It-Girl

 Joan Didion’s pair of Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses, which sold at auction in November 2022 for $27,000

Joan Didion’s Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses, which sold at auction in November 2022 for $27,000

In times of it-girl inflation, everyone wants to live in a celebrity’s skin. Who better than Joan Didion to burst that bubble? Her spirit explains why style survives death and serious (prose-) stylists only buy Kim Kardashian’s shapewear.

 Caroline Calloway and her cat, Matisse. © Casey Brooke

Caroline Calloway and her cat, Matisse. © Casey Brooke

As pre-orders roll in for her new memoir, Scammer, the disgraced influencer spills the beans to Adina Glickstein about grifting, gendered fame-seeking, and the it-girl as a startup.