{"product_id":"the-world-of-departures","title":"The World of Departures","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eElegant, Entertaining, Enlightening, En Point: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDepartures \u003c\/span\u003e magazine believes that the best is defined not by its price tag but by its quality, rarity, and truly one-of-a-kind discoveries. Explore the world through the eyes of this luxury lifestyle magazine—seen until now only by American Express Platinum and Centurion card members who receive the publication. It’s the definitive source for travel, art, culture, and design presented through serious journalism and mindblowing photography. \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe World of Departures \u003c\/span\u003e celebrates the magazine’s twenty-five years with the best of its awardwinning articles, photography, and illustrations. Travel from Richard David Story’s first issue following 9\/11 from the Elephant Festival in Jaipur to to Big Horn, Montana, for the annual Crow Fair, a weeklong celebration and powwow, and as described by photographer Lisa Eisner, “…the Native American version of the Paris couture shows, only better because the regalia are delicately hand-stitched by mothers and grandmothers and passed down for generations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--*SEP*--\u003e\u003c!--*SEP*--\u003e\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRichard David Story is editor in chief of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDepartures\u003c\/span\u003e , magazine exclusively for American Express Platinum Card® and Centurion® members, produced in 18 international editions. He is also editorial director of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBlack Ink\u003c\/span\u003e , a bi-annual publication created exclusively for Centurion® members. Under his leadership, Departures has garnered awards and accolades including the American Society of Magazine Editors’ Award in the Best Single-Topic Issue category with its Latin Issue, and a nomination for the James Beard Foundation M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award for the Colman Andrews article “Everything Comes from the Sea.” The Society of Publication Designers has cited \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDepartures \u003c\/span\u003e five times for its annual awards, and in 2011 the magazine claimed first place in the Travel category of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAdweek\u003c\/span\u003e ’s Hot List. Story previously worked in editorial roles with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e , \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInStyle\u003c\/span\u003e , and \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Assouline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35676055240868,"sku":"9781614282655","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/5696\/5284\/products\/THE-WORLD-DEPARTURES-A.jpg?v=1597305976","url":"https:\/\/assouline763-com.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-of-departures","provider":"assouline763.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}