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    EXCLUSIVE: BIG LIVES WITH SAM ALSTON

    Taking on the luxury world in a new way, Sam Alston, has reinvented the way women across the country have started to explore the retail market, finding rare pieces and curated products in a whole new atmosphere. It’s a shopping experience for those who want to stay in the know, ahead of the trend and support meaningful brands. We had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Alston about her inspiration and vision of the future. What was your first inspiration to create the Big Lives conceptual shopping experience? I’ve dreamed of having a business since I was a kid. As…

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    SAKS 5TH AVENUE: ONCE UPON A HOLIDAY

    What better way for Disney to celebrate Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ 80th Anniversary, than with a collaboration with Saks Fifth Avenue.   The pair have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind window displays with fourteen animated windows, a first in its 94-year history, spanning Fifth Avenue this holiday season.  They have named this collection ‘Once Upon a Holiday’.  Not only do the windows display unforgettable scenes from the iconic movie but the windows on 49th Street and 50th Street also feature gowns inspired by the movie from Monique Lhullier, Alberta Ferretti, Nadeem Khan and Marchesa.  The spectacle of the unveiling of…

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    DESIGN: BACIOCCHI

    A luxurious shopping experience is often just as much about the ambience as the fabulous designs held within.  The refinement of plush furnishings, marble floors, and vases overflowing with lilies and orchids create the atmosphere that makes the point of purchase much more exciting and fulfilling than hitting the ‘buy now’ button on your online shopping cart. There’s a reason it’s called shopping therapy, because all the beautiful elements combined as a whole are greater than the sum of their parts; the delicate signature fragrance of the boutique, the satiny ribbon wrapping the gifts tight, the glittery polished brass, and…