The Ray-Ban Aviator silhouette first developed for the US Army Air Corps in the 1930s is flying higher than ever—at least with regard to the price of a new solid gold special edition.
In celebration of ubiquitous shades’ 84th anniversary, the Luxottica-owned luxury eyewear maker
(Guy Bourdin Estate) While legendary French photographer Guy Bourdin is best known for his take on surrealism, “his influences were very diverse,” as his son Samuel Bourdin told Interview magazine. “From pop culture to high art, American comic books from the ’50s and ’60s, hyperrealist painters, classic filmmakers like Author: Jared Paul Stern
Grand Hotel Atlantis Bay in Taormina, Sicily (VRetreats) When Europe first began to relax its travel restrictions, Italy was one of the first places we arranged to visit. Though there’s never any shortage of excellent reasons to go to there, that we were able to do so before the full Author: Jared Paul Stern
Zenith “The best kind of collaborations are those where passion is shared, and values are perpetuated.” Julien Tornare, CEO of storied Swiss luxury watchmaker Zenith, is speaking about the brand’s collaboration with Cohiba, the iconic Cuban cigar his company’s that is widely considered one of the Author: Jared Paul Stern
(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 presidential race is already paying dividends in the form of a stronger American dollar and net worth surges among the world’s leading entrepreneurs. According to Bloomberg, the S&P 500—an index that tracks the performance of the 500 largest Author: Maxim Staff
(Antoine Verglas) With her pillowy pout, natural sense of style and undeniable talent, ballerina Violetta Komyshan has pliéd and pirouetted her way into becoming a veritable fashion favorite. After spending her early childhood years in Ukraine, Komyshan immigrated to Brooklyn, with her family as a five-year-old with no English Author: Freya Drohan
The truck idled on a one-lane road with doubletrack dirt lines barely visible, steep ditches on both sides, and forest beyond that. My wife stood by the pond-sized puddle in front of us with a sapling in her hand and poked the water for depth. I saw visions of the Author: Stinson Carter