Fashion News: May 2018’s Shopping, Style, and Retail Report

Barneys New York has launched its first podcast celebrating conversations with industry professionals—like poet Cleo Wade, designer Rick Owens, creative Jonathan Adler (interviewed by his husband, Barneys ambassador Simon Doonan), hairstylist Sally Hershberger, and more. The first season, “In Conversation,” airs weekly on Wednesdays. barneys.com

Reed Krakoff’s first jewelry collection (including both high and fine) marries luxurious materials (high-polish platinum set with brilliant diamonds) and organic forms (florals and insects). The collection—of rings, earrings, collars, bracelets, pendants—is available in select Tiffany & Co. stores and online. tiffany.com

Tod’s newest flagship at the Dubai Mall pays homage to the city with the launch of a store-exclusive collection of Gommino loafers. Drawing inspiration from the different hues of the seven UAE sands, the range of men’s and women’s shoes are available in seven shades: white for Ras Al Khaimah, cream for Ajman, pale yellow for Sharjah, ochre yellow for Abu Dhabi, red for Dubai, blue for Umm al-Qaiwain, and black for Fujairah. The collection is available at the 155-square-meter boutique for a limited time. tods.com

Jason Wu looks to Xpu-Ha, Mexico for his latest collaboration. Inspired by the boutique hotel Hotel Esencia, where he got married, Wu incorporates florals, stripes, and birds of paradise prints into the collection. jasonwustudio.com

Since incorporating Donald Judd’s furniture in his 2018 pre-fall lookbooks, Tomas Maier has been a public proponent of the artist and the Judd Foundation. Now, Maier further supports the foundation with the “15 x 105 x 15” exhibition of extruded aluminum works in New York (101 Spring St.). Additionally, Tomas Maier’s Manhattan boutiques (on Madison Ave. and Bleecker St.) will display Donald Judd furniture designs—such as a yellow bookshelf, turquoise armchair, and clear aluminum corner seat. juddfoundation.org