Saks Incorporated’s Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH opened its doors in Garden City, NY. The new store is located in the Gallery at Westbury Plaza, which opened in August, and will be featured among a variety of premier retailers and restaurants, including The Container Store, Shake Shack, and Trader Joes. The store will be remodeled … Read more
Actress Penelope Cruz has been named the EIF ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2012 Key To The Cure campaign. In the 14 years since the inception of the Saks Fifth Avenue charity shopping weekend, the company, together with its vendors and partners, has raised $31 million for cancer research. Celebrated designer Carolina Herrera created a … Read more
Every decade, luxury declares itself “at a turning point,” pours another magnum of optimism, and quietly raises prices. But this time, something genuinely structural is happening. From creative-director musical chairs to bankrupt department stores and gold‑priced gold, the industry is being forced to answer a very awkward question: what exactly are we selling for all … Read more
The premium and luxury sector continues to demonstrate a fascinating blend of resilience, tectonic shifts in geographical focus, and a deep embrace of experiential technology. This past week’s headlines illustrate a market that is simultaneously grappling with a more frugal high-net-worth consumer and rapidly expanding its presence into new cultural and digital frontiers, from Mexico … Read more
Let’s be honest—United hasn’t always been synonymous with luxury. But in an unexpected twist worthy of a Champagne toast, the airline has just announced a sky-high glow-up that actually feels premium. Enter the “United Elevated” interior, a new concept set to debut on upcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, replete with caviar, couture-caliber amenity kits, and the … Read more
By Philippe Mihailovich A New Era of Nouveaux ‘Nobles’? We are currently witnessing the emergence of a new era that is already changing our world forever. Luxury houses are constantly in search of meaningful, ethical and sustainable solutions to petrochemically-derived materials that may end up in wastefills. Do bio-based alternatives to fossil fuel disaster offer … Read more