saks fifth avenue

Part of the intrinsic appeal for luxury shopping is the peripheral experience and presentation of the goods, in addition to the goods themselves. To be blunt, the pomp and circumstance…

Saks. Fifth. Avenue.   Sarasota. When does a mere store become a destination? A gallery? A treasure chest of baubles and fine knits? When the luxury fashion business demands such an…

The next few months promise to be my most challenging, logistically and from a creative standpoint. I’ve committed to a handful of varied tasks, from collaborating with many on a…

I marvel at the business of luxury. Through history and today, it works in strange and curious ways that contrast with the behavior of mainstream, non-luxury retail. Nowhere else are…

Oh my grandmother has a place there! Heh, don’t they all? Naples is quite elderly. There is no denying that. But is it anything else? I visited this weekend – first…