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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.

Agenda

Making Waves

VANITY FAIR UK

Contributors

The Power and the Glory

Vanities • VANITAS VANITATUM

Opening Act

THE FINE PRINT • MOCA’s new exhibition salutes maximalism—when it comes to patterns, more is more

STAR POWER • Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov, the writers behind the Twitter phenomenon and new book Astro Poets, play matchmaker between fall’s standout scents and the astrological elements

FINAL CUT • The director behind Beyoncé and Rihanna videos, and this month’s Queen & Slim film, Melina Matsoukas proves that personal style is just another form of her artistry

GOLDEN DAYS • New ethical-sourcing mandates make it easier to buy green—and make a statement

CINEMA PARADISO • Awards buzz began on speedboats and private palazzos at the Venice International Film Festival

TO THE NINES • V.F. and Saks Fifth Avenue celebrated the power of style during the Best-Dressed List party at L’Avenue in New York

Travel • OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO…

Editor’s Letter

FIELD NOTES • Wanderings / wonderings—what we’re thinking about

THE HEIGHT OF Luxury • The new Excellence Class aboard Switzerland’s Glacier Express sets a standard as high as the mountain peaks that line this unique train’s legendary route

FANTASY HOTEL • Picture your perfect hotel with staff poached from around the world. Here is our dream team…

Call of the Wild • A journey deep into Europe’s greatest wilderness in Romania

MIDDLE GROUND • Against the backdrop of Brexit, we explore the lives, landscapes and lasting divisions that define the Irish borderlands

CROSSING THE LINE • The indomitable Irish adventure cyclist recalls furtive and comical border incidents

Sweet Spot • A hotel doesn’t have to be new for us to love it

WINTER Blues • Escape seasonal stress and head for a place where the only blues in sight are the turquoise tones of the Indian ocean: Milaidhoo Island, a Maldivian hotspot that’s nothing short of paradise

TERRA INCOGNITA • MICHELLE JANA CHAN immerses herself in the Makay, an uncharted wilderness in Madagascar

Wish You Were Here • The Dhofar Mountains, the Empty Quarter and the Arabian Sea

THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT 2019

Death to the New Establishment (Long May They Reign!) • SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. AFTER YEARS OF SCANDALS, OUR NEW MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE APPEAR EVEN MORE RUTHLESS THAN THE OLD GUARD THEY DISPLACED

THE VALLEY • Visionaries and venture capitalists transforming the tech industry. (See also: “The Moguls,” page 83.)

THE MONEY CROWD • The rising generation of bankers, fintech pioneers, and other masters of the financial universe

THE OLD NEW ESTABLISHMENT • Big men on campus (yes, they are all men) who are still masters of their domains

THE MOGULS • Titans, empire builders, and wannabe monopolists disrupting the world on a mass scale

#MeToo and What Came After • THE REPORTERS WHO HELPED IGNITE A MOVEMENT REFLECT ON ITS STUNNING SUCCESS—AND THE ENORMOUS WORK THAT REMAINS

THE NEW HOLLYWOOD • In a world dominated by streaming, old Hollywood has gone hightech

THE ARENA • Musicians, athletes, and executives...