Where are we going?

Modern bibliophiles have nothing on Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan, who understood the power of bookshelf wealth long before the term entered the lexicon. His trove of the world’s oldest and rarest tomes grew so vast he needed a separate building for it, which became the Morgan Library & Museum. In honor of its centennial, the NYC gem is currently showing off its latest acquisitions. Through August 17, themorgan.org

What are we wearing?

A good cover matters, but real substance speaks for itself. This has always been the philosophy of Patek Philippe, whose most coveted offerings are marked by a purity of design in juxtaposition with the complex technology hidden inside. The new Cubitus is no exception. While that sleek octagonal shape recalls popular watch silhouettes of the Art Deco era, those sweeping complications are unmistakably 21st century.

Photographed by Allie Holloway
Styled by Dania Lucero Ortiz

In the top image: Patek Philippe Cubitus watch ($41,240), Le Divorce de Juliette by Octave Feuillet ($200) and Thomson’s Poetical Works by James Thomson ($300), Courtesy of Argosy Books, (212)-753-4455.

This story appears in the May 2025 issue of Town & Country. SUBSCRIBE NOW

Leena Kim is Town & Country’s Editor, covering the travel, jewelry, style, arts and culture, education, and weddings beats. She has no priors—she has been at the magazine for 11 years, having started her career at T&C as the assistant to the editor in chief.