Each week, Alexa provides a curated guide to the best things to see, shop, taste, and experience in NYC. This week’s luxury list includes a celebrity favorite home furnishings shop opening in New York, a collaboration between Lele Sadoughi and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the arrival of the British brand Me + Em in the US. Lele Sadoughi’s latest collection features wearable art inspired by six artists from the Met’s collection, while Me + Em offers flattering and functional clothing and accessories for modern women.
The accessories designer Lele Sadoughi has previously collaborated with brands like SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker, J.Crew, and Swarovski. Her latest collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art involves interpreting masterpieces by artists like Paul Cézanne and Vincent Van Gogh into wearable, three-dimensional art pieces. The collection includes headbands, hair accessories, earrings, belts, and bags, with prices starting from $55.
Popular British brand Me + Em, known for its flattering and functional clothing for modern women, has recently debuted in the US with a boutique in Soho. The brand has attracted stylish A-listers like Kate Middleton, Margot Robbie, and Amal Clooney with its colorful and sophisticated pieces, including clothing, swimwear, shoes, hats, and bags. The brand’s motto of “flattering, functional, forever clothes” is likely to resonate with New Yorkers as well.
Panerai, an Italian watchmaking company, originally supplied instruments to the Italian Royal Navy and introduced diving watches in the 1930s and ’40s. The brand’s latest release, the Luminor Dieci Giorni watch, features a 10-day power reserve, navy blue face, and alligator leather strap, making it a stylish choice for Father’s Day. The watch is water-resistant to 100 meters and retails for $15,200.
Sundays, a non-toxic nail studio known for its vegan and cruelty-free products, has reopened in Hudson Yards with a new location next to Pandora. The studio offers manicures and pedicures in a relaxing space, with an added Red Light manicure option that includes soothing light therapy during drying time. Sundays is developing a menu of specialized body and face treatments in their new Hudson Yards location on West 33rd Street.
Nickey Kehoe, a beloved design shop in Los Angeles, has opened a New York City outpost in a historic brownstone on East 10th Street. The shop offers a curated selection of vintage and new furniture, lighting, textiles, and objects for design enthusiasts. Founded by Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe, the interior design firm behind the shop has gained a loyal following for their approach to design that combines simplicity with flair. The New York outpost brings their signature aesthetic to the East Coast in a location with a rich artistic history.
