HommeGirls’s First Store Brings a Streetwear-Chic Slant to Chinatown

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HommeGirls’s First Store Brings a Streetwear-Chic Slant to Chinatown

For HommeGirls’ first brick-and-mortar shop, founder and fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul tapped Rafael de Cárdenas to realize a 250-square-foot shop that, like the menswear-inspired label itself, strikes an elegant tension between discipline and disorder. Its focal point, an operational dry cleaner’s rack, rotates above a Portaluppi-style marble floor, while floor-to-ceiling mirrors create a hall-of-mirrors effect that deepens the space and heightens its graphic geometry.

A single vintage Italian valet stand and understated magazine display round out the decorative touches—and show off the latest issues of the fashion glossy whose current issue stars Rosalia, Jennie, and Natasha Lyonne. De Cárdenas harnessed HommeGirls’ ethos of borrowed tailoring and unisex ease to compliment the store’s assortment of label’s boxers, button-downs, and blazers, all of which subtly subvert menswear traditions.—Jenna Adrian-Diaz

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Miya Ando’s Meditative Solo Show at Saint Laurent Rive Droite Los Angeles

Curated by Anthony Vaccarello, New York-based artist Miya Ando’s solo exhibition at Saint Laurent Rive Droite Los Angeles, entitled “Mono no aware (物の哀れ),” features 33 works ranging from silkscreen prints depicting the galaxy to 13 charred redwood sculptures (layered with silver nitrate) and one expansive cloud painting.
Ando’s meditative exhibit, the title of which translates to “the pathos of things,” brings a sense of harmony and reflection to the Beverly Hills boutique. A limited edition tote bag from Saint Laurent featuring Ando’s Frost Descends silkscreen print of the galaxy, also captures the mesmeric spirit of the exhibit. This November, the artist will publish a poetic, illustrated Japanese rain-word dictionary with MIT Press, named Water of the Sky.itions, extending the club’s role as both sanctuary and cultural platform.—David Graver

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Flamingo Estate Channels the Finer Things

Flamingo Estate often closely adheres to its “from the garden” founding ethos of Los Angeles-inflected barefoot luxury. Its latest launch, however, offers olfactory immersion into the world of New York City’s finer things. Born from an enchanting holiday-season stay on the Upper East Side, which saw founder Richard Christiansen and his loved ones dash to the nearby Sant Ambroeus for slices of the Prinsesstårta cake, the candle takes its name from the same delicacy beloved by a duo of Austrian princesses. The candle, named for this storybook getaway, combines notes of Heliotrope blossom, warm incense, and toasted cinnamon.—J.A.D. 

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The Met Casts New Light on the Oeuvre of John Singer Sargent

The enduring consequences of John Singer Sargent’s Madame X, a shockingly risqué portrait of a young socialite that scandalized Belle Époque Paris, have reverberated among art and fashion enthusiasts for more than a century. Arguably his best-known portrait, Madame X has been featured prominently in survey exhibitions of his work—including the Isabella Gardner Museum and Tate Britain’s joint “Fashioned by Sargent” exhibition from 2024—and could even be considered a pinnacle of the Met’s permanent holdings. In the museum’s upcoming “Sargent and Paris,” exhibition, however, his practice is finally permitted to step out from behind her dark shadow.—J.A.D.

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Indie Group Sets the Mood for a New French Riviera

In just three years, Indie Group has emerged as a cultural force in the Côte d’Azur. The trio behind the collective—childhood friends Vincent Luftman, Raphaël Blanc, and Tobias Chaix—approach hospitality as world-building, divining an atmosphere through music, materials, and menu. Their latest openings, a cherry blossom-draped supper club and a retro late-night lounge in the Alps, take their well-honed vision into new terrain.—Abigail Saldana

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Neapolitan Tailoring Label Kiton Dresses Up One of Cassina’s Armchairs

Cassina’s 3 Fauteuil Grand Confort armchair—designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand—is now available in a velvety limited edition, dressed in Italian high-tailoring label Kiton’s cashmere from their Biella-based wool mill. This bi-color release harmoniously marries blue and burgundy fabrics with a new glossy blue tubular metal frame. Altogether, it draws inspiration from the original chromatic models created in 1928 for the Villa Church residence, itself designed by Le Corbusier and Jeanneret. The collaboration marks Kiton’s first in the furniture major furniture venture.—D.G.

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With Their Debut Monograph, Studio DB Creates a Vibrant Study of Texture and Tone

A masterclass in the tones and textures of contemporary design, Drawn Together is the debut monograph from Studio DB, the Manhattan-based architecture and interiors firm led by Britt and Damian Zunino. Published by Rizzoli, the lush hardcover tome informs and inspires through the duo’s projects, from their own Manhattan loft to homes they’ve built and imbued with personality. Design writer Tim McKeough authored the book with the Zuninos, and Oscar-winning filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi contributed the forward.
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