Opening Doors A Opening Doors A fairytale-like home shop in the Cotswolds, an outdoor emporium in Houston and seven more new stores around the world that are worth travelling for PALM BEACH KIRNA ZABÊTE The cult-favourite fashion emporium from New York brings its year-round take on resort dressing to Florida. kirnazabete.com PHOTO CAPEHART PHOTOGRAPHY 60 CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM
STYLE & BEAUTY RETAIL REINVENTED MALONE SOULIERS velvet mules DUBAI SYMPHONY In the middle of one of the largest malls in the world is a homegrown boutique that curates (and interprets) high fashion on a very local level. Now in a new, larger space (left), the shop is run by Salama Alabbar, who sought to create a place to serve her fellow young Emiratis high fashion that aligns with their cultural modesty. Alabbar works with Western designers such as Zac Posen to amend existing pieces and also mentors local designers like Razan Alazzouni, whose gowns are now a bestseller. As is the custom, service is key: each client is assigned a concierge, who’s on call 24/7. bysymphony.com ERIN RILEY PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: © SYMPHONY (2); ALISON SLATTERY; © SPAZIO 900 MILAN SPAZIO 900 VERNER PANTON lounge chair When Adriano Albini and Enza de Iuliis opened Spazio 900 in 1993, furniture from the 1980s was not quite vintage. Nevertheless, they amassed pieces that ranged from the recent past back to the 1950s and became two of Milan’s most revered collectors of outstanding modern antiques. Albini and de Iuliis have since earned a loyal following even after relocating multiple times. The two recently moved yet again, to a spot in Milan’s Piazzale Susa – with more than 2,000 pieces: 1970s Panton chairs from Vitra; bookcases by Achille Castiglioni, and Ettore Sottsass Memphis-style consoles. But the real gems are the rarities that the two source from local estate sales. You may get your hands on, say, a 1980 Gaetano Pesce “Sunset in New York” sofa for Cassina, that mimics, yes, a New York City sunset. modernariatomilano.it JOE HARPER MONTREAL SSENSE Perhaps the chicest waiting room in the world, the e-tailer’s new brick-and-mortar store in the Frenchspeaking city is where locals come to pick up, to try on, or to work with a stylist and try on more. The David Chipperfield poured-concrete bunker – a bold juxtaposition to the 19th-century facade – is decorated only by sparse and of-the-moment fashion. And the 34 seats in the cafe (below) are the city’s hardest to nab. ssense.com JASON SHEELER CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 61
