Town & Country features the latest in luxury, from beautiful homes, sumptuous dining to exotic locations. In 11 gorgeous annual issues, Town & Country covers the arts, fashion and culture, bringing the best of everything to America's trendsetters
1959 MARIA CALLAS IN VENICE “Sure I’m fiery, and I’ll stick up every minute of the day and night for art!” the legendary Maria Callas told T&C in January 1959. The American-born Greek soprano, photographed here in Venice, had just wrapped up a whirlwind itinerary, including a run in Cherubini’s Medea with the Dallas Civic Opera and a nearly sold-out show at Carnegie Hall, of which we noted, “and this without a single line of newspaper advertisement. Reason: Callas is, today, the most ‘mythogenic’ personality on both the operatic and dramatic stages.” This year, to mark the centenary of the diva’s birth, her former residence in Athens will become the home of the Academy of Lyric Art Maria Callas, a nonprofit for aspiring opera singers. La Divina will soon get…
This is not a nostalgia trip. Right now, every single person in our second annual OG Issue is enjoying a banner year—first-time documentarians (or first-time subjects of documentaries), runway showstoppers, viral sensations, Oscar nominees. They show us how it’s done by doing it, and doing it better than ever. Watch what happens when Charlotte Rampling walks a fashion show. Or Sylvester Stallone turns up front row at Ralph Lauren. Or Janet Jackson walks into Caviar Kaspia. Or Madonna goes on tour. Or recent T&C cover star Michelle Yeoh takes over the world! See how Brunello Cucinelli takes a victory lap (page 58) and Veronica Webb shows next-gen supermodels how it’s done (page 94). Tune in to find out who commands the most attention when the Roys return (page 72; we’re…
BARBARA WALTERS “She was a heat-seeking missile, one that never failed. She’d come off a plane from Israel and be told to go to Poland as soon as she landed, and she’d go. I wouldn’t. I’d tell them to fuck off.” —Cindy Adams MADELEINE ALBRIGHT A legacy of diplomacy—and brooches. • ROGER ANGELL • JAMES CAAN • IRENE CARA • PATRICK DEMARCHELIER • JEAN-LUC GODARD • LESLIE JORDAN ANGELA LANSBURY Jessica Fletcher’s posthumous appearance in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was a fitting send-off. • RAY LIOTTA • LORETTA LYNN • TANYA Mc QUOID ISSEY MIYAKE Pleats, if you please. • OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN • CLAES OLDENBURG PELE Suffice it to say: #goals. • QUEEN ELIZABETH II • STEPHEN SONDHEIM • RONNIE SPECTOR • IVANA TRUMP VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Fashion’s resident rebel…
WHERE ARE WE GOING? Grandes dames have the Paris couture shows, and major art collectors convene at Basel. For those whose tastes skew more vintage Cord than Calder (#IYKYK), there is the Amelia, the annual classic car show that takes place on the eponymous island in Florida. There are drives, reveals, auctions, and, of course, the ne plus ultra of horsepowered pageantry, the Concours d’Elegance. MARCH 2–5, AMELIACONCOURS.COM WHAT ARE WE WEARING? Like any gathering of serious—and seriously loaded—hobbyists, the Amelia is as much about oneupmanship as it is about the automobiles. Bidding a couple mil on a 1930s Packard at auction, for instance, is a sure way to stand out. So is flashing the rose gold glint of Chopard’s Alpine Eagle watch, which may give you the swagger of…
On a recent afternoon a prominent society doyenne who splits her time between New York and Palm Beach took a look at the scene down in her winter getaway and noticed a perceptible shift in the casting. “It used to be the typical older crowd. You know, Wilbur and Hilary Ross eating dinner in 45 minutes flat at the Mark before speeding to Teterboro to take off before the clock struck 12,” she said. Then Covid came. “People who already had Florida homes realized they were naturally spending enough time outside of New York to file as Florida residents. Plus, all these young people who came so their kids could be outdoors got them into the Benjamin School. And suddenly Sant Ambroeus at the Royal Poinciana Plaza isn’t all ladies…
GET THE APP Download TaxBird or Monaeo to track the precise amount of time spent in each location where you own a home. When the auditor comes a-knocking, it’s more solid evidence than an Excel spreadsheet. BRING YOUR STUFF Do not leave the good jewelry in New York. That, plus art, family heirlooms, and anything else you truly treasure should be relocated to your new official home. Time to call the shipping company about that Peloton. MAKE A SCENE Cozy up to Shannon Donnelly, the society editor at the Palm Beach Daily News, and get that tanned mug of yours into the Shiny Sheet on the regular. THROW A PARTY When else will your lawyer tell you to do that? Entertaining friends and hosting holidays at your Florida home is…
