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See Luxury in a New Light with Designer Rebecca Allen

The Dandelion Chandelier Luminary Café is the place to find a series of personal interviews with fascinating people who are stellar achievers in their chosen field of endeavor. Our Luminaries are sharing their origin stories, life philosophies, secret songs, guilty pleasures and hidden talents. In this edition, we interview founder and designer Rebecca Allen, head of the luxury shoe brand that bears her name. They’re shoes to match every skin color, and they’re gorgeous.

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What You Need to Know about the Vessel at Hudson Yards

We climbed the new sculpture from Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studio at Hudson Yards in New York City on a sunny early-spring day in March. Here’s everything you need to know about it: how to get tickets to climb the Vessel, and what it’s like once you’re there, with photos. The headline? The experience is stimulating, energizing, whimsical and stunning. And like so many true luxuries in life, this one is free.

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Best Places to go on a Luxurious Girls Trip This Year

You’ve seen the movie – now live the life. That’s right: one of the greatest joys in life is hanging out with your girlfriends. And while you can always meet in town, there’s real magic in hitting the road. Especially over the summer! But where should you go for the best luxurious Girl Trip? Our correspondent Jillian Tangen has rounded up the top places for a luxurious Girls Trip this year. Start the car and cue the playlist.

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Cozy Chic Luxury at the New Queensyard in Hudson Yards

We’re eating our way through Hudson Yards, dear reader (it’s very rigorous work, but someone has to do it!) Our latest stop was Queensyard. And we’re giving it two thumbs up. Here’s our review of Queensyard, one of the many new restaurants to open in New York City at the new Hudson Yards.

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Desert X Art Fair Blazes to Life in the Coachella Valley

Heading for Coachella for the music festival? Make time for a desert detour. The second iteration of the art fair biennial Desert X kicked off February 9, 2019. It introduced 18 site-specific outdoor artworks across nearly 55 miles of the California desert. Like the works from Burning Man, these contemporary works are stunning, provocative, message-driven, and largely ephemeral. So see them while you can. Desert X is on view through April 21, 2019. Here are some of the best works from Desert X 2019.

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