Gentry Points
IN-STORE F. M. ALLEN Those in the know call Franklin, Tenn., just outside Nashville, the “Malibu of Tennessee.” A small city with a lot of spending power thanks to locals with names like Keith, Nicole and Wynonna Franklin recently got a boost with the arrival of Will Woods’s men’s-wear shop F. M. Allen. (He also has a New York store.) Woods calls the brand “rugged yet elegant,” just right for the genteel country life. RIMA SUQI. nytimes.com |
From 'Grand Hotel' to Dominatrix Daywear
The Cheap & Chic show had the models pretending to be surreal versions of future patrons at the new Moschino hotel. nytimes.com |
Off-Kilter And British
This downtown Manhattan store embodies the uniquely British tension between dignity and dishevelment. nytimes.com |
Retail Therapy: By appointment only
Naomi Campbell might consider diamonds a handful of dirty stones, but at Partridge Jewellers on Queen St, they take things a lot more seriously. Four million dollars worth of seriousness actually. Yes, next Tuesday and Wednesday Partridge... nzherald.co.nz |
London, New York, Paris, Milan
And by unconventional we mean those who are not teenagers and not tiny. Jean Paul Gaultier put singer Beth Ditto on his runway, while Balenciaga sent out veteran models Amber Valletta and Stella Tennant, a pregnant Miranda Kerr and... nzherald.co.nz |