Fashion News: Shopping, Style, and Retail Report August 2017

London-based menswear boutique Drake’s has opened its largest East Coast outpost in the heart of Manhattan’s SoHo. The sprawling 1,000 square-foot space at 39 1/2 Crosby Street flaunts display cases originally from The Museum of Natural History in London, surrounded by artist Bob Stanley’s pop art prints. Open now, the menswear store offers everything from suits to sportswear, as well as the brand’s reputable made-to-measure services. drakes.com.

Launched just last year, Indré Rockefeller and Andy Krantz’s luggage brand, Paravel, is quickly expanding with its first limited edition collection. A twist on six of the brand’s classic styles, the line features floral print inspired by vintage wallpaper in Lake Como, Italy. The spill-proof, stain-proof, and travel-proof accessories range from $85–$445. tourparavel.com; modaoperandi.com.

Moncler brings its signature puffer jacket to Hong Kong with the opening of its latest flagship. Located within the city’s most prestigious shopping center, Harbour City, the new space covers a single retail floor of approximately 500 square meters, making it the Italian brand’s largest single-floor retail store. The boutique carries all Moncler lines (for both men and women), including Moncler Grenoble, Moncler Gamme Bleu, Moncler Gamme Rouge, Moncler Enfant and Moncler Lunettes. moncler.com.

The first retailer to bring the Azzedine Alaïa collection to the United States in the early 1980s, Barneys New York has teamed up once again with the Tunisian-born designer to celebrate their 35-year union. As informed by archival designs, Monsieur Alaia has designed an eight-piece capsule—from a $2,050 sleeveless fit and flare dress to an $18,900 embroidered gown—for select Barneys locations. The retailer has also launched two exclusive Alaïa handbags as part of the collection, and will make Alaïa accessories available online for the first time. barneys.com.

Rome-based Fendi is expanding its retail presence in the States with the opening of two new stores: one in Manhattan’s SoHo (99 Greene Street), and another in San Francisco’s Union Square (201 Post Street). The SoHo location pays homage to its hometown with reclaimed brick walls salvaged from the city, while the Union Square outpost displays handmade tridimensional plasters, Italian travertine, and Navona and Portoro marble. Together, both boutiques house two stories of menswear and womenswear, as well as fur and accessories collections designed by Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi. fendi.com.

California welcomes luxury retailer Forty Five Ten to Yountville’s restaurant row (neighbors include Chef Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry and Bouchon). The Dallas-based company’s new outpost marks its fifth boutique total, but its first outside of Texas. The 865-square-foot space carries menswear and womenswear (from brands such as Celine, Mark Cross, and Loewe), as well as gifts and cosmetics. fortyfiveten.com.

August is all about florals—at least in fragrance. New releases include Tiffany & Co.’s Eau de Parfum ($130, tiffanys.com), which combines vert de mandarine, iris, and patchouli; Jason Wu’s first-ever fragrance, a mix of floral and wood with top notes of pink pepper and fig ($145, saksfifthavenue.com); and Gucci’s Bloom, the brand’s first fragrance under Alessandro Michele, a powdery, natural tuberose scent that's interlaced with jasmine ($124, saksfifthavenue.com).

Perhaps most well-known for his iconic Calvin Klein campaigns, Richard Avedon also photographed some of America’s most important historical moments, from the Civil and Women’s Rights Movements to the Vietnam War. This month, the Hamptons’ Guild Hall museum will spotlight over half a century of the late photographer’s work in its latest exhibition, “Avedon’s America.” Set to unveil on August 12, the show features only black and white portraits as a way to unify the diverse subjects, which include William F. Buckley, John Cage, Janis Joplin, Malcolm X, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump, among others. The exhibit goes through October 9. guildhall.org.

Martin Margiela may have retired over eight years ago, but his genius continues to influence designers and brands today—Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga and Vetements, Kanye West of Yeezy, and Phoebe Philo of Céline among them. Spotlighting the Belgian designer’s tenure as Hermès’ artistic director from 1997 to 2003 (during which he created the French house’s signature six-hole button that forms a threaded "H"), “Margiela: The Hermès Years” juxtaposes his work from Hermès and his own label, Maison Martin Margiela. The exhibition runs in Antwerp through August 27. momu.be.

Dover Street Market continues its global expansion with the opening of a fifth location (following London, Beijing, Ginza and New York) in Singapore. The newest addition, located on COMO Dempsey on Block 18 Dempsey Road, carries all of the shop’s usual suspects—Balenciaga, Sacai, The Row, and Thom Browne, to name a few—as well as merchandise exclusive to the 12,325-square-foot space. singapore.doverstreetmarket.com.