Social Survival Guide
Miss these summer parties at your own risk.

Parties
Our latest offerings include Russell Simmons' "Art for Life" party, Miguel Forbes' celebration aboard The Highlander, Bridgehampton Polo's summer debut and the Longhouse Reserve benefit.

A Fashionable Life
NINA GARCIA
The fashion director and Project Runway judge talks shp and reveals her newest book. By James Kurisunkal.

Cover Story
MARILYN MONROE
Newlyweds Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller both claimed their happiest days together were the ones they spent in Amagansett. Julia Nasser uncovers the photos and the story behind them.

Feature
JOHN PAULSON
The man who predicted the current subprime mortgage crisis collected the highest Wall Street payday on record for his insight. But around here, he's just a local.

The List
HEDGE-FUND GURUS
What recession? These guys are the highest earners of the highest-earning industry ever invented. Did we mention that they all live (and spend) here?

Special Section
HOW THEY SPEND IT
Everything about their consumption is conspicuous; here's a rundown of the world that hedge-fund money can buy.

Fashion
SUMMER IDYLL
A long summer afternoon on the dunes sets the perfect stage for this season's chicest beach styles.
Photographed by Della Bass

Town Spotlight
SOUTHAMPTON
It turns out that our shortlist of the town's top spots and establishments is not so short after all.

Luxury Spotlight
LONDON JEWELERS
The glamour emporium has carved out a formidable niche on Long Island.

Real Estate
Olde Town
Southampton's new billionaire's row takes gracious shape on a historic 50-acre plot of land. By Tess Millay

The Buy-In
TREASURE TROVE
Measure these treasures in karats, lots of karats.

Publisher's Note