Out November 2011

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