Pearl+ Soaps

The Ace Hotel favorite introduces a multipurpose gift box for the holidays

Janet Jay started Pearl+ Luxury Soaps as a hobby. The former head of marketing for Diane von Furstenberg and Estee Lauder in New York—and one-half of the creative partnership behind Portland-based Studio J, with her husband John Jay, the global creative director at advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy—she thought that it would be fun to incorporate her Chinese grandmother’s time-honored beauty routine into a luxurious, ultra-modern cleanser. …

Interview: Nathan Zhang

We talk to the Beijing-based founder of Brandnü about his upcycled fashion operation

Waste is one of the dark sides of development, especially in fast growing-country like China, and Beijing is no exception. With massive urbanization bringing crowds of mostly unskilled rural workers to the city and a literal ring of garbage dumps and unauthorized recycling centers besieging the capital, it’s often difficult to see the few making a positive impact in their community. Fully aware of these …

Orley Ties

The young knitwear brand adds graphic ties to their vibrant line

Dissatisfied with men’s knitwear options that skewed drab or overly flamboyant, brothers Alex and Matthew Orley, along with their friend and partner Samantha Florence, launched Orley with a Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Orley’s debut line of psychedelic, Italian-made sweaters quickly earned the trio a reputation for being both original and quality-driven. For their second collection, they decided to expand their spring offerings, branching into ties and …