Out November 2011

18 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES
20 LETTERS
24 BY THE NUMBERS
FOREGROUND
27 HUGH DANCY
You don't have to tell the British star of Broadway's Venus in Fur why being in the theater is masochistic.
30 LIVE THE LIFE
Add an eccentric boost to your outfit, courtesy of Quentin Crisp, the legendary dandy.
32 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
No destination? No problem—the open road awaits.
33 A PERFECT DAY
Shopkeeper Jeffrey Kalinsky goes Gallic.
34 THE FUR FLIES
Opulent coats push aside standard menswear subtlety.
40 SINGULAR SCENTSATION
Ditch fussy fragrances and go for something purer.
42 BARK AND BITE
Make a dinner date... with your dog.
44 LIQUIDITY
The Japanese nouveau spirit that is giving sake a run for its money'
46 HIGH PRAISE
Harp and hip-hop collide.with L.A.-based musician Active Child.
48 GENDER STUDIES
French film Tomboy's mass appeal. Plus: Jonathan Ames on his pansexual menagerie.
49 FRIENDS OF DOROTHY
What to expect in Gregory Maguire's Wicked close
SYMPOSIUM
55 LOST AND FOUND
Looking inward after getting dumped
58 LETTERS TO ME
Alan Cumming writes to his teenage self
FASHION
92 NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Journeying through Sweden's style capital PHOTOGRAPHY BY SANDRA FREIJ
DEPARTMENTS
103 SURVEILLANCE
Illuminating finds, including the benefits of candlelight, solar-powered battery boosts, and Joan Didion's dusky tale
111 STORE INFO
112 SCENE
63 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
A quartet of off-the-beaten-path Latin locales
THE SWEDE LIFE
82 reasons why we've fallen for Sweden. Starring Greta Garbo, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, ABBA, Ingmar Bergman,
IKEA, and all this:
68 FACE-OFF: ALEXANDER SKARSGARD AND JONAS AKERLUND
The star of True Blood and Melancholia— and Sweden's hottest export—chats with the visionary director.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW KRISTALL
72 ANTON HYSEN
The openly gay soccer star makes a pass— and scores. BY AARON HICKLIN / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISABETH TOLL
76 HERRING, HO!
Beyond the capital city, a tasty journey awaits. BY JUSTIN OCEAN
78 RICKARD ENGFORS
The writer and former drag performer finds his voice. BY AARON HICKLIN / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELISABETH TOLL
82 SOFO, SO GOOD
A tour of the hip Stockholm enclave where food, fashion, art, and design collide. BY AARON HICKLIN
84 MARCUS SCHENKENBERG
In a sea of Cindys, Naomis, and Claudias, the sexy supermodel stood alone. BY AARON KRACH / PHOTOGRAPHY GIAMPAOLO SGURA
86 LITTLE DRAGON
These funky, genre-spanning Swedes defy convention. BY JASON LAMPHIER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY VICTORIA STEVENS
90 VERSACE MEETS H&M
Donatella talks Italian maximalism and Swedish minimalism. BY WILLIAM VAN METER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON SINCLAIR