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Hoyeon Takes Hollywood - With her first English-speaking role with an A-list director, the model and Squid Game alum is proving she's here to stay.

With her first English-speaking role with an A-list director, the model and Squid Game alum is proving she's here to stay. Her debut acting role in Squid Game made her a breakout star in 2021 for her magnetic performance as Kang Sae-byeok, a North Korean defector with an "I'm not here to make friends" iciness, who participates in the deadly competition to provide for her little brother. A year later, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Drama Series. Now she has 18.8 million followers on Instagram and fans all over the world. (When a group of NYC teenage girls wearing baggy jeans spot her outside the Chinatown coffee shop we've moved to post-steak, they quiver and audibly freak out.)

The $50,000 Smile - No one knows better than dentist Michael Apa what great teeth are worth.

No one knows better than dentist Michael Apa what great teeth are worth. A smile redesign with Apa costs a cool $5,000 per tooth, and he has a 10-tooth minimum. Key to his bespoke approach is fitting every patient with a set of temporaries to get used to their new smile. After making adjustments in a next-day appointment, patients wear the temps for two weeks before they're replaced with hand-painted porcelain.

What Are You Wearing?- Activist Amanda Nguyen on turning that question into a rallying cry for survivors of sexual assault everywhere

Activist Amanda Nguyen on turning that question into a rallying cry for survivors of sexual assault everywhere. Walking down the runway in a custom dress designed by artists Suzanne McClelland and Alix Pearlstein and adorned with the text of the Survivors' Bill of Rights, I was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions. Alongside me were other survivors and allies, while ambassadors from the United Nations, diplomats, policymakers, and influencers all came to watch.

PEAK Form

Head for the HILLS (or higher) for a slew of spots that deliver DRAMATIC SCENERY and COOLER CLIMES

The Beauty Bandits

Michelle Mack seemed to be living the dream life, until it all came crashing down. Authorities say the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crime ring delivered a simple order: Steal all the luxury makeup in sight.

One of One

Anok Yai never really cared to fit in. Now she's reaping the rewards.

POP Chops

What does HAIR have to do with MUSIC? EVERYTHING. Here, architects of POP-STAR hair reveal how a DEFINING LOOK can INSPIRE fanatic DEVOTION.

SKIRTING the Issue

SHARP TROUSERS have ruled the runways recently, but FALL 2024 ushered in a full-on RETURN of the SKIRT. Could our fashion news director, an avowed pants person, be converted by its CHARMS?

DATING AFTER the APPS

Was there such a thing as LOVE before Bumble, Tinder, and Hinge? How a generation of RELATIONSHIP SEEKERS that came of age SWIPING is now looking to MEET PEOPLE in NEW (and some very old) ways.

In CHARACTER

A PREVIEW of fall's BEST CLOTHES, worn by a CAST of SINGULAR PERFORMERS and PERSONALITIES who always BRING THE ENTIRETY of themselves to everything they do in ART, FASHION, and LIFE

JUDITH JAMISON and KYLE ABRAHAM on the LIFE and LEGACY of legendary choreographer ALVIN AILEY, the subject of a major new exhibition

When Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the age of 27, in 1958, he wanted to create a company dedicated to exploring and expressing the Black experience through dance.

ON YOUR MARK

What makes Sha'Carri Richardson the fastest woman in the world? Untold hours on the track, family love and support, a determination to win and the signature nails help too. Maya Singer meets the Paris-bound Olympic superstar

OF THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE

There's no proper job description for the first lady. So Dr. Jill Biden has shaped the role to who she is: a listener, a teacher, an immensely talented advocate. This campaign, she's working harder than ever.

On the Up

A growing cadre of women are trading their injectables for a more lasting, and somewhat more retro, procedure: the facelift

MAMMA MARGHERITA!

Is there a more endlessly reinventable food than pizza? Tamar Adler tries a few of the country's most beloved, creative, and craved-after new pies.

FULL PICTURE

An entire-body MRI is now available at a price for anyone who wants a comprehensive view of their interior. But what, asks Maya Singer, are we really looking for?

Heavy Hitters

New novels from some fiction greats.

GUARDIAN of Objects

Laura Kugel is the go-to art dealer for the world's most discerning clients, but her family's Paris wonderland is open to all. Come inside, won't you?

THE HUNGER GAMES

Two former bons amis grew up in the same expensive suburb and cut their teeth together in the Paris nightclub scene. Then they launched competing restaurant empires, and the gloves came off. Now one of them is facing a suspended prison sentence and a huge fine. Welcome to the city's most delicious grudge match.

Le Pois, C'est Moi

Beyond the grandeur of Versailles, Louis XIV's secret garden blooms again, and not just for a T&C haute couture fairy tale Today the Potager du Roi may just hold the key to the preservation of historic gardens everywhere.

The Bourgeoisie and the Rebel

Love. Sex. Liberation. In the Paris demimonde, the secrets felt personal.

So, Where Do You Facial in Paris?

In the City of Light, sometimes you need to find a way to become incandescent yourself.

Ecole! Elysée! SCANDALE!

The path to the French White House requires a political education at one of the country's elite universities. As controversy swirls around Sciences Po-class treason, #MeToo à la française, creeping le wokisme-will its grip on power finally slip?

The Cruise Cure

One definition of bliss at sea is padding down a ship's hallway from your suite to the spa in a robe and slippers. Here's what awaits.

High SEAS

How seductive is a cruise on an ultraluxury ship (yes, that's a category) like the new Regent Seven Seas Grandeur? So much so that a 132-day sailing sold out in three hours. It was time to investigate.

So, Where Do You Ride in Paris?

A fancy equestrian's guide to the best of Gallic galloping.

Midnight in Paris, 1924

Only here is it possible to go in search of the past and find yourself.

Anatomy of a Classic

Whether you're headed to Montparnasse or Montmartre, this titan of travel fits in the palm of your hand.

Only a Day to Spare?

These hotel spas-mini-me's of destination, health retreats punch way above their weight. So, if you're in the neighborhood...

Are There Still Mysteries in Paris?

Surely not, in the world's most visited city! And yet: Why is the Louvre called the Louvre? Why do the upper stories of its 17th-century buildings tilt in? Why do even familiar streets feel so enticing, unknown? One thing is clear: So many of us return because the City of Light is really one of mesmerizing shadows.