Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2023 i Town & Country

In March 2013 T&C descended on the desert of Scottsdale, Arizona, to photograph a collection of spring looks inside Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter retreat and studio, Taliesin West. The legendary architect designed hundreds of homes around the country (one of them, an oceanfront gem in Carmel-by-the-Sea, recently sold for $22 million), but this wonder had a special place in his heart. Originally constructed in 1937 on more than 500 acres, Taliesin West also served as the base for the Taliesin Fellowship, Wright’s community of apprentices (it later evolved into the School of Architecture). Today the property, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and, best of all, is open to the public. Take a tour of the sprawling estate and stay for the…

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This oasis of hip is Jaipur’s latest hot spot. Villa Palladio, Jaipur The city’s two expat design darlings, Barbara Miolini and Marie-Anne Oudejans (of Bar Palladio and Caffé Palladio), paired up with Rajasthani painter Vikas Soni to create this fever dream of a hotel in a 1980s structure in an enclosed garden slightly outside town that once belonged to a member of the local nobility. The nine rooms vary, but all are many shades of scarlet and shockingly beautiful (the public spaces too), with hand-painted depictions of flora, fauna, and other motifs reflecting Mughal and Italian aesthetics. The restaurant is wonderful. Tip: It’s takeover heaven. A paean to Art Deco is the new place in Oslo. Sommerro Hotel, Oslo The city’s original electrical company (“Light power heat,” proclaims the 1930s façade) has…

One morning last fall, Thomas Woltz followed a winding trail through the woods to a clearing about 650 yards down the hill from Monticello, the Palladio-inspired house that Thomas Jefferson—Founding Father, president, architect, and polymath—built on a mountaintop outside Charlottesville, Virginia, the centerpiece of a 5,000-acre plantation. This was archetypal American woodland, with leaves drifting down and a cardinal darting from one branch to another, the kind of place cherished by weekend hikers, saunterers, and scouts. But there was another element in the mix, which, thanks to Woltz’s recent interventions, is now impossible to overlook. This clearing happens to be the site of the Burial Ground for Enslaved People at Monticello. It is where more than 40 enslaved persons, from among the more than 400 who lived and worked at…

In January, when it was revealed that a college financial planning startup called Frank, which JP Morgan had acquired for $175 million, had allegedly scammed the bank by wildly goosing its user numbers, shockwaves reverberated through higher education circles. The news was all the more titillating because Frank, which claimed to have helped millions of students, was founded in 2017 by a 24-year-old woman named Charlie Javice, a budding entrepreneur from Westchester County with shampoo commercial hair and a smooth MBA patois honed at Penn’s Wharton School. Javice seemed every bit the business wunderkind, earning slots on Forbes’s 30 Under 30 and Fast Company’s Most Creative People lists. The questions on everyone’s mind were: If the allegations are true, how could one of the world’s most venerable financial institutions have…

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The Old Guard… THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL The iconic Hollywood refuge (left) is as discreet as it is romantic. Just ask Elizabeth Taylor, who spent six of her honeymoons here. A century of hosting A-listers means excellent service. “The staff’s attention to detail is unrivaled,” says event planner Michelle Rago. DORCHESTERCOLLECTION.COM THE BREAKERS It’s no surprise Palm Beach’s grandest dame still makes it onto many a wedding planner’s list. While it may date back to 1896, an old dusty pile it is not. The hotel primps and refreshes on the regular—ever more necessary given all the millennials who have moved into town. THEBREAKERS.COM …& The Rising Stars THE RESORT AT PAWS UP “Nature is a driving force behind new classics,” says Fête founder Jung Lee. “It’s an incredible foundational element.”…

WHERE ARE WE GOING? For golfers of the highest caliber, there is no holy grail like the Masters, held each year at Augusta National in Georgia. While the $2 million prize is nice, the real bragging rights here is that green jacket, reserved for winners of the tournament and members of the club, among them Warren Buffett and Condoleezza Rice. Want one? Augusta is invite-only—you can try eBay. APRIL 6–9, MASTERS.COM WHAT ARE WE WEARING? Precision is a virtue in any sport, but especially in golf, where every stroke counts. Getting onto a stage as vaunted as the Masters means nothing if you can’t deliver—on the green, of course, but sartorially, too. The Rolex Day-Date, with its triple display, is a paragon of accuracy and a perfect way to manifest…

And, judging by how booked hotels are, you are too. We all have our favorites, the places we return to again and again, where they know us and we know them. We keep those classics in another list. This is a rather scientific survey of the best of the new: places that opened in the last two years (mostly). Tricky times, but exciting as well. Our methodology can be found on page 61. But here is the underlying factor: All the hotels listed are where we would want to stay too. See you there?…

A grande dame in the wilderness, reborn. Hotel Union Øye, Norway There’s nothing so new, it turns out, about our infatuation with the outdoorsy nordic lifestyle. This hotel, amid the mountains of fantastically scenic Norangsfjorden, first opened to cater to the crème de la crème of European society back in 1891 (the guestlist is long and includes Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany). The property has just been refurbished by the visionary Norwegian travel company 62˚ Nord, and it masterfully walks the line between fresh and traditional, relaxed and opulent. You can bike, kayak, ski, snowshoe, wild swim, and hike (tweeds no longer de rigueur), or just be still in these magnificent surroundings. The King’s Suite has a gin-and-tonic button. Just press. A modern remake of the western fantasy. The Green…

We are not going to tell you. Because that would be like shouting what your birthday present is before you unwrap it. Instead, we will say this. Come spring, stand on the west side of 57th and Fifth and stare straight across the avenue. After three years of a daringly ambitious reimagining, Tiffany’s Landmark location will open those historic doors. Are the elevators where you remember? Are they attended? Is the Tiffany diamond where you left it? Where are the Schlumberger bangles and the Paloma cabochons? The Peter Rabbit bowls? Does Atlas preside? Is Elsa still on 3? As you peek inside and search for answers as if it were a treasure hunt, remember what this corner means to its city. If, as we have been hearing, Midtown Manhattan is…

1 GET QUIRKY “Introduce some whimsy to soften the formal edges,” Bronson van Wyck says. “A wall of fresh cotton candy does the trick. Or thousands of candles. Just don’t do both—the candy will melt in a second!” 2 EMBRACE AGE “The great thing about old school spaces is their patina,” van Wyck says. “Play that up: Light up fantastic architectural details or bathe an area in rich colors for something unexpected.” 3 LIGHT IT RIGHT “Paring down traditional decor keeps a space looking fresh,” Michelle Rago says. “Instead of florals and candlelight, do low table lamps. Or even no flowers, just tapered candles, which is stunning.” 4 MIND EVERY DETAIL “Guests are entering a classic venue with certain expectations,” Jung Lee says. “So you have to be meticulous about every…

Rule No. 1 Embrace the crazy. Who in their right mind would buy a half-restored, 140-year-old wooden schooner that hadn’t been afloat for three decades? What would you do with such a vessel? Brothers Alex and Miles Pincus didn’t have answers to these questions when they set out to purchase the 133-foot Coronet.“It’s the most important historical yacht in existence,” Alex says. “We just knew we’d figure something out.” A prime example of Gilded Age luxury boatbuilding, the Coronet was commissioned by a Brooklyn oil tycoon who challenged anyone to beat him in a race across the Atlantic (he won). The Pincuses, who co-own the nautical-themed hospitality company Crew, have already rescued a small fleet of important historical vessels, turning some of them into restaurants (including Manhattan’s Grand Banks). In…

Welcome to your jewelry shopping enabler. The Johri at Lal Haveli, Jaipur This transformed 19th-century upper crust house is the creation of Siddharth Kasliwal, ninth-generation co-owner of India’s famed and oldest jewelry store, the Gem Palace. Conveniently, it is steps from the Johri Bazaar, aka the jewelry market, and its five large suites (there’s also a courtyard restaurant and bar) are a serene blend of heritage and modernity, in shades of their namesake treasures. We love the Neelam (sapphire). But why not book all of them and have a shopping party? Two top spots in one of the world’s alpha capitals. Casa Polanco and the Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City It’s a toss-up. The intimate new 19-room Casa Polanco sits on Lincoln Park, close to much of the best shopping in its eponymous…

Think Crusoe with infinity pools and Mini Mokes. Kisawa Sanctuary, Mozambique Remote Benguerra Island, in the Bazaruto Archipelago, has long been a magnet in the Indian Ocean—the ultimate rarefied dropout. This 740-acre hotel, on its southern tip, with 17 artful thatchroofed bungalows scattered among the dunes, is its new star. Each bungalow sits on its own beachfront acre, with a private infinity pool and a Mini Moke available for exploring the area. The spa has a doctor in residence (plus visiting practitioners), and land-based and marine activities abound. Kisawa partners with the Bazaruto Center for Scientific Studies, a permanent staffed ocean observatory, where Kisawa guests are welcome. The star of The White Lotus. San Domenico Palace, Taormina It may have only recently begun surfacing on everyone’s radar—thanks to a certain hit…

Like many people in search of a socially distanced alfresco hobby during the pandemic, Onyeka Bowers Obioha and Alfrantz Lolagne took up golf. He even proposed, in late 2020, during a getaway to the Ojai Valley Inn for a weekend on the links. So the couple’s decision to have their wedding at the Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles felt perfectly natural given their shared leisure pursuit—but there is more to this story. The Wilshire Country Club has been an institution nestled in the city’s historic Hancock Park neighborhood since 1919. Yet it wasn’t until 35 years ago that it admitted its first Black member, Dr. Mirion Bowers, the bride’s grandfather. “After dealing with adversity and resistance, including threats by neighbors and resignations of other members, my grandfather remains a…