It's 10:30 a.m. in Beverly Hills, and Nara Aziza Smith wants truffle fries.
Is that crazy? she asks me, flipping her freshly done box braids behind her shoulder and adjusting the straps of her white lace midi dress.
We both stick out a bit. On the patio of the Terrace café at the Maybourne hotel on North Canon Drive, the crowd is mostly older, mostly male, mostly white Hollywood-exec types. We are noticeably younger and even more noticeably the only two biracial Black girls sitting for brunch. The patio looks over a pristinely manicured garden. Everything is so perfect, it almost looks Al-generated.
Smith seems to be searching for some assurance that I won't judge her for indulging in a bowl of fried potatoes before noon. Will you share some with me? she asks. It's almost cliché to start a celebrity profile with a description of a meal order-even more so when the subject is a young woman. But this is a story about Nara Aziza Smith. Food-the cooking of it, the presentation of it-is why she's rocket-shipped to viral fame and why we're here. (For what it's worth, she ordered a plain croissant and a whole-milk matcha latte to go along with the fries.)
Plus, in Girl World, sharing a bowl of fries is a rite of passage. It's a signal that there's a lot to discuss in just a little amount of time, and when it comes to Smith-the 22-year-old South African and German model turned TikTok sensation, mega mom influencer, and certified internet-discourse-starting machine-there's quite a bit the world has been waiting to hear her say.
Smith is still trying to figure out where she fits amid all of the frenzy. I never know what to say when people ask me [what I do], because technically, yes, I create content, she says.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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The Un-trad Rise of Nara Aziza Smith - Her from-scratch cooking videos regularly go viral to the tune of 20 million views, inspiring awe, rage, and memes galore. but if you ask smith about it,
It's 10:30 a.m. in Beverly Hills, and Nara Aziza Smith wants truffle fries.Is that crazy? she asks me, flipping her freshly done box braids behind her shoulder and adjusting the straps of her white lace midi dress.We both stick out a bit. On the patio of the Terrace café at the Maybourne hotel on North Canon Drive, the crowd is mostly older, mostly male, mostly white Hollywood-exec types. We are noticeably younger and even more noticeably the only two biracial Black girls sitting for brunch. The patio looks over a pristinely manicured garden. Everything is so perfect, it almost looks Al-generated.
Mr. Armani's Universe - Over the past five decades, Giorgio Armani has constructed his own cinematic world out of fashion and with an ambitious new project in New York, now you can live in it too
When I meet Mr. Armani- never Giorgio, even to those in his inner sanctum-on the eve of his 90th birthday this past summer, he is at home in Milan, surveying his light-dappled Japanese garden as construction work takes place. Though he is smaller than you might think, it's here that the portrait of the man behind the myth, one of fashion's last eponymous titans, reaches full scale. "I love being at home. It's my safe, placid space," he tells me via a translator. "The biggest misconception about me is that I am cold and distant. In truth, I am a shy person who cherishes affection from a close circle of loved ones."
The Dispatch - Interior Lives - Derek C. Blasberg talks to Lauren Santo Domingo and Martina Mondadori about living in spaces created by a pair of interior-design visionaries- Renzo Mongiardino and François Catroux- and the most important lessons they learned from working with these legends of home.
Derek C. Blasberg talks to Lauren Santo Domingo and Martina Mondadori about living in spaces created by a pair of interior-design visionaries- Renzo Mongiardino and François Catroux- and the most important lessons they learned from working with these legends of home.
Her Own Way - As one of the most beloved K-Pop Idols, Jennie is always thinking about what her fans want from her. but what does she want for herself?
When Jennie steps out in public, it is practically an act of bravery. The mononymous global pop star, fashion icon, and, most notably, member of the record-shattering K-pop group Blackpink is so inundated with paparazzi at Fashion Week and obsessed over by fans at shows that even the most mundane aspects of her life can trigger international news cycles. The majority of her adulthood has been a commitment to country and fandom, so she's practiced in being observed; when she notices it, she sits up straighter, smiles a bit brighter, works a little harder. She can't place when that started happening exactly, but it's something she's learned she can turn on, especially when she performs: "Anyone who meets me will say I'm so far from what I represent as me onstage," she says.
All WRAPPED Up
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In January 2023, Julia Fox posted a tour of the Manhattan apartment she was living in with her young son, Valentino, to TikTok, and it immediately went viral.
When in Rome- Rediscover the eternal city through a slew of new properties that ooze sprezzatura
Italy's capital is a dramatic mash-up of ancient and modern, flawed and reinvented, chaos and control. Winding through the streets, visitors can have the heady experience of turning a corner and feeling like they traveled back in time. It's a city with so many historical layers and styles, says Daria Reina, who, along with her husband, Andrea Ferolla, founded the cult boutique Chez Dede. You can feel the spirits of the people who came before and left behind their soul. The couple just opened Superattico Monserrato, a 1,400-square-foot penthouse apartment in the same building as the store. Eclectically appointed with contemporary art, bed linens designed by Reina and Ferolla, vintage Marcel Breuer chairs, and Venini chandeliers, it's like living in a Chez Dede world.
The STATES of REPRODUCTIVE Rights
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The Whole TORY
TWO DECADES in, TORY BURCH, the BRAND, is once again one of the most TALKED-ABOUT labels in FASHION because TORY BURCH, the WOMAN, did what she's ALWAYS DONE in times of uncertainty: BET on HERSELF.
The VANGUARDS
WHO DO YOU look up to when you're the one name-checked as the first, the best, the source of inspiration? That's the question everyone at the vanguard of things contemplates at one time or another.
