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The Week in Shopping: Splurging in Montecito & Google’s Smart Glasses FOMO

News and notes on the latest shopping and retail developments worth your time: vintage sales from Liz Goldwyn, the Montecito D.T.C. rush, Google’s Warby Parker collab, and much more.

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This week, Liz Goldwyn—a former “It Girl,” according to a new profile in the Times—is selling pieces from her incomparable collection (everything from early Margiela Tabis to a Saint Laurent taffeta ensemble) after a move to Hawaii. Photo: Courtesy of Vestaire Collective
Sarah Shapiro
May 23, 2025

The celebrity annexation of Montecito—the Sussexes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ellen DeGeneres, and Oprah are all at the ramparts—shows no signs of slowing down. And, naturally, retail is following. It seems that a full-blown shopping invasion is imminent, led by premium, founder-led D.T.C. darlings, and made evident, in part, by the weekend queue of Broncos and Bentleys pulling up at the Montecito Country Mart and Rick Caruso’s $2,000-a-night Rosewood Miramar.