The Nine Ways People Are Impossible
The Enneagram promises self-knowledge. But its best use is to help you survive dinner parties—and buy gifts for difficult people
The Layover Look
The secret to looking good at the airport isn’t suffering beautifully. It’s wearing clothes that quietly do their jobs so that you don’t lose your mind
The Viscontis of Georgia
Fleeing the Years of Lead in the 1970s, a branch of the Italian aristocracy traded Milan for rural Georgia—where their family estate has since become one of the South’s most singular hotels
The Closet Intervention
The modern closet is full of good choices that somehow add up to nothing. How can you save it?
Let There Be No Brunch!
Don’t dare bring flowers this Mother’s Day—what mothers really want is recognition for all they give up
Initial Discomfort
Once a discreet mark of ownership, the monogram has swelled into an exercise in personal branding. Can it be saved?
Seats of Power
You can fill a table with impressive people and still have an unremarkable dinner party—the difference lies in the seating chart
Eugeniu Zubco
On the 37th floor of a Fifth Avenue tower, the 31-year-old Moldovan sushi chef and Masa alum is leading Manhattan’s most exclusive new omakase counter
Escaping the Algorithmic Wardrobe
A.I. shopping assistants can find you anything. What they can’t give you is taste
What to Wear to a Funeral
When the most stylish thing you can be is invisible
An Intentional Life
The quiet discipline of choosing well
The Love Language of Gifts
The best presents aren’t about money or even taste—they’re about knowing exactly how the person you love will receive them