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Last fall, it was nearly impossible to escape the second season of HBO’s The White Lotus—not that we’d want to. The latest season of the addictive satire takes place at a luxury resort in Sicily, and follows the hotel’s guests, employees, and locals as their respective roles in a mysterious death unfolds. Italian actor Sabrina Impacciatore, who plays the hotel’s manager, delivered one of the series’ standout performances. After having acted on stage and screen in Italy for decades, Impacciatore’s introduction to American audiences turned her into an overnight star, flexing both her dramatic and comedic chops—an improvised joke where she compares Jennifer Coolidge in head-to-toe pink floral to Peppa Pig went viral. Impacciatore’s character, Valentina, a seemingly rigid working woman who keeps a watchful eye over the White Lotus, does…

MODEL: Xue Huizi IMG HAIR: Blake Erik MAKEUP: Olivia Barad STYLIST ASSISTANTS: Heather Sage Blair and Andrew Krops…

While well-heeled travelers have long viewed Copenhagen as a stylish destination, the city has now established itself as a major player on the global style and design map. Since the first Copenhagen Fashion Week in 2006, the influence of “Scandi” style has indelibly left its mark on everything from interiors to fashion, as exemplified by our obsession with hygge and the success of brands like Ganni, Cecilie Bahnsen, and Saks Potts. Danish designers have also looked towards environmentally conscious initiatives long before the strategy went mainstream. It tracks, then, that Copenhagen’s taste for chic, understated luxury with a sustainable bent extends beyond fashion and into hospitality. Villa Copenhagen is a grande-dame hotel that places sustainability at its core. From sustainable amenities to a zero-waste food concept, guests are given the unique…

Embracing a new sensuality for spring, Alexander McQueen’s creative director Sarah Burton rendered a bevy of tailored, leather, and denim looks in fresh hip-hugging (and sometimes hip-baring) silhouettes. A bumster 2.0 and even the occasional catsuit could be found among the sharp shoulders and great coats we expect from Burton. Difficult as it was to peel one’s eyes away from Naomi Campbell walking down the runway, the true delight of Burton’s latest collection was a series of enchanting embroidered looks in a buoyant blue, all inspired by the Early Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch. Fantastical nature scenes were hand-embroidered and seemingly “collaged” onto an off-the-shoulder corset-waist gown, a bodysuit shown with a matching draped leather belt and boots, and a catsuit. Each of Bosch’s elements—oversized strawberries, yellow fish, blue and pink flowers,…

The name Colin King evokes simplicity. It’s spare, yet regal and old-world; you might even call it timeless. It’s interesting how a name can so perfectly fit its owner. King has spun a career in the design world that is thoroughly modern, even as his style veers a bit more classic. A New Yorker by choice and Ohioan by birth, King studied jazz dance and ballet for a decade before transitioning to the world of interiors in his early 20s, styling for top design publications like T Magazine and Architectural Digest. He’s quickly become a must-follow on Instagram, founder of his namesake design studio, a go to for brands from Beni Rugs to Menu looking for inspired product design, and, most recently, the subject of his own book with Rizzoli,…

GEMSTONES held her in awe: OBJECTS THAT ARE ALMOST AS OLD as the planet. “Freedom is gold,” says Elsa Jin. The fine jewelry designer’s meaning was on several different levels—in the physical sense, looking at the glistening yellow of gold or the sparkle of a gemstone, she meant that it allows the mind to be transported, taking the onlooker to an infinite number of imagined destinations; in another interpretation, it is a statement of rarity and preciousness. Freedom is to be valued; it can be fleeting and it needs to be carefully nurtured and cherished. As a flower in a garden, it should be treasured. Eighteenth-century Europe saw the Enlightenment take hold in many of its cities. It showed people what freedom might look like; spiritual freedom for people and, in particular,…