Stories by

Marissa Grossman

SVP, Phia

220 stories

The Last-Minute Gift Guide That Doesn't Look Last-Minute

A last-minute gift can look planned if it comes in a good box: a fragrance set, a leather wallet, a cashmere scarf or a candle. Fragrance sets, wallets, scarves and candles look considered once they come in a good box, and all of them are easy to order or pick up.

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Smells Like a Good Gift: The Men's Fragrance Edit

The best men's fragrances to give are colognes, eaux de parfum, gift sets and candles. Colognes, eaux de parfum, gift sets and candles are split by strength and format, from a light daytime scent to a long-lasting evening one.

The Watch List: Timepieces Worth Investing In

The watches worth buying have a reliable movement, a case that suits your wrist and a design you will still like in ten years. Automatics, chronographs, bracelet watches and leather-strap watches each get a grid, so you can compare movement, case and strap in one place.

Out of Office: The Men's Holiday Travel Edit

For holiday travel, a man needs a durable bag, a compact organizer, a comfortable layer and shoes that handle airports. Weekender bags, suitcases and backpacks, organizers and tech cases, and comfortable layers for the flight are sorted into four grids.

Thanksgiving Fits: What to Wear When You're Going Back Home

For Thanksgiving, wear a soft sweater, well-fitting chinos or cords, and boots or loafers you can sit in for hours. Soft sweaters, cords and chinos, boots you can sit in for hours and a jacket for the drive make up the four grids.

Beauty Advent Calendars and Gift Sets to Open Early

Beauty advent calendars and gift sets land early every year, and the best ones are gone by December. Here are the calendars, makeup sets and skincare sets I would pick for yourself or to give this season.

Under $100, Overdelivering: The Men's Holiday Gift Edit

The best modestly priced men's holiday gifts are grooming sets, candles, small leather goods and good basics. Grooming, candles, small leather goods and good basics each have a grid, all chosen from the more accessible end of each store.

Best Luxury Ski Helmets for Women

Goldbergh, Bogner, EA7, CP, Porsche x HEAD and POC helmets

Best Luxury Ski Goggles for Women: Celine, Gucci and Fusalp

Celine, Gucci, Fusalp and more goggles for the mountain

The Sneakers Worth Making Room for in Your Closet

On's best lifestyle pairs, heritage classics, designer sneakers and a red edit, plus what to wear on top

The Frequent Flyer's Edit: Chic, Comfortable Essentials for Every Trip

Travel sneakers, soft knits and easy layers for a calmer journey.

What to Gift the Person Who's Always on the Move

Shoes, cashmere, small gifts and travel bags for people who never stand still

When High Fashion Meets High Performance

Collaboration sneakers, technical coats and the designers borrowing from sport

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The New Rules of Tenniscore

Pleated skirts, knit polos and polished sneakers for court-to-street dressing

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The Modern Man's Off-Duty Uniform

Considered sneakers, straight trousers, cashmere knits and technical outerwear for the season

The Sneakers Fashion Girls Are Wearing Everywhere Right Now

Slim sneakers, heritage pairs and the tailoring that makes them look chosen

What to Pack for Aspen

Aspen packing splits into two wardrobes, one built for the mountain and one for the town it sits beside. The mountain half needs a technical shell, an insulating knit and boots that can handle snow, while the town half turns to shearling, satin and a shoulder bag for dinner. This edit sequences those layers in that order so the suitcase stays purposeful instead of overstuffed.

Eight Nights of Hanukkah Dressing

This Hanukkah edit builds eight nights of outfits from cashmere knits, wool tailoring, satin and polished flats, drawing on Toteme, Max Mara and other labels. A single palette of midnight blue, winter white and silvered satin can shift in mood from a family table to a late walk home just by changing proportion. The edit moves from the everyday knit layers into the pieces built for one deliberate flash of shine.

Christmas Weekend Packing List

This is a packing list for a Christmas weekend spent partly traveling and partly hosting, built around red, cream, camel, and emerald. The colors are chosen so pieces can share a coat, a scarf, or a single shoe rather than requiring a separate outfit for each day. The angle here favors a few strong pieces worn deliberately over a suitcase full of separate looks.

Velvet Dresses and Tailoring: Texture-Led Evening Dressing

Velvet dresses, tailored jackets, trousers and small accessories make a case for texture-led evening dressing that goes beyond one invitation. The fabric is showing up now because it changes with the light, giving depth in a way a flat fabric or a loud print cannot. This edit moves from full velvet gowns to the tailored pieces and accessories that make the fabric wearable more than once a season.

The Dinner Party Beauty Edit

Hosting a dinner party is not the same job as attending one, since the host is opening the oven, pouring wine and answering the door mid-routine. The useful beauty plan is short enough to survive a warm kitchen and flexible enough to hold until the last guest leaves. This edit builds that from a simple start through the evening and ends with a quieter step once the night is actually over.

The Caribbean Beauty Edit

A Caribbean beauty edit follows one day in order, from the plane to the beach to dinner, with sun, salt water and heat in mind. I cover mists and moisturizers for the flight, sunscreen and waterproof mascara for the beach, and glow for sunset.

The Beauty Minis Actually Worth Packing

Beauty minis earn a place in a carry-on when they replace a real step, not when they just look charming next to a passport. The instinct to pack a tiny version of everything is how a liquids bag turns into clutter before the trip even starts. This edit sorts the minis that actually earn their spot across skin, hair, makeup and scent, so the size does practical work instead of decoration.

The Statement Earring Edit

Statement earrings do more for an outfit than a new dress does once the holiday calendar fills up with the same few silhouettes. This edit moves from fine gold and pearl to crystal and resin, so the choice is less about matching and more about how much light you want catching near your face. The angle here is proportion: pick the scale and metal that suit the neckline you already own before adding anything else.