Shopping Guide: Shopping for Doorknobs

Charlotte Moss wishes people would pay more attention to the hardware on their doors. “It’s one of those items that sometimes gets left to the end” of renovations, said Ms. Moss, the well-known interior designer. “To me, it’s equivalent to a buzzkill when you spend all this money decorating or building a house and forget…

The Great Promise of China

Western luxury money has been pouring into China at a rapid rate this fall. In the last four weeks alone Richemont, the Swiss owner of brands like Cartier and the e-tailer Yoox Net-a-Porter, announced a joint venture with the Chinese online retail giant Alibaba in a bid to crack the online shopping market of a…

Selling Luxury: They’re Luring You In

The top five influencers in China Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images 1. Peter Xu (above) A blogger, now known for fashion collaborations and appearances 2. Tao Liang, or Mr. Bags His online shop sold thousands of handbags in seconds 3. Ye Si, or Gogoboi One of China’s most influential fashion bloggers 4. Ji Liang Writer, blogger, fashion…

Yelena Nam, Nicholas Cavanaugh

Yelena Vladimirovna Nam and Nicholas Robert Cavanaugh were married Nov. 17 at the Scripps Seaside Forum, an event space in San Diego. Gonzalo P. Curiel, a federal judge for the Southern District of California, for whom the bride clerked from 2015-16, officiated. The couple met as freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, from which they…