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    Fashion Meets the Flash of Fine Jewels

    The classic trench, little black dress and chic fur coat, the eternally covetable Birkin bag may be the essence of any ensemble, but the allure of fine jewels is what separates fleeting fashion from timeless style.

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    November 2012

    This year's WSJ. Magazine's 2012 Innovator of the Year Award winners include designers, architects, artists and tech visionaries.

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    October 2012

    Fall Style Issue: Men of the World | The Century's Finest Travel Writer, Paris's Secret Motorcycle shop, Africa's Most Heralded Safari Guides & Joel Edgerton's Breakout Year

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    September 2012

    Fall Fashion: Go For Baroque | Donatella Versace's Day, Alber Elbaz's Deep Thoughts, Diana Vreeland's Family & Christian Louboutin's Garden

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    July 2012

    The Destination Issue: The Cool Elegance of Marion Cotillard, Time Traveling in Shangha, Day to Night Glamour in Bora Bora, On a Mission to Marrakech

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    June 2012

    Inside the Armani empire. Plus, Edna O'Brien's best friend, Being Wes Anderson, The Comeback of Christian Liaigre and Summer Poolside Glamour

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    May 2012

    The Designed World | The people & ideas redefining art, fashion, culture, interiors, travel and business

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    April 2012

    Josh Brolin, the rare leading man whose talent equals his good looks. Plus, John Waters, Pharrell Williams and artisinal olive oil.

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    March 2012

    Charlotte Gainsbourg, France's most-talked-about multitasker, teams up with a kindred spirit. Plus: Recalling the glory days of the Côte d'Azur, the face of French fashion, and artist Cindy Sherman is riding high.

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    February 2012

    Anjelica Houston on the '70s fashion scene in New York City and moving forward after the death of her husband. Plus: Francis Ford Coppola's grand hotel, Thomas Flohr's upstart VistaJet and the race to save Afghanistan's cultural heritage.

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    December 2011

    Glamorously surreal fashion brings a much needed spirit of eccentricity to the year's end. Plus: The cost of maintaining the family castle, the ultimate food destination in the world and Kevin Spacey brings Shakespeare to the world.

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    November 2011

    The Innovator's Issue: Fashion gets busy, artist Ai Weiwei breaks all the rules, architect Bjarke Ingels creates the buildings of tomorrow and Joris Laarman elevates everyday objects into the realm of the extraordinary.

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    October 2011

    The State of Man: David Beckham suits up. Plus: Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo's bella vita, the death of the playboy and tough questions for Meredith Whitney.

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    September 2011

    Fall Fashion Issue: The seductive charm of Rachel Weisz. Plus: The battle for Hermès, Rei Kawakubo speaks, Russia revamps the Bolshoi, and the new dress code.

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    July/August 2011

    The Travel Issue: Buying a village in the south of France, eating in Copenhagen and Chicago, restoring a Modernist palace in Brazil, luxury shopping in Mongolia, and more.

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    June 2011

    The elusive cool of Mr. X, Michael Fassbender, Dasha Zhukova's next big art gamble, the new Paris underground, and summer's hottest swimsuits.

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    May 2011

    The Old-World Artistry Behind Chanel: Inside the luxury house's legendary haute ateliers. Plus: Haiti's architectural heritage, the greatest buildings never built, Richard Branson's parents and Robert De Niro.

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    April 2011

    The Business of Being Anna: The Vogue editor's web of allies has helped turn her into a global brand that transcends fashion. Plus: Carlos Slim builds a museum, Lucian Freud about his dealer, Christo after Jeanne-Claude.

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    March 2011

    The season's vibrantly decadent dresses come undone with wistful abandon on the shores of Turks and Caicos. Plus, great new suits for men and a look behind the curtain of mercurial master strategist Pierre Rougier.

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    December 2010

    Vincent Cassel's rugged refinement; Warren Buffett and his bridge partner, Sharon Osberg; Beirut's creative renaissance and Michael Eisner on the future of media.

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    October 2010

    Luxury Guide: how to buy prestige wines, secondhand helicopters, the safest face-lift and more. Plus: camel classics, the one-man museum and Indian art.

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    September 2010

    American small-town girl meets British stalwart. How Angela Ahrendts made Burberry a global success story. Also: Uggs, a Love Story.

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    June 2010

    At headquarters with J. Crew's Mickey Drexler; the creative pair behind "Mad Men"; executives take up surfing; and summer's chicest styles.

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    'Tis the Season: Holiday Gifts Made in America

    When nothing is stirring, tiptoe through a house filled with the finest season gifts, from sparkling jewels to bespoke suits—each made in America.

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    Designer Jil Sander

    A look at fashion designer Jil Sander's minimalist designs.

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    The Revolutionary Art of the Middle East

    The Arab world artworks marking a generation of change.

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    Ahead of the Curve

    The unspoiled island that's advancing the face of Greek real estate.

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    A Rebel Whose Name is KAWS

    KAWS through the years, from art world rebel to an icon for the anti-establishment.

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    Designing Woman

    The groundbreaking works of Jeanne Gang

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    At Home in Marrakech

    Inside Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge's Moroccan oasis.

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    Don't Fear the Flair

    Embrace the more flamboyant side of fashion, à la David Hockney or Lapo Elkann. Who says your shirt need always match your pants or shoes?

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    Fashionably Loud and Incredibly Baroque

    After seasons of stark minimalism, there's an unapologetic exuberance in the air, including gilded gold, jewel-tone brocades, black lace, capelets of feather and an endless stream of silk scarves.

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    Dark Victory

    Oscar winner, model and new mother Marion Cotillard perfectly embodies the high-stakes drama of fall fashion—heavy on romance, and tough as nails.

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    Solar Flair

    When summer temperatures rise, shine in dazzling metallics and shimmering gems.

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    All-American

    Actor Josh Brolin is gritty and direct -- in both films and his life -- and happily relies on his wife to dress him.

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    An Influential Man

    With a garment-district pedigree, uncanny business skill, and labels like Proenza Schouler and Helmut Lang under his stewardship, Andrew Rosen emerges as the most influential man in the American fashion industry.

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    You Rest, You Rust

    At 79, Oscar de la Renta is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan, venturing into new categories, including cosmetics and childrenswear, and dusting off older ones, such as fragrance.

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    Combining the Familiar, Unfamiliar

    For artist Cindy Sherman, a great portrait is "something that combines the familiar with the unfamiliar—something seductive but also repulsive."

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