Emilia Petrarca

2 weeks ago | airmail.news | Emilia Petrarca

When Sir Paul McCartney walked into Zitomer one day a few years ago, his jaw dropped. Sharon Sternheim, the longtime owner of the upscale drug store on the Upper East Side, remembers him saying, “Please don’t tell me you’re going out of business.”At the time, the store was under construction—its first renovation in almost 40 years—and everything was moved from the first floor up to the second. “To him and most of the neighborhood, it really is a staple,” Sternheim explains.

3 weeks ago | thecut.com | Emilia Petrarca

Opening night at Printemps Photo: Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images A few months ago, I was on the train home to Brooklyn when I overheard a young person say something shocking: “Fidi is awesome,” she told her companions in earnest, rattling off a list of bars, restaurants, and other establishments in the area I’d never heard of. Everyone nodded in agreement. What? I shook my head as though I were in an alternate universe.

3 weeks ago | emiliapetrarca.substack.com | Emilia Petrarca

Hello! We’re back with another Subway Rat report from photographer Hannah La Follette Ryan. This month, her photos perfectly capture how confusing it can be to dress between seasons, specifically “False Spring.” When I first wrote this, it was nearly 80 degrees and sunny, but by the time I hit publish, the real feel was 45. It’s tough out there; don’t be fooled! 🤡 Below is her full dispatch. Have you been victimized by False Spring? You may be entitled to financial compensation.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Emilia Petrarca

World of ... Adrian Appiolaza, the recently appointed Moschino creative director, pulls back the curtain on his creative process. Adrian Appiolaza on vacation in San Francisco in 2021. Credit... Courtesy of Adrian Appiolaza Video Back transcriptHouse Tour | Adrian AppiolazaThe Moschino creative director displays selections from his 4000-piece collection of post-1980s Japanese and French fashion in the Paris apartment he shares with his partner, Ryan Benacer. Hello, T Magazine.

1 month ago | emiliapetrarca.substack.com | Emilia Petrarca

Last Saturday, I set off on a mission: Could I eat branded meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and if so, would I be satisfied? Every store now seems to also be a restaurant, a café, a bar, or all of the above, and I wanted to know if anything on the menu was worth the trip. Of course, reSTOREants are not a new phenomenon.