How a Christmas Miracle Came to Be; Will and Kate’s Long Road to the Altar; a Luxurious Winter in Gstaad

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences From cover-ups and murder to the ins and outs of William and Kate's royal romance, this week's VF Archive digest has more than enough reading fodder to get you through the long weekend. Balanchine's Christmas Miracle In 1964, George Balanchine finally staged the Nutcracker of his dreams, a triumph for the New York City Ballet in its then new Lincoln Center home. Laura Jacobs tells how Balanchine's childhood Christmases, his youth in St. Petersburg (dancing multiple roles in The Nutcracker himself), and his 41-foot tree sparked an American holiday tradition R E A D  M O R E » Wills and the Real Girl The path of royal love rarely runs smooth, and Prince William and Kate Middleton certainly have stumbled along their way, not least over all the other gorgeous young women in the prince's orbit. From their 2001 meeting at the University of St. Andrews through the "Aha" moment that turned friendship into romance, an inside look at the couple's romantic timeline. R E A D  M O R E » Brutal Landscapes For years, men had been disappearing without a trace from Toronto's Gay Village. By the time authorities arrested a 66-year-old landscaper for the murders, the truest horror might have been how easily he had operated among them. R E A D  M O R E » Gstaad: The Social Peak At the height of its annual season, Bob Colacello reports from the Gsnobbiest Gski resort in Gswitzerland, where Bill Buckley gets gemütlich with David Bowie, where Valentino glugs Glühwein with Doris Brynner, and where the most dangerous sport is Gsocial climbing. R E A D  M O R E » The Mystery of Madame Grès The legendary couturier made and lost two fortunes creating sublimely draped gowns for clients such as Marlene Dietrich, Jacqueline Onassis, and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, and defied the Nazis during World War II. But all Paris was shocked to learn that Madame Grès's death had been hidden for more than a year. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.  Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) What's Going On At Uproxx Loading... TV | New York Post Loading... Vox - All Loading... The Shade Room Loading... Collider Loading... 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