Happy Birthday to T
To celebrate the first decade of The New York Times Style Magazine, we've created 10 covers.
T@10
For T's 10th anniversary, we’ve gathered some of the most fascinating figures from fashion, entertainment, art and design, all between the covers of one issue. (And speaking of covers: We've got 10 of them!) We start by traveling to two very different locales: Tangier, where we visit Yves Saint Laurent's stunning final home, Villa Mabrouka; and Shanghai, where we stroll the Bund — and take a few selfies — with the wisecracking designer Michael Kors. Next, we look at a pair of celebrities on different ends of the career spectrum: the newly minted megastar actor Channing Tatum, who makes time in his busy schedule to indulge his secret passion, sculpture; and the rock icon Stevie Nicks, who doles out wisdom (and some moon pendants) to the rising girl band Haim at her home in Los Angeles. And in two of our most ambitious stories of the past decade, we worked with 15 renowned artists and 15 famous authors. We asked the artists (Barbara Kruger, Francesco Vezzoli and others) to get creative in the form of self-promotional advertisements, and the authors (Zadie Smith, James Patterson and others) to pool their talents for a collaborative original story. Elsewhere, Richard Rodriguez pens an essay on what it means to be naked in the digital age; Tim Wu investigates the roots of modern-day mindfulness practices in California wine country; and Gideon Lewis-Kraus travels to the remote Italian island of Stromboli to check out one of art’s oddest — and most volcanic — residencies. See all stories from this issue >>
HIGHLIGHTS
Channing Tatum: A Work in Progress
By ROB HASKELL
He has gone from being a stripper in Florida to one of Hollywood’s top-earning actors. What does that do to a person?
Strolling Along East London’s Fournier Street
By SAM KNIGHT
A walk down a narrow passageway in the Spitalfields district, where 17th-century Huguenots meet immigrant laborers and contemporary artists — and time seems to misbehave.
Ridley Scott Hits Annabel’s
By NATE FREEMAN
In “A String of Naked Lightbulbs,” produced by Scott, actors, supermodels and rock stars conjure the blurry nocturnal memories they shared at Annabel’s, which isn’t just any club.
Good Old Neon
By EMILY WITT
A new kind of raver — think bright eye paints, acid lips and plaited hair — is pogoing through fashion and New York’s downtown experimental scene.
Exquisite Corpse
By T MAGAZINE
Taking their cue from the Surrealist parlor game, 15 renowned authors take turns contributing to an original short story.
Nakedness in a Digital Age
By RICHARD RODRIGUEZ
In San Francisco, where nude men once gathered to chat in the sun and employees of Silicon Valley discover new ways for us to leave our bodies behind, Richard Rodriguez ponders the meaning of being unclothed in the Internet era.
A Dual Review of What’s New, Starring André 3000 and Fran Lebowitz
By T MAGAZINE
André 3000 and Fran Lebowitz chew on spicy oatmeal, two-way sunglasses and a handbag shaped like a train.
Sisters of the Moon: Stevie Nicks and Haim
By SHEILA HETI
The rock icon Stevie Nicks invites the band Haim to her Los Angeles home for an intimate conversation about the life behind the music.
The Meaning of Life
By TIM WU
Whether or not the latest wave of self-helping meditators or corporate practitioners of ‘mindfulness’ know it, the spiritual enlightenment sweeping America has strong ties to Buddhism, thanks in part to one huggable ex-monk in California.
The Year 2004
By JEFF OLOIZIA
As T celebrates its 10-year anniversary, a look back on what made the news — and our pages — in the fourth year of the millennium.
Expressions of Anguish and Rage
By T MAGAZINE
Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari evoke the anger and sorrow in Kevin Young’s stoic meditation on mourning.
A New Course of Action in Men’s Wear
By JASON RIDER
In luxe fabrics and elegant cuts, the utilitarian appeal of military wear is more than rank and file.
The Last Place on Earth
By GIDEON LEWIS-KRAUS
What does it take for an artist to truly relax? Try one very wealthy patron, a group of eager assistants and an erupting volcano on a remote Italian island.
Surface Tension
By T MAGAZINE
The artist Josephine Meckseper layers the fine with the found in an exploration of material value.
Imaginary Worlds
By CAROLINA IRVING, MIGUEL FLORES-VIANNA and CHARLOTTE DI CARCACI
The enchantment of magical places, from medieval castles to storybook gardens, inhabits fashion this season, as designers focus on the narratives of familiar legends and folklore.