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Vanity Fair opens the door to Hollywood. With a unique mix of grit and glamour, we track the latest scandals, the greatest achievements and the newest stars. Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst. A provocative mix of culture, politics and high finance that generates more monthly media coverage than any other glossy magazine.With an outstanding combination of iconic photography, groundbreaking stories, in-depth reportage, and social commentary, Vanity Fair is the biography of our age, one month at a time.

Vanity Fair UK

Editor’s Letter

Seize the SEASON • As the nights draw in, embrace a moodier palette—but perk yourself up with a few sparkling touches

Contributors

VANITIES • VANITAS VANITATUM

LA LADY • LORRAINE NICHOLSON on being raised by the Hollywood wolves

The Plunge

First BLUSH

Princess DIARIES • Audiences are bidding The Crown farewell upon its final season, but the royal family’s ultimate style icon endures: Tailored denim, prim cable knits, and a little black (revenge) dress will never go out of fashion

Free BIRD • A stylish new film celebrates the enigmatic sex researcher Shere Hite

Scents of STYLE

Hot SHOT • Clippers point guard RUSSELL WESTBROOK keeps it stylish on and off the court

Fight SONGS • In a crowded field of political books, POTUS 45 looms

SIX PACK • Inventive novels explore love and loss—without clichés

Hot Seat • In her new memoir, discomfort queen Ziwe gets personal.

Reign SUPREME • Chief Justice John Roberts insists he’s taken the reins of the Supreme Court. But the institution may be too far gone

When Sunset’s NOT SELLING • With its power creatives on strike, a hefty new mansion tax, and insurers fleeing, LA’s fanciest properties are at a standstill

THE STREISAND EFFECT • At home with the legend, talking music, movies, and her revealing new memoir, My Name Is Barbra

The Way We Made THE WAY WE WERE

THE ROTHSCHILD WHO WASN’T • THERE’S A THREE-STORY, THREE-BEDROOM TOWN HOUSE AT 514 BROOME STREET IN MANHATTAN WITH AN EXPANSIVE IVY-LADEN TERRACE.

ATSUKO ALL THE WAY • Thanks to her singular energy and her many viral videos—not to mention her trademark bowl cut, which inspires fans to buy wigs for her shows—Atsuko Okatsuka has become one of the most beloved stand-up comics around

THE MOON SHOT • It can be hard to remember after years of collective grief and bitter politics, McLean report on the unlikely group of scientists, generals, and government but a COVID-19 vaccine was never a sure thing. Joe Nocera and Bethany officials who supercharged the effort to get us back to some kind of normal

Hip-Hop’s ENAISSANCE MAN • He was a graffiti-art pioneer, denizen of CBGB, friend of Basquiat, collaborator with Blondie, and host of the show that helped turn hip-hop global. On the 40th anniversary of Wild Style, the cult film that made him famous, FAB FIVE FREDDY takes stock

BAZ LUHRMANN • The filmmaker on storytelling, restlessness, and finding the perfect man purse