Treasured Island A hugely entertaining social history of the elite and exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy from the New York Times bestselling author of Model and 7...

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Drawing on decades of travel, reporting and interviews, the book paints a full, unvarnished portrait of St. Barth, detailing its transformation from a remote, rugged outpost into one of the world’s most exclusive playgrounds.

In 2019, on the heels of Hurricane Irma, I wrote about St. Barth and its time of reckoning. The story graced the cover of Departures Magazine and years later, some of that research informed “Treasured Island.”

Treasured Island A hugely entertaining social history of the elite and exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy from the New York Times bestselling author of Model and 7...

What else awaits you on the island? Find out in “Treasured Island,” available for pre-order wherever books are sold. www.harpercollins.com/products/treasured-island-michael-gross

Thinking about renting a house for Christmas on St. Barth? This one will run you $250,000 for the week.

Carved straight into the hillside, it feels less like a vacation rental and more like a private compound fit for a James Bond villain.

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And you also find any product you need, even Manuka honey from New Zealand, and very interesting people roll through on a regular basis so social life is never dull – it’s sort of like Manhattan, sans the aggravations.”

The commitment to baseline thresholds of quality cuts across social class — the pool boy and superyacht owner are equally dismissive of a limp croissant when they see it...

Which means you get decent food, natural beauty, and small scale, no golf courses, no high rises (especially on the waterfronts) and no people trying to sell crap on the beaches…

Peter Rajsingh, an alternative investor and professor of finance who (like me) has been visiting the island for decades, cites “what I consider the incontrovertible fact about St Barts is its French je ne sais quoi and savoir vivre...

In the 21st century, the challenges facing St. Barth have grown alongside its allure. Is its secret nothing more than its combination of fantastic views and limited capacity?

Why Anna Wintour really decided to pull a power move and put herself on the cover of Vogue, alongside Meryl Streep Some speculate it’s Wintour’s way of reminding the world she’s still in charge. But there’s more to it.

I think it’s a reflection of the decline of magazines and fashion magazines and the rising importance of the promotion of products, whether they’re those magazines, movies or editors. And what does @aarp.org have to do with it? Keep reading in my latest for @nypost.com

Why Anna Wintour really decided to pull a power move and put herself on the cover of Vogue, alongside Meryl Streep Some speculate it’s Wintour’s way of reminding the world she’s still in charge. But there’s more to it.

Why this, why now? And does Vogue's latest cover mean “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is cursed? Some speculate Anna Wintour is promoting herself to remind the world she’s still in charge.

The Autour du Rocher chapters are almost as wild as a night in Buffett’s island nightclub.

Jimmy Buffett was once the most celebrated American on St. Barth. Here’s a look around the property he called home.

Listen to his song, “Autour du Rocher,” to hear more of the story, and stay tuned for my book, “Treasured Island,” releasing June 16th. a.co/d/0fWxgJAT

Bye-Bye, Billionaire’s Row As Manhattan’s glass towers lose their luster, buyers are quietly drifting back to co-ops—with bigger rooms, better prices, and old-school New York appeal.

Other super-tall towers on 57th Street disappointed with slow sales, even as 220 Central Park South kept setting records. Too many of the buildings that were supposed to represent the pinnacle of modern living had begun to feel like very expensive mistakes. And co-ops are looking like winners again.

Bye-Bye, Billionaire’s Row As Manhattan’s glass towers lose their luster, buyers are quietly drifting back to co-ops—with bigger rooms, better prices, and old-school New York appeal.

But, the age of supremacy for New York condos may be coming to an end.

As I write in my latest piece for @airmail.news, bad press has tarnished the city’s luxury condos’ sparkling image. Construction flaws plagued 432 Park. Isolation and aggressive pricing dogged Hudson Yards.

Bye-Bye, Billionaire’s Row As Manhattan’s glass towers lose their luster, buyers are quietly drifting back to co-ops—with bigger rooms, better prices, and old-school New York appeal.

New York apartments remain resilient investments, banking on the hardest of assets: schist. Hemmed in by water yet easily navigable, rooted in bedrock that allows it to soar ever higher, Manhattan real estate is sui generis—about as close to a sure thing as exists.

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I think I got out just in time, even if that meant I missed some awesome fashion shows–and the proximity of supermodels.

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I saw it becoming a corporatized branch of the infotainment industry, saw the rise of multi-brand giants, and thanks in part to my biographical subject Ralph Lauren’s focus on enduring style, realized that the market for fashion coverage that didn’t bend a knee to magazine ad sales was shrinking.

When I was covering fashion, I wasn’t as interested in the dress as I was in who made it, who sold it, who wore it, and where it went. Back then, fashion was a little cottage industry that still embraced outsiders and oddness in a way it doesn’t anymore.

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It’s still banned in the museum’s bookstore.

Learn more about that story — and the others that came after it — on my website. www.mgross.com/books/

I made a list of them: churches, private clubs, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art … and that last notion became my next and most controversial book, “Rogues’ Gallery,” a history of the museum and expose of how the rich have used philanthropy to launder their reputations.

After publishing “740 Park,” people asked me what I was going to write next. 820 Fifth? But I didn’t want to write the same book about another apartment building.

Then it came to me, what if I widened my lens to encompass great institutions of American wealth?

The haters have a lot to say about St. Barth. Don’t listen to them.

I’ve been coming here for more than 30 years, and there’s still a lot to discover (and a lot to love) about this place.

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Will Cyril Lignac Conquer St. Barth? - Palmer PB Paris chef Cyril Lignac brings his Bar des Près concept to Gustavia, entering the fiercely competitive restaurant scene of St. Barth.

As I write in my latest Palmer piece, his skillful techniques and wizardry at sourcing the best ingredients satisfy gourmet cravings, and his generous portions and high-low appeal (hip-hop crews, sophisticated Frenchies, coked-out club types and tourists are all patrons) betray a gourmand spirit.

The island’s latest arrival, Bar Des Prés - Saint Barth reprises the rare feat chef Cyril Lignac's Parisian restaurants pull off, blending all three tendencies.

Will Cyril Lignac Conquer St. Barth? - Palmer PB Paris chef Cyril Lignac brings his Bar des Près concept to Gustavia, entering the fiercely competitive restaurant scene of St. Barth.

Along with local and gourmet spots, St. Barth now caters to gourmands who want indulgent and excessive experiences. Local, gourmet, gourmand? All are expensive, so that’s no differentiator.