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T’s May 15 Summer Travel Issue

Highlights

  1. Letter from the Editor

    The Road Retaken, and Thus Seen Anew

    For the writers of T’s summer Travel issue, returning to the sites of formative trips provided a chance to reflect on who they’ve become.

     By Hanya Yanagihara

    CreditJoakim Eskildsen

  2. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities

    When Aatish Taseer first traveled to the Turkish city, he was closeted and just beginning his writing career. This time, he explores revolutions personal and political.

     By Aatish Taseer and Joakim Eskildsen

    A food vendor on the streets of Istanbul’s Fatih neighborhood, where many Syrian immigrants now live.
    CreditJoakim Eskildsen

  3. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers

    Maaza Mengiste’s childhood trip to the mountain didn’t go well. Upon returning decades later, she gains a new understanding of her mother’s life — and her own.

     By Maaza Mengiste and Maroesjka Lavigne

    The snowy peaks of Pilatus.
    CreditMaroesjka Lavigne

  4. A Writer Returns to the Grand Canyon, This Time With His Mother’s Ashes

    Thomas Page McBee first visited the national park as a child on a family vacation. Thirty-three years later — and 11 after starting testosterone — he finally reckons with his parent’s death.

     By Thomas Page McBee and Melody Melamed

    The author, Thomas Page McBee, with his backpack and hiking boots in front of him. His memory of his last trip to the Grand Canyon, when he was 8, “is pockmarked with trauma holes.”
    CreditPhotograph by Melody Melamed. Set design by Piers Hanmer. Projected image: Owen Franken/Getty Images

  1. What Our Writers Read, Watched and Listened to Before Their Big Trips

    For T Magazine’s summer Travel issue, three writers returned to places they’d once been years after their first visits. Here’s how they prepared.

     

    CreditClockwise from top left: © 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising/Everett Collection; courtesy of Alfred A. Knopf; dcphoto/Alamy Stock Photo; courtesy of Basic Books; Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection; courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux

  2. Bold Fashion That Offers a Chance to Try On a New Identity

    This season, why not adopt a highly tailored look — or pair silk with faux fur.

     By Kristin-Lee Moolman and Jacob K

    Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane jacket, $3,350, shirt, $750, and boots, $1,350, celine.com, and coat, $3,800, and pants, $670, similar styles at celine.com; Falke bodysuit, $249, falke.com; Jessie Western bolo tie, about $195, jessiewestern.com; and stylist’s own hat. Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane sweater, $940, and boots, $1,150, celine.com, and coat, $3,950, jacket, $2,650, and pants, $2,600, similar styles at celine.com; Jessie Western bolo tie, about $195; and stylist’s own hat.
    CreditPhotograph by Kristin-Lee Moolman. Styled by Jacob K

  3. On Strawberry Fanta and Other Treats Imbued With Divine Status

    Whether because of religion, fad dieting or Instagram, humans have long made food offerings in the hope of connecting with the sublime.

     By Ligaya MishanAnthony Cotsifas and Leilin Lopez-Toledo

    To accompany this article, T created deconstructed shrines containing gustatory (and other) offerings such as, clockwise from top, a strawberry soda, a candle, a red silk scarf, a crystal bowl, oranges and marigolds.
    CreditPhotograph by Anthony Cotsifas. Styled by Leilin Lopez-Toledo
    Food Matters

  4. What’s Behind Fashion’s Rediscovery of the Bare Midriff?

    It might be that in exposing the waist, designers are also revealing their hope for a bolder and better future.

     By Nick Haramis

    A spring runway look by Coperni.
    CreditImaxtree
    Notes On The Culture

  5. A New Class of Campus Satire

    With shows like “The Chair,” a fresh group of storytellers are using college life to explore — and lampoon — privilege and identity.

     By Adam Bradley and Carmen Winant

    A photo collage created with images from “The Chair” (2021) as part of a project called “My Academia (Adolescent Bedroom Wall Series)” (2022) that the Columbus, Ohio-based artist Carmen Winant created exclusively for T. “I like the idea of taking an episodic show and working to understand it in a single arrangement . . . a way to revert back to my teenage method of seeing: covering every inch of my walls, making sense of the world around me and the media I was absorbing,” Winant says. “As a university professor myself, I, too, have watched many of these shows, laughing out loud, feeling totally dismayed, everything in between.”
    CreditCarmen Winant, courtesy of the artist. Source photos: courtesy of Netflix
    Arts and Letters

  1. In All That He Does, Gaetano Pesce Looks to Counteract Sameness

    For his latest project, the architect and artist has created an installation out of LEDs and balloonlike forms that will adorn the Aspen Art Museum’s facade.

     By Nick Haramis

    The architect and artist Gaetano Pesce in his Brooklyn studio, surrounded by some of his colorful designs.
    CreditDaniel Terna
    People, Places, Things

  2. A Homey Restaurant Tucked Inside a Mexico City Apartment

    Plus: a new model of Hermès’s Kelly watch and more from T’s cultural compendium.

     

    A view of the dining room at Esquina Común in Mexico City, where personal objects from the owners’ own home give the restaurant a cozy feel.
    CreditDaniel Patlan
    People, Places, Things

  3. Gohar World Offers Handmade Tableware With a Sense of Humor

    With their whimsical new line, the artist sisters Laila and Nadia Gohar channel the spirit of a memorable dinner party.

     By Tilly Macalister-Smith

    The sisters Laila (left) and Nadia Gohar wear the aprons that they designed — surrounded by their sculptural candles, plates, egg candelabra and other decorative home items — for their new table accessories line, Gohar World.
    CreditPhotograph by Chase Middleton. Set design by Laila and Nadia Gohar
    T Introduces

  4. Airy Knits and Elemental Textures for Warmer Days Ahead

    Light, loosely worn clothes make for a seamless shift to summer dressing.

     By Miranda Barnes and Sasha Kelly

    Max Mara top, $550, maxmara.com; Alaïa dress and briefs (worn underneath), price on request, 011-33-1-42-72-30-69; and Raf Simons shoes, $2,146, historyofmyworld.com.
    CreditPhotograph by Miranda Barnes. Styled by Sasha Kelly
    In Fashion

  5. Woven Accessories With a Bohemian Flair

    Crochet, raffia and leather fishnet add a carefree touch to vacation bags and shoes.

     By Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi

    Simon Miller, price on request, simonmillerusa.com.
    CreditMari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi
    Market Report

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