Shopping and Retail

November 2, 2017

Browsing: These Women Want to Dress You for the Office

Advertisement Despite all that has changed about women’s roles in the workplace, what hasn’t really changed is their wardrobe. Too many retailers still cater to a […]
October 31, 2017

Even in Super-Wealthy Enclaves, Paul Manafort’s Spending Raises Some Eyebrows

WASHINGTON — Look closely enough, and the document charging Paul Manafort with money laundering, tax evasion and foreign lobbying reads less like a 12-count federal indictment […]
October 28, 2017

Future Tense: Amazon Key Is a Lot Less Scary Than My Post-1-Click Remorse

Future Tense By TEDDY WAYNE I recently bought a pair of sneakers online after some browsing. I knew exactly what I was getting, having owned the […]
October 26, 2017

Global Shopping: Shopping on the Side Streets of Copenhagen

Advertisement COPENHAGEN — This city isn’t usually the first place a shopaholic thinks of when considering a binge, but for a place its size, it offers […]
October 26, 2017

Global Shopping: Visiting a Tailor in Hong Kong? Be Specific

HONG KONG — Think of a major city, and you often think of a business. In London, it’s the pub; in Tokyo, the sushi restaurant, and […]
October 24, 2017

Bulgari Reopens Fifth Avenue Flagship Store

Those with the means to sparkle were crowded elbow to elbow alongside those with the professional obligation to do so. Bulgari, the Roman jeweler, was reopening […]
October 19, 2017

A Madoff Gets a Makeover. By Giving Them.

In the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan, several boutiques — the kind frequented by women of not just means, but considerable means — have a stack of […]
October 4, 2017

Critical Shopper: Balenciaga Makes You Look Twice

Critical Shopper By KATHERINE BERNARD This past weekend, Demna Gvasalia, the creative director of Balenciaga, unveiled a new logo for the French fashion house at its […]
September 6, 2017

Critical Shopper: Raf Simons Knows What America Needs

Critical Shopper By KATHERINE BERNARD The three floors of the newly renovated Calvin Klein store on Madison Avenue are painted yellow, the kind of color saturation […]
August 30, 2017

Agent Provocateur Founder Unveils a New Lingerie Label

LONDON — Serena Rees, a founder of Agent Provocateur, who earned herself a fortune in the 1990s by making kinky lingerie a wardrobe staple, sat on […]