Town & Country magazine is celebrating its 175th anniversary with non other than the iconic writer/director/actor/indie film making god John Waters. The man best known as the “Pope of Trash” fronts the magazine’s October cover in an Etro robe.
On the Town & Country instagram page, the magazine posted:
How many years does it take to make a legend? October marks the 175th anniversary of Town & Country, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: with an issue by, for, and about OG influencers and future legends. On our October cover is America’s most radical snob, #JohnWaters, who is also our most surprising—and devoted—subscriber. He leads an epic dinner party conversation about an ageless question: What is good taste, and who gets to decide? One thing’s for sure, as Daniel Mendelsohn (@derrynaneman) writes: Good taste is the only form of “cultural capital that, unlike so many others, cannot be bought.” Or, as Roxane Gay (@roxanegay74) puts it, “some tastemakers act as if they were simply born with impeccable taste, but it doesn’t impress me nearly as much as people who develop their taste through experiencing the world and developing an original point of view over time.” Everyone who joins us in this special issue qualifies: Tina Turner (@tinaturner), who teaches a master class on endurance from her childhood schoolhouse, now a museum by @stephensillsassociates; Martha Stewart (@marthastewart48), who cooks up recipes from the official T&C cookbook; and Lynn Yaeger (@babylynnieland), who discovers that the fountain of youth smells a bit like @chanelofficial No. 5. Then there’s @davidnettosays breaking down the stealth power in Rose Tarlow’s design arsenal; @stellenevolandes reflecting on the modern relevance of Jean Schlumberger’s jewels at @tiffanyandco; and all the pals and confidants (including @csiriano, @charmainebingwa, and @petersom) who toasted with us at the feast prepared by Angie Mar (@angiekmar) from New York’s next great restaurant. Here’s to another century and three quarters of T&C. 🥂 Kick things off at the link in bio with John Waters, the man @selmablair calls “the Karl Lagerfeld of Baltimore.”
Inside the issue, Waters discusses his life’s work and guiding principles with Mike Albo. Waters also touches on how he mixed high and low throughout his career: “It’s like Dolly’s famous line: ‘It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.’ We both knew what we were doing.”
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