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CAILEE SPAENY STARS AS HOLLYWOOD'S LEADING WOMEN

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PRISCILLA V MAGAZINE WINTER 2023

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CAILEE SPAENY STARS AS HOLLYWOOD'S LEADING WOMEN

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PRISCILLA V MAGAZINE WINTER 2023

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CAILEE SPAENY STARS AS HOLLYWOOD'S LEADING WOMEN

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With every ending comes a new beginning.

Someone probably said that sometime, somewhere. Even if not, it’s true. With our winter issue, V can’t help but reflect on the past year and wonder, excitedly, about what’s to come.

For one, Cailee Spaeny (shot by Rob Rusling for this issue) hit a high note as she joined the Coppola canon in the titular role of Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Spaeny, who hails from a family of nine kids in southern Missouri, has a story that resonates, inspires, and entertains. With a performance sure to catapult her to Hollywood superstardom (as well as fashion fame, having closed Miu Miu’s most recent show in Paris), V can’t help but fall in love with her, too.

Of course, Spaeny isn’t 2023’s only phenomenon of our pop culture moment. Notably, the SAG-AFTRA strike (and Writers Guild of America win) greatly affected Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé embarked on what felt like the most talked-about tours of all time. Pharrell debuted a Louis Vuitton collection and Barbie made us remember that Margot Robbie is like, really pretty, even when she’s meant to be ugly.

We could go on, and in fact, we did. Our BEST OF 2023 section highlights V editors’ top moments of the year, while the rest of this issue looks forward to 2024 and the artists, actors, and fashions set to dominate the months ahead.

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In This Issue:

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Heroes, 32 V News, 36 When Liza Met Louis, 38 Best of 2023, 39 C’est la V, 40 If You Are So Inclined, 42 V Girls, 44 V Trends, 48 It’s Time for Cailee, 50 Tall Tales, 60 When the Fog Clears, 68 Take the Plunge, 78 At the Scene of the Cruise, 86 In a Havana Rose-Tinted World, 94 When in Rome, 102 Of the Jardin Variety, 104 Can You CC Me on That?, 114

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EDITORIAL Stephen Gan Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director Mathias Rosenzweig GEN V Editor-in-Chief / Digital Director Lizzy Goodman Senior Contributing Editor

Melissa Scragg Managing Editor / Production Director Codie Steensma Managing Editor Savannah Sobrevilla Editor Greg Krelenstein Entertainment Editor

PHOTO / ART Photo Director Goran Macura Art Director Tobias Holzmann Consulting Creative / Design Greg Foley FASHION Fashion Director Gro Curtis Senior Fashion Editor Xander Ang Fashion Market Editor Emma Oleck Fashion Coordinator / Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief Marissa Lee DIGITAL Digital Managing Editor Kevin Ponce Social Media Manager Jordan Yates Weibo and Chinese Editor Meng Ji

CONTRIBUTORS Richard Burbridge Rob Rusling Eric Johnson Dan Beleiu Alvaro Beamud Cortés Damien Ropero Marcus Cooper Jonny Marlow Bruno + Nico Van Mossevelde Bryce Anderson Mitchell Feinberg Max vom Hofe ioulex Lindsay Ellary Viridiana Pakbae Bailey Bujnosek John Kopp Shelby Latterman Ahad Sanwari Olivia Novato Tara Kenny

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CONTRIBUTING FASHION EDITORS Nicola Formichetti Anastasia Barbieri Patti Wilson Anna Trevelyan George Cortina Amanda Harlech Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele Contributing Editor-at-Large Derek Blasberg Copy and Research Editor Teri Duerr ADVERTISING / FINANCE Magazine International (Advertising Office for Italy and Switzerland) Luciano Bernardini de Pace luciano@bernardini.it Grazia Mortari mortari@bernandini.it Eleni Gatsou Bureau (Advertising Office for France and America) Eleni Gatsou eleni@elenigatsou.com Marie-Loup Faggioli marie-loup@elenigatsou.com Distribution Consultant David Renard david@mediaideas.com Managing Director Todd Kamelhar PRESS AND EVENTS Purple PR Andrew Lister andrew.lister@purplepr.com Frederique Mundy frederique.mundy@purplepr.com SPECIAL THANKS fe Creatives Elle John, Fabio Mayor Art + Commerce Arnault Kononow Art Partner Lottie Walsh, Nicole Mai Untersander SN37 Steven Chaiken, Ian David Monroe, Skylar Pittman Interlude Project Elena Mereu Atomo Management Serena De Mastri, Marco Degrassi CAA Elizabeth Mitchell Studio Formichetti Tiffany Square DNA Lorenzo Re The Society Cheri Bowen, Morgan Rubenstein Elite Pedja Govedarica, Heather Hughes The Lions Clayd Yila IMG Nick Anderson, Chris Lukas NEXT Samuel Zakuto NEXT Milan Viola Mistretta Heroes Jonathon Reis D’Management Max Festari, Livia Santangelo Monday Artists Kate Buckwald A-Frame Margaret Park, Noelle Keshishian, Monica Braun, Tiffany Chu kabukimagic Chuck Fiorello Streeters Rayna Donatelli, Tyler Williamson, Nicolas Chaponot, Sonia Hamidi, Maya Wanelik MHS Artists Bevin Murphy Julian Watson Agency Claudia Zanna, Julie Boyle, Alexander Wood Home Agency Christine Lavigne, Josephine Whittaker, Robin Pacheco SEE Management Leigh Sikorski, Laura Groudine Lalaland Artists Michelle Nguyen, Mimi Small 1972 Agency Stewart Searle, Drita Curanaj Bryan Artists Chloe Iturralde Bryan Bantry Carole Lawrence Blend Management Alessandro Bruno Kalpana NY Leela Veeravalli Total Joey Kuskin, Stevie Williams The Wall Group Alexander Williams, Amy Sabel, Tal Chesed Frank Agency Sarah Lynch, Manny Ezugwu Unidos World Dan Victoria Gleason PRTNRS Ariel Resnick W-M W-MManagement Management Marianna Maffi Jewel Baek Interns Anna Henderson, Will Fleming, Liv Vitale, Marli Giedt, Maggie Schut, Fabrice Laguerre, Natalie Cohen, Gulie Garadaghli, Abby Lorenzi, Jingya Hu 30

HEROES To wrap up 2023, V felt called to revisit the mysterious but mega-influential girl group of the post-punk era, the artistic mind behind some of the most iconic stage costuming in the history of music, and the alt duo that so suavely merged fashion and indie rock since the early 2000s. V hope you brought your appetite for the past, because nostalgia is all that’s on the menu

From left to right: Jamie wears all clothing and accessories CELINE HOMME by Hedi Slimane, socks and shoes talent’s own Alison wears all clothing and accessories CELINE by Hedi Slimane, shoes talent’s own

THE KILLS THE DYNAMIC DUO IN CONSTANT DEPARTURE The Kills aren’t afraid to try new things—in fact, they thrive on it. The English-American rock duo’s 2003 debut album Keep on Your Mean Side boasted a distinct hypnotic rock sound laced with punk and blues influences and quotable lyrics; a departure from the radio-ready, manufactured rock sound of the late ’90s. It was clear that vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince were a dream team, perfectly complementing one another’s musical talents to create an irresistible new sound. Over the last two decades, the duo has continued to innovate within the rock genre, honing their gritty yet dreamy vibe across a batch of cult-classic albums—each one more daring than the last.

Following seven years after 2016’s Ash & Ice, the band’s new album, God Games, is a mesmerizing tour de force that cements The Kills’ status as indie rock icons. As usual, crafting it meant stepping out of their comfort zones. For Hince, the biggest departure from the band’s usual creative process stemmed from building his own studio, a space where the duo could have free reign to develop God Games’ 12 electrifying tracks.

“I didn’t really need to explain what I had in my head to anybody, I could just make it myself. So that was really liberating,” he reflects. For Mosshart, writing song on piano instead of guitar was a departure from prior albums. “It was just giving me so many ideas, hearing a completely different sound played. It changed my rhythm, changed my melodies,” she says.

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The pair’s open-minded attitude helped them find the beating heart of God Games. Hince’s pulsing guitar mixes with dashes of brass and electronica, chopped up for an enticing live-performance effect. “We didn’t want to fix all the human stuff,” he noted of the album’s pared-down production. The album’s lyrics have a similarly eclectic bent: Climate change is the focal point of a track named “103” (as in degrees), while the thrumming “Wasterpiece” provides cheeky commentary on fame.

For all its peering into the darker corners of reality, God Games ends on an optimistic note, with the rhythmic outro “Better Days” hinting at good things to come. This attitude is, perhaps, a product of the album being developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kills had been touring for three years before lockdowns forced them to take a break and gave them time to work on new material. With the release of God Games and the world largely reopened, the notion of returning to the stage is a welcome one.

“My dream is to go back on tour around the entire world again because it’s been a minute and we miss everybody in everywhere,” Mosshart says with a laugh. As for Hince’s dream: “I’d like to have another record out much, much quicker.” Cue a group laugh. Whether their next project takes months or years, it will be worth the wait.

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THE IOWA-BRED ARTIST WHO DID SOMETHING COOL Denizens of Manhattan’s trendy Dimes Square neighborhood know that a visit to the second floor of Chinatown’s East Broadway Mall promises a great vintage find. What they might not know is that for a month this fall, in a space no larger than a modest city bedroom, there existed an exhibit titled “On Earth As It Is In Heaven.” Anyone who popped their head in would’ve likely found themselves face-to-face with the iconic Christian Joy, visual artist and costume designer to Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Santigold, and Childish Gambino (among others), sitting solo in a pink-lit room with a neat row of portraits hanging on the wall next to a headless gold mannequin wearing a long, kimono-like garment peppered with braided strands of brown hair. In place of its head, a large disc reflected footage shot by Joy’s friend and collaborator, ioulex.

“It’s a little about my mom,” Joy chuckles looking at the mannequin as its video installation head flickers back at her, “I was raised born-again Christian so I wasn’t allowed to cut my hair.”

As the second of six children raised in a wildly atypical household in Marion, Iowa, Joy recalls “We were Christians who wouldn’t attend church because my dad was in and out of prison and thought everyone at the church was a hypocrite.” Joy remembers wanting to get to New York City, by whatever means possible. “In my mind, I was always like: I have to get to New York and once I get there, I’m gonna do something so cool,” she says, echoing the sentiment of thousands of bored but ambitious teenagers across Middle America. Eventually, she made it to the city notorious for its bigger-than-life energy, stopping in Iowa City and Chicago along the way. “In Chicago, I was so fucking poor,” she laughs. “My boyfriend and I at the time would split a value meal from McDonalds. But growing up poor gives you superpowers, so it wasn’t that bad, really.”

Once in New York City, Joy found a job at a photo stock company through a temp agency (“I was terrible at it.”) and a salesperson gig at a vintage boutique (“I got fired for not being good at selling things”). It wasn’t until she landed a position at Daryl K on 6th Street that things started to align, “[Daryl K] was the downtown New York designer,” Joy remembers. “All the cool girls went there. I ended up meeting people that were more like the people I wanted to know.” It was behind the counter at Daryl K that she encountered icons like Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and a young Karen O, who came in one day with a recording of her new band’s music. “I thought ‘Oh god, this is gonna suck,’” Joy recalls, “But it was actually really good.”

They became friends and soon Joy made her first piece for Karen O (a slashed prom dress à la Carrie) which the singer wore for an early Yeah Yeah Yeahs performance at The Cooler, the legendary now-closed venue once located in the Meatpacking District. Watching from the audience, the reality of this being the “cool something” Joy was going to do with her life truly hit. “When she yelled my name on stage, I just”—Joy puts her hands around her face like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone—“I saw her on the covers of magazines, I had this vision. I knew they’d blow up.”

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ESG THE CULT FAVORITE DEMANDING HER FLOWERS ESG is one of those bands whose name is a passcode shared between cool weirdos. Karen O has said Yeah Yeah Yeahs would never have existed without ESG. LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has called them “irreducible.” And those are just the rock kids. The band’s biggest area of cultural prominence may be in hip-hop, where, since forming in the South Bronx in the late ’70s, ESG’s primal beats have been a source of fascination to the point of obsession for DJs and rappers. “UFO,” ESG’s eerie, insistent, creepily beautiful instrumental has been sampled literally hundreds of times by everyone from Big Daddy Kane and The Notorious B.I.G. to TLC and the Beastie Boys. “ESG were part of this tiny little moment in New York, the greatest of all cities,” says Luke Jenner of the Rapture. “They were able to straddle the early moments of disco, hip-hop and punk and do something delicious. What they did is just as important as Liquid Liquid or other bands you haven’t heard of who predicted our future.”

Becoming a cult phenomenon is an honor, but it’s also super frustrating—you’ve made this work that has profoundly shaped culture, yet only a handful of people know about it! That is in part why ESG co-founder and front woman Renee Scroggins has decided to tell ESG’s story on her own terms via a forthcoming documentary Are You Serious? The ESG Story. “I’ve tried to work with other people,” Scroggins, who directed the film, says of past attempts to capture her band’s story on film. But it always wound up with someone “trying to, in so many words, screw me over,” she recalls, laughing over the phone. (Scroggins has a refreshingly sharp sense of humor about the brutality of the music business.)

“I decided I can do it myself—just like everything else in ESG history.”

This true-blue DIY spirit is at the heart of the ESG story. Scroggins’ mother gave Renee and her younger sister Valerie their first musical instruments for Christmas the year Renee turned 12. “Valerie was 9,” Scroggins recalls of her sister, who alongside Renee and their older sister Marie, formed the original ESG lineup. “There were six of us and my older siblings in the projects got hooked on drugs. Basically, she [Scroggins’ mom] saw that we found something positive we wanted to do. She knew if you’re playing and you’re practicing that keeps you inside not outside.”

ESG, which stands for Emerald, Sapphire, and Gold, Valerie and Renee’s birthstones plus a nod to gold records status, first played in the city in 1978. It was “culture shock,” Scroggins remembers. “We go down to punk rock Manhattan with the people with spiked hair and we’re like, ‘Whoa, what the hell!?’ We were like, ‘Are they going to like us or beat us up?!’” She pauses. “They liked us.” They certainly did. ESG played all the most important clubs of the era, from post-punk nerve centers like Hurrah (where David Bowie filmed his “Fashion” video) to Paradise Garage (aka the “Gay-rage,” a pioneering center of queer dance culture known to some as the anti-Studio 54), and soon linked up with Tony Wilson’s legendary Factory Records in the UK (future home of Joy Division and New Order). “We did the opening night at the Hacienda,” Renee says referring to the label’s notorious Manchester club, memorialized in the film 24 Hour Party People. “People always go, ‘What was it like?!’ And I go, ‘Dusty!’ Because it was so new.”

There’s a “Zelig” quality to the ESG story: They borrowed amps from labelmates and legends of the downtown scene the Bush Tetras, played Danceteria around the same time Madonna was getting her start there, graced the Hacienda stage before any other Factory Records stars, and made the beats that sparked a creative fire in the minds of the most important artists in hip-hop history, but they never really got their flowers.

There was only ever one Factory Records 7-inch, ESG’s US label (999 Records) imploded just as the band’s career was taking off, and though they’ve been amply sampled, they’ve never been amply compensated— a fact the band wryly referenced on their 1992 self-released EP Sample Credits Don’t Pay Our Bills. ESG has been a part of so much, yet they have always been on their own. “No,” Scroggins says when I ask her if she ever truly felt part of a creative community. “Being young girls from the projects, doing your own thing, making your own sounds…” she says. “I’ve been in the business 45-plus years and there is so much I’ve seen and done. To survive, you gotta be tough. It takes a lot of work and it definitely takes a lot of work to be respected as a woman. I get my respect today but, man, all the stuff I had to go through to get it.” LIZZY GOODMAN 35

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Glamour is a dish best served hot. And yet, even when served cold, its flame withstands winter’s chilling frost. Whatever your poison of the palette of the purse may be or however your taste for timepieces skews, the right accessory’s ability to set one’s look ablaze with some scorching swagger should not be underestimated

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Brilliance is back—or so declares Celine. Amplifying its glitz to higher frequencies of glam, the house’s new iteration of perhaps its most obsessionpiquing bag thaws winter’s icy frost with radiance to spare. French for triumph, the ever-desirable Triomphe melts the divide between Parisian ritz and haute hedonism with a dash of sumptuous suede here and a pinch of strass there. All the while, a gold chain and accordion structure certainly overlap statement with purpose. While winter’s seasonal side effect would urge you to dim your outfit’s décor, the revamped It bag suggests some traditions are worth breaking.

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MICHAEL KORS GEARS UP FOR CHANGE Horology would have the watch be a vital tool for daily prowess; Michael Kors, however, proposes that perhaps the hands of function and flair should not only align, but come together to strike a high note of compassion. Turning the gears of progress, the American fashion house chimes in with an initiative fixed on battling food insecurity. Being the pioneer of sporty sophistication that it is, Michael Kors aims to do this in style. Enter the special-edition watch. Featuring a stunning sapphire-hued dial—all decked out with a tonal globe design— this timepiece proposes that adding a new one to your collection can be more than just an act of indulgence.

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OVER THE MOON FOR ISABEL MARANT One way to the moon is on a rocket ship. Another? Simply upping your handbag game and opting for Isabel Marant’s Oskan Moon shoulder bag.

High on gloss, low on bulk, the Oskan Moon moves into a new phase— coated in a delectable layer of futuristic frisson. An eclipse of metallic magnificence, the Oskan Moon pulls the tides of fashion closer to its cusp with chrome-clad charisma. It’s often said, “Shoot for the moon.

Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” With studded details beaming around its captivating crescent shape, perhaps you can save your aim and still have the whole night sky.

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COACH’S CONSTELLATION In the galaxy of glamor, selecting a statement bag can often be daunting, with nebulas of new creations cropping up at every corner. Often boxed, domed, or even rarer, heartshaped, their charm quickly gets swallowed by the black hole of It-bags multiplying at lightspeed. It’s only natural to wonder if there’s something else in the distance, past the known and besotted bags of yesteryear. Count your stars that Coach is serving up something lightyears ahead of the game. Astral in its shape, yet practical by wear, the Metallic Star Bag launches the star to supremacy this season. Indeed, with mesmerizing metallic leather and a comfortable strap that goes from satchel to crossbody, Coach makes a strong point—or shall we say five?

MCQUEEN’S BRASSED UP & READY TO GO When one thinks of brass knuckles, it’s almost instinctual to brace for impact—and rightly so.

Cutting to the chase, Alexander McQueen’s latest fix for a vestiary adrenaline rush is all about The Peak. As the name suggests, this climactic creation takes its cue from the house’s signature strong shoulders, characteristic of its tailoring. Take it on the run by slinging its strap over the proverbial leather jacket for a sleek look that doubles from day to night. Or dress it up with some swanky statement wear and sport it on the knuckle using its four-ring handle for a tough take on the clutch. However you don it, there’ll be no holding back when it comes to packing a punch.

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GUCCI GOES TOPSY TURVY Symmetry is so yesterday—or so declares Gucci. Embracing wonky proportions and skewing sophistication to a new shape, the house decrees a little disorder is in order. And what better test subject than one of its iconic insignias? The horsebit itself is somewhat of a legend in Gucci’s codified culture of geek chic. As it reaches the dawn of its 70th anniversary, the equestrian motif morphs into a new Milanese mode of zany proportions. Lopsided or lavish?

Gucci’s gambit into the topsy-turvy suggests perhaps you can’t have one without the other.

VALENTINO’S PARTY TRICK When heading out to the season’s glitziest parties, some would advise to leave the drama at home, but V think drama is best worn on the heels. For a sparkling spectacle, Valentino’s got a trick or two. Observe the house’s Rockstud Sequin slingback pumps. Unapologetically fierce and brilliant as can be, these bad boys are meant to soak up the limelight. With adjustable straps and cushiony leather soles and lining, Valentino’s pumps are maximalists in dazzle factor and minimalists in bulk. Set the dance floor ablaze, cause a scene—do what you will. Wherever you take them, adventure will follow. Simply put, these studs rock.

Akin to all things gray and glum, winter can drain the vibrance from even its most anticipated festivities. Often, all it takes to get over the seasonal slump is a reframing of perspective. Guess’s Glitter Square sunglasses will do. Either in sepia or the proverbial rose-tinted lenses, these spectacles are a stylish antidote to the wintry blues. Whether seeking refuge from blinding holiday lights after a New Year’s rager or simply layering them underneath your fluffiest hat, Guess’s glittery shades have got you covered.

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WHEN LIZA MET For Liza Lou, the creative process is an art in and of itself. The celebrated visual artist has built her career on laborious, intricately crafted beadwork projects that challenge how we view everyday spaces and objects. Since bursting onto the contemporary art scene with Kitchen (on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art from 2019 to 2022), a mesmerizing 168-square-foot beaded kitchen that paid tribute to the invisible labor of women’s work, Lou has continually expanded the reach of sculpture.

Her practice spans continents, from Los Angeles to Durban, South Africa, and her painstakingly detailed works take years to complete. With solo exhibits around the globe and a MacArthur Fellowship under her belt, there’s no denying that Lou is a definitive artists of our time. Her unrivaled dedication to the artistic process made her a perfect choice for the fifth year of Louis Vuitton’s Artycapucines— a project that invites contemporary artists like past participants Daniel Buren, Peter Marino, Henry Taylor, Huang Yuxing, and Tschabalala Self to collaborate with La Maison’s artisans on unique, limited-edition versions of the iconic Capucines bag.

For her Capucines, the Los Angeles native took inspiration from her work Classification and Nomenclature of Clouds , a 2018 installation consisting of 600 handsewn beaded cloth panels. “On the surface of each panel I painted and broke away the beads, trying to capture the transitory and fleeting nature of clouds. It was a meditation on time, and the way it was made amplified its meaning,” Lou recalls of the project, which took three years to complete.

Translating the epic work to the scale and functionality of a Capucines bag required innovation—but Louis Vuitton master artisans were up to the task.

“They developed a way to print and emboss the pattern of woven beads onto soft leather, which was then draped and stitched to reference my cloths, giving the bag both a new sculptural quality and also a super practical external pocket,” the artist explains.

Besides the pocket, Lou’s Capucines also features a wrist strap to shift the balance of weight from the hand—a design feature with personal significance for the artist, given that her practice requires exacting handiwork. The resulting bag encapsulates Lou and Louis Vuitton’s shared passion for craftsmanship. Hewn as always from premium soft leather and carefully assembled by house artisans, the familiar shape of the Capucines acts as a luxurious canvas for Lou’s stunning pattern. The fragility of her intricate beadwork is captured in a design durable enough for everyday wear— because a work of art like this bag deserves to be on display. BAILEY BUJNOSEK

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A tale as old as time, girl meets bag, is being reimagined through the works of Liza Lou and Louis Vuitton’s collaborative series, Artycapucines. Known for her large-scale sculptures and beadwork, Lou expertly married the themes in her work with the legacy of Louis Vuitton to create this limited-edition must-have masterpiece

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Best of 2023

Publishing of Ponyboy

by Eliot Duncan.

Megan Rapinoe retires from soccer.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial and not guilty verdict.

ED RUSCHA/NOW THEN opens at MoMA’s.

Barbenheimer’s summer blockbuster phenomenon.

Beyonce’s “Renaissance World Tour” launches.

Coco Gauff’s US Open win.

Rihanna’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl LVII.

The theatrical release of Bottoms, directed

by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edibiri.

BEST OF 2023 Netflix’s release of Beef starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

Palais Galliera’s exhibit of 1997 FASHION BIG BANG.

The Met Costume Institute’s exhibit Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.

Doja Cat enters her occult era.

Sarah Burton steps down from Alexander McQueen after 26 years.

President Biden screens Flamin’ Hot at the White House.

The memeification of Prince Harry’s audio recording of Spare.

BLACKPINK splits.

Fran Drescher’s “The Jig Is Up” speech as president of SAG-AFTRA. 39

In the City of Love, a hotel is so much more than a place to rest your head. On the contrary, it can set the tone for your entire stay. (With the right company, it can be your entire stay.) V have put together a little list of the loveliest hotels in Paris—perfect for hanging up your hat, or shall we say beret?

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SAINT JAMES PARIS

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Tired of watching historical romances and yearning for your own slice of la belle vie? Yearn no longer. The route to your dream escapade may be a straighter shot than you think. No, you don’t need a time portal or a Hollywood film set. Simply head straight to the Saint James, where gardens are so evocative of 19th-century literature that you can almost hear the rustle of star-crossed lovers chasing one another through the pink camelias.

Within its corridors, you’ll soon discover time is a fluid concept. Observe Le Bar Bibliothèque, which transcends chronology with age-old literature enlivened by mixology. Note the hotel’s signature Cosmo-Kiwi. Reinvigorated with tangy citrus and kiwi, a classic cosmopolitan gets shaken up with succulent hints of dates and Cointreau. Then, there’s the Pere e Nocciole. Fruity, nutty, and irresistibly smokey, this Manhattan is exactly what a French take on the New York-born cocktail feels like. Warm, homemade hazelnut orgeat syrup and a peach poached for a lofty seven hours translates to a flavor so fleshy you will swear you feel the peach fuzz on the rim of your glass.

Awarded the highest Écotable certification for sustainable culinary practices, Bellefeuille, the hotel’s famed restaurant, crafts cuisine with mother nature as its muse. You see, it’s all very cyclical and very chic at the St. James. Sun-ripened vegetables are grown and harvested south of Paris by Chef Julien Dumas; specials are dictated by the season.

If life itself is a work of art at the Saint James, then each room is a retrospective that transposes 19th-century grandeur with 20th-century swank. With no two rooms exactly alike, the historic estate seems to say that consistency is passé, while spontaneity is here to stay.

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LE ROYAL MONCEAU

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When in Paris, they say do as les Parisiennes do.

In matters of R & R, few concepts are less Parisian than giving into life’s simplest pleasures while nestled in one of its grandest settings.

To some, that pleasure lies in flavor. To others, it resides in the arts. While this distinction in taste may tempt travelers to part ways in search of their ideal experience, those who stay at the Le Royal Monceau may find that perhaps one can have their cake and eat it, too.

Much like its famed mirrored staircase, multiplying the majesty of the hotel’s ritzy chandeliers, its display of art, too, evokes a sense of infinite awe. Whether in its contemporary art gallery, cinema, private collection, or limitededition, art-centric bookshop, the hotel’s art and cultural services are unlike any other.

In fact, they are the first of their kind. The hotel’s art concierge offers guests tailored excursions into the lush domain of Parisian art. For the culinary connoisseur, it extends not one, but four distinct options, ranging from convivial Italian fare to contemporary creations fusing Japanese and Peruvian gastronomy.

Behind the door to each room lies a rendezvous of form where art deco flirts with the controlled curves and sumptuous warmth of mid-century modernity. Distinguished by its expansive floor plans, walk-in closets, Clarins toiletries, and furniture designed by Philippe Starck, this gem offers guests the highly coveted Parisian experience—sans the microscopic dimensions the city is notorious for.

Passing through its corridors, it’s easy to imagine the hotel’s legendary guests—including Coco Chanel, Josephine Baker, Madonna, and Ernest Hemingway—basking in its atmosphere in search of inspiration. While creative ingenuity is not a requisite for booking your stay, you may be surprised upon arrival. Inspiration often works in the most mysterious ways.

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HÔTEL DE CRILLON If you’ve ever stared at a classical painting and desired to step into its majesty, the Hôtel de Crillon is your wish come true. The Marie Antoinette suites are a good place to start. Delicate shades of gray and heapings of marble honor her penchant for dainty decadence. Once the backdrop to the queen’s piano lessons, the Hôtel de Crillon today is where bons vivants and style savants retire after exploring the City of Light.

Akin to the late queen, Karl Lagerfeld has assumed the role of guiding the enlivenment of the famed landmark. If your tastes veer toward new-glam renditions of old-world grandeur, observe Les Grand Appartements. Designed by the legendary fashion designer, these suites embark both the excess and elegance of the Lagerfeld name.

For those whose desire for a gilded romance transcends space and time, the hotel’s Les Ambassadeurs bar will do. Beneath fluttering cupids, blue skies, and chandeliers of patinated brass, imaginative libations are crafted for the traveler. For the inspired, L’Inspirée splashes G’Vine Nouaison gin onto the bright, tart flavor of lemongrass and swirls them with peppery notes of basil and bittersweet Yuzu. And even if you aren’t in Paris seeking inspiration, just a sip of L’Inspirée may be the spark that ignites your imagination.

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SO INCLINED There’s a new face in town and her name is Madelyn Cline. Originally from South Carolina and brought up shuttling to and from New York City for auditions, Cline has a quality that makes her relatable. Though she’s a star on the rise, we love how effortlessly she embodies the girl next door trope 42

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To earn the title of “heritage brand,” a design house must pass a seemingly endless number of tests put forth by the ever-changing and ever-demanding world of fashion. So what’s Tommy’s secret? Since its birth in 1985, Tommy Hilfiger has steered his eponymous brand through the twists and turns of countless trends, while staying on course to consistently deliver its signature American style. The brand has become a massive entity in fashion, found in closets across the globe, and desired by people of all ages. One of those closets belongs to actress and model Madelyn Cline— who was recently enlisted as a “Tommy Girl,’’ or a brand ambassador.

“The Tommy Girl is every girl,” she tells me with a wide grin as she sits by the window of her hotel room, overlooking a bustling Manhattan street. “I’ve always thought of Tommy [as] fun and exciting and just full of life–joie de vivre.”

The same could be said of Cline’s career thus far. The 25-year-old has had her hand in the entertainment industry since early childhood when she starred in print and TV commercials. While acting is a mainstay of her career, Cline’s influence in fashion and modeling is equally as strong. When we speak, the actress is fresh off her first New York Fashion Week.

Growing up a home-schooled, only child, Cline’s already atypical childhood was made even more unique as she spent many summers being shuttled to New York City with her parents to model and appear in print advertisements and commercials. “It’s hard to put into words because it was such a formative experience,” Cline says, fixing her gaze out the window. “Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time just to experience it all one more time and share with my younger self what’s happening now and [see] how excited she would be.”

It’s safe to say that her many years of hardwork are finally beginning to pay off, now the new face of Tommy Hilfiger—a brand she aspired to own when she was younger. “Growing up I would see the [Tommy Hilfiger] billboards, the ads, and the pictures in the store being like, ‘Ugh, they’re so cool.’” Now, she’s the one in those ads, being seen by all the young people, who like Cline growing up, are watching, working, and dreaming. JORDAN YATES 43

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When tasked with identifying the It girls du jour, talent and beauty matter, sure, but no feature is as important as the X-factor— or, more appropriately, “the V-factor.” In other words, V like for our girls to have a little “chutzpah.” And these talents have it in spades

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MATY DRAZEK THE CZECH MODEL CHECKING THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS There’s that age-old story of how a supermodel gets “discovered” out living her life at the mall.

An agent is struck by a once-in-a-lifetime beauty working the Zara checkout counter. Or maybe window shopping in Covent Garden, like Naomi Campbell. The agent approaches. Does she have an agent? No? Has she ever considered modeling? No? Is this creepy at all? Hopefully not in context. One life-changing chance encounter. One it’ll-probably-go-nowhere exchange of information and boom: runways around the world, magazine covers, Milan, Paris, name in lights.

Maty Drazek’s journey from Čáslav, Czech Republic to Paris Fashion Week was a little different. No heart-stopping moment of it’s-allhappening street casting, no restaurant sighting, just “My agent followed me on Instagram,” Drazek recalls, “Kind of a boring story.”

A little over a year ago, the now 19-year-old was just as intent on being in the world of fashion, but seemingly far outside the center of it. “A lot of people are surprised by what I do now.

Because when I was younger, no one told me I was pretty at all,” they say. Drazek grew up reading about the work of fashion titans like Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, creators known for redefining the idea of gendered style, and felt inspired; they intended to make their own mark as a fashion designer.

However, following their scouting via scrolling just over a year ago, Drazek’s rise has been astonishing. They have walked runways for brands like Miu Miu and JW Anderson, appeared in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and Vanity Fair , and been named Models.com “Men’s Breakout Star” of 2022.

As a nonbinary model, however, that title hits differently. Drazek is carving out space in an industry that is still learning how to celebrate and acknowledge androgyny in its people and not just its clothes. “I live in the Czech Republic, which is not a country that loves gay people and new things, so a lot of people didn’t get my style, the things I wanted to do, and I didn’t have much support from the people around me or my family,” Drazek adds. In other words, they were different. “I’m really glad that I wasn’t listening to them.”

That difference comes across in their personal aesthetic as well. “One day, I’ll be dressed like a homeless guy with all the baggy clothes in my closet. And the other, I’m wearing a lot of pearls, tiny black dresses, heels, purses.” Drazek is as non-conformist as what they say they represent: a “non-binary male breakout star.”

While the modeling industry as a whole learns to integrate the genderfuck of it all, Drazek is doing the same in their own life and career, finally in a space that allows them the freedom to do so. In embracing their difference, the fashion world has found itself a bright new star. AHAD SANWARI

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GRACE BURNS THE SUPERMODEL SPAWN WHO’S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE

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When 19-year-old Grace Burns first told her mom she wanted to be a model a couple of years back, it didn’t go so well. “We were sleeping in the same bed the night before my dad got back from a work trip,” she recalls. “And right before we went to bed, I was like, ‘By the way, I want to model, okay goodnight!’ and turned to the other side. Her first words were, ‘So, you’re not going to school!?’”

While many parents would worry about their teenage daughter compromising her education to pursue a creative path, Burns’s mom has direct experience: she happens to be the iconic supermodel Christy Turlington, who bypassed college to model full-time as a teenager, before later going back to complete degrees at NYU and Columbia. Since reassuring both parents (her dad is the actor, filmmaker, and writer Ed Burns of Saving Private Ryan and Sidewalks of New York) that she would still go to college and, she states with a pointed finger and mock severity, “be a smart lady,” Burns has been balancing her studies at NYU Gallatin with

magazine covers for Homme Girls, Muse, Perfect, and Pop. This year, she starred in a Carolina Herrera campaign alongside her mom and made her runway debut in a British Vogue x LuisaViaRoma show in Florence.

Burns is working in an industry where her mom’s legacy still looms large—the “fantastic four” OG supermodels Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista graced the cover of the recent September issue of Vogue and are the focus of the Apple TV+’s new docuseries The Super Models. She’s also coming up alongside other second-generation models like Kaia Gerber and Lila Moss. Given all this, I’d be remiss not to ask Burns for her thoughts on the nepo baby discourse. While she won’t be flying a “nepo baby, loud and proud” flag anytime soon, Burns is refreshingly upfront about how both her parents have shaped her. “I am who I am because of them, in every way: the way I look, the way I think, how I dress, my politics,” she says. “I would never try and reject that.”

Although she initially thought twice about getting into modeling because of stereotypes about the industry being “dumb and materialistic,” Burns has learned that knowing your angles doesn’t make you a ditz. While the camera loves her, she’s also a photographer, writer, and enthusiastic reader (with a studious Goodreads log to prove it; recent favorites include Charles Baxter’s The Feast of Love and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray). After having grown up poring over her mom’s Arthur Elgort, Irving Penn, and Steven Meisel coffee table books, earlier this year she landed her first photography campaign for Minty Mellon, a line of ballet flats and Mary Janes for the shoe brand Tamara Mellon. In true New York fashion, some of the photos were shot in a bodega, with the models using Budweiser slabs and bags of ice as props.

Burns is also an editor, having spearheaded two issues of By Grace, a zine she describes as “a time capsule of my friends, the people that inspire me, what I’m thinking about, writing about, looking at, and finding interesting.” In the coming months, she will self-publish a collection of love poems and photography. While she’s nervous about putting her innermost thoughts out into the world and aware that she might one day look back and regret sharing her teenage musings, she’s choosing to feel the fear and do it anyway: “I won’t let that stop me.” TARA KENNY

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TALIA RYDER A NEW STAR IN MOTION “Motion! Motion! Motion!” Talia Ryder says, when asked to do the impossible: chart her future in three words. She laughs and, in between soft chuckles, dismisses her previous response. “I’m just kidding.”

Make no mistake, however, the misgiving she feels about trying to describe her future is not a by-product of Ryder’s self-doubt, but an expression of all the places she can go. From starring in campaigns for Saint Laurent and her leading role in Sean Price Williams’ debut drama The Sweet East, to making her directorial debut with a music video for Del Water Gap this past summer, the multi-hyphenate is in constant ambulation, shifting between roles with ease.

It comes as no surprise that this ever-moving force entered the art world through a space where movement was everything—her hometown ballet studio in Buffalo, New York. A dancer before she was anything else, Ryder spent summers in New York City, staying with her uncle and dancing at summer intensives. It wasn’t until 2015 that Ryder moved to the city after landing the role of Hortensia in the Broadway 46

production of Matilda the Musical. Here, she found a home in the choreographed chaos, the constant movement of a metropolis. “I like leaving my apartment in the morning and not knowing when or if I’ll ever be back,” explains Ryder.

“That’s the fun of it.”

Besides their spontaneous, wandering nature, Ryder loves the streets of New York because they inspire her personal style. Ryder first leaned into the world of fashion at the age of 17 while promoting her film Never Rarely Sometimes Always and YSL dressed her for the press tour.

Since then, she’s become an ambassador for the French fashion house and cultivated a friendship with creative director Anthony Vaccarello.

“He used his position in fashion to make all sorts of art and bring all sorts of different artists together,” she says. “He’s created a real family— I’ve even met numerous collaborators that I’ve worked with through YSL.” One of these collaborators was Del Water Gap, also known as Samueal Holden Jaffe, who worked with Ryder on her directorial debut, the music video for his single “All We Ever Do Is Talk.”

The pair met at the YSL’s SS23 menswear runway, where Ryder shared her interest in directing.

Moving behind the camera has always been a goal for her, and directing Del Water Gap’s video allowed her to bring her filmmaking vision to life–a forward step into new territory. The video, which has nearly 120,000 views on YouTube and her penchant for hazy, muted colors and dramatic lighting. When she posted it, her Instagram comments were flooded with gushing messages and red fiery hearts — the highest of Gen Z praise.

Aside from Ryder’s behind-the-camera aspirations—which also include film choreography—this star shines in front of the camera also. In The Sweet East, her character, Lillian, takes a strange yet beautiful journey across the Eastern seaboard in along the way by a cast of eccentrics, who represent theastonishing variety of human beings in contemporary society.

The film, which Ryder calls “one of the best and most fulfilling creative experiences of [her] life,” is a postcard of perpetual motion. Maybe her initial answer wasn’t so far off the mark after all. OLIVIA NOVATO

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FERNANDA LY THE YOUTUBER WITH BLONDE AMBITIONS Something is different about Fernanda Ly, something that could have damaged her career ten years ago: She’s blonde. Before going platinum, Ly caught the modeling industry’s attention with an edgy pink coif. What began as an act of teenage rebellion soon became her coquette signature look. “Does this mean I can never change it?” Ly asked her booker at Priscillas Model Management.

With one word, Ly’s value was ascribed to a single feature: “Yes.” Ly was sentenced to a life in pink.

But Ly has never been a rule-follower. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, she is the daughter of ethnically Chinese immigrants who moved from Vietnam in 1986. The 27-year-old model now lives in New York “by accident,” having arrived eight years ago on vacation, which happened to fall during New York Fashion Week casting. Here, she caught her first break—a Louis Vuitton show. She then served as a brand ambassador for five seasons, a feat she recognizes is “pretty much unheard of.”

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Her indisputable success has earned the fashion industry’s trust and, with that, the right to abandon her blush-colored calling card.

“I was tired of that image,” she says of her transition from pink to blonde. “Since changing my hair I have felt like a new person.” Ly’s transformation represents more than a departure from her former hallmark, it symbolizes her growing sense of autonomy in a business that often treats models as “merchandise or product.”

When her career began, Ly was hesitant to stand up for herself. “I didn’t want to be the difficult model,” she says. Over time, she learned to embrace self-advocacy. During the height of the #MeToo movement, Ly contributed to a modeling exposé, sharing an account of a stylist that touched her inappropriately. Ly bravely published her full name: “Most people chose to stay anonymous. Putting your name onto something legitimizes it.”

Ly is currently working to adopt this level of self-assurance in other pursuits. Outside of work, Ly is a talented clay sculptor and the creator of FERNTUBE, a YouTube channel dishing out an equal dose of fairycore and candid career stories. “As a model I feel good enough. With my art, it’s different,” she says. She often fights the impulse to destroy finished projects, but is sure her “confidence will build with time.” Ly prefers to live in the now rather than dwell on an unknown future. When asked about post-modeling plans, she laughs, “There’s a life after modeling?” SHELBY LATTERMAN 47

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V TRENDS Sequin-steeped, blazer-blitzed, frocked to the floor, and properly printed, winter’s trends represent what the season is all about: celebrating in style. Whether you’re unveiling gifts, welcoming the New Year, or on a haute holiday, these looks are sure to wrap the year in a neat bow

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CAILEE Sofia Coppola has welcomed someone new into her coveted canon of muses and her name is Cailee Spaeny. Funny, mature, and grateful to be here, Spaeny is set to become a household name—though, if you ask her, she may staunchly suggest otherwise. In the calm before the media storm, V sat down with the Priscilla actor to gab about entertainment in the Southern Midwest, gaining the Coppolas affections, and stepping into the role of Hollywood’s most iconic leading women Photography ROB RUSLING Fashion ANNA TREVELYAN Text SAVANNAH SOBREVILLA 50

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“As a young actress, I think it’s important to go back and look at the women who paved the way for me. In completely different ways, they were all unapologetically themselves and lived such incredible lives and did one-of-a-kind work.

These timeless beauties have what we lack in today’s age: mystery.”

—Cailee Spaeny

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Fourteen is not an age most people are eager to revisit. It is a time of doubting everything, reckoning with the sudden emergence of acne, hair, boobs (or lack thereof), and feeling close to adulthood while still being, for all intents and purposes, a child. It’s the most fertile age for insecurity to blossom, yet it’s also when a lot of young people start to feel more certain in their voice and sense of self—however in flux that identity may be. When Priscilla Presley was 14, she met the biggest rockstar in the world, Elvis Presley, and convinced her parents to let her be with him. When Cailee Spaeny, the actor who portrays Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s latest film Priscilla, was fourteen, she had dropped out of school and, convinced her parents to let her perform. As Spaeny tells me, “Don’t underestimate a determined 14-year-old girl. They’re the most powerful thing on Earth.”

In the 11 years since giving her parents the ultimatum, Spaeny has starred alongside talents like Dakota Johnson, Felicity Jones, and Kate Winslet, she closed Miu Miu’s SS24 runway, and now, she’s fulfilled her dream, playing the lead role in a Sofia Coppola film. Talking to her over Zoom—Spaeny tuned in from London the day after her runway debut—it’s obvious (and very charming) that she’s in disbelief over her newfound It-girl status.

“Okay, cool girl,” she says when I tell her I’m tuning in from Manhattan’s East Village. I remind her that she’s about to fly to New York for the American premiere of Priscilla—arguably way cooler than mouse traps and prewar plumbing—and she demures, “I’ll be slightly intimidated, but it should be fun.”

Throughout our conversation, Spaeny gushes the way any 25-year-old would if she were cast in a Coppola film, while simultaneously possessing a sense of pragmatism when it comes to the industry’s attention span. It’s refreshing. It’s real.

It makes you wonder about her journey to Priscilla, and to stardom. Between her hotel room in London and my girlfriend’s apartment on 5th Street, we chat about the actor’s colorful life in Southern Missouri, IRL conversations with Priscilla Presley, life on a Sofia Coppola set (pickleball tournaments included), her tribute to the stars of yesteryear in her shoot with V, and the pep talk she got from Gigi Hadid right before closing the Miu Miu show. When I ask how she feels about her impending rise, she cites Hadid’s advice about how to walk the runway: “Take in how the room smells, take in all the details.

Because you don’t want to blank and not remember these moments.” Thanks, Gigi.

SAVANNAH SOBREVILLA VMAGAZINE: Is this your first cover story? Just out of curiosity.

CAILEE SPAENY: I think so? The press for this film has been the most full-on, extensive amount of press that I’ve ever done in my life.

V: I guess when you’re in and out of shoots you’re kind of like, where is this gonna go?

CS: Yeah! Like, I hope I looked okay. I hope I sound somewhat intelligent.

V: Totally. So, I’d love to know more about you. Where are you from?

CS: I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and I was raised in southern Missouri. Sort of the Bible belt of the world. I’m one of nine siblings.

I’m the seventh.

V: You’re the seventh! What has your family’s reaction been to all this?

CS: It’s definitely been big. Elvis is American royalty but in the South, he’s like a God. My mom was a mega-fan. She collected Elvis memorabilia and had, like, a shrine of him.

V: Really?

CS: Full on. We grew up going to Graceland on vacations. I have this vivid memory of walking around and hearing “If I Can Dream” on the speakers, looking up at my dad, and seeing him tear up. That really stuck with me. It was exciting to get to dive into this world I knew and loved but through the eyes of this teenage girl.

V: What was your way in?

CS: I read Prescilla’s memoir, but the key part was meeting Priscilla herself. Most of her time on Earth has been her life with Elvis and retelling that story. I really tried to sit back and see what she felt comfortable talking about even if it had nothing to do with Elvis.

V: Did you relate to her story?

CS: She was an army brat and never felt like she could connect with her peers. From a very young age, she understood the meaning of loneliness. I dropped out of school when I was 13, so I didn’t have connections to kids my own age either. I was always around adults. She was always really quiet and observant of people which I—people always commented that was how I was too. So that was a way in.

V: You said the script kind of found its way to you. How did that happen?

CS: I mean, Sofia was genuinely my ultimate director when I was a kid. When I found Virgin Suicides, it was the first time I thought, “Who’s behind the camera?” Finding out it was a young female director was so exciting. She was like nobody else. I don’t know if she even remembers this—she was trying to put together this movie The Little Mermaid and I auditioned for her. It was the first callback I got in Los Angeles, [but] that film ended up not going through. Francis’s producer knew about me through those auditions and I ended up doing a table read for [forthcoming Francis Ford Coppola film] Megalopolis. So, the Coppolas always ended up coming back around in this funny way…I got a call one day saying, “Sofia wants to meet you in New York,” with no context. I didn’t ask any questions, just packed my bag and got on a plane.

V: As you do.

CS: Sat down with her, had some coffee and a croissant, and we had a nice conversation, but I’m wondering what’s going on here.

She pulled out an iPad and started showing me photos of Priscilla and said, “I want to do a movie on Priscilla Presley, I think you could play her.” There [were] gonna be talks of auditions but then Kirsten Dunst—obviously her muse– put in a good word for me and that, I think, was the final step. The crossover of those worlds was absolutely wild.

V: We kind of glossed over this, but you said you dropped out of school at 13.

CS: Yeah.

V: To pursue acting?

CS: Well, no, acting sort of followed that.

I was really terrible at school. Teachers loved me. I just didn’t test well. I didn’t understand how to get my brain to work in a certain way that seemed like everyone else could. So, I dropped out and I started doing theater. I also was in a cover band, writing my own music… taking piano lessons, guitar lessons, then started performing at a theme park… I would do infomercials… anything I could get my hands on in terms

of entertainment in the southern Midwest. I ran out of things to do and begged my parents to take me to Los Angeles. It’s funny, it wasn’t until after the film that I put together that that was the same age that Priscilla gave her parents that ultimatum. Priscilla’s like, “I would’ve gone if they told me yes or no,” and I was the same way at 14. If my parents were gonna help me, great, but if they weren’t, I was gonna find my way. But they did help me. We would take the minivan and drive from the prairie to Los Angeles. We stayed in crap hotels. I auditioned for four years without hearing anything. Don’t underestimate a determined 14-year-old girl. They’re the most powerful thing on earth.

V: Yeah, they are. So… tell me about the shoot. What was it like working with Sofia?

CS: Sofia is such an interesting director because she’s so soft-spoken. A lot of the time directors command authority onset through having to prove themselves, usually by being the tough guy. But Sofia is the exact opposite of that. Her friends say she’s like an iron fist in a silk glove. She makes playlists to get the cast and crew in the mood. She had a pickleball court that she made on set. It turned into a whole thing. We had a full-on tournament.

People are at their best and most creative when they feel relaxed and comfortable. She knows exactly how to do that. It’s a dream to work on her sets and fascinating to watch her in action.

V: It sounds like summer camp in heaven.

CS: It genuinely was! I mean, other than the massive amounts of pressure to get this role right, it was like summer camp.

V: Your shoot with V was inspired by the golden age of Hollywood. Do you have a relationship with the women that you portrayed?

CS: As a young actress, I think it’s important to go back and look at the women who paved the way. In different ways, they were all unapologetically themselves. I find them fascinating on-screen and off-screen. I’m having a lot of fun in terms of fashion looking at these timeless beauties who have what I think we lack in today’s age: mystery. That’s what keeps us coming back to them, they kept something to themselves. They leaned into the performance of being a star.

V: Speaking of fashion, you recently walked Miu Miu’s runway.

CS: I did that yesterday.

V: Literally yesterday. What the heck? What was that like?

CS: I know! But no one told me I was closing the show. I went there for my fitting and they were like, “You’re our little surprise at the end!”

I was like, “What do you mean?” and they went, “Yeah, you’re closing the show.” I was thanking the fashion gods that they’re bringing the sandal back so I didn’t have to go up those stairs in heels. We were all lining up and I was so nervous. Then Gigi got there and she said, “Okay, so how are you feeling?” and I said, “Well, Gigi, I don’t know. I’m nervous…” and she said, “No, you go at your own pace and don’t let anyone tell you what to do.” She said, “You look right in the middle of those photographers. That’s the best angle. You just do your own thing. All you have to do is walk and take your time.” And I was like okay, Gigi, okay. Then we got off the stage and she turned to me and she started screaming, “How do you feel!?” and I was like, “I feel like a rock staaaaaar!”

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All jewelry BULGARI Dress ALEXANDER MCQUEEN On eyes CHARLOTTE TILBURY Rock ‘N’ Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Bedroom Black

Makeup Laura Dominique (Streeters) using Dr. Barbara Strum Hair Franco Gobbi (Streeters) using Fragile Cosmetics Manicure Julia Babbage (Frank Agency) Set design Tobias Blackmore Executive producer Fabio Mayor (fe Creatives) Digital technician Matthew Aland Photo assistants Adam Roberts, Bradley Polkinghome, Oliver Webb Stylist assistant Kit Rimmer Hair assistant Stefano Mazzoleni Retouching Studio-RM Location Big Sky Studios

Ugbad wears all clothing and shoes BALENCIAGA

TALL TALES Let’s get the story straight: Resort collections are experiencing an existential elevation this year.

Inspired by the whimsical and enchanting designs parading down runways across the globe, V’s editorial director Gro Curtis tells the story of cruise through cryptic mise-enscènes and an eccentric cast of characters Photography BRUNO & NICO VAN MOSSEVELDE Fashion GRO CURTIS

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All clothing and shoes DIOR Headpiece BONFILIO HATS

All clothing and sunglasses CELINE Hat GIANMARCO BERSANI

All clothing GIVENCHY Shoes GIANVITO ROSSI Mask AGGLOMERATI

From left to right: All clothing, bag, tights, boots GUCCI Hat AGGLOMERATI All clothing, accessories, boots GUCCI Face mask GIANMARCO BERSANI

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All clothing and accessories LOUIS VUITTON

Makeup Michiko Ikeda (Blend Management) Hair Gabriele Trezzi (Blend Management) Models Ugbad, Sara Grace Wallerstedt (The Society) Set design Michela Croci (Puro Management) Production Mariana Padin, Emilia Gallifuoco (Atomo Management) Digital technician Francesco Di Summa Lighting technician Pietro Frizzi Makeup assistant Giusi Mertoli Hair assistant Dominique Ascione Set design assistant Caterina Lanza Location Superstudio13

It is generally understood that where there is smoke, there’s fire. The same could be said of this season’s hottest looks. Fresh off the runway (or seemingly fresh out of the oven), Richard Burbridge and Anna Trevelyan deliver a steaming hot roundup that’s anything but smoke and mirrors Photography RICHARD BURBRIDGE Fashion ANNA TREVELYAN

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FOG CLEARS Abény wears sleeveless tulle dress, bodysuit, satin belt BALENCIAGA HAUTE COUTURE All high jewelry CHOPARD From top to bottom: Haute Joaillerie Collection earrings (featuring 18.69-carats of diamonds set in 18k white gold and titanium) Green Carpet Collection bracelet (featuring 18.69-carats of diamonds set in 18k white gold and titanium) On eyes RABANNE Eyephoria Colorshot Metallic Liquid Eyeshadow in #69 ‘1969’ 68

Silver lurex flowers guipure cape, white organza tank top embroidered with diamonds, white tundra trousers embroidered with sequins VALENTINO HAUTE COUTURE

Pink 3D embroidered cocoon back jacket, pink 3D embroidered plissé skirt, nude bandage corset FENDI HAUTE COUTURE All high jewelry BULGARI From top to bottom: High jewelry earrings (in white gold with rubies and pavé-set diamonds) High jewelry necklace (in pink gold with rubellite and pavé-set diamonds) High jewelry ring (in white gold with a ruby and pavé-set diamonds)

Bustier gown with ruby-coloured sequins and crystals, with floral details ARMANI PRIVÉ HAUTE COUTURE Ear cuff REPOSSI Necklace VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Snowflake (featuring diamonds set in 18K white gold) On lips ARMANI BEAUTY Ecstasy Mirror Lip Gloss in #102 Eclectic

Silver metal mesh dress JEAN PAUL GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE All high jewelry TIFFANY & CO. From top to bottom: Victoria® vine tennis bracelet (worn on head) (in platinum with diamonds) Victoria® diamond vine drop earrings (in platinum)

Hand-pleated silk organza jacket IRIS VAN HERPEN HAUTE COUTURE All jewelry TIFFANY & CO. From top to bottom: Victoria® diamond vine drop earrings (in platinum) Soleste® cushion-cut engagement ring (with a diamond band in platinum) Soleste® pear-shaped halo engagement ring (with a diamond platinum band)

Long embroidered tulle dress DIOR HAUTE COUTURE Necklace BULGARI high jewelry (in white gold with rubies and pavé-set diamonds) On face DIOR BEAUTY Dior Forever Skin Glow in #9N Neutral

Long embroidered dress and jeweled belt CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE All high jewelry CHANEL From top to bottom: Lion Vénitien earrings (in 18k white gold, diamonds) Envoûtante bracelet (in white gold, diamonds) On eyes CHANEL BEAUTY Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in #334 Modern Glamour

Illusion tulle and chiffon open corset dress, Tulle embroidered bra and chantilly lace underwear, Stretch jersey knee high flats DOLCE & GABBANA ALTA MODA HAUTE COUTURE All jewelry CARTIER From top to bottom: Etincelle earrings (in 18k white gold, diamonds) Pluie de Cartier necklace (18k white gold, diamonds) On eyes DOLCE & GABBANA BEAUTY Felineyes Intense Eyeshadow Quad in Volcano Stromboli 1

Makeup Yumi Lee (Streeters) Hair Evanie Frausto (Streeters) using Bumble & Bumble Model Abény Nhial (Elite) Manicure Mamie Onishi (SEE Management) Set design Hans Maharawal (The Wall Group) Lighting and Digital technician Peter Siskos Photo assistants Jesse Russell, David Mitchell Stylist assistant Niambi Moore Makeup assistant Miki Ishikura Hair assistant Jazmine Shepard Set design assistant Lizzie Alexander

Crocheted cardigan jacket and silver brass breast clutch SCHIAPARELLI HAUTE COUTURE All jewelry CARTIER From top to bottom: Agrafe earrings (18k white gold, diamonds) Pluie de Cartier necklace (18k white gold, diamonds)

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PLUNGE A black wedding gown once signified a bride’s eternal devotion to her spouse. Today it is seen as an alluring alternative to the classic white gown, as though, along with her bouquet, the soon-to-be-wed carries all sorts of mysteries and secrets simply waiting to be unveiled throughout the course of a marriage. The case for the traditional all-white look, however, remains strong. As the tried-and-true white dress continues to be reinvented on the Resort runway, V said yes to more than one dress Photography ALVARO BEAMUD CORTÉ CORTÉS Fashion ANASTASIA BARBIERI 78

Dress LOUIS VUITTON Tights WOLFORD Veil stylist’s own Shoes ROGER VIVIER

All clothing VIVIENNE WESTWOOD BRIDAL COUTURE Tights FOGAL Shoes ROGER VIVIER

Dress and gloves VALENTINO Tights WOLFORD Veil stylist’s own

Gloves and skirt GUCCI Bra stylist’s own Veil ANTONIO MARRAS Shoes ROGER VIVIER

Dress DIOR Tights JACQUEMUS Veil GALATÉE COUTURE Shoes ROGER VIVIER

Dress GIVENCHY Tights WOLFORD Cape stylist’s own Shoes ROGER VIVIER

Makeup Luciano Chiarello (Julian Watson Agency) Hair Lorenzo Barcella (Julian Watson Agency) Model Aylah Peteson (Elite) Production coordinator Elena Cimarosti (Interlude Project) Local production Sagri De Armas (Motif Managament) Photo assistants Simone Triacca, Davide Santinelli, Andrea Cederle Stylist assistant Nicolo Pablo Venerdi

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Louis Vuitton Lago Maggiore, Italy May 24, 2023.

Photography Courtesy of Louis Vuitton Fashion MARIE-AMÉLIE SAUVÉ

Only moments after these global powerhouses presented their 2023 Cruise collections, V stepped in to collect the evidence. From the storied steps of the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul to the star-studded streets of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, our investigation concludes that both looks and justice were served Fashion direction GRO CURTIS

Model Valentina Castro (IMG)

Chanel Paramount Studios, Los Angeles May 9, 2023.

Photography LINDSAY ELLARY

Makeup Lisa Butler (Bryant Artists) for CHANEL Cruise 2023/24 show in Los Angeles Hair James Pecis (Bryant Artists) for CHANEL Cruise 2023/24 show in Los Angeles Models Claire Delozier (NEXT), Abby Champion (NEXT), Ida Heiner (Women), Mahany Perry (OUI Management) Photo assistant Ty Ferguson

From left to right: Claire, Abby, Ida and Mahany wear all clothing and accessories CHANEL Cruise 2024

From left to right: Ha Eun, Minseok, Leonie, Hyun and Xu wear all clothing and accessories GUCCI Cruise 2024

Gucci Gyeongbokgung Place, Seoul May 16, 2023.

Photography PAKBAE Fashion SELEN MECOGLU

Makeup Joel Babicci, Kosei Kitada for Thomas de Kluyver Hair Nathan Jasztal, Christel Man Models Xu Meen (GOST), Hyun Seo (KPLUS), Ha Eun Kwon (JMODEL), Leonie Steffen (The Fabbrica), Minseok Lee (GOST) Manicure Naima Coleman on behalf of Jenny Longworth On set production GUCCI and Odda 360

Dior Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City May 20, 2023.

Photography VIRIDIANA

Makeup Peter Philips (Art + Commerce) Hair Guido Palau (Art + Commerce) Models Tindi Mar (Silent), Stephanie Arose (Ro+Ma), Sorachi Terrazas (New Icon), Karime Bribiesca (MMRUNWAY), Enya Davis (NEXT) Production Jair Franco Digital technician Eder Sánchez Manicure Esla Deslandes (Majeure Prod)

From left to right: Tindi, Stephanie, Sorachi, Karime, and Enya wear all clothing, accessories, shoes DIOR Cruise 2024

Havana wears top and all accessories CHANEL Cruise 2024 On eyes CHANEL BEAUTY Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in #228 Tissé Cambon On lips CHANEL BEAUTY Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue Liquid Lip Color in #69 Tender Beige

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The CHANEL ambassador and star of the satirical teen sex comedy Bottoms is cementing her place in Hollywood’s next golden age of cinema Photography DAN BELEIU Fashion NICOLA FORMICHETTI Text KEVIN PONCE

Dress and all accessories CHANEL Cruise 2024

From left to right: Ahmad wears all clothing stylist’s own Bracelet CHANEL Cruise 2024 Blake wears all clothing stylist’s own Necklace CHANEL Cruise 2024

If you were born with an innate flair for style and a passion for film, plus killer looks, then you may just have been blessed with the makings of a true Hollywood ingénue. Just look at Havana Rose Liu, the budding actress and model who is steadily capturing the attention of audiences one unique role at a time.

With a trajectory that typically only happens in movies—she was street cast by a modeling agency and found herself up on the cover of Vogue Italia just a couple of years later. It’s no surprise that the New York City-born star’s foray into acting happened just as harmoniously.

“I don’t think I could act at all without everything New York City has gifted me,” Liu says. “I feel like performance is the blood of the city.

Street performance, theater, music, dance— through osmosis, I feel like it’s somehow an innate building block of who I am.”

Liu’s debut performance in the 2021 action drama flick Mayday helped clear the path for more roles, including a spot in Apple TV’s The Sky Is Everywhere, her first lead role in Hulu’s No Exit in 2022, and now the starring role in one of 2023’s most-talked-about films, Bottoms.

“I think a deep interest in people is where my passion for acting starts,” says Liu of her latest career moves. “If you stay open and present, you get to hear the most powerful and interesting stories, you meet the most unique personalities. Acting feels like a kindred process for me.

In some ways, the character starts as a stranger, and then by staying open and present with them, I get to know them more and more. Deepening my understanding of people helps me better understand how to do my job.”

Top and necklaces CHANEL Cruise 2024

Jacket, all jewelry, sunglasses CHANEL Cruise 2024

Alongside any young actor’s growing list of roles and a more permanent place in Tinseltown comes a blooming relationship with a legacy fashion house. “I was in complete giddy disbelief when I was invited to my first Chanel event,” Liu says, recalling the moment she was tapped as one of the French label’s newest ambassadors. “I honestly felt a little intimidated, but as soon as I arrived, it was immediately clear that the people they work with are also incredibly kind. I’ve felt so genuinely inspired by not only the creative initiatives that they support, but also the creatives themselves—it’s been an honor.”

Beyond attending countless events and donning the brand simultaneously, Liu has been cementing her look more and more with each off-the-runway piece she rocks. “I always appreciated the way that Chanel historically presented an expanded image of femininity. While I was initially drawn to the way that the brand welcomes a touch of androgyny, it has been exciting to discover how much I also enjoy feeling like a femme princess,” says Liu. “Working with Chanel has pulled this glamor out of me that was definitely undernourished.

They’ve shown me new sparkly sides of myself and in completely different styles and silhouettes each time. This kind of versatility is liberating, and it reminds me that I don’t need to be limited to a single image.” Having recently attended the house’s showstopping cruise 2023/24 show, which took place on the Paramount Studios lot where many cinematic dreams of yesteryear were born, it seems that those similar dreams for Liu aren’t limited to the big screen. ”I want to try a little of everything in this little life.” she laughs. “Acting is special because you kind of get to do that by playing characters with different pastimes and professions, but just in case I don’t ever get to play someone who makes their own furniture, I currently have a deep desire to learn how to build a chair from scratch.”

All clothing, jewlery, bag CHANEL Cruise 2024

Makeup Kabuki using CHANEL BEAUTY Hair Ward Stegerhoek (Home Agency) Models Blake Reid (The Society), Ahmad (IMG) Manicure Kylie Kwok (Tracey Mattingly) Set design Vivian Swift (MHS Artists) Photo assistants Sam McKenna, William Pippin Stylist assistant Kristian Chevre Makeup assistant Andrew Karrick Hair assistant Brian Casey Set design assistants Michael Newton, Em Canon Location Shio Studio

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Do as the Romans do, as the saying goes. But what do the Romans do, exactly? If you ask Stefano Pilati, Milanese designer and FENDI FENDI’s ’s latest collaborator, the answer is “more.”

Drawing from the increasingly blurring gender lines of our time, Pilati explains that this collection contains, “A sense of flux and transition in the silhouettes themselves.

Things are undefined and unfinished.”

Wanting to stay true to the FENDI legacy as well as his own oeuvre, this unexpected collaborator started with his strongest suit (so to speak), tailoring. The result is sleek—all in the details and attitude—it has us, for one, begging for what the Romans do best: more

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Makeup Mariel Barrera Hair Ward Stegerhoek (Home Agency) Models Cristina Jugo (The Lions), Michael Piotrovsky (NEXT) Manicure Rita Remark (Bryan Bantry) On set producer Mara Weinstein Digital technician Reece Nelson Lighting director William Takahashi Photo assistant Ryan Carter Stylist assistants Marli Giedt, Natalie Cohen Makeup assistant Jenn Green Hair assistant Brian Casey Location Shio Studio

Photography BRYCE ANDERSON Fashion XANDER ANG

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Dior’s latest high jewelry collection, Les Jardins de la Couture, guides us through the up-close-and-personal lives of botanically inspired heirlooms in full bloom.

Listen closely, this microcosm is ripe with secrets Photography DAMIEN ROPERO 104

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture bracelet (in white gold, diamonds, tanzanite, Paraiba-type tourmalines, and sapphires)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture necklace (in pink gold, diamonds, pink sapphires, and rhodolite garnets)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture ring (in white, pink and yellow gold, 950/1000 platinum, diamonds, emeralds, Paraiba-type tourmalines, blue, pink, and yellow sapphires, tsavorite garnets, mother-of-pearl and lacquer)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture ring (in white and pink gold, diamonds, rubies, and pink sapphires)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture necklace (in yellow gold, white, and yellow diamonds, sequined lacquer)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture earrings (in white gold, diamonds, and blue sequined lacquer)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture necklace (in white, yellow, and pink gold, platinum, diamonds, mother-of-pearl, yellow, blue and pink sapphires, tsavorite garnets, rubies, emeralds, Paraiba-type tourmalines and black lacquer)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture ring (in white gold, diamonds, pink, blue, and yellow sapphires)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture earrings (in pink gold, diamonds, pink sapphires, and rhodolite garnets)

DIOR Fine Jewelry Les Jardins de la Couture ring (in white and pink gold, diamonds, rubies, and pink sapphires)

Models Simone Hubert, Antavenus Diop Mille Set design Aurore Piedigrossi

CAN YOU CC ME ON THAT? In a nine-to-five world, email is king. But with every kind follow-up, bold reply all, and painstakingly detailed summary, remember that digital impressions can only go so far. Thinking outside of the inbox and keeping upcoming Spring collections in mind, perhaps an old-fashioned wardrobe adjustment is all one needs to get on the Boss’ good side Photography MAX VOM HOFE Fashion GRO CURTIS 114

From left to right: Vitoria, Maib, and Mason wear all clothing and accessories BOSS

Left to right: Mason, Leta, and Soomi wear all clothing and accessories BOSS

Left to right: Vitória, Soomi, Mason, Maib and Leta wear all clothing and accessories BOSS

Makeup Giorgia Gervasio Hair Cosimo Bellomo (WM Management) Models Leta Franka (NEXT), Soomi Oh (NEXT), Vitória Mota (NEXT), Maib Diop (D’Management), Mason Chang (D’Management) Executive producer Mariana Padin (Atomo Management) Producer Antonio Mele (Atomo Management) Digital technician Andrea Cederle Lighting technicians Manfredi Prestigiacomo, Yuri Sarno