THE BARRON Identity

The world's most famous college freshman is as mysterious a presence at NYU as he is in the American psyche By Dan Adler

A New Light

When life changes usher in a big move, textile maven Zak Profera finds a world rich with nuanced pattern

FLIGHT RISK

IT'S SUSPECTED THAT A RECENT SPATE OF GLOBAL AVIATION INCIDENTS INVOLVING EXPLODING CARGO, HACKED GPS SYSTEMS, OR SPOOFED COORDINATES TRACES BACK TO RUSSIAN AGGRESSORS. THE SOPHISTICATION OF THE ATTACKS ONLY RIVALS RUSSIA'S PENCHANT FOR BRUTALITY, SO WHAT'S NEXT? THE SKY'S THE LIMIT

Mix Masters

At their subterranean studio in Queens, the design duo Ficus Interfaith combines stones, shells, pits, and more into terrazzo creations rich with narrative meaning

Poetic HARMONY

With “A Poem for Deep Thinkers” at the Guggenheim Museum, RASHID JOHNSON revisits his archive

LOOK & LISTEN

IN AN AMBITIOUS NEW SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURE FOR STORM KING ART CENTER, KEVIN BEASLEY ENGAGES THE SENSES AT MONUMENTAL SCALE

GOLDEN AGE

Designer Neal Beckstedt embraces the beauty and power of patina in the renovation of his Sag Harbor home

Working THROUGH IT

VF's royals correspondent reveals how she fought her own battle with cancer—‘ile reporting on the Windsors’ diagnoses

UNITED WE STAN

FROM MARVEL ANTI-HERO TO TRUMP AND TOMMY LEE, SEBASTIAN STAN HAS EMERGED—SLOWLY AND NOW SEEMINGLY ALL AT ONCE—AS ONE OF THE MORE FEARLESS ACTORS OF OUR TIME

Connecting Thoughts

In Mons, Belgium, a bold new train station by Santiago Calatrava bridges communities, cities, and big ideas

Earthy Delights

Designer Jessica Helgerson looks to the land in a playful collection of flatweave rugs

Air of Mystery

Conjuring a sculpture in the land, Worrell Yeung adapts a Rhode Island barn into studio space for two art stars

ROMAN EMPIRE

JOE ANOA'I SLAMMED HIS WAY TO WWE STARDOM AS “ROMAN REIGNS.” NOW THE BRAWNY BRAWLER IS LOOKING TO HOLLYWOOD FOR HIS NEXT STARRING ROLE

Industrial Revolution

Knoll brings back a series of minimalist occasional tables by High-Tech pioneer Joe D'Urso

Stark Contrast

Architect Thomas Phifer brings his light touch to the new Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

Spring in Her Step

To design the new Manhattan outpost of Printemps, Laura Gonzalez celebrates history, craft, and blooms of rare beauty

IN GOOD COMPANY

AS THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL KICKS OFF ITS PLAN TO GO TUITION-FREE, VF GATHERED SOME AUGUST ALUMNI TO TALK ABOUT MEMORIES AND DREAMS

LIGHTING THE WAY

TAPPED BY CARTIER TO REVIVE ITS WOMEN'S PAVILION FOR EXPO 2025 IN OSAKA, JAPAN, ARCHITECT YUKO NAGAYAMA CHAMPIONS FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE ON A GLOBAL STAGE

Green Peace

With grand gestures and vibrant color, retail impresario Kate Rheinstein Brodsky breathes new life into a classic prewar apartment on NYC's Upper East Side

Made in Harlem

A$AP Rocky loves fashion, the neighborhood he's from, his kids, his grandmother, Rihanna, staying up late, making music, vintage luggage, the list goes on... Leah Faye Cooper meets the ever joyful Met Gala co-chair.

"It's Our Turn"

Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton Mens creative director, talks to Chioma Nnadi about the exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” and what it means for Black resiliency, possibility, and power.

WALKING AHEAD

In a moving new memoir, Prabal Gurung confronts some hard truths.

The Dressmaker

Growing up, Tina Knowles counted her nephew Johnny among her best friends. As he found a place for himself in the world by making clothing, he showed Tina—and her daughters—a way to leave it a bit more beautiful.

FACE TO FACE

Henry Taylor's portraits are alive on the canvas and wonderfully unpredictable— much like the artist himself.

GETAWAYS

Adventure in unlikely places.

"I'm Here Now"

On the podium and in the paddock, Lewis Hamilton has revolutionized the culture of Formula 1. He reflects on what it means for a Black man to dress up, show up, and make no apologies. As told to Leah Faye Cooper.

HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS

Thessaly La Force visits the fantastical world of L'Enchanteur.

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE

The warming, healing saffron may have cosmetic benefits too.

Superfine & Dandy

A many-splendored cast celebrates the new exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, which tells the story of Black dandyism as a joyous sartorial force and a crucial tool for moving the social and political needle. Jeremy O. Harris walks us through it and writes about a lifetime of looking sharp.

All in the Details

Colman Domingo has arrived at his leading-man moment, becoming a vibrant red-carpet presence in the process. But, as he tells Marley Marius, it starts with the little things.