WINGS OF DESIRE: If a rat can become an acclaimed chef in Paris, as was the case in “Ratatouille,” can a moth break into the fashion industry? The world will find out when a new animated feature film, with Jean Paul Gaultier as its artistic director, is released in 2027. The untitled project was teased...Read More
If you want to sell a Helmut Lang jacket on a resale site, you have to photograph it, write out a description and price it, which isn’t always straightforward. There are different levels of value for a Helmut Lang jacket designed by Lang himself, one designed by an anonymous studio team after his departure and...Read More
The high-quality home furnishings chain Arhaus sells its wares out of showrooms that average around 16,000 square feet. Lately, the chain has also unveiled a Design Studio format that shrinks the footprint to around 5,000 square feet, including a 5,300-square-foot location that opened last month in Greenwich, Conn., and two last year in Asheville, N.C.,...Read More
Uplifting the Black community has long been at the center of The Whitaker Group‘s mission. That mission is evolving with The Collective on Tuckaseegee, a new development in North Carolina. This summer, The Whitaker Group — the James Whitner-founded parent company of retailers A Ma Maniére, Social Status, APB and Prosper — will open a development...Read More