Town & Country

Town & Country features the latest in luxury, from beautiful homes, sumptuous dining to exotic locations. In 11 gorgeous annual issues, Town & Country covers the arts, fashion and culture, bringing the best of everything to America's trendsetters

2013 TALIESIN WEST IN ARIZONA

This Is Your SHOT • The hot ticket to this PGA gem? A certain emerald blazer.

CREATIVE AMBITION • Who has it. Why we need it. Rules for getting some of your own.

STARS & SIGNS • THE DIAMOND, ARIES’S BIRTHSTONE, EPITOMIZES RESILIENCE AND PURITY.

Your Room Is Ready

City People • Cities are bustling again. These new hotels give you a piece of the action—and a retreat from it.

Green Acres • The life bucolic is all the rage. Welcome to the new crop of farm retreats (pitchforks not required).

This Old Thing? • Not quite. At these hotels in beautifully reborn historic structures, history adds stardust to the hedonism.

Beach Access • Benguerra? Trancoso? The Fari Islands? Just when you thought beach resorts were been there, done that…

Design’s the Point • All red? All glass? All circa 1930s? Your statement stays are here.

Wild & Free • That fresh longing for wide open spaces? It’s our ancestors calling. These places keep things civilized.

Great Vino • Wine tourism is booming. Here are the latest stops on the grape trail.

All About EVA • Eva Longoria was never desperate. She was just playing the long game to become a triple threat: producer, philanthropist, and political powerhouse. Say hello to Hollywood’s new stream queen.

McMansions on the MOON • Will gazillionaires gentrify the galaxy? With commercial space travel within reach, the masters of the universe are plotting for the next big frontier: starchitecture on the Milky Way.

24 HOUR S in HEAVEN • The most recent couture collections had a vision of your future: only the best, morning, noon, and night.

Bard of the SOIL • Speak to landscape architect Thomas Woltz about outdoor spaces and you will be caught up in a joyful avalanche of history and literature, art and science, aesthetics and ecology. Is it any wonder he oversees some of the most visionary projects in the world?

A Seat at the ROUND TABLE • To bring Camelot back to Broadway, the knights weren’t the only ones who needed armor.

If She Builds It • …they will come to Mumbai. Nita Ambani is shaping her city’s future one building at a time.

THE COLLEGE MONEY GRAB • How did one of the world’s largest banks get tripped up by a college financial aid business to the tune of $175 million? Just ask any parent who has jumped through insane hoops to get their kid into good schools and then had to run the most daunting gauntlet of all: paying for it.

The Art OF THE Possible • Augusta Savage was a celebrated sculptor who opened a gallery to spotlight the work of Black artists. It lasted three months. Here is what we missed.

Gods & Gardens • In a land famed for the architecture of the ancients, one man snuck behind the columns and found another Greece.

SHOPPING & CREDIT

What’s Inside the Box?

The Fresh Cut • Take an old-school venue, add a deeply personal touch, and what do you get? A new classic.

This Must Be the Place • Whether a century old or brand new and fabulous, some venues just have that timeless appeal. These four will never go out of style.

SITE SPECIFICS • How do you make a classic venue feel new again? We consulted the experts.

Investment Portfolio For the Ceremony • A dash of whimsy makes a traditional piece something uniquely yours.

Investment Portfolio For the Reception • Certain elements are de rigueur. That’s not to say they...