When Émile Hermès took the reins of the family’s saddle-making firm in the interwar years, a spirit of leisure class joie de vivre hung in the air. He ushered in handbags and swimsuits; a circa-1930 advertisement shows a beach-going flapper shaded by a striped parasol. “Pour le sport, pour le […]
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How Kristine Froseth Leaned into ’90s Supermodel Glamour for Chanel’s We Love Coco Game Club
With its red lacquered paneling and leopard-print carpet, the Nines—a recently opened piano bar on Manhattan’s cobblestoned Great Jones Street—doesn’t need much to transform into a highbrow game club. Add a few Chanel chess sets and backgammon boards, along with a cast of recognizable revelers, martinis in hand, and the […]