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While the rest of the country gears up to celebrate July Fourth, VF’s team of Taylor Swift obsessives have our eyes trained on Madison Square Garden, the site of her—still technically just “rumored”—wedding to Travis Kelce this weekend. It’s a fascinating paradox, choosing one of the highest-profile venues in the world for your marriage ceremony, then keeping all the details under wraps.

Our own Kase Wickman realized immediately that the public/private romance between the artist and the athlete took a page straight from Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor’s book, an influence perhaps confirmed by the second track of Swift’s 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl. Among other revelations, Taylor intimate Tim Mendelson tells Kase that the Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? star would have abundantly approved of MSG as a wedding venue. Here’s why.

Also ready for your long weekend reading: Joy Press brings us an oral history of influential 1980s nightclub Danceteria, Hadley Hall Meares takes us behind the gates of Princess Diana’s ancestral home, and—turn the air conditioning up for this one—Elise Taylor mulls the most erotic movies of all time.

EVE BATEY,
EDITOR

CULTURE

When Freaks Were Chic: An Oral History of Danceteria

BY JOY PRESS

Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ’80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves before they broke big.

FILM

Behind the Most Erotic Movies of All Time

BY ELISE TAYLOR

In the golden age of smut, a set of cinephile authors embarked on a quest to academicize—and elevate—sex scenes in film.

STYLE

Taylor Swift's Wedding: How Forever Bride Elizabeth Taylor Set the Standard

BY KASE WICKMAN

Elizabeth Taylor, is it forever? A co-trustee of Taylor’s estate tells Vanity Fair about the star’s views on marriage, style, and celebrity.

Lisa Takes VF’s Lie Detector Test

BY VANITY FAIR

We asked our Summer Issue cover star the hard-hitting questions that didn’t make it to print, like her opinion on monoglots and who she wants to see as the next James Bond.

You may think you know the story of Brandon Miller, a New York real estate developer who worked tirelessly to maintain a lavish lifestyle—and died by suicide in 2024 after amassing an enormous amount of debt. But as Hannah Seligson’s thorough reporting into Brandon and his wife, Candice Miller, reveals, there’s a lot more to them than what’s been printed in The New York Times and The Real Deal. Interviews with people close to the couple, as well as text messages and documents like credit card records—many of which haven’t been previously reported—indicate that a multitude of factors may have contributed to Brandon’s decline: mental health issues, poorly timed real estate ventures, and the couple’s attempts to keep up the lavish lifestyle that Candice chronicled on her Instagram. They also suggest that Candice may not have been completely blind to Brandon’s downward spiral. (For the record, Candice didn’t respond to a list of detailed questions from Vanity Fair.) It’s the perfect deep dive for a long weekend—or a long ride on the jitney.

HILLARY BUSIS,
SENIOR EDITOR

Could Candice Miller Have Known Her Husband’s Secret?

BY HANNAH SELIGSON

Brandon Miller went broke, then took his own life. His friends, family, and neighbors are still debating how much his wife, Candice, knew about their financial situation, and when she knew it.

Culture Watch

CELEBRITY

What Taylor Swift’s Fourth of July Obsession Could Mean for the Wedding of the Summer

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

Star-spangled—and -studded—bashes at Swift’s Rhode Island mansion, plus the singer’s interest in Kennedy-dynasty ephemera, foretold that she’d wed Travis Kelce on America’s birthday, as a recent report indicates.

TELEVISION

Becoming Elle: Meet the Gen Z Star Portraying a Millennial Icon

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

Lexi Minetree’s first major role involved reinventing a popular character, learning ’90s vernacular, and stepping into Reese Witherspoon’s shoes. What, like it’s hard?

From the Archive

Meet the Death-Defying Couple Who Fell in Love While Climbing Skyscrapers

BY SAVANNAH WALSH

On Wednesday, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus were arrested after climbing the Empire State Building, where the pair displayed a statement flag—and got engaged.

In 2024, VF’s Savannah Walsh spoke to the thrill-seeking couple about their Netflix documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story.