Permanent Spot
Giorgio Armani will open its relocated Armani/Casa store in the Miami Design District on Saturday. The shop is moving to 3820 NE Second Avenue from its temporary location at 10 NE 39th Street.
The new 5,300-square foot boutique has six glass windows facing the street. The decor incorporates the new concept first revealed in Milan’s flagship boutique on Corso Venezia, which features sleek lines in pale oak and thin, vertical slit platinum metal mesh screens hung from the ceiling to filter the light, allowing a muted view of the furniture displayed.
The boutique features furniture and furnishings, accessories, decor and fabrics. The main color is platinum, with red and bottle green tones of objects and accessories.
The space will showcase the current season’s furniture, lamps, upholstered pieces and accessories, as well as wall coverings, fabrics, rugs and textiles. Kitchen and bath systems merge stylistic features and technology. Armani/Casa also has an interior design service available.
Armani/Casa, founded in 2000, has a total of 41 stores in 29 countries. In addition to Miami, the stores are located in such cities as Milan, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing.
— LISA LOCKWOOD ground floor accessories hall — to debut a holiday edition of the Fendi Caffe pop-up concept.
Fendi has made the space its own, transforming it into a pastel pink and yellow haven, complete with a curated Fendi menu, logo china and FF cappuccinos.
The concept was inspired by the house’s holiday collection, which is filled with powder pink and yellow hues, hence the array of pink logo napkins, coasters and glassware — including pink Champagne coupes that were created exclusively for the London pop-up.
The café, which is opening today until January, will serve Champagne, custom Fendi cocktails, as well as a selection of coffees and sweet and savory bites, like pink peppercorn popcorn, beetroot crisps and FF-shaped shortbreads and parmesan slides — all served by waiters in black logo aprons.
Next to the café, the brand will be selling women’s bags and small leather goods from its latest holiday capsule, including a series of Fendi “Pack” accessories, that were designed to mimic the brand’s packaging.
A similar concept has simultaneously opened in the Anniversaire Café Omotesando in Aoyama, Tokyo, one of the city’s best-known cafés. — N.T.
Gores Ireland, cofounders of Summer Fridays. The sneakers, which come in separate hues and retail for $220 each, will be sold via APL’s web site and at its flagship at The Grove in Los Angeles.
“APL knows how to create something that’s elevated yet functional. That’s exactly what we aim for with everything we create at Summer Fridays,” Gores Ireland told WWD via phone.
The APL collaboration comes after Summer Fridays’ successful sell-through of its sweat sets — the first clothing product the brand has produced. Hewitt said that customers shared photos on social media of themselves wearing the sets — styled with APL shoes.
“We knew [APL] was the right brand alignment because it was something [Summer Fridays customers] were already naturally [wearing],” she said.
In an e-mailed statement, APL cofounder Adam Goldston said his company and Summer Fridays both cater to customers who “lead an active lifestyle that is centered around health and wellness.”
“We both create products that perform at the absolute highest level and can be worn/used daily,” Goldston said.
APL’s business has “continued to grow dramatically in 2020,” he continued, noting that this year, customers “placed a greater emphasis on health and wellness and more specifically, working out since it was one of the only daily routines that many were able to maintain throughout the year.”
In 2021, the company will release new silhouettes with “incredible technologies,” as well as “limited collaborations that will continue to solidify APL as the world leader in luxury performance,” Goldston said. — ALEXA TIETJEN