I used to organize these informal supper clubs at restaurants around New York City, Glass remembers.
Id pick, like, 10 friends and wed all get togetherthere werent flowers, or anything fancy.
At the very most, I would print off Walgreens Peel n Sticks as place cards.
Photography by Sarah Blais. Image courtesy of Family Style.
Weve all been to dinners where its only fashion people, and youre just talking about the runway shows.
The same goes for art and design.
The whole idea of a dinner party is to have a mix.
One ofFamily Style’s four covers, featuring Michèle Lamy photographed by Venetia Scott.
A homewares story from issue one ofFamily Style.
What unites them all?
An obsessive interest in the intersection between food and culture.
A homewares story from issue one ofFamily Style.
Models Maty Fall Diba and Ajok Daing.
What everyone atFamily Style really wants is to gather people, Nguyen concurs.
Its been this ideology since day one.
Photography by Anastasiia Duvallie. Image courtesy of Family Style.
It may be a fantasy dinner party, but the end results are real connections.
Yet the magazines inclusivity runs deeper, too.
An aperitivo dish by issue ones guest chef Gregory Gourdet.
Models Maty Fall Diba and Ajok Daing.
The whole idea ofFamily Styleis that were about warmth and community and people.
Oh, and dont worrytheres plenty of fashion, too.
Not everything has to last forever, says the websites former editor-in-chief, Dirk Standen.
An aperitivo dish by issue one’s guest chef Gregory Gourdet.
Sometimes its okay to be a beautiful memory.
I remember my first season doing the European shows, and I was like: When do we eat?
Nobody stopped to eat at all!
Former Style.com editors and staffers, from left to right: Marina Larroudé, Tommy Ton, Derek Blasberg, Nicole Phelps, Tim Blanks, Nicola Kast, Katharine K. Zarrella, and Steff Yotka.
These days, however, you could hardly turn your head without a brand announcing a new gastronomic enterprise.
(A Prada pastry shop!
A Chanel retro diner!
Chef David Zilber.
A Burberry greasy spoon cafe!)
Everyone working on the magazine is a friend, says Glass.
Now, as the first issue hits newsstands, those conversations are about to begin.
Family Styles first issue ($20) is available to buy atfamily.style.
