Have you heard about Bryant Simmons, the stylist who seemed to be living a fashionable dream until late last year, when a series of allegations thrust him into the spotlight? If you answered “no,” then buckle up for what Clara Molot calls “an if-you-know-you-know tale, legible only to those fluent in the city’s rarified circuits.” It’s a wild ride.
Elsewhere, Aidan McLaughlin chats with the next face of figure skating, and Elise Taylor chronicles stories from Zohran Mamdani’s spooky new residence. More tomorrow! |
MAGGIE COUGHLAN,
SENIOR EDITOR |
Bryant Simmons’s frenemies call him a scammer. He says they’re just jealous.
The stylist dressed the downtown set, worked the floor at high-end retailers like Khaite, and looked like he was living the fashion fantasy—until an anonymous Instagram account, a court dispute with his roommate, and a trail of allegations pulled back the curtain. |
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Come and knock on our door… “The house has been home to some of the greatest mayors in our city’s history,” Eric Adams tells Vanity Fair, “and it truly radiates that energy—and not just because of the ghost that haunts the halls.” |
Commentator Brett Cooper is lecturing its fans for loving smut, while the right-leaning sports site OutKick thinks the show is a manufactured phenomenon—because “there are very few gay men in professional sports.” |
In the season two premiere, the absence of Dr. Heather Collins didn’t merit a mention. Online, it was a different story. |
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Before Ilia Malinin, the quadruple axel was somewhat of a myth. It is considered so dangerous that few skaters dare to even try it. Malinin did it in 2022 at just 17 years old. When American figure skater and Olympian Adam Rippon watched Malinin pull it off for the first time, he called it “the craziest thing I’ve ever seen anyone do on the ice.”
For the 2026 winter issue, VF’s Aidan McLaughlin speaks to the next face of figure skating. |
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