Tomas Maier is the Creative Director at Bottega Veneta and the man responsible for the brand's rebound from a once imminent bankrupcy in 2001 when he first took over. He's since launched his own line, now sold in over 30 countries and also owns/ operates 3 boutiques under the Tomas Maier moniker (miami - pictured above, palm beach, and the hamptons) housing his label alongside other important odds and ends, from imported Italian shaving creams to Neil Young albums. Brilliant.
What I respect most is that the man doesn't just take the most exclusive products/ garments he finds and house them in what could be nothing more than a for-profit retail shop. Rather, upon walking inside, one could think it more a museum gallery where each item is chosen for an important reason, as a bastion of cultural heritage and then arranged just as methodically, with some grander purpose in mind. That's my thought anyway. Every city deserves an "installation" like Mr. Maier's.
Photos via The Sartorialist
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