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FALL 2011 THE LIFESTYLE REFLECTING<br />
ON FALL<br />
LUSH KNITS,<br />
COMFY CASHMERES,<br />
VELVETY CORDS....<br />
MITCHELLS RICHARDS MARSHS $12<br />
STYLE MATTERS<br />
MAKING A GOOD IMPRESSION HAS<br />
NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT
Passion for Life<br />
15MilMil15 Suit
WELCOME GREETINGS FROM THE MITCHELL FAMILY<br />
NOW MORE THAN EVER...<br />
WHY OUR FRIENDSHIPS<br />
WITH OUR CUSTOMERS<br />
ARE SO IMPORTANT<br />
At <strong>Mitchells</strong> Family of Stores, we love<br />
what we do.<br />
We are very fortunate to have<br />
extraordinary people walking through our<br />
doors each day... whom we consider not<br />
only customers, but friends.<br />
One of the many reasons these<br />
friendships are so special is that as<br />
retailers, we believe knowing you is what<br />
enables us to serve you so well. We’re in<br />
the business of building relationships and<br />
wardrobes that will last for generations.<br />
Unlike a typical store where one might<br />
shop, we don’t ever want to sell you<br />
something unless we’re sure you’ll love it.<br />
Your trust is of the utmost importance to<br />
us. We’re in this for the long haul!<br />
Now a third generation business, we’ve<br />
been collecting cherished friends and<br />
unforgettable stories since 1958... and we<br />
enjoy creating new ones each day. As you<br />
might say: “if our walls could talk!”<br />
On the coming pages are just a<br />
STYLE+<br />
STORIES<br />
S I N C E 1 9 5 8<br />
few of the countless tales born of our<br />
extraordinary friendships, followed by<br />
some of the stunning fashions we will<br />
be off ering this fall and advice from our<br />
associates.<br />
SEND US YOUR STORIES!<br />
We look forward to a season of exquisite<br />
styles and unforgettable stories...<br />
The Mitchell Family<br />
We would love to hear from you. We enjoy being more than a store, but a hub in the community, where<br />
friendships are made and stories are created. Whether it’s an experience with an associate, a designer, a tailor,<br />
a Mitchell family member or at an event here... if it has moved you or made you laugh, please share!<br />
EEmail<br />
us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
RALPH LAUREN<br />
Black Label
FEATURES<br />
4 Welcome Letter<br />
14 A Good Story is Always in Style<br />
24 Giving Back<br />
68 Our Diamonds<br />
80 Tailor’s Corner<br />
94 Profile: A Decade of Agave<br />
98 Profile: Luciano Barbera<br />
118 Design: Haute Hospitality<br />
FASHION<br />
36 Fashion Lab<br />
38 Fashion Q&A: Kimberly McDonald<br />
52 Life is But a Dream<br />
82 Why Style Matters<br />
92 Basic Instincts<br />
102 Style: Trends for Men<br />
104 The Richest Looks Are Seasonal<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
8 Upcoming Events<br />
26 Happenings<br />
42 Friends & Trends<br />
110 Wheels: Vintage Road Show<br />
114 World Scene<br />
120 Travel: The Eyes Have It<br />
122 End Page: Closet Therapy<br />
124 At Your Service<br />
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF<br />
Karen Alberg Grossman<br />
DESIGN DIRECTOR<br />
Hans Gschliesser<br />
MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Jillian Sprague<br />
PROJECT MANAGER<br />
Lisa Montemorra<br />
DESIGNERS<br />
Jean-Nicole Venditti<br />
CONCEPT /CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Andrew Mitchell-Namdar<br />
MERCHANDISING DIRECTOR<br />
Bob Mitchell<br />
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION<br />
Peg Eadie<br />
DIRECTOR OF PREPRESS<br />
Hugh K. Stanton<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTION<br />
WSAA, Inc., Westport, CT<br />
MITCHELLS/RICHARDS/MARSHS<br />
ART DIRECTION & COPY<br />
WSAA, Inc., Westport, CT<br />
BUSINESS JOURNALS FASHION GROUP<br />
PUBLISHER<br />
Stuart Nifoussi<br />
PRESIDENT AND CEO<br />
Britton Jones<br />
CHAIRMAN AND COO<br />
Mac Brighton<br />
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER<br />
Christine Sullivan<br />
APPAREL FORUM<br />
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Kilgore Trout CLEVELAND, OH<br />
Larrimor’s PITTSBURGH, PA<br />
Malouf’s LUBBOCK/SOUTHLAKE, TX<br />
Mario’s PORTLAND, OR/SEATTLE, WA<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong>/Marshs HUNTINGTON, NY<br />
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Oak Hall MEMPHIS, TN<br />
Rodes LOUISVILLE, KY<br />
Rubensteins NEW ORLEANS, LA<br />
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Fashion Forum Magazine is published in 12 regional editions<br />
for member stores of the Apparel Forum Copyright 2011.<br />
Published by Business Journals, Inc, P.O. Box 5550, Norwalk, CT 06856,<br />
203-853-6015 Fax: 203-852-8175; Advertising Office: 1384 Broadway,<br />
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RESERVED. The publishers accept no responsibilities for advertisers<br />
claims, unsolicited manuscripts, transparencies or other materials. No<br />
part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission of<br />
the publishers. Volume 14, Issue 2. Printed In The U.S.A.
www.cartier.us<br />
Baignoire® collection Available in Westport only<br />
© 2010 Cartier
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
FALL 2011<br />
EVENT SCHEDULE<br />
9/10 ZEGNA TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS/RICHARDS<br />
9/10 COPPLEY TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
9/10 PAOLO COSTAGLI TRUNK SHOW & PERSONAL APPEARANCE MITCHELLS<br />
9/17 HICKEY FREEMAN TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
9/17 KITON TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
9/17 ZEGNA TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
9/24 COPPLEY TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
9/24 BRIONI MEN’S TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
9/24 SAMUELSOHN TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
9/24 CANALI TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
9/24 PAUL & SHARK TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
9/30 ISAIA TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
9/30-10/1 DONNA DEGNAN TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
9/30-10/1 BRIONI WOMEN’S TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/1 SAMUELSOHN TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/1 HICKEY FREEMAN TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/1 ISAIA TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/6 DONNA DEGNAN TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
10/12-13 MICHAEL KORS TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/14 LORO PIANA MEN’S TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/14-15 MICHAEL KORS TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/15 COPPLEY TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/15 HAMILTON SHIRTS TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS/RICHARDS<br />
10/15 CANALI TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS/RICHARDS<br />
10/15 LORO PIANA MEN’S TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/20-22 GRAFF TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/21-22 BRIONI WOMEN’S TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/21-22 BRUNELLO CUCINELLI MEN’S & WOMEN’S TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/21-22 REED KRAKOFF TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/21-22 ESCADA TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
10/22 ZEGNA TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS/RICHARDS<br />
10/25-26 BRUNELLO CUCINELLI WOMEN’S TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
10/<strong>28</strong>-29 BRUNELLO CUCINELLI MEN’S & WOMEN’S TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
10/<strong>28</strong>-29 ESCADA TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
10/29 ZEGNA TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
11/4-5 ESCADA TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
11/5 POMELLATO TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
11/11-12 REED KRAKOFF TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
11/19 ROTENIER TRUNK SHOW & PERSONAL APPEARANCE RICHARDS<br />
12/3 POMELLATO TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
12/4 MOORE AND GILES TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
12/10 PAUL MORELLI TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
12/10 LESLIE GREENE TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
12/10 GURHAN TRUNK SHOW MARSHS<br />
12/16 POMELLATO TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
12/16-17 GRAFF TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
12/17 DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH TRUNK SHOW RICHARDS<br />
12/19-20 PAUL MORELLI TRUNK SHOW MITCHELLS<br />
For a complete list of events, go to<br />
MITCHELLSTORES.COM OR MARSHS.COM
Hermès,<br />
contemporary artisan<br />
since 1837.
Hermès, contemporary artisan<br />
since 1837.
Available only<br />
at <strong>Mitchells</strong> and <strong>Richards</strong>.<br />
Hermès,<br />
contemporary artisan since 1837.
A GOOD<br />
STORY<br />
IS ALWAYS<br />
IN STYLE...<br />
We love a great story! Over<br />
the years, we have delighted in<br />
collecting tales from family, friends,<br />
designers and customers, which<br />
never fail to enchant us with their<br />
humor, humanity and timelessness.<br />
On the pages to come, we share with<br />
you just a few of our favorites...
from: Bill Mitchell [Westport, Since Forever...]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Lessons from My Father<br />
A few Christmases ago, a woman over 90 came in and told me this story...<br />
“30 years ago, when your father was running the store, I saw a sportcoat I<br />
wanted to buy my husband for Christmas. It was $39.95 and I only had $25.<br />
Before I could bring up how I would pay the balance, he stopped me and said<br />
‘please don’t worry… pay me when you can...’” At my age, I’m still learning<br />
from my father.<br />
We want to hear your story. Email us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
from: Michael Kors [Designer/Friend Since 1999]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Starstruck<br />
Every time I visit <strong>Richards</strong> and <strong>Mitchells</strong>, I am blown away by the<br />
women I meet there. I am amazed that women can be so chic and<br />
stylish... great moms, totally involved in their community and giving<br />
back, while making the whole thing look as easy as pie. Talk about<br />
“starstruck.” They are the chicest jugglers on the planet!
STYLE+<br />
STORIES<br />
S I N C E 1 9 5 8<br />
from: Nina Prodromidis [Associate, <strong>Richards</strong> Since 2006]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: That’s Entertainment!<br />
My client, a true fashionista, was throwing her annual party at a<br />
resort in the Berkshires and wanted to have a fall fashion show.<br />
She needed my help! Brian and I put together several men’s<br />
& women’s looks (shoes & all), packed up designer signs<br />
for the tables and headed north! I often dress clients for<br />
parties... this time I also provided the entertainment.<br />
We want to hear your story. Email us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
from: Bruce Lagerfeldt [Associate, <strong>Mitchells</strong> Since 1983]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Where’s the Groom???<br />
It was Saturday afternoon and the church was packed, the bride and her father<br />
nervously waiting on the steps... “Where’s the groom?” they must have all been<br />
worrying... I’m on the floor at <strong>Mitchells</strong> and in he runs, shrieking, “I can’t tie my<br />
bowtie!” I tied it fast, he darted out and I got him to the church on time!
STYLE+<br />
STORIES<br />
S I N C E 1 9 5 8<br />
from: Mary Berliner [Associate, Marshs Since 2006]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: The Bi-Coastal Shopper<br />
I was helping a client & friend find a dress for her daughter’s wedding,<br />
including taking her up to a trunk show at <strong>Richards</strong>. She then happened<br />
to be in San Francisco and went into Wilkes Bashford. She saw Jack<br />
Mitchell, introduced herself as my client and he brought her to Linda,<br />
who recognized her. She found the perfect dress at Wilkes Bashford<br />
and ended up buying it there!<br />
We want to hear your story. Email us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
STYLE+<br />
STORIES<br />
S I N C E 1 9 5 8<br />
from: Ellen Finlayson [General Merchandising Manager Since 2005]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Via Spartaca meets Pequot Lane<br />
When we’re working in the showrooms in Milan, the buyers and I often<br />
see something that brings to mind a particular client of ours... Last<br />
season, we bought a beautiful Etro dress and sure enough, just the woman<br />
we had been thinking of saw it at <strong>Mitchells</strong> and bought it!
from: Al Roker [Customer/Friend Since 2002]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: The Royal Treatment<br />
I was leaving in a few days to cover the Royal Wedding and I needed to<br />
look my best. Frank Gallagi got me fitted with a gorgeous custom suit and<br />
sportcoat, rushed everything, even packed me up! He was a Prince for<br />
preparing me for my NBC coverage.<br />
We want to hear your story. Email us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
from: Scott Mitchell [<strong>Richards</strong> Since 1998]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Help... I Need a Jeweler!<br />
With the holidays approaching, a client who often asks me for restaurant<br />
and local recommendations came in and asked if I knew a jeweler he could<br />
trust. “It’s far,” I said... “Can you walk ten feet?” With the help of his shopping<br />
expert (10-year-old daughter), he left with a rare star sapphire ring from Oscar<br />
Heyman. Not only did the 3 of us have a blast, but his wife loved the piece!
STYLE+<br />
STORIES<br />
S I N C E 1 9 5 8<br />
from: Chris Herde [Associate, <strong>Mitchells</strong> Since 2006]<br />
to: stories@mitchellstores.com<br />
subject: Black Tie Not Optional<br />
One day, I got a frantic call at noon from a client at a local hedge fund.<br />
Last minute, he had to attend a black tie gala straight from work. I grabbed<br />
tuxedos, dress shirts, bow ties, cuff links, formal shoes, even dress socks<br />
and ran to his office with our head tailor. The client only had 5 minutes for<br />
us. We set him up, ran back to the store, Dominic went to work and at 5 p.m.,<br />
I delivered a complete outfit!<br />
We want to hear your story. Email us at stories@mitchellstores.com.
GIVING BACK COMPASSION FOR LOCAL WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER<br />
DON’T MISS THE INAUGURAL<br />
PINK AID LUNCHEON IN OCTOBER!<br />
Unfortunately, breast cancer has touched<br />
way too many women who are near and<br />
dear to us.<br />
When a woman gets this devastating<br />
diagnosis, she needs a lot more than just<br />
medical help. She needs rides to and from<br />
treatments, babysitting for when she’s<br />
at the doctor, grocery delivery, medical<br />
navigation, wigs and so much more.<br />
With a staggeringly high rate of<br />
occurrance, there are countless women in<br />
and around our communities that cannot<br />
aff ord to go through this process with the<br />
proper care and dignity. Many women<br />
would also benefi t from free mammograms<br />
to help with early detection.<br />
There are several local organizations that<br />
compassionately assist women in need who<br />
are diagnosed with breast cancer, but of<br />
course, they are greatly in need of funding.<br />
While it is critical that we all continue<br />
to contribute to breast cancer research<br />
initiatives, Pink Aid is a new grant-based<br />
organization being formed specifi cally<br />
to fund the eff orts of organizations that<br />
provide this type of compassionate care...<br />
within our surrounding communities and<br />
ultimately beyond!<br />
PINK AID’S KICKOFF LUNCHEON GRANT RECIPIENTS<br />
THE SMILOW FAMILY<br />
BREAST HEALTH CENTER AT<br />
NORWALK HOSPITAL<br />
The Smilow Family Breast Health<br />
Center offers education and<br />
support for women as they cope<br />
with abnormal breast screening<br />
findings—whether they prove to be<br />
malignant or benign.<br />
Their medical director is a<br />
nationally recognized breast<br />
cancer expert, dedicated to caring<br />
for each and every one of his<br />
patients. Volunteers, all of whom<br />
Pink Aid will give us a welcome opportunity<br />
to make a real diff erence in the lives of many<br />
women in our communities.<br />
We invite you on an exciting journey to<br />
join us from the very start! The fi rst week in<br />
October, <strong>Mitchells</strong> will host Pink Aid’s fi rst<br />
fundraiser, ever which promises to be an<br />
have survived breast cancer, are<br />
eager to help patients of all means<br />
in any way they can. Valuable oneto-one<br />
sessions provide ongoing<br />
support throughout the process<br />
to address patients’ needs, both<br />
medical and personal. A Breast<br />
Health Specialist is dedicated to<br />
ensuring that all patients receive<br />
the support and knowledge to<br />
successfully navigate today’s<br />
healthcare system.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(203) 852-2300.<br />
ST. VINCENT’S<br />
BREAST CENTER<br />
St. Vincents offers comprehensive<br />
breast health care to Bridgeport<br />
and its surrounding communities.<br />
A team of volunteers facilitates<br />
compassionate care that goes<br />
beyond the typical hospital<br />
parameters. Nurse Navigators<br />
answer patient questions, expedite<br />
scheduling of appointments and<br />
provide information through the<br />
conclusion of treatment. A mobile<br />
mammography coach offers free<br />
exciting and emotional event, fi lled with<br />
many of our community’s most vibrant and<br />
compassionate women. We hope you, your<br />
children and your families will get involved<br />
in our future initiatives, and that we will see<br />
you at this momentous kick-off event!<br />
For more information, visit pinkaid.org.<br />
mammograms to women in need,<br />
providing the privacy women want<br />
along with the state-of-the-art<br />
digital technology they need.<br />
St. Vincent’s mobile<br />
mammography program is the<br />
second in the state to offer fullfield<br />
digital technology, enhancing<br />
detection, especially in dense<br />
breast tissue, and allowing for an<br />
almost immediate review by a<br />
radiology technician.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(203) 576-6000.
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
MICHAEL KORS<br />
♥ WESTPORT<br />
Local fashionistas gathered at <strong>Mitchells</strong> of Westport for an exclusive<br />
premiere of the Michael Kors fall 2011 collection in May! Michael has<br />
been to <strong>Richards</strong> on several occasions, but this was his fi rst trip to our<br />
Westport store.<br />
Headlining the event was a 15-minute runway show, which featured his<br />
upcoming women’s wear collection celebrating his work over the last 30<br />
years. Guests sipped cocktails, noshed on hors d’oeuvres and mingled<br />
with Kors, the founder and chief designer of his eponymous Michael<br />
Kors label.<br />
Happy 30th Michael, from all of us at <strong>Mitchells</strong> Family of Stores.<br />
Models representing the Michael Kors fall 2011 collection;<br />
Michael Kors and Ginny Pittarelli
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
NEAR AND FAR AID<br />
Spring was in the air as were a multitude of streamers and juggling<br />
rings at the highly anticipated fundraiser and fashion celebration,<br />
Near and Far Gala. Scores of people turned out for our annual<br />
fundraiser to benefi t the Near and Far Aid, the organization fi ghting<br />
to eliminate poverty throughout Fairfi eld County.<br />
Cirque-like performers mixed with fashion models to create an<br />
unbelievable Carnivale theme, while showing off some of the season’s<br />
most exciting looks.<br />
Looks spotted on the risers included a mix of bold prints and sexy<br />
solids, embellishments and a hint of glitter.<br />
On the runway and off , a great time was had by all. Thanks to all<br />
the local businesses and organizations that came out to support an<br />
incredible organization.<br />
Acrobats, in the ring and on stilts;<br />
Bill Mitchell and acrobat; Amy<br />
Gross, Andrew Namdar-Mitchell,<br />
Renee Mandis, Jane Priser and<br />
Michael Gross enjoying the event
Our three co-chairs: Missy Harmon, Jenny Nelson, Lesley O’Connell;<br />
models, acrobats and guests mingle during the Carnivale themed<br />
event; festive lights and fashion
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
FLORAL<br />
EXTRAVAGANZA<br />
BLOOMS<br />
In celebration of what was surely a spectacularly<br />
stylish season, local fl orists, event planners and<br />
landscapers joined in on the transformation of<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong>, <strong>Richards</strong> and Marshs to an array of<br />
magnifi cent gardens.<br />
Due to the overwhelming success of last year’s fi rst<br />
fl ower extravaganza in Westport, the celebration<br />
expanded beyond the doors of <strong>Mitchells</strong>.<br />
MITCHELLS SPONSORS<br />
Diana Gould Ltd.<br />
Flowers & Flowers<br />
Geiger’s Landscape<br />
Architecture & Garden Center<br />
Greenwich Orchids<br />
RICHARDS SPONSORS<br />
Colony Florist of Greenwich<br />
Diana Gould Ltd.<br />
Flowers & Flowers<br />
Flowers by George<br />
Geiger’s Landscape<br />
Architecture & Garden Center<br />
MARSHS SPONSORS<br />
The Flower Petaler<br />
Main Street Nursery<br />
Scarsella’s Florist<br />
Hoffman Landscapes<br />
Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop<br />
Party Ideas/Arlene Rosenthal<br />
Stonewall Garden<br />
Wildflowers at Hansen’s<br />
Greenwich Orchids<br />
Hoffman Landscapes<br />
McArdle’s Florist & Garden Center<br />
Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop<br />
Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses<br />
Stonewall Garden<br />
The Putting Green Company<br />
of Long Island<br />
Donno Landscaping
kwiat.com earrings from the Kwiat Legacy Collection
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
CATWALK FOR A CURE<br />
It was an afternoon of food, wine, fashion and fun where guests were “taken away”<br />
by the exciting clothes, jewelry and accessories at this year’s Juvenile Diabetes<br />
Foundation of Fairfi eld County’s annual Catwalk Fashion Show.<br />
The Loading Dock in Stamford was the perfect venue for this year’s show, which<br />
featured a mix of spring and pre-fall looks. Thanks to all involved!<br />
FULL HOUSE<br />
You don’t have to travel to Vegas to test your luck! Putting their skills<br />
to the test, guests turned out for an evening of camaraderie as the<br />
Mitchell Family and Hugo Boss hosted the ultimate Texas Hold’em Poker<br />
Tournament with special guest, New York Giants tight end, Kevin Boss.<br />
Guests enjoy the fashion<br />
show; models on the<br />
catwalk with spring and<br />
pre-fall looks<br />
Kevin Boss, Scott Micthell and Tom<br />
Maleri with the Hugo Boss staff;<br />
customers at the winning table
HAPPENINGS LUNCHEONS & FASHION SHOWS & CHARITY EVENTS & MORE!<br />
MEN IN PINK<br />
PINK PARTY<br />
A great time and great food was had by all this spring at the Men<br />
in Pink’s very fi rst Pink Party!<br />
Guests, including over 100 men, fi lled the room decked out in the<br />
season’s hottest pink fashions to show their support and raise<br />
money for the Breast Cancer Alliance. The band Liquid Pleasure<br />
was amazing and played into the night donning bright pink<br />
leather suits….by special order from <strong>Richards</strong> if you like.<br />
In the pink and looking great,<br />
guests got into the ‘pink’ of things<br />
to show their support for Breast<br />
Cancer Research.
FASHION Lab<br />
“Fashion Capsules”<br />
Aside from our regular designer<br />
collections, our buyers search<br />
the runways to rotate in their<br />
top picks from some of the<br />
world’s hottest fashion houses<br />
and up-and-comers!<br />
Hand-picked<br />
selections from<br />
some of the most<br />
exciting designers<br />
in the world...<br />
Cozy<br />
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in 3 essential<br />
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Featuring<br />
“the best of”...<br />
Paule Ka<br />
Pauw<br />
Carven<br />
Helmut Lang<br />
Celine<br />
The Row<br />
Dolce & Gabbana<br />
Pucci<br />
Roberto Cavalli<br />
Missoni<br />
Lanvin<br />
Jason Wu<br />
Phillip Lim<br />
...& More!!!
FASHION Q & A JEWELRY DESIGNER KIMBERLY MCDONALD<br />
KIMBERLY<br />
MCDONALD<br />
ON BEGINNINGS,<br />
ADORNING THE FIRST LADY<br />
AND THE POWER OF ROCKS...<br />
How did you get started?<br />
Since I was a child in Asheville, NC,<br />
I loved collecting all kinds of agates<br />
and cool stones. As a curator of private<br />
jewelry collections, I started designing<br />
pieces for clients with stones I acquired<br />
for them. I wanted to start collecting<br />
jewelry myself, but I didn’t see anything<br />
really unique in my price range...<br />
everything had a mass-produced feel. So<br />
one day, I made myself a pair of geode<br />
earrings. A friend of mine off ered to<br />
buy them off of me, but I didn’t want to<br />
sell them. Then she made me an off er I<br />
couldn’t refuse and as they say, the rest is<br />
history.<br />
What attracted you to working with geodes?<br />
I love natural materials and geodes are an<br />
incredible creation of nature... agates with<br />
quartz crystallization inside them. They<br />
conduct energy and have raw appeal. We don’t<br />
do anything to them. We just clean and slice<br />
them, so they’re as close to coming from the<br />
earth as possible. Each is one of a kind. Each<br />
has its own little personality and every person<br />
will be attracted to a diff erent one.<br />
Your business has soared in just 3½ years.<br />
Who are some of the celebrities wearing<br />
your pieces?<br />
We’ve been really lucky that so many<br />
amazing, recognizable people have<br />
responded to the collection and ask to wear<br />
our pieces to special events. One of the most<br />
exciting things was Sex and the City 2. The<br />
fi lm is such an iconic fashion ensemble<br />
and our pieces are in just about every major<br />
scene, plus SJP and Kim Catrell wore them<br />
on the red carpet. Mrs. Obama has also<br />
been wearing my pieces a lot this year. It is<br />
exciting that she has chosen them as she<br />
truly has access to everything!<br />
What are 5 things in you can’t live without?<br />
My chihuahuas (Dad Oliver, Mama Gracie,<br />
babies Linus, Jackson, Angus and Otto);<br />
music (from Kanye to Rascal Flatts. Adele,<br />
Usher, Puccini… Music is an integral part<br />
of life for me.); good champagne (pink,<br />
preferably); rocks (geodes, opals, agates,<br />
diamonds); and friends (the ones that know<br />
you at your worst and still stick around).<br />
I split my time between New York for<br />
work and Los Angeles for peace of mind.<br />
It’s a production to travel with all of my<br />
chihuahuas, but I can’t live without them!<br />
What is your favorite place you go to<br />
escape it all?<br />
I adore Kona on the Big<br />
Island in Hawaii. It<br />
is so beautiful and<br />
unspoiled and<br />
you can swim<br />
with sea turtles,<br />
which come up everyday ryday<br />
at the same time! I love ove<br />
them and have designed gned<br />
a Sea Turtle collection, which serves to<br />
raise funds and awareness for the plight of<br />
endangered species through Conservation<br />
International, an organization that I<br />
strongly believe in. Kona is very well<br />
preserved. I hope that people don’t ruin it!<br />
Who are your favorite clothing designers<br />
and which is the best designer to pair<br />
your jewelry with?<br />
Missoni and Brunello Cucinelli... I love to<br />
wear them personally and I love the way<br />
they look with my jewelry.<br />
“ IT IS SO EXCITING THAT<br />
MRS. OBAMA HAS CHOSEN<br />
SEVERAL OF MY PIECES AS<br />
SHE TRULY HAS ACCESS<br />
TO EVERYTHING!”
“ EACH GEODE IS ONE OF A KIND. EACH<br />
HAS ITS OWN LITTLE PERSONALITY<br />
AND EVERY PERSON WILL BE<br />
ATTRACTED TO A DIFFERENT ONE.”<br />
Who living or not do you most wish to design a<br />
piece of jewelry for?<br />
I honestly don’t aspire to design for<br />
anyone famous. To me, the most exciting<br />
sales are when I see someone really<br />
connecting with a piece I’ve created. The<br />
stones each have their own energy and<br />
when I see a woman fall in love with one,<br />
it is moving that a piece she connects with<br />
will become an heirloom for her children...<br />
that she can wear it over the years and<br />
enjoy it as part of her collection.<br />
“ I SPLIT MY TIME BETWEEN<br />
NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES...<br />
IT’S A PRODUCTION TO TRAVEL<br />
WITH ALL OF MY CHIHUAHUAS,<br />
BUT I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT THEM! “<br />
What have you found special about working<br />
with the <strong>Mitchells</strong> Family of Stores?<br />
The <strong>Mitchells</strong> get retail better than most<br />
anyone. They have a real gem in Jennifer Celli,<br />
my buyer, who is pretty much unparalleled in<br />
the business. She has incredible integrity and<br />
standards in working with designers. I never<br />
have to worry about looking in the cases and<br />
seeing a less expensive imitation of my work,<br />
which goes on all the time. As a designer that<br />
makes me very comfortable. To me, a good<br />
store is an edit of what’s in the market. They see<br />
everything and whittle it down to what’s worth<br />
presenting to the client. It’s fun to go into their<br />
stores, it feels like a home, like a family. They<br />
know kids’ names, what schools they go to, if a<br />
relative is sick. Their stores have an atmosphere<br />
you don’t fi nd anywhere else.
&<br />
YOUR FAVORITE BUYERS<br />
& ASSOCIATES PICK<br />
THEIR FAVORITE TRENDS<br />
FOR THE SEASON. friends<br />
trends<br />
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBERT NORMAN, STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY: GUS CANTAVERO, STYLING: KATIE GROSS<br />
NAVAJO KNITS<br />
“NATIVE AMERICAN-INSPIRED<br />
KNITS AND PATTERNS ARE ONE OF<br />
THE SEASON’S HOTTEST LOOKS.”<br />
PLAIDS & TARTANS<br />
“GO SCOTTISH AND DON’T BE<br />
AFRAID TO MIX IT UP WITH A BOLD<br />
NEW TWIST ON A CLASSIC.”<br />
ALL THAT SHIMMERS<br />
“SEQUINS, STUDS, APPLIQUÉ...<br />
EVEN SHINY METALLIC ACCESSO-<br />
RIES. ADD A LAYER OF SPARKLE.”
4<br />
1<br />
& friends<br />
trends<br />
SHOW US YOUR LEATHER “MOVE OVER MOTORCYCLE<br />
JACKETS. LEATHER IS TURNING UP IN SKIRTS, DRESSES, AS TRIM AND OF COURSE… WITH LACE!”<br />
6<br />
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7<br />
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Ginger Kermian/<strong>Richards</strong><br />
Keeping Greenwich Gorgeous for 10 Years<br />
1. Brunello Cucinelli yoke waist<br />
full leather skirt<br />
2. The Row quilted sleeve leather<br />
Bexton dress<br />
3. Brunello Cucinelli East West<br />
tote<br />
4. Bettye Muller wedge boot<br />
5. Manolo Blahnik bow pump<br />
6. Carven sleeve lace dress<br />
7. Zhor & Nema beaded sweater<br />
8. Nancy Gonzalez navy crocodile<br />
shoulder bag<br />
’60S LADYLIKE “LACE, BOWS, DAINTY HANDBAGS AND LOTS OF<br />
FRILL AND TRIM. AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHANNEL YOUR INNER JACKIE O.”<br />
5<br />
8<br />
3<br />
Marilyn Wallack/<strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
Matching Clothes with the Right<br />
Accessories Since 2000
1<br />
5<br />
OFF THE CUFF “WIDE INTRICATE BRACELETS, ORNATE CUFFS WITH<br />
LOTS OF DETAIL. THINK CHUNKY… THE BOLDER THE BETTER!”<br />
2<br />
4<br />
2<br />
6<br />
Lisa Prisco/Marshs<br />
Mixing Style & Sparkle Since 2006<br />
1. Kimberly McDonald geode and<br />
diamond bracelet<br />
2. Ashley Pittman Alama bangles<br />
3.Temple St. Clair vine cuff<br />
5. Cole Haan riding boot<br />
6. Mely’s toggle closure knit cape<br />
7. Loro Piana shearling cape<br />
8. Etro fur-trimmed toggle closure<br />
printed cape<br />
CAPED CRUSADERS “CAPES, PONCHOS AND ANORAKS IN<br />
GREAT FABRICS WITH FUN TRIMMINGS ARE CHIC AND CAN BE THROWN OVER ANYTHING!”<br />
3<br />
Shirley Bond/<strong>Richards</strong><br />
Keeping the Ladies Looking Lovely<br />
for 4 Years<br />
7
5<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
& friends<br />
trends<br />
SHIRT ALERT “PRINT OR SOLID, MAN-STYLE OR FEMININE, CROPPED, RUFFLED<br />
OR EVEN A GREAT MAXI SHIRTDRESS... HAVE FUN WITH SHIRTS THIS SEASON!”<br />
4<br />
4<br />
6<br />
Linda Levy/<strong>Richards</strong><br />
Adding Glamour to Greenwich Since 2000<br />
1. Luciano Barbera stand collar shirt<br />
2. Michael Kors python print archive dress<br />
3. Etro floral print blouse<br />
4. Valentino Red ruffle front blouse<br />
5. Manolo Blahnik d’Orsay sandal<br />
6. Judith Leiber crystal clutch<br />
7. Kwiat diamond studs<br />
8. Jimmy Choo glitter slingback<br />
SHINE ON “METALLICS, SEQUINS, PATENT LEATHER AND OF COURSE...<br />
SOME BLING! ACCESSORIES THAT SHINE ADD ‘POP’ TO WOOL AND OTHER FALL FABRICS.”<br />
8<br />
Beth Mendillo/<strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
Making Westport Shine for a year!<br />
7
1<br />
6<br />
A LITTLE LUXURY “AN ICONIC HERMÈS BELT, WATCH OR TIE ADDS<br />
A PERFECT NOTE OF SOPHISTICATION TO ANY OUTFIT. THEIR CANDLES AND NIGHTSTAND JEWELRY<br />
PLATES ARE ALSO CLASSIC AND COVETED GIFTS.”<br />
2<br />
7<br />
9<br />
Janet Wilson/<strong>Richards</strong><br />
Adding Elegance Since 1978<br />
1. Hermès Heure watch double-iris<br />
2. Hermès men’s candles<br />
3. Hermès rectangular plate<br />
4. Hermès ties<br />
5. Hermès belt<br />
6. Luciano Barbera suede shirt<br />
7. Edward Armah “pocket circles”<br />
8. Incotex washed cords<br />
9. Bontoni lace-ups<br />
10. Loro Piana cashmere Roadster<br />
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN “TREAT YOURSELF TO A SUPPLE<br />
SUEDE SHIRT, SOFT-AS-VELVET CORDS, A SUMPTUOUS SWEATER OR SOME PICTURE PERFECT LEATH-<br />
ER SHOES. COMFORTABLE ELEGANCE IS THE WAY TO GO.”<br />
5<br />
3<br />
8<br />
4<br />
7<br />
10<br />
Donald O’Connor/Marshs<br />
Keeping Long Island Styling<br />
Since 1990
1<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Joe deRosa/<strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
Keeping You Well-Dressed Since 1996<br />
7<br />
3<br />
1. Private Label shearling<br />
2. Ermenegildo Zegna<br />
reversible coat<br />
3. Gimos calf blouson<br />
4. John Varvatos ankle boot<br />
5. Hugo Boss snap mock<br />
6. Borgo <strong>28</strong> cardigan<br />
7. Agave Pragmatist jeans<br />
8. Vince fleece hoodie<br />
CASUAL COOL “A HIP HOODIE, A SHORT BOOT, VERSATILE PULLOVERS,<br />
THAT GREAT PAIR OF JEANS… QUALITY CASUAL PIECES KEEP YOU LOOKING CURRENT WHILE<br />
FEELING COZY.”<br />
& friends<br />
trends<br />
MIX UP YOUR OUTERWEAR “EVERYDAY FOR<br />
MONTHS, YOU’LL LIKELY NEED A COAT! OUR NEW ARRIVALS OFFER IMPECCABLE PERFORMANCE AND<br />
STYLE. ONE COAT WILL NOT TAKE YOU EVERYWHERE... MIX IT UP!”<br />
4<br />
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8<br />
Brian Hawkins/<strong>Richards</strong><br />
Making Sure You Look Sharp<br />
Since 2006
live life beautifully<br />
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Our Diamonds!<br />
A GUIDE TO OUR BEST KEPT SECRET<br />
DIAMONDS<br />
at a CLOTHING<br />
STORE?<br />
or is it<br />
CLOTHING<br />
at a DIAMOND<br />
STORE?<br />
Over the past 20 years, <strong>Mitchells</strong> has become<br />
the largest jeweler in Upper Fairfield County.<br />
Together, with our jewelry “store within a store” at <strong>Richards</strong>, diamond<br />
and fine jewelry is the fastest growing part of our business.<br />
Our team of Diamond Specialists, roster of world-renown jewelry<br />
designers and global network of stone resources constitute a diamond<br />
program we couldn’t be more proud to put our name on.
SCOTT MITCHELL<br />
Store Manager/Ladies, <strong>Richards</strong><br />
10 Years Diamond Experience<br />
GIA Certifi ed<br />
CECILIA THOMAS<br />
Diamond & Jewelry Specialist, <strong>Richards</strong><br />
4 Years Diamond Experience<br />
EXPERTISE.<br />
NAKI HALEPAS<br />
Diamond & Jewelry Specialist, <strong>Richards</strong><br />
20 Years Diamond Experience<br />
Most of our Diamond<br />
Specialists are educated by<br />
the Gemological Institute<br />
of America (GIA), the<br />
world’s most recognized<br />
and trusted authority on<br />
diamonds and several<br />
are “GIA Certified” with<br />
advanced degrees. All<br />
Diamond Specialists take<br />
courses at GIA to stay upto-date<br />
on new industry<br />
developments and also stay<br />
abreast of news and trends<br />
with continual education by<br />
our vendors.<br />
SELECTION.<br />
We are honored to offer<br />
designer diamond and fine<br />
jewelry from the world’s<br />
most prestigious diamond<br />
houses, including Graff,<br />
Kwiat, Oscar Heyman<br />
and Beaudry. In addition<br />
to our inventory, we can<br />
source any kind of diamond<br />
imaginable through<br />
our global network of<br />
sightholders and brokers.<br />
JAY HANNA<br />
Diamond, Watch & Jewelry<br />
Specialist, <strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
GIA Graduate Gemologist<br />
20 Years Diamond Experience<br />
JENNIFER CELLI<br />
Diamond, Jewelry & Watch Buyer<br />
Mitchell s<br />
Family of Stores<br />
7 Years Diamond Experience<br />
VALUE.<br />
MICHELLE ROMANO<br />
Diamond & Jewelry Specialist, <strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
35 Years Diamond Experience<br />
Our educated customers<br />
that have purchased<br />
diamonds elsewhere are<br />
repeatedly surprised by<br />
the excellent value we<br />
offer in our diamonds. Our<br />
reputation in the diamond<br />
business combined with<br />
the volume we generate<br />
has given us “global<br />
buying power,” enabling<br />
us to offer extremely<br />
competitive pricing.<br />
TRUST.<br />
CLAIRE<br />
GLADSTONE<br />
Diamond & Jewelry Specialist,<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong>/GIA Certifi ed<br />
20 Years Diamond Experience<br />
Diamonds are a serious<br />
investment and for us,<br />
a business we take very<br />
seriously. There is no<br />
substitute for making<br />
important purchases from<br />
people you know and<br />
trust. We stand firmly<br />
behind every piece of<br />
diamond jewelry we sell,<br />
as well as the service and<br />
craftsmanship that goes<br />
into it.
ings<br />
earrings<br />
necklaces<br />
bracelets<br />
SOLITAIRES<br />
& BANDS<br />
“ We didn’t know what to expect<br />
when first partnering with the<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong>. But thanks to their<br />
expertise and enthusiasm, in five<br />
years they’ve become one of our<br />
most important retail partners.<br />
Greg Kwiat<br />
Partner, Kwiat<br />
”<br />
Whether you’re looking for that first engagement ring or a<br />
show-stopping upgrade, we will find the perfect diamond to fit your<br />
budget. We have recently sourced and sold some of the world’s most<br />
spectacular flawless stones! No matter what cut or carat size you seek,<br />
you’ll find it in our wedding band collections. Make sure everyone<br />
knows she’s “taken” by somebody with style!
“<br />
HOOPS<br />
& STUDS<br />
After buying diamonds<br />
elsewhere, I was thrilled to<br />
buy a major piece from people<br />
I know and trust. I enjoy the<br />
discretion of their private<br />
jewelry room.<br />
”<br />
<strong>Richards</strong> Customer Since 1998<br />
Kwiat makes “the perfect diamond hoop” and we are proud to offer<br />
their most extensive selection anywhere! Kwiat diamond hoops are<br />
perennially one of our customers’ most sought-after items.<br />
The classic stud is a “must-have” for the well-dressed woman’s<br />
wardrobe. While perfect for everyday, larger studs are also<br />
increasingly popular on the red carpet.<br />
rings<br />
earrings<br />
necklaces<br />
bracelets
ings ings<br />
earrings arrings<br />
necklaces<br />
bracelets racelets<br />
THE TREASURED<br />
NECKLACE<br />
The ultimate treasure, heirloom and gift of love... Nothing showcases<br />
diamonds and a woman’s radiance like a magnificent diamond necklace.<br />
These extraordinary works of art, often inspired by vintage designs,<br />
truly bring back the glamour and grandeur of bygone eras...
“<br />
We truly know our customers.<br />
Our understanding of their<br />
tastes and lifestyles enable us to<br />
help them make perfect choices.<br />
THE CHERISHED<br />
BRACELET<br />
”<br />
Michele Romano<br />
Diamond & Jewelry Specialist, <strong>Mitchells</strong><br />
rings<br />
earrings<br />
necklaces<br />
bracelets<br />
Honor the woman in your life with a fabulous diamond bracelet, a gift<br />
guaranteed to take her breath away. Diamond cuffs are timeless and have<br />
never been more popular. We have a wide selection of diamond watches and<br />
bracelets to match all of life’s great occassions.
CUSTOM<br />
DESIGN:<br />
RESETTING<br />
YOUR<br />
DIAMOND:<br />
TRADE-INS<br />
& UPGRADES:<br />
“<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong> reset a single-stone<br />
diamond ring I rarely wore into<br />
a stunning 3-stone emerald and<br />
diamond ring I rarely take off.<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong> Customer Since 1985”<br />
As a full-service jeweler, we offer custom services that allow you to work with<br />
extraordinary designers to create the pieces of your dreams! We proudly put<br />
our name behind all custom work... and guarantee the same impeccable design,<br />
craftsmanship and durability that is the hallmark of all our diamond jewelry.<br />
Whether you bring in an original sketch or are inspired by a piece in our stores<br />
or a magazine, creating custom jewelry is an exciting collaborative process!<br />
We meet in our quiet private room to discuss and sketch out what you have<br />
in mind. Our Diamond Specialists will then help you choose the appropriate<br />
design studio (if you’d like, you can work with Kwiat, Beaudry, Oscar Heyman<br />
or many of our other designers!) to make your vision a reality.<br />
Let us breathe exciting new life into a tired piece of jewelry with a gorgeous,<br />
updated setting! It’s the perfect way to take a diamond with sentimental value and<br />
turn it into something really special. Whether you want something contemporary<br />
or vintage-inspired, stand-alone, or set amidst other diamonds or gems, let us<br />
transform a beloved jewel you don’t wear into an exciting new favorite!<br />
If you have a diamond or heirloom gem that’s just sitting in the vault or jewelry<br />
box, why not turn it into something fabulous? We’ll be happy to give you an<br />
objective valuation that can help pay the way toward something you’ll love!<br />
IMPECCABLE CRAFTSMANSHIP.<br />
ATTENTIVE & PERSONALIZED SERVICE.
CARAT:<br />
COLOR:<br />
CLARITY:<br />
CUT:<br />
“Carat” is the easiest characteristic to assess as it is simply the weight of<br />
a diamond. One carat is equal to .2 grams. Each carat is made up of 100<br />
“points,” so a carat that is “50 points” is .5 carats.<br />
Diamonds (except “fancy” colored diamonds) are valued by “colorlessness.”<br />
Less color means higher value. The scale begins with D (colorless) and<br />
continues through the alphabet, with increasing presence of color, to Z.<br />
Most diamonds have birthmarks called inclusions (internal) and blemishes<br />
(external). The fewer marks a diamond has, the more valuable. Diamonds<br />
are given a clarity grade that ranges from Flawless (FL) to Imperfect (I3).<br />
WS 2 VS 2 SI 2<br />
“Cut” begins with the shape of a diamond, “round brilliant” being the most<br />
common. As a value factor, it refers to a diamond’s proportions, symmetry<br />
and polish. For round brilliants, the GIA rates cut from Excellent to Poor.<br />
Round Asscher Emerald Oval Marquise Pear Cushion Princess Heart<br />
DIAMONDS 101:<br />
KNOW YOUR<br />
FOUR C’S<br />
1.00 ct. 2.50 ct. 4.00 ct. 6.00 ct.<br />
All sizes are approximated.<br />
D<br />
H<br />
N<br />
Whether you are purchasing an engagement ring for the first time or<br />
celebrating your “Diamond (60th!) Anniversary,” when buying a diamond<br />
over .5 carats, never forget to request a stone’s rating. The Four C’s are the<br />
GIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) standards for rating a diamond.<br />
Z<br />
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TAILOR’S CORNER IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT FIT<br />
A CUSTOM<br />
FIT FROM<br />
AN OFF-THE-<br />
RACK SUIT?<br />
JUST ASK<br />
YOUR TAILOR.<br />
While it’s a wonderful luxury to have a<br />
completely custom suit made for you<br />
from the bottom up, you can enjoy a<br />
“custom fi t” from any suit we sell, if<br />
you are willing to work with our tailors.<br />
Having a suit you’ve purchased at any<br />
of our stores tailored is a complimentary<br />
service we provide, so why not try it?<br />
Our tailors are up-to-date on the latest<br />
styles, cuts and fi ts, which they execute<br />
with an old-world commitment to the<br />
craft that we believe is second to none.<br />
Following are some guidelines on what<br />
to work on when “customizing” your suit!<br />
KEY AREAS TO FOCUS ON WHEN WORKING WITH YOUR TAILOR:<br />
JACKET<br />
Shoulders If the shoulder doesn’t fit right,<br />
you shouldn’t be buying the suit. It is the first<br />
measure of a well-fitting suit. Today’s shoulder<br />
should be fitted, not too bulky and not too tight.<br />
Lapels Today, lapels are a bit narrower and they<br />
should always lay flat. Have the tailor make sure<br />
they meet the tips of your shirt collar.<br />
Waist If you have broad shoulders and a<br />
narrow waist, a suit will be more flattering if<br />
you have the waist taken in, which may involve<br />
adding darts.<br />
Sleeves Your suit sleeve should be a bit shorter<br />
than it used to be, not below your wrist. Have<br />
it shortened so that about half an inch of shirt<br />
sleeve shows.<br />
Jacket Length The jacket should fall so that the<br />
bottom hits the tip of your thumb.<br />
PANTS<br />
Leg Width Pant legs should not be baggy nor<br />
should they be so tight they’re constrictive. For<br />
a slimmer silhouette, discuss taking the leg in if<br />
you think it’s too loose.<br />
Leg Break Some men prefer no break at all, but<br />
many feel this makes the pant feel a bit too short.<br />
Most prefer a slight break so that the pant rests<br />
on the top of the shoe.
WHYSTYLE<br />
MATTERS<br />
Making a good impression<br />
has never been more important.<br />
Nor has it ever been easier!<br />
What does your<br />
wardrobe say about<br />
you? In the business<br />
world or out of it? Attuned<br />
to what’s current?<br />
Appreciator of fi ne quality?<br />
Do you want to look more<br />
successful? More attractive? Sexier?<br />
More sophisticated?<br />
The fi rst place to start is with your<br />
clothes. Studies show that welldressed<br />
men get higher paying jobs,<br />
enjoy better social status and are<br />
more attractive to the opposite sex.<br />
While saving you money,<br />
dressing in dated or unfl attering<br />
clothing can cost you a lot.<br />
Following are simple tips on how<br />
to spruce your look, because yes,<br />
style matters!
simple updates for<br />
all your modes...<br />
1. Dressy Casual 2. Sartorial 3. Sporty Casual<br />
BUILDING A GREAT<br />
WARDROBE IS SIMPLER<br />
THAN YOU THINK.<br />
WITH A FEW NEW BASICS, A WONDERFUL<br />
FOUNDATION (AND BETTER FIRST IMPRESSIONS)<br />
CAN BE BUILT.
Plaid Classic<br />
A great neutral<br />
Russ Mitchell<br />
plaid adds instant<br />
style to a pair of<br />
jeans and moves<br />
gracefully from<br />
offi ce to dinner.<br />
Dressy Casual<br />
THE ESSENTIAL<br />
SPORTCOAT<br />
THE MVP OF DRESSY CASUAL<br />
No single item is more effective in transforming<br />
a man’s wardrobe than the sportcoat. It makes<br />
a man look “dressed,” while enhancing and<br />
concealing all the right body parts...<br />
Color Statement<br />
A bolder plaid<br />
in rich fall colors<br />
adds excitement<br />
to solid basics and<br />
layers well with<br />
sweaters.
Unconstructed<br />
A soft, unlined<br />
jacket is an<br />
indispensable<br />
basic this season.<br />
It looks casually<br />
elegant and fi ts like<br />
a second skin!<br />
Collegiate<br />
Corduroy<br />
Toasty warm and<br />
versatile, corduroy<br />
has come back<br />
with a vengeance.<br />
Soft Cashmere<br />
Unconstructed<br />
and elegant, it<br />
works with dress<br />
pants, jeans and<br />
everything in<br />
between.
(NEW)<br />
Sartorial<br />
New<br />
Slimmer<br />
Silhouette<br />
is here<br />
to stay<br />
FITThe<br />
From a fi rst interview to the corner offi ce,<br />
one properly fi tting neutral suit in a<br />
transitional fabric is an essential basic for<br />
the well-dressed man.<br />
The Intellectual<br />
Add a sweater<br />
to a windowpane<br />
wool suit for a<br />
super smart look.<br />
The Young Turk<br />
A well-cut dark suit<br />
can take you<br />
everywhere... and a<br />
great wool tie is<br />
an easy way to<br />
add some personality.<br />
The Player<br />
A fun shirt (without<br />
a tie) with an open<br />
suit jacket is a<br />
refreshing upgrade<br />
to jeans.
The Statesman<br />
Herringbone in<br />
warm fall tones<br />
plus a buttoned<br />
vest spells<br />
confi dence.<br />
which<br />
SUITS<br />
you?<br />
The Mogul<br />
Navy pinstripe<br />
suit, blue shirt,<br />
red tie, slim cut...<br />
need we say<br />
more?
Sporting Event<br />
With Client<br />
A quilted, fi tted,<br />
double-breasted<br />
jacket is as warm<br />
as it is fl attering.<br />
Weekend Outing<br />
Cold, blustery<br />
days can be faced<br />
in style with an<br />
elegant update to<br />
the classic parka.
Soccer Sidelines<br />
Throw a great<br />
scarf over a<br />
versatile pullover<br />
and be the best<br />
looking dad on<br />
the fi eld.<br />
Sporty Casual<br />
RELAXED<br />
STYLE Whether<br />
it’s<br />
the weekend,<br />
or you just<br />
want it to<br />
feel that way.<br />
Country Drive<br />
Go antiquing and<br />
lunching in style in<br />
a chocolate suede<br />
driving jacket,<br />
also perfect for<br />
everyday.
BASIC<br />
Instincts<br />
Unconstructed<br />
Blazer<br />
by Anissejlife.<br />
Knit blazers are less<br />
constricting and<br />
much cozier than<br />
their structured<br />
counterparts.<br />
Not Your Grandma’s<br />
Silk Scarf<br />
Avant Toi takes vintage<br />
Hermès and Ferragamo<br />
silk scarves and lines<br />
them with cashmere,<br />
each one an original.<br />
Fabulous basics are aare<br />
the building blocks<br />
of a great wardrobe ob be and are also at the<br />
forefront of fa fashion! ashion! Here are<br />
14 timeless essentials eessentials<br />
for fall...<br />
Wide Belt<br />
Throw this<br />
crocodile belt by<br />
L.A.I. over a<br />
sweater, a blouse<br />
or a dress and add<br />
instant style.<br />
Diamond Hoops<br />
by Kwiat. Just the<br />
right amount of<br />
sparkle for dress<br />
up or everyday.<br />
Riding Boot<br />
Not just for<br />
horses... horses.. a<br />
great riding rid<br />
boot, like lik this<br />
one by Duccio D<br />
Del Ducca, Duc<br />
never goes go out<br />
of style.<br />
Robe Coat<br />
It’s time to replace<br />
your old wool<br />
coat! Cashmere<br />
Robe Coat by<br />
Fleurette.
Anything Camel<br />
The “it” basic color<br />
for shoes, bags,<br />
clothing, outerwear,<br />
everywhere. Shown:<br />
Michael Kors<br />
Leopard p<br />
Slingback<br />
Who says neutral<br />
has to be boring?<br />
A perfect alternative<br />
to the classic classic pump pump<br />
by Manolo Blahnik. Blahnik.<br />
Iconic<br />
Amulet<br />
Designed to ward<br />
off evil, once you<br />
own Temple St.<br />
Clair’s crystal<br />
amulet, you’ll fi nd it<br />
hard to take it off!<br />
Long White<br />
Shirt<br />
by Walter Voulez.<br />
Ideal to throw on<br />
with leggings or<br />
skinny pants and a<br />
great pair of boots.<br />
“Go to” Tote<br />
Go to work, go to<br />
dinner, go on a trip...<br />
the Gia Satchel by<br />
Michael Kors is the<br />
“it bag” that goes<br />
everywhere.<br />
Cozy<br />
Cashmeres<br />
3 great basic<br />
styles: crew,<br />
v-neck and turtle<br />
in 3 essential<br />
colors by Kinross.
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AUGUST 2012 WILL<br />
MARK THE 10-YEAR<br />
ANNIVERSARY OF<br />
AMERICA’S COOLEST<br />
DENIM. BY KAREN<br />
ALBERG GROSSMAN<br />
y mission 10 years ago was to make the best jeans in<br />
the world; that’s still our mission today,” asserts<br />
Agave founder Jeff Shafer. “We started with eight<br />
jeans; last year we did $11 million in sales, a record<br />
for us, just in men’s. My wife Lauren (who retired<br />
from the business 16 years ago to raise our son<br />
Jacob) is back as designer of women’s. We’ve<br />
become a true luxury label focused on USA-made<br />
quality product.”<br />
How do you compete with bigger brands?<br />
I knew the secret of making the best jeans was in<br />
the denim. I found the best denims from boutique<br />
mills in Japan. I focused on fabric and fit, partnering<br />
with a Japanese jeans manufacturer with production<br />
and laundry in L.A. that made jeans for<br />
Levi’s. They knew how to make a jean authentically<br />
and accurately. Agave stands for the highest<br />
quality jeans, made authentically in the USA.<br />
Our customers know this and appreciate our commitment.<br />
How tough is it to work with your spouse?<br />
I wouldn’t be a designer today if it weren’t for Lauren. Two<br />
companies ago we started working together: I was the<br />
owner and she was doing production. We hit tough times<br />
and had to let our designer go, and Lauren encouraged me<br />
to do the design myself; she actually taught me how. I<br />
found my passion thanks to Lauren and I’ve been trying to<br />
get her back to work with me for a long time. Last September,<br />
our son Eli started high school and she finally agreed.<br />
Here’s why it works: We are equals; we trust each other and don’t<br />
compete with one another. We try not to discuss work at home.<br />
A DECADE OF AGAVE<br />
We have the same taste level but complementary skills. We<br />
share values, integrity and the same commitment to quality.<br />
What’s the next big thing in denim for fall 2011?<br />
The news is COLOR in bottoms, not just shades of indigo,<br />
black and gray, but brown, olive and camel. The other excitement<br />
is alternative weaves (twills, cords, etc.) in five-pocket<br />
models, washed down to a beautiful patina.<br />
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Above: Jeff and<br />
Lauren Shafer<br />
Left: Items from<br />
Agave’s men’s<br />
and women’s fall<br />
collections
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LUCIANO<br />
BARBERA<br />
ITALY’S AMBASSADOR OF<br />
STYLE BY WILLIAM KISSEL<br />
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GIUSEPPE PINO<br />
Opposite page:<br />
Luciano Barbera<br />
This page: A<br />
men’s look from<br />
Barbera’s fall<br />
2011 collection<br />
Luciano Barbera always wears white for tennis, prefers<br />
dress slacks on the driving range, and would never<br />
consider putting on a colorful, patterned shirt to<br />
attend a dinner party. “Can you imagine someone<br />
going to dinner in a fancy collar and<br />
checks and stripes?” he once said incredulously.<br />
“It’s not possible. It will not<br />
match with the situation.”<br />
Barbera appreciates the established rules of proper<br />
dressing, but the dapper designer’s passion also<br />
extends to the fabrics and fine craftsmanship of his<br />
clothing and the factories where they are made,<br />
which must be in Italy, of course.<br />
This last mandate has proven a bit<br />
problematic, because current<br />
Italian law allows clothing<br />
makers to put ‘Made in Italy’<br />
on their garments even if<br />
only one simple element,<br />
such as adding buttons or<br />
sewing on a label, is done<br />
in that country. Like most<br />
true Italian designers, he<br />
is strongly opposed to<br />
regulations that intentionally<br />
deceive the<br />
consumer, and he has<br />
been a pioneer in the efforts to<br />
change those laws.<br />
“Italian culture, quality and<br />
style should be promoted in<br />
the right way and not get<br />
jeopardized by other clothing<br />
producers outside the<br />
country. The customer has<br />
the right to know the<br />
truth,” he insists.<br />
Barbera has good reason<br />
to be proud of<br />
Italian style and production.<br />
Italy is unquestionably the producer of<br />
the finest luxury fashion in the world. Barbera’s collection,<br />
very much a product of the man himself, is<br />
no exception. Understated and deluxe, like Italian<br />
cashmere, is how friends and colleagues describe<br />
both Barbera and his label. Indeed, admits the designer,<br />
“I’ve always been considered the natural ambassador<br />
of everything we produce.”<br />
This fall, what Barbera has produced is a trilogy of<br />
designs inspired by the years 1930, 1940 and 1971—<br />
three significant high periods in 20th century fashion.<br />
He hopes to entice more 30- and 40-somethings to classic<br />
99<br />
style by creating hybrid products a man can wear in unexpected<br />
ways. (To wit, a tech-inspired down vest is faced in super 150s<br />
navy chalk stripe suit fabric to deliberately blur the lines<br />
between casual and dress.)<br />
Barbera’s suits, while clearly influenced by old-world<br />
English tailoring, are designed in the Milanese<br />
manner that stresses softly padded, narrow shoulders<br />
and a gently tapered waist. Yet most of his<br />
suits and sportcoats are made not in Milan but in<br />
southern Italy, by many of the same Neapolitan tailors<br />
producing clothing for other world-renowned<br />
brands. “They have a saying in Naples: ‘It’s like a second<br />
skin.’ This is exactly how a well-made suit should<br />
fit,” he says.<br />
Unlike other bespoke suit makers who emphasize<br />
the hand-make of their garments,<br />
Barbera’s clothing reflects a perfect<br />
balance between man and machine.<br />
“You can have a very strong suit made<br />
entirely by hand that is ugly because<br />
the person who made it has no style<br />
or sense of proportions. So what is the<br />
appeal?” asks Barbera. “The key is to<br />
have the ability to generate harmony<br />
in the garment but to make your<br />
suit where they are used to making<br />
the best suits.”<br />
Understated and deluxe, like Italian cashmere, is how<br />
friends and colleagues describe both Barbera and his label.<br />
What makes the Luciano<br />
Barbera collection so distinctive<br />
is more than just the tailoring. “I<br />
really consider the fabric the<br />
root of my clothing,” says<br />
Barbera, who started out as a<br />
textile designer. Not only are his<br />
fabrics exclusive to his designs,<br />
they are all developed in house at<br />
the Lanificio Carlo Barbera mill.<br />
Another important attribute of<br />
the Barbera line is the attention<br />
to detail he lavishes on every<br />
object. “It’s important that<br />
every single piece in the collection<br />
offers something special,” adds the designer,<br />
unable to name a favorite design from his label.<br />
“It’s like asking a man which is your favorite child;<br />
it simply can’t be done,” he says.<br />
Among Barbera’s favorite expressions: sprezzatura,<br />
the Italian word for detachment, but he<br />
says a better way to think of it is quiet confidence<br />
or low-key style. “The most forceful statement is<br />
understatement,” he says. “It is the philosophy<br />
behind everything I do.”
MADE IN ITALY<br />
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style<br />
TRENDS<br />
FOR<br />
MEN<br />
FALL AND WINTER ARE JUST<br />
HEATING UP. BY WILLIAM KISSEL<br />
The runways of Milan, New York and Paris<br />
showcase fashion at its most extravagant.<br />
Limited edition wool suits and belts made from the most<br />
exotic skins were paraded out to cause a stir—and it<br />
worked.<br />
Thankfully there’s more to menswear than one-off<br />
pieces singularly designed with connoisseurs in mind.<br />
This fall, men’s clothing and accessory makers have created<br />
some of their most varied and versatile collections to<br />
meet the everyday needs of the stylish modern man. Sharp<br />
suits and sportcoats in a rich array of autumnal colors and<br />
tweedy textures, sporty jackets made of weatherproof<br />
materials, big bold knits in solids and multi-hued variations,<br />
and even a resurgence of cashmere, corduroy and<br />
camel hair are wearable and on-trend. So whether you’re<br />
lounging around the house, dashing to the office, going for<br />
a weekend road trip, or preparing for that big formal affair,<br />
this fall’s offerings have you covered.<br />
A patterned<br />
sportcoat can be<br />
dressed up or<br />
down, and a<br />
double-breasted<br />
camel peacoat<br />
satisfies three<br />
trends in one.<br />
IMAGES COURTESY OF Z ZEGNA AND BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
Technically<br />
speaking... This<br />
wool and down<br />
jacket offers<br />
Thermore<br />
insulation and<br />
taped seams for<br />
waterproof<br />
performance.<br />
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DUAL-PURPOSE Perfect for the office in<br />
classic pinstripes or subtle windowpane<br />
patterns, these same jackets come alive at<br />
night when paired with casual slacks and<br />
jeans, coincidentally the way most real<br />
men now define weekend wear. If you<br />
want to try something new, check out this<br />
year’s crop of double-breasted jackets, or<br />
DBs, as they’re known. Nearly every<br />
designer from Armani to Zegna is banking<br />
on double-breasted suits playing a<br />
starring role in men’s wardrobes, this fall<br />
and beyond. To that end, double-breasted<br />
jackets come in many variations, from low<br />
THIS SEASON, IT’S HIGH STYLE TO WEAR SOMETHING HIGH TECH.<br />
four-button models with soft shoulders<br />
and very straight lapels to serious, military-inspired<br />
high six- and even eightbutton,<br />
peak lapel jackets with strong<br />
shoulders and streamlined waists. Many<br />
of these shapes also carry over into outerwear<br />
and sportcoats.<br />
SWEET PEAS The pea coat originated in<br />
the 18th century, when the durable jackets<br />
were used to clothe sailors and other military<br />
personnel who found the “pij” material<br />
(from the Dutch word pijjekker meaning<br />
twilled cloth) used to make them<br />
incredibly warm. Modern menswear makers<br />
could not have foreseen record cold<br />
temperatures across the globe when they<br />
developed their own versions of these<br />
hearty coats, but rest assured that the<br />
double-breasted toppers are ready to<br />
work double duty when necessary.<br />
STRIKE A CORD Corduroy comes in many<br />
sizes—from pinwale to extra wide wale—<br />
and this season top brands like Belvest,<br />
Kiton, Zegna, Loro Piana and Canali have<br />
employed the time-honored ribbed cloth<br />
in everything from jeans, jackets and<br />
sport shirts to outerwear, blazers, and<br />
even tailored clothing. Pinwale corduroy<br />
in a cotton/cashmere blend is Hugo<br />
Boss’s top dog this season, while cashmere<br />
kingpin Brunello Cucinelli prefers<br />
brushed corduroy for his quilted coats.<br />
OUT OF THE DESERT Few items in a man’s<br />
wardrobe have ever been more luxurious<br />
than a camel top coat. Now that familiar<br />
topper—a staple of 1930s and 1940s<br />
Hollywood royalty—has been reinterpreted<br />
in everything from car coats and highwaisted<br />
trousers to sportcoats and even<br />
full camel hair (or colored) suits.<br />
Designers as diverse as Hermès, Giorgio<br />
103<br />
Armani, Tom Ford and Ermenegildo<br />
Zegna offered just a preview of the full<br />
camel stampede to come this winter.<br />
TECHNO? TECH YES! Remember Zegna’s<br />
imaginative I Jacket with its built-in<br />
touch control panel at the cuff, allowing<br />
one to interface with his iPod without<br />
touching it? Or how about Loro Piana’s<br />
innovative Storm System technology,<br />
which renders even the most opulent fabrics<br />
like superfine wool and cashmere<br />
water repellent? Those brilliant ideas<br />
have come full circle and spawned a<br />
whole generation of high tech, high style<br />
garments. Whether it’s a polyester and<br />
nylon jacket that actually breathes as the<br />
temperature rises, or a top coat designed<br />
with touch technology that lets you hide<br />
your electronics and control them remotely,<br />
this season, it’s high style to wear<br />
something high tech.<br />
IIMAGES COURTESY OF ZEGNA SPORT
THE RICHEST<br />
LOOKS ARE<br />
SEASONAL<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SERGIO KURHAJEC<br />
STYLING BY WENDY MCNETT<br />
HAIR & MAKEUP BY MACO TESTA<br />
S<br />
BOB MITCHELL<br />
ON WHY EVERY<br />
GREAT WARDROBE<br />
SHOULD INCLUDE<br />
SOME GREAT<br />
SEASONAL PIECES...<br />
W<br />
hile 50 percent of your wardrobe can be<br />
“year round,” 50 percent should be seasonal.<br />
Cold weather fabrics—fl annels, tweeds,<br />
corduroys, suedes and velvets—provide a depth,<br />
variety and personality to dressing that can’t be<br />
matched by less distinctive transitional fabrics.<br />
For fall 2011, we’re seeing a big comeback<br />
of the gray fl annel suit, made famous by JFK in<br />
the 1960’s. We’re also seeing a big resurgence<br />
of tweed and herringbone, for dressing up<br />
or casual.<br />
Also more popular than ever is layering...<br />
chunky sweaters, wool knit ties and a beautiful<br />
heavier sportcoat are a great way to bring a<br />
pair of jeans to life. So, pile on the cashmeres,<br />
sweaters and scarfs. Winter, come and get us!
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
SEASONAL<br />
FABRICS<br />
ARE MORE<br />
TEXTURAL<br />
& UNIQUE.
opposite ZEGNA<br />
above SUIT: SAMUELSOHN, TIE & SHIRT: HUGO BOSS
LEFT — JACKET: DESIGNER NAME,<br />
RIGHT — opposite SWEATER: BLAZER: DESIGNER SAMUELSOHN, NAME, JACKET: SWEATER: DESIGNER LORO PIANA NAME<br />
above ISAIA
PILE ON<br />
WARM, CHUNKY<br />
LAYERS FOR A<br />
SOPHISTICATED<br />
LOOK.
wheels<br />
BEAUTIFUL CARS ARE NOT JUST TRANSPORTATION,<br />
BUT ROLLING WORKS OF ART.<br />
CAUTION: MAY INSPIRE SERIOUS GARAGE ENVY BY DAVID ROSE<br />
VINTAGE ROAD SHOW<br />
It all started early<br />
one Saturday, when my<br />
best friend showed up at my<br />
house driving his uncle’s 1959<br />
Austin Healy Sprite. He parked it<br />
outside my bedroom window and<br />
blasted its air horn, prompting<br />
me to vault three feet out of bed.<br />
We spent the day driving around<br />
Boston in the coolest car I had<br />
ever been in, and I promised<br />
myself right then that when I<br />
was old enough to drive, I would<br />
buy a British sports car. The day<br />
came shortly after my sixteenth<br />
birthday, and nothing was the<br />
same again for me. I now have a<br />
humble collection of these wonderful<br />
cars and drive them as<br />
often as possible.<br />
There are many extraordinary<br />
automobile museums around the<br />
world, but also numerous private<br />
collectors whose magnificent cars<br />
are worth fortunes. Perhaps they<br />
also had friends who introduced<br />
them to the world of classic cars.<br />
Or it may have simply been the<br />
majesty of the machines that<br />
inspired them to covet and collect<br />
these amazing vehicles.<br />
One such man is Richard Myers,<br />
a former math teacher turned<br />
European car dealer who is now<br />
retired and lives in New Jersey<br />
and Rhode Island. A collector of<br />
vintage cars for over 40 years, his<br />
38 classics include some very rare<br />
110<br />
machines. Like me, his first was an<br />
MGA that he bought while in college.<br />
Back then British sports cars<br />
were relatively new to the area<br />
where he lived, so he soon learned<br />
how to do mechanical repairs on<br />
his own. He has always considered<br />
these beautiful cars not just transportation,<br />
but rolling works of art.<br />
After college, he bought and<br />
restored a Jaguar, followed by<br />
Rolls Royces and Bentleys, which<br />
he fixed up and sold for profit.<br />
After a while he realized that he no<br />
longer wanted to sell the cars he<br />
restored, and his classic car collection<br />
was born. It was the 1970s, and<br />
classic car values were nothing<br />
like they are today: he was able to<br />
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acquire some amazing vehicles,<br />
which in today’s market would be<br />
untouchable.<br />
nd he’s still in the market. “I<br />
would love to find a perfect<br />
Ferrari Dino and a Porsche<br />
356 Speedster,” Meyers<br />
confides. “Both cars<br />
would have to be black: I<br />
base my color sense on<br />
the design of the car and those two<br />
cars say ‘black’ to me... I just bought<br />
two 550 Marinello Ferraris, and I<br />
couldn’t go with the traditional red<br />
or yellow people associate with<br />
Ferraris; one is silver and the other<br />
titanium.”<br />
All of Myers’ cars are drivable,<br />
and drive them he does. His current<br />
collection, which includes an Aston<br />
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Cobra, is essentially a microcosm of<br />
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and other Detroit muscle cars, as well as select<br />
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The Simeone Foundation Museum outside of<br />
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began as a private collection assembled by neurosurgeon<br />
Dr. Fred Simeone. This collection centers<br />
on racing cars from around the world and is<br />
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In summer, cream-of-the-crop classic cars gather<br />
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GREEK REVIVAL<br />
Afew steps behind the Kapsaliana Village there’s an ancient olive tree. It stands alone, determinedly rooted into a slight<br />
rise. From here, the view stretches across the largest olive grove on Crete, over a lush valley, to the sea. The scene is<br />
quiet and stunningly beautiful. Originally home to a thriving olive press worked by monks (the historic Arkadi<br />
monastery is nearby), the settlement was gradually abandoned after the press was closed in 1955. Today, under the brilliant<br />
tuteledge of architect Myron Toypoyannis, Kapsaliana Village has been rebuilt and restored and named a member of<br />
Historic Hotels of Greece. The age-old architecture is combined with modern comforts. Twelve guest houses, hewn from the<br />
original dwellings, are set on cobblestone alleys. The olive press is now a museum. The restaurant offers superb traditional<br />
Cretan food, and there’s a luxurious swimming pool. But most of all, there’s an atmosphere of tranquility and seclusion, as if<br />
time had paused to offer visitors a few moments of complete serenity.<br />
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Experience life’s little luxuries. BY DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON<br />
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LAKE PLACID LODGE<br />
COLD COMFORT<br />
As cold weather approaches, ‘tis time for<br />
winter sports, a cozy new coat and a<br />
heart-warming cocktail. After ice skating,<br />
cross country skiing or snowshoeing at the<br />
Lake Placid Lodge in New York’s Adirondack<br />
mountains, guests keep out the chill with the<br />
hotel’s winter drink, the Barkeater. Bartender<br />
Lori Kudelski, who created the Barkeater,<br />
shares the recipe for this snug concoction.<br />
Ingredients: 1 oz. vanilla vodka, 1 oz.<br />
Frangelico, 1 oz. Amaretto, a splash of New<br />
York State maple syrup, and 4 oz. cream. Mix<br />
vodka, Amaretto, Frangelico and maple syrup<br />
in a shaker, then pour over ice in an old fashioned<br />
glass. Top with cream and garnish with<br />
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GILT TRIP<br />
Along with golf, rock climbing and fly fishing,<br />
guests of The Broadmoor Hotel at the<br />
foot of the Rockies in Colorado Springs<br />
can go for the gold. The sparkling festivities<br />
begin in a chauffeured Hummer (gold-flecked<br />
handcrafted chocolates and a bottle of<br />
Champagne are provided), which brings you to<br />
the Money Museum. Here, caterers serve dinner<br />
in the Bass Gallery, where over $20 million<br />
dollars worth of paper money and rare coins,<br />
including the most comprehensive collection<br />
of American gold coinage in existence, is<br />
stored. Between courses, the curator of the<br />
museum joins guests and passes around several<br />
million dollars in coins and notes. The<br />
Broadmoor’s wealthy revelry culminates at the<br />
hotel bar with chocolate sorbet decorated with 18K gold leaf, created by executive restaurant pastry chef Rémy Fünfrock, and director of<br />
wine Tim Baldwin opens a bottle of Moët & Chandon, Cuvée Dom Perignon Oenothèque, 1966.<br />
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Among the many trendy—and usually<br />
pricey—goings-on in Miami, there’s one<br />
very stylish event that’s amazingly inexpensive.<br />
For just $5, residents and visitors,<br />
serious yoga practitioners and first timers<br />
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South Beach insider happening, which<br />
attracts vacationing Broadway stars and fashion<br />
editors, among others, has been meeting<br />
every day at sunrise and sunset for the past 12<br />
years. Take water and a towel, and spend an<br />
hour reaching new horizons.<br />
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JAYNE THOMPSON<br />
COUNTRY CHIC<br />
In the Kentucky countryside not far from Lexington, there’s a historic eightroom<br />
house. Originally named Bellevue, it was built in 1779 by Colonel John<br />
Bowman (the state’s first military governor) for his wife, Elizabeth. Now, it’s<br />
the home of Jayne Thompson Antiques, decorated with a lavish collection of<br />
English and Italian furniture and accessories. The shop is so popular with<br />
antiques aficionados, collectors often fly in (there’s a nearby private airport) to<br />
shop. For visitors with an urge to experience a more gracious time, Jayne<br />
Thompson will also arrange a dinner. Catered by Debbie Long of Dudley’s<br />
Restaurant in Lexington, the meal is prepared from seasonal ingredients and<br />
paired with appropriate wines. It’s served either in the home’s stunning dining<br />
room filled with antiques, or on the lawn, where the hostess places 18th-century<br />
Windsor chairs and a 17th-century oak farm table, set with English<br />
Ironstone china.<br />
MONEY MUSEUM<br />
DJORDJE ISHERE / CLICKHERE STUDIOS
T H E U L T I M A T E T R O U S E R
design<br />
Haute HOSPITALITY<br />
IS IT SELF-EXPRESSION OR NARCISSISM? EITHER WAY, DESIGNER HOTELS<br />
AND RESTAURANTS ARE FASHION’S NEWEST HOT SPOTS. BY WILLIAM KISSEL
Previous page,<br />
clockwise from<br />
top left: Bottega<br />
Veneta for the St.<br />
Regis in Rome;<br />
Dolce & Gabbana<br />
Gold restaurant<br />
in Milan;<br />
the bar at Gold<br />
Below, left:<br />
Cavalli Club,<br />
Florence<br />
Right: Ralph<br />
Lauren’s Ralph’s<br />
restaurant, Paris<br />
n the 1970s fashion designers were<br />
satisfied to have their names<br />
scrawled on the back pockets of<br />
your jeans. Over the ensuing<br />
decade, they discovered a way to<br />
put their stamp on everything from<br />
fragrance, sunglasses and leather<br />
goods to furniture and bedding.<br />
Now they want you to experience<br />
their own lavish lifestyles by enveloping<br />
you in their signature luxury hotel suites<br />
and posh dining rooms.<br />
The trend escalated this past year when<br />
nearly a dozen new hotels were autographed<br />
by top designers—from Giorgio<br />
Armani’s sleek, ambitious Armani Hotel<br />
Dubai and Bulgari’s bucolic Balinese<br />
retreat, to Missoni’s stylish Scottish hideaway<br />
and Christian Lacroix’s French<br />
boulangerie-turned-bed and breakfast.<br />
It’s not only the newest way to propagate<br />
their names: designers insist the<br />
evanescent hotel or dining experience<br />
acts as a kind of “live-in portfolio” of their<br />
work.<br />
Giorgio Armani features custom-made<br />
furniture and decorative objects from his<br />
Armani/Casa home collection in his<br />
namesake hotels, the second of which is<br />
scheduled to open in Milan early next<br />
year. “I wanted to see how the collection<br />
would look when applied to real spaces,”<br />
says the designer, who adds that the idea<br />
gives hotel guests an opportunity to sam-<br />
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ple the furnishings in a living situation<br />
before investing in them for their own<br />
homes. Recognizable designer fabrics and<br />
furnishings also encourage guests to<br />
form an emotional connection<br />
with the hotel—and<br />
DESIGNER FABRICS<br />
AND FURNISHINGS<br />
ENCOURAGE GUESTS TO<br />
FORM AN EMOTIONAL<br />
CONNECTION WITH THE<br />
HOTEL—AND THE BRAND.<br />
the brand.<br />
And while hotels<br />
offer the opportunity<br />
to live like<br />
Armani or Versace<br />
for days or even<br />
weeks, restaurants<br />
can offer the same<br />
“lifestyle experience” in a<br />
matter of hours. Take Ralph<br />
Lauren, whose fashion forays<br />
range from the highbrow sartorial chic of<br />
London’s Savile Row to the Rocky<br />
Mountain highs of Colorado. Inside<br />
Ralph’s, located in the designer’s Paris<br />
store, Lauren brings his idealized world to<br />
life. The chic eatery is infused with his<br />
signature British-Americana stamp, from<br />
the vintage leather seating and equestrian-themed<br />
artwork right down to the<br />
menu, which includes beef raised on<br />
Lauren’s own RRL Ranch. “The story of<br />
the menu is like the classic film An<br />
American in Paris,” says Lauren. “The<br />
food is genuinely American, but set in a<br />
mood that is genuinely international.”<br />
In a more flashy setting, design duo<br />
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana<br />
imbued their Milanese restaurant Gold<br />
with a mix of exotic materials—pink and<br />
gray arabesque-patterned marble, high<br />
gloss steel, gold leather—that they consider<br />
to be architectural equivalents of<br />
their clothing.<br />
While today’s designers<br />
would like you to believe they<br />
invented the haute hospitality<br />
trend, that honor actually<br />
goes to Pierre Cardin, who<br />
bought the fashionable<br />
French bistro Maxims in 1981<br />
and has subsequently turned it<br />
into an international brand. “I suspect<br />
if you look hard enough you could<br />
find Pierre Cardin’s name on a screwdriver,”<br />
jokes American designer Todd<br />
Oldham, whose own foray into the hospitality<br />
game started in 1999 with the opening<br />
of The Hotel and its adjoining Wish<br />
restaurant in Miami, and continued this<br />
year with the christening of 20 new suites.<br />
Oldham is now in negotiations to design<br />
a hotel in Chicago.<br />
“It’s very smart of developers to find<br />
tastemakers from other [creative] areas<br />
who can enhance the hotel experience,”<br />
says Oldham, who believes fashion<br />
designers are naturally more sensitive to<br />
aesthetics, form and function than typical<br />
hotel designers. “Because we tend to<br />
focus on making you look good, we can<br />
also make you look good in a room.”
travel<br />
Green visions abound in the<br />
gardenscapes of the Dublin<br />
countryside. By David Lyon<br />
When filmmakers want to evoke the formal lush countryside of Georgian<br />
Ireland or the mythical Celtic landscape of dappled glades, they train their<br />
cameras on Powerscourt Estate, one of the greenest corners of the Emerald<br />
Isle. Set on Dublin’s doorstep in County Wicklow, the gated lands originally<br />
surrounded a 13th-century castle that helped guard the city. In 1731, the<br />
lord of Powerscourt upgraded to the iconic Georgian manor that still occupies<br />
the high ground, gazing across a rich array of gardens and over a<br />
small lake to the hunched backs of the Wicklow Mountains.<br />
The 19th-century<br />
Pepperpot Tower was<br />
modeled on a peppermill<br />
belonging to the seventh<br />
Viscount Powerscourt,<br />
Mervyn Wingfield.
IMAGES BY DAVID LYON; SUITE IMAGE BY VISION PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF RITZ-CARLTON POWERSCOURT<br />
For full immersion in the lifestyle of latter-day<br />
Irish gentry, retire to the Ritz-<br />
Carlton Powerscourt, where you can nurse<br />
a tumbler of Tyrconnell single-malt Irish<br />
whiskey on the terrace. The 200-room<br />
resort opened in 2007 and is just a fiveminute<br />
saunter from the Powerscourt<br />
manor. Its stately Palladian architecture<br />
and Georgian-inspired décor are complemented<br />
by the sybaritic ESPA spa and<br />
invisible (but indispensable) contemporary<br />
technology.<br />
Concierges can advise guests on the<br />
best woodland hikes and runs and provide<br />
maps and electronic keys to the hidden,<br />
gated parts of the estate. They can<br />
also arrange horseback riding through the<br />
countryside, golf on either of<br />
Powerscourt’s two 18-hole courses, or fly<br />
fishing for sea-run trout on the River<br />
Dargle.<br />
Dublin is only a half hour away, making<br />
it possible to combine the rustic pleasures<br />
of the Irish countryside with the urban<br />
rush of the Irish capital. It’s worth making<br />
a pilgrimage to the august neo-Gothic<br />
grounds of Trinity College to see the<br />
Book of Kells displayed in the library.<br />
Created in the 9th century, this stunning<br />
volume of the Gospels is one of the earliest<br />
surviving illuminated manuscripts<br />
and an Irish national treasure.<br />
The Irish also treasure the outsized personalities<br />
of their artists. At the National<br />
Gallery of Ireland, one section is dedicated<br />
to the Yeats clan: portraitist John<br />
Butler Yeats and his sons, poet and sometimes<br />
painter William Butler Yeats and<br />
modern Expressionist master Jack Yeats.<br />
The gallery backs onto Merrion Square,<br />
one of Dublin’s finest Georgian squares,<br />
where rows of elegant townhouses are distinguished<br />
by differently colored doors<br />
and hand-burnished brass fixtures. Oscar<br />
Wilde lived at 1 Merrion Square from 1855<br />
to 1876, and should you wonder where he<br />
wet his whistle, a good bet might be<br />
O’Donoghue’s, a pub established in 1792<br />
only a block away. The barkeeps still pull<br />
a fine pint of Guinness, and the room is<br />
famous for its nightly live music.<br />
The Ritz-Carlton has its own pub,<br />
McGills, where the Albaquirky Turkeys<br />
play a driving version of traditional Irish<br />
music. The resort’s gastronomic jewel,<br />
though, is its casual fine-dining restaurant,<br />
Gordon Ramsay at Powerscourt, the<br />
London-based chef’s first Irish venture.<br />
Conceived as a farm-to-fork venue relying<br />
YOU COULD SPEND DAYS AT POWERSCOURT SAVORING THE IRISH GENIUS FOR<br />
LANDSCAPE GARDENING OR WANDERING LIKE MYTHIC KING FERGUS IN THE GENTLE<br />
WILDS OF THE WOODLANDS AND MEADOWS OF THE 1,000 ACRE ESTATE.<br />
This page, top:<br />
A fountain in<br />
Walled Garden<br />
at Powerscourt<br />
Gardens<br />
Center: Gordon<br />
Ramsay’s<br />
County Wicklow<br />
lamb with<br />
potato galette<br />
Bottom: The<br />
Mountain View<br />
Suite at Ritz-<br />
Carlton<br />
Powerscourt<br />
121<br />
intensely on Irish products, the restaurant<br />
provides a literal taste of the countryside<br />
in a country about the size of West<br />
Virginia. The lamb is raised less than 20<br />
minutes away, the vegetables come from<br />
an organic farm a mile down the road. As<br />
for the mushrooms, the kitchen staff forages<br />
them in the woods and meadows of<br />
Powerscourt.
essay<br />
CLOSET THERAPY<br />
SOMETIMES, THE ANSWERS TO LIFE’S QUESTIONS AREN’T IN YOUR<br />
BRAIN. THEY’RE IN YOUR CLOSET. BY JAMES RARUS<br />
A former boss, the president of a<br />
luxury apparel firm, used to scream<br />
at me: “You know what your problem is? You think too<br />
much! Just sell!” Today, I work for myself. I play<br />
menswear psychologist and at a psychologist’s rate,<br />
though I’m not a doctor.<br />
Analyze this: Twice yearly, menswear merchants fill<br />
their shops with thoughtfully selected apparel, transforming<br />
their stores into virtual treasure troves of luxury.<br />
A man’s closet should be a similar treasure trove, the<br />
clothes he pulls out each morning helping to determine<br />
if people will buy into his personality, business acumen,<br />
credibility, or whatever he’s selling.<br />
I recently worked with a client in his cedar paneled<br />
closet. His trousers, dress shirts and blazers hung evenly<br />
spaced on cedar hangers. His shoes rested in perfect rows,<br />
his belts and ties were arranged meticulously.<br />
I thought about this client, a bachelor with a high<br />
finance job: trim physique, handsome features, great hair,<br />
beautiful clothes. But then a flash: he owned no sweaters!<br />
Mother Nature took the time to create this perfect specimen,<br />
almost begging to be wrapped in luxurious fabrics,<br />
and not one cashmere knit!<br />
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I looked around his spectacular apartment with its<br />
expansive views of Central Park and envisioned the<br />
women he’d soon date thanks to this newly conceived<br />
wardrobe. A breakthrough moment, said my inner Freud.<br />
Want your own breakthrough? Think of your favorite<br />
store as your closet; then think of your wardrobe as a jazz<br />
song with layered textures, colors, tones and dimensions<br />
to help showcase your own unique qualities.<br />
Soon after shrinking my client’s head with this music<br />
metaphor, he became the proud owner of a dozen twoand<br />
four-ply cashmere knits and a few merinos in masculine<br />
shades both deep and pale. His wardrobe is now<br />
balanced with casually elegant cardigans, turtlenecks,<br />
V-necks and crews; his tailored clothing pieces now<br />
double as sportswear. His love life has improved, too:<br />
wearing an outfit of his own creation featuring a knit<br />
cardigan, he recently met the woman of his dreams.<br />
When people ask me what I do for a living, I often<br />
say, “I alter men’s perceptions of their closets so that<br />
when they get dressed each day, they’re energized<br />
and inspired.” To which they usually respond, “You<br />
think too much! But let me ask you a question. Can I<br />
wear…?”
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at your service<br />
CLOSET CLEANING<br />
In order to help you better integrate your<br />
new seasonal purchases with the old, we<br />
off er our clients a complimentary closet<br />
consultation. One of our professional<br />
sales associates will personally visit your<br />
home to inventory your closet, providing<br />
suggestions on how to creatively mix and<br />
match your existing wardrobe. One of our<br />
experienced tailors can also be on hand,<br />
to provide any fi tting or re-adjustments<br />
you may need. And if you so desire, we will<br />
provide a photographic catalogue of your<br />
wardrobe for further reference.<br />
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS<br />
Developing lasting personal relationships<br />
helps our sales associates select items that<br />
they know you will enjoy, and ease your<br />
shopping experience.<br />
HOME DELIVERY<br />
We understand your busy schedule and<br />
want to do all we can to lessen the demands<br />
on your time. This is why we provide local<br />
delivery to your residence, or anywhere in<br />
the United States. If you need it in a pinch,<br />
count on us to be there.<br />
EXPERTISE<br />
Our long-term sales associates have been<br />
with us for an average of 16 years, and are<br />
passionate about counseling our customers<br />
and advising them on all clothing and<br />
accessory matters. They are willing to go<br />
the extra mile to ensure that your shopping<br />
experience is a pleasant one, and they’ll<br />
even take a trip to your home or offi ce to<br />
give you a personal closet consultation,<br />
providing suggestions on how to creatively<br />
mix and match your existing wardrobe.<br />
GIFT CARDS<br />
A <strong>Mitchells</strong>/<strong>Richards</strong>/Marshs gift card is<br />
the gift that always fi ts! Our gift cards are<br />
available for purchase in store or over the<br />
phone, in any denomination. If you can’t<br />
make it to the store, just give us a call —<br />
we’ll wrap the gift card up and ship it to the<br />
recipient for you!<br />
ABUNDANT PARKING<br />
To ensure your shopping experience is as<br />
stress-free as possible, we provide you with<br />
ample complimentary parking that is both<br />
convenient and secure — a real luxury in<br />
downtown Greenwich.<br />
CAPPUCCINO & WATER BAR<br />
In the hectic world in which we live, many<br />
simple pleasures are lost. Sometimes a hot<br />
cup of coff ee, or a friendly, familiar face is<br />
the best comfort for the soul. We’re happy<br />
to provide both, and more.<br />
PICTURE PERFECT<br />
Trust our professional sales associates<br />
to put together the ultimate outfi t<br />
and coordinate you from head to toe.<br />
To alleviate confusion when you get<br />
home, we will happily photograph your<br />
ensembles, providing a catalogue you<br />
can refer to time after time.<br />
COMPLIMENTARY ALTERATIONS<br />
In order to ensure that the fi t is<br />
just right, we off er complimentary<br />
alterations on all of our clothing. Down<br />
to the detail of the stitching, we ensure<br />
each article is tailored specifi cally to<br />
you. Our on-site team of world-class<br />
tailors is ready to assure that you always<br />
bring home a perfect fi t.
COMPLIMENTARY GIFT WRAP<br />
We off er complimentary gift-wrapping for<br />
your purchases, on any day you want. You<br />
concentrate on choosing the perfect gift;<br />
we’ll do the rest.<br />
CLOTHING DONATIONS<br />
Service is important to us, not only in our<br />
store, but also in our community. We will<br />
help you clear out those unwanted items that<br />
have been cluttering up your closet, while<br />
providing for a good cause. All discarded<br />
items will be donated to a local charity — we<br />
will coordinate the donation and make the<br />
delivery ourselves.<br />
FAMILY FRIENDLY<br />
As a family business, we feel that it is<br />
essential to create a shopping experience<br />
that can be enjoyed by the whole family. At<br />
<strong>Mitchells</strong>, <strong>Richards</strong>, and Marshs we provide<br />
interactive play areas so that your time with<br />
us can be more relaxed, and your children<br />
can still have fun.<br />
IN AN EMERGENCY<br />
If you fi nd yourself in a pinch after hours,<br />
dial the main store number and follow the<br />
prompts to be connected directly to one of<br />
our family’s home numbers. We’re always<br />
available to come to your rescue!<br />
RETURN POLICY<br />
We have a liberal return policy, where you<br />
can bring your purchases back if you are<br />
not satisfi ed with them within a reasonable<br />
period of time. We want to make sure you<br />
love your new items when you get home,<br />
as much as you do in the store.<br />
BUTTON UP<br />
A loose thread or button can be just the<br />
thing that unravels your day. Bring in any<br />
suits or outerwear with buttons that need<br />
assistance, and we’ll re-attach or tighten<br />
them for you, on site and free of charge.<br />
We like to see you looking your best, down<br />
to the details.<br />
BY APPOINTMENT<br />
Our personal shoppers are available to<br />
make your experience here as eff ortless as<br />
possible. For your convenience, they will<br />
pre-select a wardrobe to fi t your clothing<br />
needs, placing the garments in a private<br />
fi tting room. Once our associates have<br />
learned your style and needs, they can keep<br />
an eye out for specifi c items you might be<br />
looking for in the future. Call Debbi O’Shea<br />
at 203.622.0551 for more information.<br />
SERVICE IS<br />
PARAMOUNT.<br />
It impacts every facet of our business,<br />
from our ability to bring you worldclass<br />
fashions to the friendly,<br />
knowledgeable sales associates who<br />
help and guide you. You, our customers<br />
and friends, are ultimately at the<br />
heart of all that we do, and we strive to<br />
constantly exceed your expectations. If<br />
for some reason you feel that the level<br />
of service we provide does not meet<br />
your expectations, please let us know.
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