Table of Contents

February 20, 2012

Cover Story

The Spring Fashion Issue

Features: Nicki Minaj, life after modeling, the Clarins girls, Christopher and Tory Burch, Cindy Sherman’s self-portraits, and more.

On the Cover: Nicki Minaj. Photograph by Pari Dukovic for New York Magazine.

Features

Shape-Shiftress

The kaleidoscopic, schizoid, cyberpunk, hiphop genius of Nicki Minaj.

By David Wallace-Wells
Is There Life After Modeling?

Three top models ponder how to retire gracefully from a ruthless industry.

By Jada Yuan
The Fabulous Clarins Girls

Four French skin-care heiresses are, somehow, fashion’s most soulful “It” girls.

By Andrew O’Hagan
His. Hers.

Christopher Burch has a new store. Ex-wife Tory thinks it looks a little too familiar.

By Jessica Pressler
Cindy Sherman: Becoming

The photographer’s sublime self-portraits areas mysterious and telling as Zen koans—including two shot specially for this issue.

By Jerry Saltz
Kiss, Kiss, Shoot, Shoot

A portfolio of Beyoncé, Catherine Deneuve, and a coterie of fashion-world designers shot in and around the runways of Milan, Paris, and New York.

By Pari Dukovic

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

Winning the Future?

Obama’s reelection chances are looking good right now, but the next nine months are full of storm clouds.

Agenda

Chef’s Change of Seasons

New chef, new location for Kajitsu.

Strategist

Departments

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