The Launch: Fashion News to Know This October

Who: Sofia Coppola’s wine brand, SOFIA, and Catbird What: Collaborative collection Where: Online at catbirdnyc.com Why: Wine and jewelry…what could be better? Ahead of the release of Priscilla, Sofia Coppola has teamed up with Catbird on a collaboration for her eponymous wine brand’s 25th birthday. The two vino-inspired charms—a can tab and a wine bottle,…

Inside the Sézane Tote Black Market

In Paris, it’s nearly impossible to go within a one-mile radius without spotting a Sézane tote bag. The fashion brand, founded by Morgane Sézalory in 2013, is sort of like the French girl’s Madewell: ubiquitous, utilitarian, but undoubtedly trendy. Like French style, its wares are slightly more feminine—think: bows and florals and lady-like brocade sandals…

10 Zinfandels and Blends to Drink Right Now

Few grapes have traveled so jagged an up-and-down journey as zinfandel. It has oscillated wildly in both style and popularity. Twenty years ago, at the height of California’s embrace of powerfully fruity, potently alcoholic red wines, zinfandels reached a peak of esteem as the dominant critics of the time pushed wines that rose to head-splitting…