Gone are the days of simply shelling out for a commoner’s college tuition. Luxury-loving college students — and their well-funded parents — are flocking to interior decorators like Mississippi’s Shelly Gates, who charge up to $20,000 to transform a cinderblock dorm space into a TikTok-worthy study sanctuary. Gates is a former elementary school teacher who … Read more
One of the world’s newest ultra-luxury hotels is facing a public relations nightmare just days after opening, after allegedly canceling a prominent travel YouTuber’s $6,000-a-night reservation at the last minute, refusing to let him speak to management and calling the police when he showed up to check in. Ryan Walker, who has over 135,000 YouTube … Read more
One person’s trash is another’s treasure. It’s 9:30 pm on a Tuesday outside an undisclosed supermarket on the border of Sutton Place, where a group of 10-15 “Freegans” has gathered for a biweekly “trash tour” to dumpster dive for salvageable food and other goods. Clad in masks and gloves, these urban foragers — who encompass … Read more
It’s the place to shop and be seen. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, in between sips of overpriced lattes and bites of creamy frozen yogurt and zesty truffle bagels, four Upper East Side high school students gather around an outdoor table to giggle and gossip about who they might run into on their lunch break … Read more
US cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and Spanish perfume group Puig had been finalizing the details of a deal when talks fell apart late on Thursday, preventing a merger that would have created a $40 billion luxury beauty giant. The merged company would have put together brands such as Tom Ford, Clinique and MAC with Carolina Herrera and … Read more
Brooklyn is getting a taste of the luxury summer brand activations typically reserved for the Hamptons or South of France. Sephora Summer Club is launching its first-ever poolside activation, which runs from Friday, May 22, to Labor Day, Sept. 7, blending beauty, hospitality and wellness into an immersive seasonal experience. The first-ever Sephora Summer Club … Read more
Forget the Met Gala — the real fashion moment of the season had four legs, wagging tails, and enough attitude to make Anna Wintour blink twice. On Monday, May 18, New York’s most stylish pups (and their very patient humans) descended on Midtown for the third annual Pet Gala — a full-on canine couture takeover … Read more
Los Angeles is going all in on its Olympic glow-up, with city leaders pushing a staggering $2.6 billion makeover of the aging LA Convention Center (LACC) in a desperate bid to revive a struggling downtown before the 2028 Games. While full construction job won’t be completed until 2029, about 80% will be done by the … Read more
Surf City, USA… just without the ocean. Deep in the California desert, a massive new luxury surf park promising 1,000 artificial waves an hour is officially set to open next summer. DSRT Surf, a sprawling new surf resort in Palm Desert powered by Wavegarden Cove technology, announced it plans to launch in summer 2026 with … Read more
Every major city claims to have the ‘worst dating scene,’ but if you live in Los Angeles, the drag of being single might as well be alleviated over a $25 Strawberry Glaze Erewhon smoothie. Desperate LA singles, fed up with dating apps, are now scouring the aisles of the luxe grocery chain for their happily-ever-after … Read more
New York’s moms-to-be are itching to deliver there. But for one woman, the itching didn’t stop when she got home. After a successful scheduled Cesarean birth — her second at the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at 68th and York — one woman claims she came home with a flea infestation that would require … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. When I visited La Casa de La Playa, a luxury resort in Xcaret, Mexico, I was fully focused on soaking up all thing wellness. To me, that meant massages and … Read more
Looking like a million bucks doesn’t come easy — or cheap. New York Fashion Week models might be natural beauties but they still splash serious cash to make themselves runway-ready. “It’s not just showing up and walking, it’s constant upkeep,” model Natalie DeMarco, 25, told The Post, saying she’ll typically spend roughly $2,000 in the weeks leading … Read more
Erewhon just found a whole new way to raise eyebrows. The cult-favorite grocery store known for $20 smoothies and celebrity juice cleanses is officially dipping its manicured toes into the med-spa world — offering lip flips and brow lifts as a new beauty perk for members. Yes, really: wellness meets wrinkle-free. Erewhon has partnered with … Read more
At Manhattan’s swankiest new gym, you can whip your body — and your online persona — into shape under one roof. Billed as “the world’s first digital studio meets luxury fitness club,” Life Time High Performance soft-launched in September and is set to officially open its doors early this month. The 420 Fifth Avenue location … Read more
Girls’ trips are growing up — and this time, they’re trading hangovers for hormone help. At Miraval Arizona, female guests are offered programming designed to help them navigate the menopause transition in the pampered setting of a luxury resort. “It’s an opportunity to tune into not only how we survive this stage, but also how … Read more
A good puffer coat is like a good piece of armor: reliable, resilient, resistant to sudden shocks and attacks (of rain, snow, sleet, wind and other weather-related terrors). But the best puffer is easy, rich and impossibly elegant, too. Or maybe we should say the best puffers, plural. Max Mara The Cube reversible down jacket, … Read more
A fashion faux pas? Valentino is being slammed after unveiling an advertisement featuring Artificial Intelligence, with trendsetters trashing the release as “cheap” and “tacky.” The Italian luxury couture company collaborated with various artists on works to promote their new DeVain handbag. One mind-bending video, created by a “multi-disciplinary artist” known as Total Emotional Awareness, shows … Read more
The belles of the ball. While most people were indulging in Thanksgiving leftovers or scoring online sales this past Saturday, 19 It-girls from around the world decked out in couture gowns and diamonds more expensive than most people’s annual salaries were attending the prestigious Le Bal des Débutantes, also known as Le Bal, at the … Read more
A popular celebrity makeover stylist who appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was reportedly found dead in the rooftop pool of a posh Minneapolis high-rise. Christopher Jon Hopkins, 61, known as “The Makeover Guy,” was discovered unresponsive in the 33rd-floor pool of the Churchill apartments around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, according to his husband of 37 … Read more