DESIGNER VIRTUE SIGNALING / FASHION’S FALL PLEDGE / FOUR QUADRANT GLAMOUR
The Réjane’s leather finish must be polished and painted eight times. It takes artisans 20 hours to make one.
Bryan Grey Yambao, better known by his nom de internet, Bryanboy, made his last big haul in Paris at the start of the year: two Chanel jackets, a few Hermès bags, eight pairs of shoes from various designers, and “Saint Laurent everything.” He tends to do his seasonal shopping mostly during fashion week, as the new collections hit stores, adding something here or there in between.
Nearly every aspect of public life has been upended since then, and now, as shoppers begin to dip their Prada flat–clad toes back into real life after a long lockdown, Yambao, 38, finds himself…
