When it comes to boutique shopping, less can be more. But the Webster#8212;20,000 square feet of designer-centric temptation located in a historic Art Deco building in Miami Beach—plays by its own rules. Co-owned by three fashion world veterans who have worked with the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Hermès, and Balenciaga, the multibrand boutique has been a South Beach success story since opening...
This groovy little spot, designed by famed Biba gal Barbara Hulanicki and built by the legendary F. Murray Dixon (he of The Raleigh, The Tides), was once the centerpiece of Island Records honcho Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost empire. It also was the center of much of heyday South Beach action. With a new retrofit from the clubbing cats at Palm Resorts, it's a cinch to remain so for quite some...
The folks behind the luxest shopping destination (The Webster) on SoBe lured this famed French resto to the States. You can count on a myriad selection of those expensive little fish eggs to round out just about any dish—or, take them straight up with a pair of blinis, toast points or baked potato. The décor is not your average Parisian grandeur, more like an ode to its new tropical roots with...
A Parisian-style couture emporium straight out of Women's Wear Daily, Webster features runway-ready prêt a porter for men and women by all those boldface names you read in the fashion magazines. It's so swanky, there's even a champagne and caviar bar, Caviar Kaspia, inside. Recession, what?