Town & Country October 2015

STYLE ICONS T&C’s editors weigh in on the epitomes of American style. Lauren Hutton and Paul Newman made the cut, of course. See who else did. ART HEISTS New clues emerge, 25 years later, about a $500 million theft that left Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum short 13 master-pieces, including this Vermeer. PLANET DONALD What’s it like to spend a week at Trump restaurants, hotels, and golf courses? Plus, a colorful 1983 profile from our archives, and everything you need to know about the Donald.…

MIONETTO Mionetto, the innovative Italian sparkling house, adds Prestige Gran Rosé Extra Dry to its portfolio. Mionetto, known for its best-selling Prosecco Brut, has been making wines since 1887 in Valdobbiadene, in the heart of the Prosecco region. These sparkling wines are available in several sizes including 187ml, 750ml and 1.5L to add sparkle to any occasion. Visit Mionetto online for food pairings, cocktail recipes and entertaining tips. For more information, please visit mionettoproseccousa.com. BELLARRI BELLARRI’s stunning ‘Tango Collection’ features this magnificently designed bangle. Brilliant, bullet cut blue topaz is accented with lustrous Iolite side stones and set with sparkling diamonds in 18-karat rose gold. BELLARRI… for the woman who desires to be simply exceptional. For more information, please visit bellarri.com. NEXXUS NEW YORK SALON CARE Infused with a rich…

I grew up in a family of hunters. My grandfather on my dad’s side owned a sporting goods store and amassed a large gun collection that included several Walker-model Colt revolvers, the weapon the Texas Rangers used to tame the west before the Civil War, and a pistol with a provenance that included the outlaw Jesse James. I have two uncles on my mother’s side who are also enamored of guns. One, a trauma surgeon, also owns a World War II–era tank; the other, an electrical engineer, has a full alphabet of machine guns, from an AR-15 to a Sterling L2A3, the battle ax of the British Army for many years. As for my father—who grew up in a house where the parlor walls were covered in firearms—he owned nothing…

KLARA GLOWCZEWSKA T&C’s travel editor at large describes her trip with Uma Thurman to South Africa and Botswana in our cover story, “Africa’s Ark” (page 158), as “the most adrenalinefueled experience ever—we were snuggling up to sedated wild rhinos and hearing tales of near-death mishaps. I’ll never forget one guide’s piece of advice: ‘You’re not in trouble when a lion roars. You’re in trouble when he’s silent.’ ” MARY KARR “Anybody with an inner life as big as Lake Superior can grasp how memories, over time, morph as the self—the filter through which you interpret—morphs,” Karr says. Her Manners & Misdemeanors column, “What Lies Beneath” (page 136), is adapted from her new book, The Art of Memoir, which contains wisdom from 30 years of teaching. “Every memoirist swimming in those…

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE Indulge in the luxury of complete freedom in The Haven® by Norwegian, an exclusive enclave at the top of the ship. Book a suite or villa and enjoy the services of a 24-hour personal butler and concierge dedicated to crafting your experience to your personal taste. True luxury is yours with Norwegian Cruise Line. For more information, please visit ncl.com. STEPHANIE KANTIS The Stephanie Kantis Jewelry Collection is masterfully bench-made by hand and sculpted in bronze. Each piece is finished in either sterling silver or 24-karat gold. The collection encompasses both bold statement pieces and subtle layering items. This mixed metal virtue ring is a featured piece from the Fall 2015 Juxtaposition Collection. For more information, please visit neimanmarcus.com. WACOAL Raise your awareness! Wacoal donates $2 to…

A SURREAL CONNECTION I was recently shown a beautiful Salvador Dalí painting entitled Autumno that I discovered was a commission by the Hearst Corporation in 1946 and used as the cover of that year’s October edition of Town & Country. This was fascinating to me, as the magazine would have played an extremely important role in giving Dalí exposure to some of the wealthiest people in the country—T&C’s core readership, both then and now. The early ’40s were the artist’s most important years in the U.S.: He would establish himself as a household name with an exhibition at New York’s MoMA, the release of his autobiography, his work on Alfred Hitchcock’s film Spellbound, and this cover. I congratulate Town & Country for its foresight in supporting an artist who was…