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A Century of the
New York ‘It’ Girl

In April, New York magazine celebrates its anniversary (it’s our 55th) with a “Yesteryear” issue. The 2023 edition looks back at a particular New York phenomenon, the “It” girl: who anointed them, what it was like to be them, and where they are now.

The Making of the ‘It’ Girl Issue

  1. ‘It’ Girls in Conversation: Anaa Saber, Maria Al-sadek, and FriendsWhat’s the “It”-girl thing to do on a Tuesday night?
    By Asia Milia Ware
  2. Today’s ‘It’ Girls in Conversation: Imani Randolph & FriendsWhat do off-duty models chat about at an oyster bar?
    By Asia Milia Ware
  3. ‘It’ Girls in Conversation: Ivy Getty and FriendsIvy Getty and her friends gather for dinner at Lucien to eat steak frites, sip martinis, and pose for the camera.
    By Sasha Mutchnik
  4. The Idol’s Hari Nef and Her FriendsHari Nef and her friends at dinner.
    By Danya Issawi
  5. Today’s ‘It’ Girls in Conversation: Clara Perlmutter, Ella Emhoff, and FriendsClara Perlmutter and her friends Ella Emhoff, Fiffany Luu, Pierrah Hilaire, and Noor Elkhaldi form a group chat come to life.
    By Danya Issawi
  6. Would You Buy Chloë Sevigny’s Worn-in Birkenstocks?Too bad, someone already did.
    By Danya Issawi
  7. What Happened to Baby Jane Holzer, the Original Warhol Girl?She doesn’t think that much about her time in the limelight.
    By Bridget Read
  8. Chloë Sevigny, ‘It’ Girl to End All ‘It’ GirlsBut Hollywood never really knew what to do with her.
    As told to Rachel Handler
  9. Cory Kennedy Was the Internet’s First ‘It’ GirlBut the “indie-sleaze” muse never really felt seen.
    By Brock Colyar
  10. My Short (and Kind of Complicated) Stint As a Social“It might be hyperbolic to say that we were to New York what ‘Young Hollywood’ was to L.A.”
    By Bonnie Morrison
  11. 151 New York ‘It’ GirlsWho anointed them, what it was like to be them, and where they are now.
  12. She Played ‘Lisa E.’ for Two and a Half YearsThen decided it was time to get out.
    As told to Abby Schreiber
  13. An Alexa Chung Superfan Finally Meets HerFor years, Annie Hamilton had a burner Instagram account devoted to her.
    By Annie Hamilton
  14. The Sykes Sisters Enjoyed Their ‘It’-dom (Most of the Time)On dancing at Moomba, catching a flight with Trump, and dating while “It.”
    As told to Bindu Bansinath
  15. What Was (and Is) the ‘It’ Girl?An investigation.
    By Matthew Schneier
  16. Lizzie Grubman Was the Original PR Power GirlBut she doesn’t want to be defined by that night in the Hamptons.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  17. You’re an It Girl! You’re an It Girl! Everyone’s an It Girl!Tinsley Mortimer, Allison Sarofim, Annelise Peterson, Zani Gugelmann, and 101 other ‘It’ girls who followed.
    By The Editors
  18. Debi Mazar Was the Hardest Working “It” GirlOn working the door at Danceteria and cutting Warhol’s hair.
    As told to Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  19. Jaime King Was Too Young for All ThatThe model who became a face of “heroin chic” in conversation with Alissa Bennet.
    By Alissa Bennett