The New Way to Wear Pearls

Diamonds reimagined and fresh, unconventional new takes on pearl jewelry that would impress even Vermeer

The Quiet Grace of a Summer at Home

Live the slow life in styles that reflect the mood of Flemish portraiture. Dutch model Doutzen Kroes in pre-fall clothing worthy of the Rijksmuseum.

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Inside the Ace Hotel’s Japanese Expansion

The American hotel company had none other than Kengo Kuma—the architect behind Tokyo’s new Olympic stadium—scouting Kyoto loca- tions, eventually opting for a modernist landmark: the 1926 headquarters of Kyoto’s telephone company

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