The pub-inspired restaurant Dean’s was looking especially British on Thursday night, thanks to a takeover by Barbour. The stretch of Sixth Avenue outside the restaurant was lined with Barbour-branded vintage Land Rovers, which came in handy as photo backdrops later. Inside the small restaurant all the linens had been replaced with tartan versions, the bar’s beer glasses had the brand’s logo emblazoned on them, and various jackets and umbrellas had been arranged to complete the experience. Barbour was hosting a celebratory dinner to mark its weeklong takeover of the restaurant. The partnership marks the brand’s second hospitality takeover, after a stint at Tea & Sympathy in the spring. Guests including Keri Russell, Jane Krakowski, James Austin Johnson, Maya Boyd, Malia Pyles, Myra Molloy, Amalia Yoo and more were each outfitted in various tartans, pleats and the like for the occasion. Molloy and Pyles posed for photos together outside. “I wan...
Tom Ford has a lot to celebrate. As its parent company marks 80 years in business, Tom Ford is feteing its own 21st birthday with a significant milestone: surpassing the $1 billion mark in sales in fiscal year 2026. The Estée Lauder Cos. acquired Tom Ford in 2023, after holding the brand’s beauty license since 2006. The brand has become what its president and chief executive officer, Guillaume Jesel, calls “a beacon of luxury” for the company. “We serve a role in the portfolio of the Estée Lauder Cos. that is very unique, because we are also a fashion brand,” said Jesel. “Acquiring the brand allowed us to build a complete global luxury house, with a vision that it would also bring synergies between beauty, fashion and eyewear. “Many of such houses of this type were created in the previous century,” he continued, calling the $1 billion threshold a milestone. “Now, we have to think of the next one. It’s a defining moment for us, and it came largel...