I needed to know more about the starfish and the world that had produced them. They obviously had a quality that had survived the fluctuations of taste and value over time while other jewelry slipped into oblivion. When I spoke by phone with British jewelry expert Vivienne Becker, who listed ... More

When Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia began to seriously discuss co-founding Monse, the Tribeca-based fashion house worn by everyone from Diane Kruger to Daisy Ridley, Garcia needed some coaxing. “It was always Laura’s dream to open her own line,” Garcia says. “She was more prepared ... More

Get a first look inside DuJour — and see the evolution of its Publisher Jason Binn—who since starting Ocean Drive 25 years ago now brings luxury and celebrity content to our consumers. With a national and regional reach celebrating fashion, art, design, and entertainment, DuJour invites you to exclusively ... More

Powerful product (re: merchandise) can take a social movement and multiply its message by tenfold. #TimesUp undoubtedly swept the competition for “top trending hashtag” at the 2018 Golden Globes. And the virality of the movement’s namesake hashtag now has permanence thanks to tangible items (shirts, tote bags, pins, etc.) available ... More

Hannah Bronfman has become an entre­preneur in her own right thanks to founding her content platform HBFIT, which melds her passions for beauty and health—not to mention occasionally serves as a window into her life as an influencer and newlywed. Now, the 29-year-old DJ, model and heiress ... More

Ten years is a long time. Since her bag company FEED’s inception in 2007, CEO and cofounder Lauren Bush Lauren has seen three presidential administrations (one of which was led by her uncle, George W. Bush), earned a spot as one of Forbes’s 30 Under 30 Social ... More

RC Inc. is a luxury lifestyle company focused on providing clients with the best of the best, including concierge, lifestyle management, event production, gifting, floral design, personal shopping, and holiday celebrations. Their services recently became available to the public, as it was originally just for celebrities, fashion houses, and billionaires. We ... More

Not too long ago, Paul Andrew, the British shoe designer who now lives in New York City, found himself sitting in a large Gothic palace in Florence, Italy, almost entirely filled with shoes. “There were over 15,000 pairs,” he recalls, still bemused. Frescos—faded from time but no less transcendent—sprawled ... More

With a 71-year history and 11 stores sprinkled throughout Chicago and the suburbs, Walter E. Smithe is a local furniture icon. Since 1945, the company has established itself as a reliable family-run retailer, with the second- and third-generation Smithe men at the helm. But now a new ... More