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6 days ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
For anyone who hadn’t yet picked up on the signs, the message became abundantly clear during the menswear shows in Milan in January: Flash is back. Nowhere was this more apparent than at Dolce & Gabbana. After a parade of fur-heavy outerwear, the brand sent out 20 tuxedos of varying stripes.
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1 week ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
There are times when I question whether living in an earlier era might have been preferable to today. The topic of swimwear, however, is not one of them. Prior to the 1930s, men’s swimsuits were typically made from wool or canvas, and once soaked became heavy and clung to the body. The first measure of relief arrived with the introduction of rayon in the 1920s, followed soon after by other lightweight, quick-drying fabrics like nylon and polyester.
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2 weeks ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
We love a brand discovery moment as much as anyone but relish those tried-and-true sources that will never steer you wrong, whether it’s a sleek pair of Chelsea boots or a handmade silk necktie from Naples’ finest tailoring house that you’re in search of. That’s right, neckties. There’s no better (sartorial) balm for global uncertainly than an embrace of the classics—cocooning in sweats, even if cashmere, is downright defeatist.
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3 weeks ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
The luxury e-commerce landscape these days often provides less of a sense of discovery and more a sense of overwhelm, an often seemingly endless scroll in search of the “perfect” whatever you’re in search of. A failsafe tactic to cast as wide a net as possible in an effort to catch consumers? Not necessarily.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Nicole Hoey |Mark Elwood |Abigail Montanez |Naomi Rougeau
The modern home on a sunny hilltop in Healdsburg, California, was designed as a family retreat. It was built to be fire-resistant with high-tech energy efficiency, generating enough energy to be off the grid.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
Meticulous is the first word that springs to mind when discussing luxury eyewear brand Morgenthal Frederics. Renowned for its mastery of water buffalo horn, which the firm’s highly skilled artisans carve, bend, layer into some of the most eye-catching forms around, Morgenthal Frederics also doesn’t take itself too seriously, injecting bold color and a sense of whimsy wherever it can.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
These days, most brands need little excuse to round up a group of editors and influencers (and a few celebs for good measure) simply to toast their existence: a brief buzzy moment and a perfect placement before it’s time to move on to the next shiny thing. Not so with Tod’s, which celebrated its latest publication Italian Hands: Artisanal Stories from Italy in New York last night.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
Tablescaping in Milan is serious business. In this design-oriented city, every well-coiffed sciura worth her salt relies on an arsenal of the finest flatware, crystal, linens, and more. And in certain spheres, you’d be hard-pressed to find any easily identifiable china pattern, for this is a milieu where, refreshingly, individuality is still prized. Among the most coveted makers? Laboratorio Paravicini.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
Despite the pervasiveness of all things casual, the facts remain: no system of dressing is quite as versatile or universally acceptable as suiting. Last June, during a week-plus in Italy for the menswear shows, I discovered just how so and, after more than a decade of reporting on nearly every womenswear trend known, I quickly became a convert. While my personal wardrobe may have evolved, suiting for women, of course, isn’t new.
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2 months ago | 
robbreport.com | Naomi Rougeau
It’s no wonder that “gatekeeping” has emerged as one of the year’s biggest flexes. The pleasure of enjoying a place or a product, unspoiled, has become an increasingly elusive luxury. In an era when your favorite local watering hole is just one Instagram post away from being overrun by influencers and most designer items are indistinguishable without their logos, how else could we respond than by going in search of goods with soul?
