Innholdsfortegnelse for Jun/Jul 2018 i Town & Country

1978 DESERT OASIS Forty years ago, Walter and Lee Annenberg gave T&C an exclusive look inside Sunnylands, their 200-acre estate in Rancho Mirage, CA. The couple entertained so many dignitaries there—presidents from Eisenhower to Bush 41, Queen Elizabeth, Margaret Thatcher—that it was known as the “Camp David of the West.” Today it’s still the site of peace-promoting retreats for world leaders. Walter, a media mogul, art collector, and ambassador, was also a renowned philanthropist, giving away $2 billion in his lifetime. His daughter Wallis, one of T&C’s top 50 philanthropists of 2018, now leads the family foundation, one of the largest in L.A.…

For a certain type of aesthetically inquisitive visitor to Athens, there are things that one simply must do, such as visiting the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, designed by Renzo Piano; taking a daytrip to Hydra to see Dakis Joannou’s Deste Foundation; and browsing for antique textiles at Martinos. But these days the itinerary often includes a surprising addition. The Museum of Cycladic Art has been an Athens touchstone for more than 30 years, but only recently has it become the kind of spot that art world insiders make a point of visiting—and, more often than not, Instagramming. The resurgence began in the spring of 2017, when the contemporary art fair Documenta, which usually takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany, was held in Athens for the first time.…

While truth can be stranger than fiction, it’s rarely more fun. So although Succession, the smart new TV series created by Jesse Armstrong (a writer for Veep and In the Loop), takes its cues from the real-life dynasties that run global business behemoths, the over-the-top family it depicts isn’t fenced in by facts. At the start of the series, the Roy clan is controlled by its media mogul patriarch, Logan. But as he prepares to step away from the business, and the question is raised of which of his bright, conniving offspring will step into his John Lobb oxfords, a breakneck race for influence begins. Viewers can be forgiven for thinking this story sounds familiar. “I was reading about Sumner Redstone, and when he was asked about his succession plans…

We tend to think of travel as a break from reality. But what if we saw our trips as journeys to philanthropy? I recently spent five days in Guatemala. Francesca Kennedy invited me and a few others to explore a country she has known since she spent summers as a young girl at Lake Atitlán with her family. Five years ago she founded Ix Style, an artisanal fashion label that sells bags, jewelry, and huarache sandals made by women in the country’s traditional Mayan style. Ix’s crafts are a reminder of the warmth you feel in this small Central American nation, despite its troubled history; 15 percent of the profits from their sale benefits Ecofiltro, an organization that helps Guatemalans get access to clean water. In fact, donating water filters…

BEARING ARMS How a Jimmy Choo–clad Greenwich lady found herself scouring the country’s toughest neighborhoods for guns. When lawyer Jessica Mindich became a stay-at-home mom in Connecticut, with time on her hands, she decided to start a jewelry line. Engraved with school crests, Jewelry for a Cause was a way for schools to raise money. Soon afterward, in 2012, she met Cory Booker (then mayor of Newark, New Jersey), who told her about the scourge of illegal guns plaguing his city. Booker wondered whether Mindich could transform guns and bullet casings into jewelry. She had a lot to learn—for starters, how to shred and melt weapons. And about amnesty programs (which allow people to anonymously trade guns in), through which she procured her raw materials. Soon the Caliber Collection was…

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Every Saturday morning in summer, Berkshires-based mineral makeup pioneer Jane Iredale walks a few steps from her house to the robust farmers market she hosts on her property, which serves thousands of people each season. The Great Barrington Farmers Market has grown partly thanks to a program she supports that doubles SNAP coupons spent at the market. “It has become a major contributor for health in our area,” Iredale says. Her own regimen has remained the same for decades, from diet to sleep. “I’ve eaten organic since I can remember. I’ve always been a believer in supplements—our Skin Omegas help keep my skin moist,” she says. “I have no TV or phone in my bedroom, and I keep phalaenopsis orchids in the window, which I get at the market.” For…

THE FONTENAY, Hamburg Germany’s progressive city finally gets a dazzling contemporary luxury hotel. Jan Störmer’s bold, curvy design (no two walls are parallel—they’re rarely even straight) mirrors the waters of Lake Alster and the park in which it’s set. Best of all, Herzog & de Meuron’s phenomenal new Elbphilharmonie cultural center is nearby. WOW FACTOR The almost 360-degree views from the top-floor Fontenay Bar and terrace. J.S.E. BURGENSTOCK RESORT, Lake Lucerne Set high above the lake, this four-hotel aerie and state-of-the-art medical center has some of the most spectacular views in Switzerland—as restorative as the hiking, tennis, golf, mountain biking, and 108,000-square-foot spa with its encyclopedic range of treatments. WOW FACTOR The lightning-fast outdoor elevator (500 feet in under a minute) that takes you from near the resort’s hotels to…

JACKALOPE, Mornington Peninsula Not your average country escape. High style and sophistication—moody charcoal interiors, glass-fronted rooms (46 of them), gloriously deep black bathtubs, a 30-meter infinity pool—in the midst of Willow Creek Vineyard. And there are 50 other cellar doors to choose from in the region. Plus beaches. WOW FACTOR The degustation dinner in the signature restaurant, Doot Doot Doot, where a 10,000-bulb chandelier (another wow) covers the ceiling. S.R. LONGITUDE 131, Uluru No wonder Kate and William stayed here. These 15 sophisticated tented pavilions on a dune in Australia’s “Red Center” let you wake up in comfort and style to watch the changing colors as the sun rises over Uluru (aka Ayers Rock)—Australia’s killer view. Newly renovated, with king-size beds, indigenous artworks, a spa, and a new two-bedroom Dune…

THE WHITBY HOTEL, New York The fiercely whimsical Kit Kemp opened her second New York Firmdale outpost last year on 56th Street, complementing the wildly successful Crosby Street Hotel. As expected, the bright palette, rich textures (such as decorative columns), and cornucopia of artful flourishes (along with all comforts and excellent service) have brought new chill to Midtown. WOW FACTOR The obsession-inducing headboards. (Not kidding.) J.S.E. FOUR SEASONS RESORT LANAI, Hawaii When Larry Ellison bought up Lanai five years ago, he poured millions into by far the most over-the-top resort in America. The activities—including clay shooting, horseback riding, hiking, biking, UTV rides, and helicopter tours—are matched by the luxury of the mahogany-embellished interiors. WOW FACTOR Watching the dolphins in Hulopoe Bay (they’re not captive, just fans). J.S.E. VENTANA BIG SUR,…

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BARRY STERNLICHT GRAND PLAN Making his hotel brand a model for sustainability. MAKING HEADLINES The chairman of Starwood Capital Group partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to create the 1 Hotels Fellowship, which awards funds to entrepreneurs for projects addressing environmental issues. MIRIAM RUIZ GRAND PLAN Turning today’s charity recipients into tomorrow’s tech consumers. MAKING HEADLINES The executive director of the Avallain Foundation—the nonprofit set up by the founders of the Swiss educational software company—runs programs (including virtual partnerships with top U.S. prep schools) in refugee camps and in rural Africa to make residents tech-savvy. ED STACK GRAND PLAN Enacting commonsense gun policy in his stores. MAKING HEADLINES After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods stopped carrying assault rifles and selling firearms to…

FRANK McCOURT JR. GRAND PLAN Creating a new performing arts destination in the middle of Manhattan. MAKING HEADLINES When the Shed opens at Hudson Yards in 2019 (with venues designed by David Rockwell and Diller Scofidio & Renfro), you’ll thank investment honcho McCourt, who recently made a $45 million donation to the project. PATRICIA PHELPS DE CISNEROS GRAND PLAN Opening the world to Latin American art. MAKING HEADLINES In early 2018 the arts patron gave one of her most significant gifts: She donated more than 200 works from her collection to six museums around the world. Eighty-eight of them will go to MoMA (on the heels of a 102-item gift two years ago).…

The fashionable gathering in Lizzie Tisch’s sprawling, silvery apartment overlooking Central Park looked a little like a bridal shower or a Spence reunion: festive and all female. But in fact the women who air-kissed and cheerily caught up over coffee were there to raise serious money. The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy is the host of the annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, a leading social event in New York and a prime source of income for the conservancy, the private nonprofit organization that carries the lion’s share of the cost of maintaining Central Park. The committee’s board members were at Tisch’s breakfast to divvy up the expenses of the outdoor benefit, which is known as the Hat Luncheon because of the guests’ penchant for outlandish headgear. One…

If you’re hoping to change the world, there’s nothing more important than an iron will—although a perfectly decorated desk to work at doesn’t hurt. From her home office in Houston, society doyenne Lynn Wyatt has been a crusader for causes from the city’s ballet to relief after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. And no matter how willing she has been to get her hands dirty, her desk is never out of sorts.…

Individual GIVING Andrew Carnegie wanted a plain house, “the most modest,” in fact, in New York City. Instead he got 64 rooms on the corner of 91st and Fifth, with the largest private lawn in Manhattan. For our April 1907 cover we photographed him standing proudly in front of it. He wore a bowler, a double-breasted overcoat, and a bow tie. The occasion was the International Arbitration Peace Conference, over which he presided and where, in a keynote address, he argued against violence between nations. “It was said long ago on excellent authority that no man liveth unto himself,” Carnegie told the assembled. “We have begun to perceive that no nation liveth unto itself, and that certainly no nation goeth to war unto itself.” With that image, formal and grand—and…

ARTS & CULTURE July 1 Louis Vuitton The brand’s renovated Costa Mesa, CA, store will stock LV’s hard-to-find limited edition home line. July 11 King Lear Ian McKellen portrays the tragic monarch in London. July 13 Madame d’Ora The photographer, who shot legends like Chanel, Picasso, and Josephine Baker, is honored at Vienna’s Leopold Museum. May 12 Patrick Melrose Edward St. Aubyn’s novels come to Showtime. Benedict Cumber-batch plays the title character. June 11 Ed Ruscha The contemporary artist’s depiction of modern civilization, on view at London’s National Gallery. June 8 Ocean’s 8 An all-female heist film, starring Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett. June 29–July 8 Le Conversazioni Vendela Vida and David Mamet will be at the literary festival in Capri. Through July 29 Mona Bismarck The socialite and style…

In Walden, his 1854 text on living the simple life, Henry David Thoreau advised readers to “go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” For a new generation of San Francisco’s elite, that direction is two hours south, toward a 600-acre community that promises to promote Thoreau’s ideals—starting at around $5 million per lot. Walden Monterey, as the development is called, is being billed as a luxury “agrihood”—a housing collective focused on sustainability and communal farming—on the Monterey Peninsula. It aims to provide Silicon Valley’s tech titans with the sort of space (an average of 20 acres per parcel) that homes in traditional retreats like Napa or Carmel don’t have, along with back-to-nature amenities—a sunrise yoga platform, a treehouse, a Zen meditation garden—that comprise the woke mogul’s version of country…

Fabulous steaks are everywhere, but a truly excellent burger is exceedingly rare. There’s a reason for this. The finest steaks are dry-aged to give them that elusive scent of truffles and earth, that deep, clean mineral tang. Sadly, dry aging is an arcane art that is slowly being lost. In the hands of butchers who know what they’re doing, something almost magical happens when great hunks of beef are left to hang in cold air. As the moisture slowly evaporates, the meat shrinks and its texture changes, becoming soft, silky, and tender. More important, the flavors concentrate, growing richer, rounder, and more powerful with each passing day. This is the elusive umami flavor; this is the taste of time. And no one has ever figured out a way to fake…

Bathrobe-clad and jetlagged, I am shuffling out of the changing room at the Chanel au Ritz spa in Paris. My aesthetician, Laetitia Desirée, who has just completed a two-hour facial that was expectedly pampering and unexpectedly therapeutic, asks if I would like to end my treatment with “the detox of Chanel.” I immediately say yes and try to imagine what the food or beverage application of the famous Coco Chanel quote “Elegance is refusal” would be. A bead of caviar? A sip of broth? But what greets me is a slim glass of spa water made with red berries. It is, in fact, more satisfying than it sounds. And I’m sipping it in Chanel’s home away from home, the Ritz, the legendary Place Vendôme hotel where she lived for 34…

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People throw words around left and right: This person’s a genius, that guy’s a visionary, she’s a force of nature, he’s amazing. But until someone comes up with a brand new vocabulary, those are the truest words I know for Lin-Manuel Miranda. The irony is, with his groundbreaking musical Hamilton, Lin actually did bring a new language to Broadway. He spoke truth to immigration and race and power, and he did it with hip-hop—the poetry of the street. Lin builds sinuous rhythms that intersect with gorgeous melodies that create a magic realism that melds our complex past with our tangled present, all the while elevating art and consciousness. And did I mention he’s a mensch? Where others would be perfectly content to rest on their box office, Lin dedicates his…

BILL & MELINDA GATES GRAND PLAN Creating economic gender equality. MAKING HEADLINES The Gateses donated $4.8 billion to their foundation last year. In March they pledged $170 million to help women flex their economic muscle. “When money flows into the hands of women,” Melinda wrote, “everything changes.” PAULINA & CAM NEELY GRAND PLAN Helping families cope with cancer. MAKING HEADLINES Hall of Fame hockey player and Boston Bruins president Cam has, with wife Paulina, raised more than $30 million to endow cancer care facilities around Boston. Earlier this year they unveiled their Marlene Neely Center for Digestive Health at Tufts. FLORENCE IRVING GRAND PLAN Shattering donation records. MAKING HEADLINES The widow of Sysco founder Herbert Irving gave $600 million to Columbia University and New York–Presbyterian Hospital on the same day…

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN GRAND PLAN Creating an altruistic Davos on the Pacific. MAKING HEADLINES In 2010 he founded the L.A.-based Berggruen Institute as a forum for world leaders and intellectuals to grapple with political and philosophical issues. Since then he has taken the Giving Pledge and committed $500 million to his institute. WALLIS ANNENBERG GRAND PLAN Showing that community grantmaking can have a global ripple effect. MAKING HEADLINES The CEO of the Annenberg Foundation launched AnnenbergTech, a series of partnerships in which tech leaders provide opportunities to underserved students. LAURA & JACK DANGERMOND GRAND PLAN Promoting environmental giving. MAKING HEADLINES The press-shy co-founders of ESRI, a digital mapping company, made a gift of $165 million to the Nature Conservancy to purchase an eight-mile track of ecologically unique California coastline in the…

MARIOS-ERMIS & DIMITRIOS PETROTOS GRAND PLAN Improving quality of life for those with restricted mobility. MAKING HEAD LINES Architect Dimitrios and his brother invented the Laddroller, a state-of-the-art, affordable wheelchair that allows users to stand, as well as navigate rough terrain, curbs, and gaps. MANU PRAKASH GRAND PLAN Advancing healthcare in impoverished areas. MAKING HEADLINES The Stanford bioengineer, who won a MacArthur fellowship in 2016, devised the Paperfuge, a hand-powered centrifuge made of paper, string, and plastic that can diagnose diseases like malaria and HIV in minutes, without electricity. NAVEEN JAIN GRAND PLAN Protecting women from violence. MAKING HEADLINES Science entrepreneur Naveen and his wife Anu sponsor the $1 million Women’s Safety Xprize, in which teams compete to create affordable devices to let women quickly respond to threats. JERRY ASHTON…

THE ART COLLECTOR Sotheby’s Paris hosts its Contemporary Art auction June 6 and 7, and, as is the case with all such sales, the competition will be fierce. There’s no better way to intimidate your rivals than by raising your paddle with an arm bedecked in gold, amethysts, moonstones, and diamonds, and fingers encased in tanzanite, sapphires, and opals. At the very least, these gems will be your good luck charms—which you’ll need again when you hop over to London on the 20th for the Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale at Christie’s. THE MUSEUM BOARD MEMBER A great piece of jewelry is a finely crafted work of sculpture, much like the masterpieces you’ll find this month at the Guggenheim in New York, when its Alberto Giacometti exhibition opens on…

CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS “Investing in training is a way to make the world the place we want to live in,” says the supermodel turned founder and CEO of Every Mother Counts. She spoke with model Karlie Kloss for “THE T&C 50 PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR” (page 134) about Kode with Klossy, a nonprofit Kloss started that teaches girls how to write computer code. MAX VADUKUL Even though the subjects of this issue’s three cover shoots—Karlie Kloss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a group of student gun-reform activists—vary in age and background, the photographer was struck by their similar energy. “They have a real meaning to their lives,” Vadukul says. “And they seem to carry so much in their hearts.” OPRAH WINFREY Long devoted to education and arts causes, Winfrey shows a keen…

Sarah Santos and Blake Gower were planning their February wedding in Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria hit. “I was so worried about everyone, I didn’t want to think about the wedding,” says Sarah, the senior public relations manager at Versace U.S. in New York, who grew up on the island. “It felt way too selfish.” The couple weighed changing venues but ultimately decided to keep their plans. For one thing, Sarah had always wanted to get married on her family’s farm in Vega Baja, 30 miles west of San Juan. Her late grandfather Carmelo Figueroa bought the property in the ’70s and built a Spanish-style hacienda to raise Paso Fino horses, one of which was given to King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain when they visited the estate…

Visitors to the Texas town of Marfa generally come with a checklist of things to see. Prada Marfa, the sculpture commissioned in 2005 by the local nonprofit Ballroom Marfa to look like a retail outlet for the Italian designer, is high on the list, as are the Judd and Chinati Foundations, both established by the late artist Donald Judd. Then there are the Marfa Lights: eerie glowing orbs that seem to float in the distance as you drive down Highway 67. (Scientists have concluded they’re just reflections of car headlights, but they remain a tourist attraction nonetheless.) Now there’s another spectacle to put on the list, courtesy of Ballroom Marfa: Stone Circle. British artist Haroon Mirza took over a stretch of desert, installed nine massive rocks that he found in…

I have long considered Jean-Marc Roulot one of the most enviable men of my acquaintance. He has two dream jobs, and he is passionately devoted to both. He is the proprietor and winemaker at Domaine Roulot, one of the most important properties in Meursault—the source of everyone’s favorite white Burgundy. He is also a successful actor, with more than 50 film and television roles to his credit. Earlier this year Roulot’s two occupations even converged briefly with the U.S. release of Back to Burgundy (Ce Qui Nous Lie in its original French release), a well-received feature directed by Cédric Klapisch about a Burgundian winemaking family struggling with issues of inheritance regarding the family domain. (Roulot plays an estate manager who helps run things after the death of the patriarch.) It…

In Hudson, New York, in a 150-year-old building that leans slightly to the right, Behida Dolic has a hat shop. I stopped in recently with my wife Lisa, who needed something to wear while gardening. Inside, everything was imaginative, unusual, and colorful, yet practical, from small boaters to wide-brim sun hats. Behida, a tall, attractive woman in her thirties, offered sweet, candid opinions on what would be best. “Maybe the lighter straw with the larger brim. For the sun.” She had an accent I couldn’t place. “Where are you from?” I asked. “Bosnia, originally.” “How did you get to Hudson?” “I decided to move from San Francisco to New York with the dream of owning a hat shop. I stopped in Hudson, loved it, and decided to stay.” “Is making…

When the Ranch at Live Oak Malibu opened in 2010, word of its six-almond per diem, five-hour hikes—and promise of rapid weight loss—spread, attracting an exclusive set of health-minded vacationers to the luxury oasis. Everything seemed tailor-made for fitness-obsessed Americans, but the appeal turned out to be global. This summer the team behind the Ranch brings the program to Rosa Alpina, a charming chaletstyle hotel in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains. It will be a departure for fans of such European health retreats as Austria’s Lanserhof Lans or Spain’s Shanti-Som, which tend to favor food deprivation and total body detox over vigorous physical activity à la the Ranch. “We have visitors from all around the world, and we felt it was time to take our philosophy abroad,” says Alex Glasscock, who co-owns…

Though I wish I were the sort of traveler who could stroll onto a transoceanic flight carrying little more than a cocktail strainer and a bullwhip, I typically spend the night before a family trip in a state of carefully concealed panic. My wife slips beneath the quilt and falls instantly asleep; I lie awake and go for roller coaster rides. If (when) our van plunges into a river, which of our twin 13-year-old sons should I try to save first? Should I bring a knife in case I have to cut them free of their seatbelts? Or maybe it would be better if they didn’t wear seatbelts, just in case? What’s Lithuanian for severe leg trauma? What’s Kiswahili for snakebite? Such is life inside my broken head. So, late…

GEMINI MAY 22–JUNE 21 Peter Dinklage In June, be ready to sort out tangles and discard infeasible plans. It’s all about getting on a new track both emotionally and financially; an open mind and heart are necessary ingredients for success. Don’t pass up opportunities in early July—but whatever occurs near the 13th will shift your perspective. Venus at the foundation of your chart accents your personal and home life and encourages you to embark on long-considered lifestyle changes. CANCER JUNE 22–JULY 22 Mindy Kaling Behind-the-scenes planning is accented in June, and so are new financial arrangements. Others may not agree with your methods, so give them time to sort out their priorities; also, give them time to air their feelings near the 28th. And as July unfolds, your creative and…

There are many definitions for the word model, and Karlie Kloss transcends all of them. It has been 10 years since Karlie came onto the fashion scene, and at 25 she remains at the top of her game, while in her “downtime” she has been quietly and graciously taking on so much more. These days she is most passionate about Kode with Klossy, the nonprofit she founded in 2015. On the surface it’s about teaching girls—who may not have the access, resources, or nerve to seek out computer science training—to code. But at its core it gives young women a sense of self, supplying them with proof that there is no task they should shy away from attempting, no room they should feel unworthy of entering. I launched my own…

GEORGE & AMAL CLOONEY GRAND PLAN Leveraging their celebrity for refugees, and more. MAKING HEADLINES The glam couple recently endowed their Clooney Foundation for Justice with $20 million. They also gave $500,000 to help underwrite this year’s March for Our Lives demonstration. COLIN KAEPERNICK GRAND PLAN Promoting social justice. MAKING HEADLINES The former quarterback just gave away $1 million to more than 30 organizations, including Mothers Against Police Brutality and Meals on Wheels, garnering matching contributions from such celebrities as Serena Williams. PADMA LAKSHMI GRAND PLAN Advocating for immigrants, especially those currently held in U.S. detention centers. MAKING HEADLINES Last spring the ACLU ambassador’s speech about growing up as an immigrant went viral, and the Indian-born Top Chef host continues to champion the rights of refugees and Dreamers. TIME’S UP…

As the nominated song “Stand Up for Something” was performed at this year’s Oscars, 10 activists stood silently onstage. One was José Andrés, wearing a black chef’s coat and holding a bundle of fabric. After the song he unfurled the cloth, revealing the Puerto Rican flag. The audience rose to its feet and cheered. The ovation made sense. Last September the Michelin-starred chef set up shop in Puerto Rico just five days after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. “When people are hungry, they need food today. Not after a week or a month of meetings,” Andrés says. His nonprofit, World Central Kitchen (created after the 2010 Haiti earthquake), served 3 million meals in two months, providing much-needed relief and launching a conversation about the role the food world can play…

“Xing dong! Xing dong! Xing dong!” (Mandarin for “Action! Action! Action!”) is one refrain wafting on the Hawaiian breeze. The other is “Collaborate! Collaborate! Collaborate!” Laurance S. Rockefeller, the American philanthropist and conservationist, would have been intrigued by the meeting taking place this past January in a ballroom of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, which he built on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1965. On the one hand, the appurtenances suggest just another blah-blah conference: podium, screen, cookies, coffee. On the other, a new day seems to be dawning. Strewn on the long tables are Chinese-made Huawei tablets and headphones with two channels for simultaneous translation, from Mandarin to English and vice versa. Seated at the tables are 80 participants in the fourth annual East-West Philanthropists Summit, an offshoot…

Even $5.1 billion can’t hold John Paul DeJoria’s attention for long. It’s four days after Bacardi announced it was buying Patrón, the tequila maker (70 percent of which is owned by DeJoria), in a deal that valued the company just north of $5 billion—a staggering sum for a business that is essentially a side hustle for a man whose primary gig is running haircare giant John Paul Mitchell Systems. But after a minute of reveling, DeJoria is already pitching his newest enterprise. “My next business will be bigger than both of them put together,” he says, blue eyes ablaze. The minders flanking DeJoria jump in to advise him that the details must remain top secret. “My partner is one of the most famous people in the world,” he teases. “We…