Vanity Fair

From entertainment to world affairs, business to style, design to society, Vanity Fair is a cultural catalyst, inspiring and driving the national conversation. Now the magazine has redefined storytelling for the Digital Age, bringing its high-profile interviews, stunning photography, and thought-provoking features to your device in a whole new way.

Vanity Fair

Editor’s Letter • Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue is a tradition now three decades old, one that represents both the culmination of the cinematic season and a look at what’s to come.

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Hot MIC • How TAYLOR TOMLINSON moved from the Christian comedy circuit to James Corden’s old slot

Holey GRAIL • Knit, knot, net! Take inspiration from the wealth of textiles on display at “Woven Histories,” now on view at the National Gallery of Art. May fiber fancies abound

True GLITZ • When Sabato De Sarno took the helm at Gucci last year, he set out to minimize the maximization that had reached an apotheosis under Alessandro Michele. In an otherwise sleek and street-sharp collection—wide, crisp denim; micro shorts; tiny tanks; wool blazers—the crystal embellishments spattered throughout De Sarno’s debut were one of the few frivolities. This glittering iteration on the Jackie 1961 design brings classic charm to a house shape. Chandelier not included, but best believe some of the best things are still bejeweled.

DESERT Menu • As Dune: Part Two brings its epic sandscape to the big screen, a group of perfumes evokes the brusque, beguiling aspects of arid climes

City FOLK • These narratives paint a rich portrait of a glittering, communal, and bygone NYC

SHELF SERVE • Trenchant novels, facts scarier than fiction, poignant memoirs, and more

BOLD & Beautiful • Everything’s bigger in LISA EISNER’s world, from a gloriously sculptural jewelry line with The Row to her feathered coats and giant ferns

Snappy DRESSERS • Perhaps it was prescient timing for Hollywood’s biggest night out—and some nostalgia for the era before smartphone pics—that prompted this season’s crop of objets d’art camera bags. Clever details, including a makeup mirror hidden behind a faux lens protector (Chanel) and a removable strap (Louis Vuitton), infuse the fanciful with the practical (though no actual camera function). Get ready for your close—up.

Netflix Can CHILL • Two years after a stock crash that destabilized the industry and inspired endless schadenfreude, the streamer’s reputation—and finances—have bounced back

AI STAR Is Born • How artificial intelligence is already changing filmmaking

When the STARS ALIGN • For our 30th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD ISSUE, we tapped 11 stars making the most of a transformative era by taking chances and taking charge. Here’s a peek at what happens when some of the industry’s most vibrant talents let loose

THE Power & THE Glamour A HOLLYWOOD PORTFOLIO • As the strike dust settles and America reacquaints itself with the box office (thank you, Barbenheimer), VANITY FAIR spotlights LA’s most influential characters, the players keeping the town running

THE TRAILBLAZER • “The disruption that we’re seeing in the traditional structures and systems of Hollywood is a good thing,” says DuVernay, a former movie publicist who’s now one of the most significant forces in the industry. “And I am thrilled to step into that space of vulnerability because that is where great things happen and brave things happen.” Her work as a director and an advocate continues to shed light on the underrepresented, both onscreen and off.

THE HITMAKER • At 18, Ronson began his career DJ’ing in New York City and later collaborated with Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga. Last year, he wrangled Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish,...