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An Abridged History of How the Hotel du Cap Became the Glamorous Power Center of Cannes

An Abridged History of How the Hotel du Cap Became the Glamorous Power Center of Cannes

Published by Sam Flores

“The light over the Cap is extraordinary this time of year,” the general manager of the Hotel du Cap, Philippe Perd, tells me. It’s a literal statement: The cool airs of spring have been swept away with the seasons, while the hot, heavy ones of summer have yet to set in. In May, the sun shines warm and sweet, its rays a gentle honeyed diffusion. But it also feels like the light shines because of something that doesn’t have to do with seasons at all: the Cannes Film Festival. Each May, movie stars and celebrities descend on the South of France for the international event, where high-profile films from the industry’s auteurs make their premiere. The best among them receive a standing ovation. The best of the best receives the Palme d’Or—and thus, most likely, a place on the short list for a best-picture Oscar nomination. And while they’re there, the biggest celebrities, directors, studio heads, and agents all stay at one place: the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. The Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc (not to be confused …

Can I Vibe-Code My Side Hustle?

Can I Vibe-Code My Side Hustle?

Published by Jenni Sidey

This article is part of GQ’s guide to using AI without getting caught and/or losing your soul. A story of riches unlocked with Claude Code and a dream? Irresistible. In April, health start-up Medvi got the New York Times treatment, a headline boldly proclaiming: “How AI Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company.” The truth was murkier: reportedly misleading doctor testimonials and AI slop before-and-after photos, warnings by the FDA over false statements, and a pending class-action lawsuit. (Medvi has taken down or rectified its marketing materials, some of which it said were made by affiliate marketers.) Not exactly a beacon of 21st-century entrepreneurship. But what if your ambitions are slightly less grand, and you just want a side-hustle life raft in a chaotic economy? Why not attempt to harness the power of our new computational muscle to create a set-it-and-forget-it money-making machine? These questions might be on your mind if you’ve been reading about the “K-shaped economy.” If you’re not already stressed about tumbling down the lower prong and landing …

How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season

How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season

Published by Jenni Sidey

Don, have you seen that sort of political momentum come from anything you’ve worked on or been a part of? Cheadle: My entry point to a lot of activism that I got involved with came after Hotel Rwanda, and having congressmen and women, Democrats and Republicans, come to a screening at MGM. [Then US House of Representatives members] Ed Royce and, I want to say, Donald Payne asked me to accompany them on a congressional delegation to Chad, because we couldn’t get into Sudan or Darfur, to discuss what was happening there, and they thought that the film was—not a one to one, but it had a lot of similar dynamics to what was happening inside of Sudan, and they wanted to bring attention to it, and they said they think this film could do it, and would you come with us? And I was like, Of course. So I went and Paul Rusesabagina, who I played in the movie, came, and John Prendergast. We all went and then snuck into Darfur after the congressmen …

What It’s Like to Walk in a Runway Show

What It’s Like to Walk in a Runway Show

Published by Jenni Sidey

Subscribe to the Show Notes newsletter for on-the-ground intel from fashion weeks and the wider world of men’s fashion. On the day I made my runway debut, I spent the morning pacing back and forth in my apartment, practicing my walk. My call time for the Eckhaus Latta fall 2026 show at New York Fashion Week was in a couple of hours, and I was experiencing the off-putting dissonance that arises when you intently focus on something that normally requires no conscious effort—like breathing or, in this case, perambulating. It’s the stuff of nightmares. I readily agreed to put myself in this position. I have never aspired to model-dom, but when the stylist Thistle Brown texted me to ask if I wanted to walk in the Eckhaus show, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. Eckhaus Latta is a perennial NYFW highlight because Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta make clothes for a gritty, weird, real version of New York (and LA, where Latta is based). Their fashion fantasy transports you to ketamine-fueled downtown gallery dinners, where …

Ask a GQ Editor: What Kooky Loafers Should I Buy?

Ask a GQ Editor: What Kooky Loafers Should I Buy?

Published by Jenni Sidey

Welcome to Retail Therapist. There are many modalities when it comes to counseling—mine is shop therapy. In each session, we’ll go deep into the psyche of purchasing and answer real shopping queries, conundrums, and crises from the fashion anxious. “Gerald, what kooky loafers should I get next? I’ve been wearing these Lemaire slippers almost daily for two years now and think I’m about to wear them to the ground. I need something that feels formal enough to wear to the office as well as weddings, but freaky enough that I don’t feel like I’m clocking in at Pierpoint & Co.” —Loaferless in New York A great pair of loafers is that rare sort of hybrid shoe that actually is a jack of all trades. It’s the shoe I default to when I’m carefully composing an all-time greatest fit and when I’m barreling out the door to catch the train. So I see you and I hear you. Wandering the Earth in a loaferless state isn’t a great feeling, nor is it one that anyone deserves. …

Tom Brady in Times Square: Inside Demna’s Audacious NYC Gucci Show

Tom Brady in Times Square: Inside Demna’s Audacious NYC Gucci Show

Published by Jenni Sidey

There has never been a luxury fashion show in the heart of Times Square, and there probably never will be one again. “It’s a fucking logistic nightmare,” said Demna on the eve of his first Gucci cruise show, which shut down a few blocks of Broadway on a balmy Saturday night where it felt like the entire city was outside. Which was kind of the point. The designer chose the location because it is “the most impossible thing.” As I noted in my report from the Dior cruise show last week in LA, one purpose of these mid-season extravaganzas is to wine and dine very important clients, so the “resort” experience tends to be seamless and smooth, with everything designed to reinforce an airtight fantasy narrative wrapped up in a vacation-like atmosphere. But where’s the fun in that? At around 8:20 p.m., a group of Condé Nast editors polished off the last handful of french fries at Sardi’s and trooped a few blocks uptown to the show entrance. We wound our way through a river …

Ed Ruscha Made Shirts for Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Show in Los Angeles

Ed Ruscha Made Shirts for Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Show in Los Angeles

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sabrina Carpenter. Miley Cyrus. Ed Ruscha? The Dior show at LACMA on Wednesday evening had the kind of starry front row you would expect when a luxury house lands in Tinseltown for a special cruise collection. In fact, it seemed like half of Hollywood had descended from their mansions in the Hills for the 900-person event. But Jonathan Anderson also brought out a swathe of art-world royalty whose names could be found just upstairs, pinned to the gallery walls in the brand new Peter Zumthor-designed David Geffen Galleries, which cantilevered directly above the runway. Sterling Ruby—no stranger to the fashion world—sipped a glass of champagne as the golden light faded over the set, designed to look and feel like a Hollywood backlot, with old school convertibles parked around vintage LA streetlights. (“I just came from the vet!” Ruby noted as he brushed dog hair off his cardigan.) Larry Gagosian waited for the show to begin nearby, while several members of his roster, including Lauren Halsey and Mary Weatherford, milled around. George Condo and Urs Fisher …

Dior and Jonathan Anderson Revive Old Hollywood with an All-Star Extravaganza Featuring Al Pacino and In-N-Out Burgers

Dior and Jonathan Anderson Revive Old Hollywood with an All-Star Extravaganza Featuring Al Pacino and In-N-Out Burgers

Published by Sam Flores

As amused as I am by the thought, that’s not the connection the designer is looking to establish. Dior has had a long relationship with Hollywood, which Anderson is looking to honor. There’s also the quiet part: The U.S. remains a crucial market in luxury, and Dior is not alone in cozying up to its American clientele—Chanel had a show in New York in December, where Gucci and Louis Vuitton each have shows coming up on Saturday and Wednesday, respectively, and Hermès is hosting in LA next month. The house tour I embarked on is more illustrative of the theme of this adult field trip: I’m visiting Dawnridge, the famed home of Tony Duquette, the late interior, furniture, and costume designer who, as we’re told by his former business partner and protege Hutton Wilkinson, was friends with Monsieur Dior after they met during Duquette’s first Europe tour in 1947. Wilkinson, who now owns the house, is an old Hollywood-style gem and a soundbite generator—as a colleague says, he talks like he was plucked out of …

How Marcello Hernández Became the Boy Prince of Comedy

How Marcello Hernández Became the Boy Prince of Comedy

Published by Jenni Sidey

Marcello Hernández has invented a new game. On a sunny yet deceivingly cold spring day, the 28-year-old comedian and Saturday Night Live star and I set up shop on a sliver of concrete at a park in Lower Manhattan. After casually passing a soccer ball around for half an hour, Hernández decides to see if he can kick the ball into a nearby basketball hoop. As he stands atop the three-point arc, shot after shot paints the backboard. When, finally, around the 30th try, the ball mercifully goes in, he’s not satisfied so much as he is dead set on replicating this feat. Several attempts graze the net, while most hit nothing but air. A few do a tantalizing spin cycle around the rim before swirling out. With each miss, Hernández becomes more determined to see the ball go in again. I become more worried that this will take all day. Vintage t-shirt by The Society Archive. Pants by Ferragamo. Hernández, a born-and-raised Miami kid, has become SNL’s rising star since joining the cast in …

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady Watch Their Own Highlights All the Time

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady Watch Their Own Highlights All the Time

Published by Jenni Sidey

Now you look at the game, it’s copycat. Everybody is really playing the same, but you don’t really have the personnel to play the style of basketball you’re playing. That’s what drives me crazy: Why are you putting him in that position where he is not really excelling, but he will be his best at this position? You’re trying to make him into something that it’s going to take him a long time to figure out, when he could be really good for you right now over here. Carter: Keeping up with the Joneses. McGrady: Yeah. Man, that’s the most frustrating part to me. On that note, did either of you ever think about coaching? McGrady: No. He did, though. Carter: I mean, I did. I have. But I just look at the league, and the lack of loyalty to coaches [from players] now is what’s concerning to me. I know the approach now is to have more compassion for the players, but I felt like if a coach wasn’t yelling at me, getting after …