“When I visited New York, one of my favorite things to do was to explore the various flea markets,” says Birgit Schössow, the German artist behind this week’s cover, “City Flair.” “And in the last few years, I’ve even ordered some beautiful costumes and dresses from the forties and fifties from New York’s vintage shops online. These little works of art are simply beautiful to look at from time to time, and to wear every now and then. There’s so much history in a costume that is already nearly seventy years old! It allows you to fantasize each story.” She concludes: “I love the very feminine styles of that era; my cover was inspired by the fashion drawings of that time. But jeans are much more practical, of course.” [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/cover-story-city-flair]