Maxine Rizik Tanous, a Washington, D.C. specialty store doyenne who helped to dress first ladies, cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court justices and diplomats, died Dec. 13 at her home in Bethesda, Md. Tanous, 95, died of natural causes surrounded by her family, according to her son-in-law Paul Jacobson. Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. … Read more
Brandon Maxwell’s pre-fall collection was described during a preview as “an extension of spring and sitting in between the upcoming fall. Pre-collections are obviously something that’s on the floor longer; a more commercial version of the end of a sentence that you didn’t finish.” Maxwell added that over the last two seasons he’s been in … Read more
Brandon Maxwell has been buffing and polishing his unique selling proposition over the last few seasons—getting at what is essential about what he does. This comes across in his clothes and the way he talks about them. At a showroom appointment he described the process as a brand renovation. “It’s not about knocking down the … Read more
