People have been camping outside Swatch stores for days ahead of today’s Audemars Piguet launch
- and most of them are resellers, not watch collectors.
The professional line-waiter economy is back. Subscribe at to read more.
In today’s letter: an exclusive on the legendary London institution coming to Manhattan — and why this instantly became one of the most anticipated hospitality openings in New York.
Jessica Gillin, the celebrity stylist from Jenna Perry Hair, has left to start her own salon. @franklinsnyc , owned by the beloved Gillin and colorist Xavier Velasquez, opened Monday in Tribeca. Her clients include @chloeiscrazy , @becknyc , @themadisonrae , @bellahadid , and a litany of others. For more on the crack in the downtown salon industrial complex, read Monday’s letter at
A luxury grocer just declared war on Erewhon. Laurel Supply, from the same people as Laurel Hardware, opened up within spitting distance of West Hollywood’s Erewhon. Can both survive within blocks of one another?
RPS was the only publication sitting in on the Community Board 8 meeting last Tuesday, where representatives from Estelle (Maison Estelle, Estelle Manor, Celeste) presented their plans: a full building takeover across all five stories, encompassing a restaurant, private dining, workspace, and lounge areas. Their pitch was that they offer “old school values with a new school spirit, members have plenty to say but nothing to prove.” The building currently houses Sistina.
More on and in Wednesday’s letter.
What do a party at a house Rihanna once owned, a Pitbull concert, Brunello Cucinelli pullovers, the temperature on China, Jensen Huang, private aviation gossip, Larry Fink, crypto slander, and somehow, a Taylor Swift mention all have in common? The Milken Conference this year. Our on-the-ground correspondent gives us a complete rundown in Friday's letter.
The latest status symbol? Bet you couldn’t have guessed this one. The vaginal microbiome has become the newest frontier of luxury wellness, with certain women now treating “optimal” vaginal bacteria the same way they treat blood panels, DEXA scans, and glucose monitoring. What started as niche functional medicine has become a status symbol for the concierge-health set — even before biohacker Bryan Johnson posted his girlfriend’s vaginal microbiome results to 21 million viewers and declared her in the “top 1%.” 👀👀👀
Whether you love or hate this car, you’re about to see it everywhere. After a decade of identical luxury SUVs, the Grenadier-a British-made throwback to the original Defender funded by a chemicals billionaire— signals something else entirely: you’re not trying to look rich, you’re trying to look like you don’t care. It’s boxy, a little awkward, and vaguely utilitarian. It lands somewhere between old Land Rover, Patagonia catalog, and private club parking lot. The car hit record sales earlier this year, with 60% of its market in the US. See ya in the Hamptons, Grenadier!
Does your dog have an EU pet passport? Not quite the golden ticket it once was. So how are people actually getting their dogs into Europe—and into the UK? Everything you need to know for the most well-traveled companions.
The Hermès stores most likely to offer you a Birkin? We’ve got the list in today’s newsletter. Plus: our panel of experts (@thatbirkinguy@noemieleclerc from @glitzparis_en and one of the biggest resellers in the world) give you eleven tips you won’t want to miss.
