CITY Issue 58

THE WEBSTER WILL OPEN IN ITS PERMANENT SPACE AT 1220 COLLINS AVE., MIAMI IN DECEMBER THE WEBSTER 101 Milan’s decision to set up shop in South Beach conﬁrms what we already knew: Miami isn’t just hot; it’s haute. Here’s what to expect from his latest retail creation (but whatever you do, don’t call it a concept store). WHERE: Currently, the store is housed in temporary digs on 9th and Collins. The permanent space will open on 1220 Collins Ave. during Art Basel in December. It replaces the former Webster Hotel, which was designed by Pratt-educated architect Henry Hohauser in 1939. The three new owners restored many of the original deco details. WHAT: 20,000 square feet, three ﬂoors of fashion, and the ﬁrst U.S. outpost of Caviar Kaspia (Milan’s favorite restaurant in Paris). Look for clothing labels such as Lanvin, Stella McCartney, Pierre Hardy, and Tom Ford, as well as jewelry from Dior, Dinh Van, and Solange Azagury-Partridge, not to mention the wide selection of vintage watches. WHO: In addition to Creative Director Milan, the other co-founders come from Despite his haute histo y, Vukmi ovic maintains a low-key lifestyle at a time when many designe s walk the ed ca pet and edito s f equently appea in the pages of thei own magazines. “I am someone who is disc eet and who doesn’t like to communicate a lot,” he confesses. “I don’t want my pictu e eve ywhe e. That is not what makes me happy.” But his positions with T ussa di and The Webste have him opening up about his multifaceted ca ee , which the p essshy c eative says he is ﬁ nally eady to do. “The e was a time when people didn’t espond well to those who we e t ying to do diﬀe ent things, like a model who wanted to be an act ess,” he explains. “But now it is accepted. People unde stand and espect eve ything I’ve done and see how it is elated.” Once he sta ts talking about the past, it’s ha d to get him to stop. He gabs about launching a small collection a e fashion school that caught the eye of Colette Roussaux, who was thinking of launching a sto e with he daughte , Sa ah Le fel. He ecalls meeting Richa d vedon at his Uppe East Side studio in .“I wanted him to do the Jil Sande campaign and we ended up talking fo th ee hou s in his kitchen,” Vukmi ovic says. It was vedon who pushed Vukmi ovic to get behind the came a. “I’ve always had espect fo the c a , but I didn’t da e do it myself,” he admits. Ma ie-José Susskind-Jalou app oached / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ///// similarly stylish backgrounds. Laure Heriard Dubreuil (CEO) spent the majority of her career as part of Nicolas Ghesquière’s merchandising team at Balenciaga, and then at Yves Saint Laurent. Frederic Dechnik (COO) held posts at both Hermes and Gucci before also heading to YSL, where he met Laure. WHY: First came Art Basel, and then came Chanel (Lagerfeld took over the Raleigh for his cruise show last Spring). “The City is deﬁnitely on the up right now and there is a new generation taking over,” says Milan. “It is rare to have a great beach and a real city next to each other. I’m even looking for a place [to live] in Miami. You can have a private life here that you can’t have in New York.” BEST BUYS: Martin Margiela navy, suede trainers, Alaia animal-print jacket, Balenciaga biker-leather blouson. 60 CITY TY TEN YEARS AGO I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE THE LAST PAIR OF LIMITEDEDITION TRAINERS. NOW I DON'T CARE. WE DON'T REALLY NEED MORE STORES WITH DIPTYQUE CANDLES AND COMME DES GARÇONS

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