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AMERICA 250
Now, Even America’s Makeup Bag Has Become Polarized
Now even our beauty products are split by party lines.
By Marisa Meltzer
WHITE DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
What Would Elizabeth Taylor Say About Taylor Swift’s Wedding?
Elizabeth Taylor, is it forever? A co-trustee of Taylor’s estate tells Vanity Fair about the star’s views on marriage, style, and celebrity.
By Kase Wickman
america 250
I Was the President: Bryan Cranston, Kiefer Sutherland, and 5 Other Stars Tell VF About Playing POTUS
As America turns 250, actors who’ve played presidents—real and fictional, past and future, across stage and screen—share lessons learned and beliefs challenged.
By Savannah Walsh
ROYALS
Life In a Royal Residence: The Truth About “Damp” Digs, Cheap Rent, and Nosy Palace Guards
The multibillion-dollar royal real estate portfolio is a tangled web of different residences that includes an estimated 100 grace-and-favor homes, where royal inhabitants pay favorable or symbolic rent.
By Hadley Hall Meares
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Princess Diana’s Nieces, Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer, Sparkle at Wimbledon in Gemstones
The stylish royals turned heads with their matching outfits at Wimbledon on the second day of competition.
By Mathilde Engelmann
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Monaco’s Princess Charlène and Prince Albert Had Everything at Their 2011 Wedding
From gowns by Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani to a concert by The Eagles, the Grimaldi wedding brought the glamour of the old French Riviera back for one long weekend.
By Giorgia Olivieri
STYLE
The Story of Charvet (Or, How to Keep Luxury Quiet)
The French shirtmaker Charvet is more talked about than ever—and the family behind it wishes we’d be more discreet. Marisa Meltzer visits with Jean-Claude and Anne-Marie Colban, the siblings who run the business and dress its discerning clientele.
By Marisa MeltzerPhotography by Jonas Unger
COVER STORY
Anok Yai’s American Dream
As America celebrates its semiquincentennial, the fashion favorite opens up about her American and African background and her rise to model dominance.
By José Criales-UnzuetaPhotography by Philip-Daniel Ducasse