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What’s making our luxury list this week?
A celebrity favorite home furnishings shop opens a New York outpost, Lele Sadoughi gets inspired by art and a beloved British brand crosses the pond.
MANE EVENT: Headband queen Lele Sadoughi x The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art meets accessories with designer Lele Sadoughi’s recently unveiled collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inspired by six of the museum’s best-loved artists. Caitlyn Gaurano
Over the years, accessories designer Lele Sadoughi has partnered with SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, J.Crew and Swarovski.
But she says she’s “always done a lot of painting, drawing and collage work,” so her latest collab — with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC — seems spot-on.
Sadoughi chose six artists from the Met’s collection — Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Vincent Van Gogh — and “interpreted masterpieces into wearable, three-dimensional art.”
The new collection (which launched yesterday) includes almost three dozen pieces, ranging from the designer’s iconic headbands and hair accessories to earrings, belts and bags.
From $55 at Lele Sadoughi and The Met Store.
BRITISH INVASION: Me + Em lands in Soho
No need to cross the pond to steal Kate Middleton’s style: Me + Em, endorsed by the Princess of Wales, has found a new home right in NYC’s Soho. Courtesy of Me + Em
Kate Middleton, Margot Robbie and Amal Clooney are among the stylish A-listers who’ve recently sported designs by Me + Em, a popular British brand that’s only recently landed on US shores.
The label debuted on Madison Avenue earlier this year; its latest is a 2,700 square-foot boutique in Soho, and a shop in the Hamptons is on the horizon.
With a motto of “flattering, functional, forever clothes for modern women,” the brand’s colorful, cool and sophisticated pieces — clothing, swimwear, shoes, hats and bags — will undoubtedly resonate with New Yorkers as well.
111 Mercer Street, Me And Em
BLUE SWOON: Panerai’s new Luminor Dieci Giorni GMT watch
Italian watchmaker Panerai is introducing the new Luminor Dieci Giorni timepiece — just in time for Father’s Day. Courtesy of Panerai
Giovanni Panerai opened his first shop and watchmaking school in Florence, Italy, in 1860.
In the ensuing years, the company supplied the Italian Royal Navy with various instruments, including diving watches, which debuted in the 1930s and ’40s. Luminor, the brand’s first watch for the “civilian market,” was introduced in 1993.
Many of Panerai’s styles, including this new Luminor Dieci Giorni, have not veered far from the originals.