406: You already missed out on The Row's new under-$1,000 bag
Plus Phoebe's $22,000 honeytrap, Jack and Lazaro's last Proenza collection on sale, and a week of shopping field trips.
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In this week’s mini edition of Report Back, a couple of compelling and, crucially, shoppable events brought me out of the house and into various worlds of “I want that.”
Last night, I met with John Hardy’s Balinese artisans—the people responsible for crafting the jewelry brand’s 14k gold and sterling silver—as part of a workshop in chain weaving, a signature JH technique. Over the course of two hours, the sheer mastery and patience required to achieve near-machine-like perfection through an entirely hand-made process became abundantly clear.
I wore a couple of John Hardy pieces for the occasion: the Icon Link Necklace in gold and diamond, the Icon Chevron and Icon Link Rings, the Chevron Bracelet, and the Essential Pavé Stud Earrings. By the end, I was tallying up the days it would have taken to make all of these pieces, even by people who’d been working with the brand for up to 22 years…my estimation reached several weeks.
There’s a workshop-cocktail event coming up on November 1st that’s open to the public with signup, if this sounds interesting to you. I hear there will be a gift with purchase.
My other outing was a field trip hosted by
’s Surroundings to a privately owned Frank Lloyd Wright residence about 45 minutes out of the city. The house is so FLW from the architecture to the furniture that the current owner relayed to us the advice he got upon purchasing it: “Don’t bring anything but a toothbrush.”The owner did introduce a few pieces to the funky, hexadecagonal cabin, but of course they were very on-brand: a pair of Taliesin Chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina, a Taliesin Floor Lamp 2, and some Barrel dining chairs, apparently because the original built-in dining setup exclusively provided backless stools.
Also spotted in nearly every room of the house were mirrors by the brand Ready To Hang, which happens to be founded by the owner’s son, Jeffery Renz. An outside force, for sure, but it successfully acts as a contemporary, amoeba-like complement to the home’s earthy, geometrical essence.
With contributions from Maya Kotomori.
What’s new
Fashion is both art and commerce, and no one knows that better than Bode. The folk-art-inspired mid-price luxury brand just dropped some new arrivals from its FW25 collection called The Expressionist, available both in-stores and online. Bode’s also curated a selection of custom pieces in collaboration with the Calder Foundation and the Whitney Museum of American Art as a part of High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100, an exhibition celebrating the centennial of modern surrealist artist Alexander Calder’s most beloved works, Calder’s Circus (1926–31), a miniature circus made out of commonplace materials like wire, scrap fabric, and cork. The vaudevillian found-object work is very aesthetically aligned with Bode’s own high-fashion scrappy kitsch point of view (see: its Green River Project-designed storefront on Hester). And now, that distinct Calder cirque du freak attitude meets fashion in pieces like the Fanni fringe skirt and painted cirque long sleeve.
A new Phoebe Philo collection, a new occasion for re-evaluating just how important the compounding effects of a brokerage account really are. At $1,350, the Bumper Bootie is bound to be this winter’s ‘The Row Zipped Boot’ phenomenon. The Stud Jacket, at $22,000 (!), is an editorial honey trap, complete with a belt and buckling cuffs featuring python-like hexagonal stud arrangements. And the wool Boyish Tailored Trousers, $,1,550, appear dangerously able to solve my still-raging hunt for THE trouser, winter edition.
There’s a new, under-$1,000 bag from The Row out as part of its just-landed Winter 2025 collection, but of course it’s sold out already. The Sally Bag, as it’s called, is a continuation of the unlined, raw-edged calfskin series the brand’s been toying with lately (as with the also-under-$1,000 small Bindle), this one another flap style like the larger Nuance shoulder bag. Another new bag, the Marcel, rings in at $2,300 and the India gets the East-West treatment at $3,600.
If the Bowery, once a neighborhood known for its seedy underground and now renowned for its fine art pedigree, were an article of clothing, it would totally be a leather jacket. At least, that’s what Alex Mill thinks; introducing The Bowery Leather Jacket, a lambskin bomber inspired by a vintage aviator silhouette but updated for today, representative of the contemporary downtown NYC neighborhood itself. The Bowery is but one part of Alex Mill’s newest outerwear arrivals, like the lapel-less wool Sophia peacoat, and its longer sister silhouette for chillier affairs.
Bag watch! On the higher end, Loro Piana updates the Bale bag with a new Bale Softy, which has a scrunchy opening and long drawstring straps (it’s $3,180—all the rest on this list are more affordable); Fane releases exclusive black patent styles with SSENSE…order at your own risk amid tariff purgatory, sadly; another French bag brand with a cultish fandom, Polène launches Merino cableknit versions of its Numero Neuf and Cyme bags; A.Emery, Aussie brand already dominating well-made and accessible leather sandals, angles for the same with the introduction of its first bag, a flattened, suede bowling bag at $640; and Liffner’s new Pushlock bags (in Lady, Crossbody, and Clutch) possess that difficult-to-achieve vintage gravitas, like an old Céline scavenged at an Upper East Side charity shop.
Saint Laurent’s FW25 ready-to-wear collection has just landed at Net-A-Porter, in a manner much like the tough little minx she was on the runway; sexy pout, pushing down the catwalk in a power-shoulder leather jacket and dangerously pointed-toe slingbacks. The whole “the ’80s are back” thing becomes a weak phrase at the sight of the season’s latest from creative director Anthony Vacarello at the Parisian house; I mean, these kinds of dark-sexy leather extremes never left to begin with.
O my Love is like a red, red rose, Robert Burns once said. For Roger Vivier, so are shoes, literally: The footwear designer just released his exclusive holiday capsule in collaboration with MyTheresa, all inspired by the luxe romance of the rose, even with an added funky twist (both the ballet flats and the pumps feature elegant points to represent the flower’s thorns). After all, the true seduction of the rose is that it’s as beautiful as it is dangerous…
For the 15th anniversary of Studio Nicholson (viva la Studio Nick; where would we be without those blazers?), the brand partnered with menswear consultant Aaron Levine for its Winter 2025 Module, its very first collaborative offering for a regular collection. Both fabric-first and vintage-inspired, the 26-piece collection serves up knits, buffalo checks, and corduroys with a distinct American twist on the London-smart look the brand’s known for.
Sensoria, the soothsayer of curated vintage (it essentially predicted the high-fashion popularity of second-hand tees from beer brands years ago), presents The Society Archive collection, an arrangement of turn-of-the-21st-century grails that range from ’90s Banana Republic and Abercrombie & Fitch to early Jil Sander. Prediction for this coming spring: Everyone will be styling their vintage high-low, like this Moschino button down-Gap micro mini combo.
Every year, as my most locked-in season approaches (Black Friday, I’m watching you), I start looking at new frames for my contact-weary eyes. Warby Parker’s FW25 collection has a couple of styles that look like viable additions to the two pairs I already rotate through from the brand. The thick-framed Carson feels in step with my penchant for chunky sunglasses lately, and the Baird is an update to the ‘60s Clubmasters I wore all through college.
There’s also: The highly anticipated and hardware-laden UGG sacai collaboration collection; Ralph Lauren Vintage presents the Runway Archive collection, a ritzy from-catwalks-past edit, presented by; the long-awaited return of Miaou denim (it’s lowww-rise); and a graphics-led REVOLVE x Polo Ralph Lauren capsule collection.
Men’s releases
Introducing The Naturally-Dyed Series, a clothing exhibition by Stòffa exploring the world of naturally dyes. The brand took every style from its entire product catalog—from its single pleat twill trousers to silk pique collared shirts—and gave them an organic color treatment for the ages (see: this lavender rolled-edge sweater).
Carhartt WIP presents a 13-piece capsule collection in collaboration with British and distinctly subculture-obsessed designer Nicholas Daley, a welcome collaboration between the workwear brand’s more fashion-y imprint and the on the up-and-up menswear specialist. The designer’s Scottish and Jamaican roots appear in tartan print modular work jackets, striped tees, and knitted hats; style them all together, and you’ve got Daley himself, in a WIP nutshell.
Home releases
LA-based interior mastermind Nickey Kehoe recently joined forces with the Connecticut-based ceramicist Charlie Dumais of Dumais Made for a 12-piece collection of lighting and home accessories. NK x Dumais Made is everything you’d expect from a collaboration between the two Art Deco-meets-indigenous-influence decor specialists, hand-hewn pendant lights and even a rustic clay glazed catch-all tray, made to order because, what’s a curated home interior without something handmade?
Welcome aarticles, a shoppable gallery founded by design-photography duo Kasia Sznajder and Fred Aartun. aarticles lives inside Copenhagen’s Blēo, a design-led studio specializing in paints and tiles, and its works bridge marketplace and archive through a series of one-of-one handmade designs like this geometric chrome J.Hannah table lamp, as well as a curation of found objects by Sznajder and Aartun.
There’s also: A collaboration Moka set presented by Bialetti and The North Face (in the latter’s signature Summit Gold colorway); the Rumee, a new mushroom-y shaped portable lamp joined the Louis Poulsen family; Dinosaur Designs celebrates its 40th anniversary with the geologically informed Rock collection; and actress Lake Bell debuts an exclusive run of Lake Bell Clay, a series of one-of-a-kind ceramic vessels created in collaboration with Vyrao’s Yasmin Sewell.
What’s on sale
The last Proenza collection designed by Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough is now 20% off. Crepe dresses, sculptured viscose frocks, and scuba separates encapsulate the last blissful years from the Hernandez-McCollough era, in true NYC-heritage Proenza excellence. Take 20% off the new season with AUTUMN20-F6882EZGEVH9.
Maison Rogue presents the “One & Only” sale—the retailer’s most exclusive pieces, only one left of each, so, even more exclusive. The edit features 60% off Leset, 63% off St. Agni, and sold-out-everywhere-else pieces by Loren Stewart, available through midnight this Friday.
It feels like Bergdorf is personally offering a closet re-up, announcing up to 30% off new fall collections through Thursday at 11p. This sale includes a very good JW Anderson jacket (it looks like McQueen), Eres swimwear, and a Brunello twill slip that looks like an everyday version of CBK’s wedding dress.
Urgency is in the air with limited-time sales at the end of October—it’s the last day of Shopbop’s up-to-40%-off sale that lasts for “3 DAYS ONLY,” caps included, to quote the e-tailer. There are—no joke—over 3,600 items over 60% off, including Tory Burch sandals for $138, B Sides jeans for $138, and a Meryll Rogge orchid-print shift dress for $416.
Speaking of re-up, there’s currently50% off sitewide at Gap, including sale items, for The Closet Refresh event. Between the crewneck layers and various washes of barrel jeans, here’s your shot to find out if there’s any merit to the “Gap comeback” ostensibly underway.
There’s also: An accessories-heavy Givenchy Private Sale at MyTheresa; up to 40% off select pieces at it-girl depot Mirror Palais; abundant cotton poplin for 50% off at Sold Out NYC; a buy two, get the third at 50% off promotion for the worthy-of-the-fame Intimissimi Ultralight cashmere long sleeve; and an archive sale at Wardrobe NYC, with markdowns up to 70%.
Home sales
Hawkins NY, aka the interiors brand responsible for what I’d venture to guess is at least 80% of glassware you can find in a Fort Greene bistro, is having a sitewide sale. Take 20% off everything with TREATSEASON, and dine in with the same drinkware you’d sip from while dining out.
The annual AllModern sale has one day left, featuring all departments (from wallpaper to outdoor furniture) with up to 70% off. If you predict any interior makeovers in the New Year, this sale indicates that you theoretically could re-do your entire home all in one place. Schrodinger’s home: it’s the same as last year, just looks completely different, thanks to AllModern.
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The speed at which The Row’s “under-$1k” bag disappeared should honestly be studied by economists. And the FLW toothbrush rule? Brutal and perfect. Love the mix of craft, architecture, and retail temptation here — it's like a cultural cardio class for my wallet.
These prices are so tone deaf.