The Webster

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The Webster
Industry Luxury Fashion & Retail
Founded2009
FounderLaure Hériard-Dubreuil
Headquarters
Miami, FL
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
 Laure Hériard-Dubreuil (Founder and CEO)
Michiel Maes (Chief Operating Officer)
Products
Website thewebster.us

The Webster (also known as The Webster Miami) is a luxury multi-brand fashion house operating ten physical boutiques in the U.S. and an online store. [1] The multi-brand boutique sells designer brands (Balmain, Celine, Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent) and many others. [2] The Webster has collaborated with worldwide major retailers such as Le Bon Marche, Target, Ritz Paris, and most recently, Lane Crawford.

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History

The Webster Miami storefront. TheWebster Neon.png
The Webster Miami storefront.

The Webster was founded in 2009 by Laure Hériard-Dubreuil who serves as the company founder and CEO. [1] [3] [4]

The Webster sells women’s, men’s, and children's ready-to-wear and luxury accessories such as shoes, bags, jewelry and watches. [5] [6]

The South Beach flagship is a 20,000-square-foot, three-level store in South Beach’s Art Deco District. [7] The Webster now has nine locations across the United States in South Beach and Bal Harbour, Florida, New York City, New York, Houston, Texas, Miramar, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Costa Mesa, California, and Toronto, Canada. Measuring approximately 12,000 square feet, the building, which dates to 1878, features six floors, including a penthouse and a David Mallet salon. [8]

The Webster has collaborated with brands on exclusive products such as Pierre Hardy, Calvin Klein, Anthony Vaccarello, Proenza Schouler, Berluti, and Balenciaga. [9]

In January 2015, The Webster collaborated with Le Bon Marché Paris on a capsule collection for the store’s annual “Month of White.” [10] Laure Heriard-Dubreuil helped design and organize the collection alongside 50 designers, including Louis Vuitton. The collection was sold exclusively at The Webster Miami and Le Bon Marché in Paris. [10] The Webster has recently collaborated with luxury Chinese department store Lane Crawford on an exclusive collection. Over 20 brands, including Coach, Courrèges, Maison Michel, Proenza Schouler, Sonia Rykiel and Thom Browne, have created exclusive products for the collaboration, all inspired by The Webster’s flamingo logo. [11]

Products

The Bon Marche x The Webster The Bon Marche x The Webster.jpg
The Bon Marché x The Webster

Over the course of its existence, The Webster has featured brands and designers including Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Balmain, Berluti, Celine, Chanel, Delpozo, Marc Jacobs, Margiela, Off-White, Pierre Hardy, Sacai, Stella Jean, and Yves Saint Laurent. [1] [6] [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Limnander, Armand (January 2013). "Miami Nice". W . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Polla, Ada (17 June 2014). "Laure Hériard Dubreuil: Stylish Advice for Effortless Chic". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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  5. ↑ Blasberg, Derek (25 March 2011). "Laure Heriard Dubreuil Interview: Personal Style". Harper's Bazaar . Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Queen of Collins Avenue". Departures Magazine. October 2014.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Andrew M. (5 December 2013). "Laure Heriard Dubreuil, of South Beach's Exclusive Webster Boutique, Connects Art and Fashion". Artspace Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "About | the Webster".
  9. ↑ Brozic, Ashley (26 February 2015). "The Webster to Open Its First Store Outside of Miami". Racked.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. 1 2 Tice Studeman, Kristin (9 January 2015). "Exclusive: A First Look at The Webster x Le Bon Marché Designer Capsule Collection". Style.com . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "News Bites | First Look at Givenchy Childrenswear, Flowerbx Funding, the Webster x Lane Crawford".
  12. ↑ Novo, Nikki (12 January 2012). "Target Taps Miami's The Webster To Be Part Of Its Specialty Store Collab". Refinery29 . Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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