Stateside

Raw materials also happen to be a family tradition. His grandparents grew jasmine, roses, and verbena. And having been raised in the south of France where perfumery is one of the big industries, there’s a cultural know-how that the locals…

In addition to pop-ups, We Are Ona also hosts larger events. “So, like weddings?” I ask. Turns out they did the recent—and absurdly idyllic—wedding of Simon Porte Jacquemus and Marco Maestri in Provence, for which they chose local chef…

Plenty of spas in Los Angeles offer Biologique Recherche products, but only the Ambassade has the full range and offers treatments with techniques from therapists trained by the Paris spa director. Similar to the France location, Melrose…

Two miles uptown from AMI Paris’s first U.S. flagship store, les amis (or, friends) of AMI founder and creative director Alexandre Mattiussi filled the 78th floor of the Empire State Building.“Tonight is a very special night for me because…

As annoying as I’m sure it is, having that forced separation and focus can be so beneficial to doing really bizarre, creative work.Yes, it creates a space to explore that stuff. That’s what COVID was for me—and I’m very proud of our work…

By her own estimation, Yasmin Sewell has been leading a double life for decades: brand and retail consultant by day, meditation retreat host and certified integrative quantum healer (a “form of energy work,” she clarifies) on weekends and…

TECHNOLOGY often makes me nervous. Then again, my doddering incompetence probably makes the technology that I own nervous too. There are times, for instance, when I’m convinced that my laptop actually has a rivulet of agitated sweat…