into a simpler, albeit sometimes more exclusive, world. Nowhere is this urge more apparent than in The Big Book of the Hamptons, a 300-page tome dedicated to those much-ballyhooed hamlets to the east ... More

Pop Shop

The sprawling Manhattan studio of the world's most famous—and most expensive—artist seems like an enchanted place, thanks to the million-dollar decor and a phalanx of assiduous attendants. But, as Jeff Koons reveals, making all that magic isn't easy

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