Wet and Wild
Vacations in Italy usually mean carbs and Campari, not meditation and muesli. But Ischia’s Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa delivers the best of all worlds
Party People
AIR MAIL LOOK celebrated summer on the beach in East Hampton
Better Off Med
Why do the freewheeling women of Italy, France, and Spain manage to do summer so much better than the rest of us? We sent a reporter to steal their secrets
Italians Do It Better
Is la dolce vita anything but a fantasy? Our American pilgrim immerses himself in pleasure, determined to find out—or die trying
Hollywood Ending
With drugs in the dressing room and paparazzi in the parking lot, Fred Segal–Ron Herman was the epicenter of California cool for decades. So who turned off the heat?
Release Me!
I went to the Golden Door spa expecting kale salads and aqua aerobics. Instead, I found something much deeper
Look’s Book: Paris
The insider’s guide to the best facials, massages, day spas, workouts, and health-conscious restaurants in the epicenter of gorgeousness
Picture Perfect
The Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc is a carefully constructed, obsessively tended dream. But it has a few secrets
Look’s Book: Paris
The insider’s guide to the best hairstylists, colorists, nail salons, and brow groomers in the epicenter of gorgeousness
Welcome to Fantasyland
With a ski slope, amusement park, and more than 350 shops, American Dream is the second-largest mall in America. It’s a little bit of a nightmare—and the key to understanding who we are now
The World’s Most Expensive Massage
Spoon-fed honey, a thwacking with oak leaves, and an oxygen mask are all part of the fun
Look’s Book
The insider’s guide to the best facialists, massages, day spas, nails, workouts, and health-conscious restaurants in New York
It’s Only a Grocery Store
And yet Erewhon has become the epicenter of Hollywood. See you at the salad bar?
Better Off Red
After mastering footwear and beauty, Christian Louboutin is turning down the sheets at Vermelho, his first hotel in Portugal
Look’s Book: New York
The insider’s guide to the best cuts, color, brows, and lashes in town
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary!
Wellness-obsessed jet-setters are flocking to Germany in search of better living. But is it all smoke and muesli?