Shopping and Retail

March 15, 2017

Is This the Best-Kept Secret in Fashion?

NASHVILLE — The novelist Ann Patchett, who lives in this city, has said that she brings out-of-town visitors to two places: the Parthenon, the replica of […]
March 6, 2017

Another Arnault Takes Charge

PARIS — Cocktail parties during Paris Fashion Week can seem as common as paillettes on an evening gown. But on Monday, one particular event may attract […]
March 1, 2017

Scouting Report: Prepping for Spring

Fashion & StyleScouting Report By ALISON S. COHN Openings and Events Get set for spring — or at least springlike temperatures — with two made-to-measure suiting […]
December 29, 2016

Scouting Report: Last-Minute New Year’s Eve Looks

Hitting the Racks Need a last-minute New Year’s Eve look? Head to the Armarium pop-up at the Plaza Hotel before the clock strikes 12. There, fashion […]
December 29, 2016

Critical Shopper: A Men’s Wear Store Made for Men

Critical Shopper By JON CARAMANICA The fact that men’s interest in fashion is now taken as a given, not a rare treat, cuts both ways. On […]
December 14, 2016

Leggings in a Kaleidoscope of Patterns, for Almost Every Occasion

In pursuit of the perfect legging print, Zara Tisch has baked and photographed chocolate chip cookies, used a tweezer to set crystals in a skull shape, […]
December 14, 2016

The Year in Style 2016: Kylie Jenner and the Year of the Drop

The Year in Style 2016 By ELIZABETH PATON Last Friday, on a sunny December morning, chaos descended upon a glossy shopping mall in the Canoga Park […]
December 1, 2016

Critic’s Notebook: We Need a Miracle on 34th Street

It was the week before Thanksgiving when Dante Ferretti had his first holiday nightmare. Waking in a panic in his bed at the Lowell hotel, the […]
December 1, 2016

Scouting Report: Fair Hopping, Parties and Shopping at Art Basel Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach Edition This weekend promises a marathon for Art Basel Miami Beach snowbirds of fair hopping, parties … and shopping! Prep for the […]
November 29, 2016

On the Runway: The World’s Biggest Handbag Hall

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON LONDON — The death of the It bag may have been greatly exaggerated. After years of department store footwear expansion, […]