LONDON BLUE MOUNTAIN
LONDON BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL James Brown and Christie Fels put the once-gritty Shoreditch on the shopping map when they opened their fashion store Hostem in 2009. They cemented it as a cult destination this year with a six-storey, minimalist temple (left) devoted to craft and creativity. Don’t miss one-off pieces by Texan weaver Amy Revier, furniture and ceramics from Tyler Hays of BDDW, and a communal-table restaurant with seasonal menus by Nuno Mendes, of Chiltern Firehouse fame. bluemountain.school MAURA EGAN HOUSTON GORDY & SONS OUTFITTERS Russell Gordy, a Texas oilman and land baron who bowhunts, fly-fishes and bird-hunts, has a personal collection of rods, shotguns and rifles so extensive that he no longer keeps count. But he does operate a 2,050sq m hunting-and-fishing emporium, which opened in 2017 in Houston. Gordy & Sons is more of a gentlemen’s club than a sportinggoods store, with two floors of antique pine, an open-rafter ceiling with hand-coppered gilded panels, and deep leather club chairs where customers are offered a cigar or a glass of wine. In the sportswear section, a vicuña jacket stands out. Out back, you can try out a Thomas & Thomas bamboo fly rod at the shop’s casting pond, which is stocked with catfish and bass. But what lies beyond the 1932 bank-vault door distinguishes Gordy & Sons from any other hunting-and-fishing store on the planet: a vault with a collection of some of the sporting world’s rarest and most expensive shotguns, knives, and hunting rifles (below). Included: a pair of hisand-hers shotguns for pheasant hunting by James Purdey & Sons. gordyandsons.com AMY GAMERMAN JACQUEMUS LE CARIÑO tote COMME DES GARÇONS track jacket PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: LEWIS RONALD; © DOVER STREET MARKET (2); TERRY ALLEN 62 CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM
STYLE & BEAUTY RETAIL REINVENTED PANERAI Luminor 1950 Submersible BMG-Tech LAS VEGAS WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND In a town filled with high-roller offerings, this new store at the Wynn Esplanade brings some wrist oomph to Vegas regulars. Expect rare and one-ofa-kind timepieces from Patek Philippe, Ulysse Nardin and other VIP names. watchesofswitzerland.com JS PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: © PANERAI; © MORE IS LOVE; © CUTTER BROOKS (2); CLAUDE BOSSEL/ROLEX STOW-ON-THE-WOLD CUTTER BROOKS “I like finding secret things,” Amanda Cutter Brooks says. “I look for things that are not branded, that are not easily identifiable.” At the new Cutter Brooks, in a small town in the Cotswolds about two hours from London, the former Barneys exec and expat has turned a 16th-century building into her long-dreamedof home store. If the sensibility at the shop is resolutely British, the goods are sourced from all over the world. Vintage Fair Isle sweaters rub shoulders with exquisite Florentine silk nightgowns; elsewhere are Scandinavian scrunchies fashioned from repurposed Hermès scarves. Virtually the only local items, Brooks says with a laugh, are the English bulrush place mats she cannot keep in stock. Brooks even has her own take on high-low: when it’s time to set the table, she suggests a spectacular porcelain floral sculpture by the artist Vladimir Kanevsky surrounded by humble dishware meant for a picnic on the moors. cutterbrooks.com LYNN YAEGER ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 in yellowgold and diamonds TBILISI MORE IS LOVE There’s no shortage of ambitious concept shops in the Georgian capital, but the city’s newest (above) is an intimate shop focused on local designers. Look for Nina Zarqua’s neon feathered mules, Anouki embellished suiting and hand-sewn lace caftans from TwoM. The shop also features its own accessories label, 0711, which incorporates traditional Georgian handweaving. moreislove.com ASHLEY W SIMPSON French glazed terracotta dishes; VLADIMIR KANEVSKY hand-painted Lily of the Valley porcelain sculptures; 19th-century American quilt CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 63
