BlackBook Magazine

From Ethiopia to Verona—with Jamaica in between—a globe-hopping photo special.

Verona, Italy

BlackBook's June-July Travel Issue is on newsstands now, so pick it up now for your full dose of Zooey Deschanel, beach bars (and beach reads), a luxe look at LA's Chateau Marmont, Miami swimsuit fashion, road tunes from Death Cab for Cutie, and more. See the full table of contents after the jump.

The fabled Chateau Marmont, on the cusp of its 80th year in business, has its ghosts, and they contribute to its distinct flavor. But it’s the colorful staff within Hollywood’s favorite country club that makes it one of the most magical hotels in the world. From the gatekeepers to the groundskeepers, here, a rare formal sit-down portrait that closed the grounds one spring day before the tiki torches flickered and the stars came out to play.

The Big House: Back row, from left: Frank Romero, Mario Bonilla, Steven Amador, Carlos Hernandez, Carl Hubbard, Demetra Verrios, Amanda Grandinetti (director of food and beverage), Nicole Kovacs, Daniel Devereaux. Middle row, from left: Gerardo Carreon, Jesus Moreno, Jesus Anguiano, Baltazar Anguiano, Luz Diaz, Oliver Favre, Keilana Smith, Nicholas Cochis, Federica Carrion (director of sales), Jose Acorin (“Big Jose”), Jose Aquino (“Little Jose”), Nat Gunter (director of wine), Graham Miller, Steffanie Sampson-Thomas, Dalia Ermann, Ray Montoya, Stinson Carter (bartender), Anya Varda (with sunglasses). Front row, from left: Noemy Navarrete, Ana Mendoza, Lula Anguiano, Carol O'Brien (director of human resources), Romulo Laki (the singing waiter), Philip Pavel (general manager), Jesse McBride, Seulgi Oh, Will Carter (social butterfly).

What’s Happening with Zooey Deschanel? The alternative darling—who rose to fame in Almost Famous—stars in M. Night Shyamalan’s new summer creep-fest and has just made her first record. Visibly shy, frightened of stages, she’s nonetheless hopping on the roller coaster.

It is a warm early spring day in Los Angeles and the rest of the city is already in flip-flops and too-short Abercrombie minis. But 28-year-old Zooey Deschanel arrives for tea dressed in stylish, high-waisted jeans, a pretty white blouse, and a soft, tweedy jacket. She wears pinkish socks with her sandals and no makeup. The effect is that of a student at the Sorbonne rather than of an actress who is on the verge of her major breakthrough, an image that is only reinforced when she begins to speak.

Here's your first large look at Zooey Deschanel on the cover of the June-July issue of BlackBook, hitting newsstands May 27. The full Zooey interview and more pictures from our Travel Issue are here; meanwhile, check out the complete BlackBook cover gallery.

Everyone has a place they travel to that is often more of a home than their actual one. No surprise to those who have heard me rave about it—some say, to extremes—that the Chateau Marmont is mine.

At least I’m not alone. Owned and operated by André Balazs for the past 18 years, and months from its 80th anniversary, the hotel strictly protects its illustrious guests’ privacy. Leaking “names” is forbidden. But a regular inhabitant there cannot help but meet and often befriend others in residence, famous or not. And over the years, many have told me their tales of extended stints, and how the Gothic castle on Sunset has taken them in.

Navigating the not-so-friendly skies this summer? Here, bins laden with the season’s must-have contraband.

Styling by Bryan Levandowski

Spend time in any exclusive watering hole and you’re likely to come across some colorful characters. Head to Europe, and you’ll meet a tribe of loaded riff-raff so faaahbulous, so eccentric, so inexplicably shady, that it’s imperative you be briefed before departure. Behold, the United Nations of ne’er-do-wells (and other all-too-real ‘types’) in this exclusive excerpt from Christopher Tennant’s The Official Filthy Rich Handbook.

Illustrations by Andy Friedman

Fierce fashion and serpentine swimwear on location in Miami Beach.

Styling by Elizabeth Sulcer

Since the early ’90s, Missy Elliott has commanded the world of hip-hop. That’s plenty of time to lose control about the little things. Below, the style icon, who is back with her seventh album, FANomenal, breaks it down. This is not a test!

Things I Hate:

1. Taking off my shoes at the airport.
2. When people stink on the plane.
3. When people cook my food with no gloves on or breathe on my food.