Elena Clavarino
Kelly Beeman
The painter and illustrator was convinced art couldn’t be a full-time job. But when Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson came across her drawings on Instagram, overnight success followed
The Clothes Maketh the ‘Gram
Gate-crashing runway shows is hardly new, but once upon a time it was rare, memorable, and involved people who lived for fashion. Now it’s a social-media status symbol
A Bigger Splash
A new coffee-table book explores the design and history of the world’s most stunning seawater pools, ranging across South Africa, Australia, and Scotland
Francesca Villa
Sparkle
When Rome Stood Still
Pandemic-era photographs of deserted streets and empty monuments reveal a magical side to a city so often associated with the throngs of people it attracts
Joel Meyerowitz’s Life in Photography
One of the pioneers of color photography looks back on his six-decade career in a new book
Riviera Madness
In the late 19th century, the French and Italian coasts became places of refuge, thanks to their moderate climes. With climate change destroying the Mediterranean summer fantasy, will vacationers go elsewhere?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Thanks to an influx of art, restaurants, and hotels, Naples, a city long considered too dirty and dangerous to visit, is more popular than ever
Giberto
Switch
When Amusement Reigned
The pavilions and garden follies of pre-revolutionary France are collected in a charming new coffee-table book
The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Jane Birkin
A lifetime of photographs pays tribute to the French-British actress and singer who inspired the iconic handbag
Being Bardot
A dazzling new coffee-table book collects Douglas Kirkland’s and Terry O’Neill’s photographs of Brigitte Bardot behind the scenes of some of her best films
Eyes on the City
Evelyn Hofer’s photographs of New York, Paris, and Dublin offer a look at 1950s-and-1960s-era city life and its evocative street scenes
In Search of Lost Whimsy
In a new coffee-table book, the eccentric Italian artist and designer Gaetano Pesce looks back on his life and career, and reflects on his longtime enemy: coherence
Match Point, Italian–Style
When a Milanese waiter’s mistress confronted his pregnant girlfriend about their affair, he took matters into his own gruesome hands
Villa Munch
Stay
Viva Venini!
A dazzling new coffee-table book offers a survey of the unparalleled lighting designs of Venini, the Italian glass firm that elevated Murano to new heights
Anand Virmani
After working as a bartender in Delhi, the young entrepreneur created his own gin brands. Now they’re outselling Bombay Sapphire
Pickle
Rent
Barrier to Entry
Shop
Panerai
Set
The Last Hurrah
A new book collects the 1980s party photographs of Dafydd Jones, chronicler of British high society at its most riotous, just as that world was coming to an end
So Much More than a Wedding
This season, “non-wedding weddings”—think short ceremonies, long parties, and far-flung locales—are all the rage, and brides have taken the assignment to heart
