The New York Times shares the astonishing story of Hamptons landscape workers, who spend the winter shrouding mansion hedges in burlap to protect them, yet themselves cannot afford shelter beyond a tent in the woods. One 51-year-old laborer, Gilberto Camey, died over the winter in 20-degree weather. He was found on his back in the snow by his brother, wearing a blue Champion sweatshirt.

Lure Fishbar in Soho has been saved. The neighboring Prada store had considered expanding into the basement space with its own dining spot, Pasticceria Marchesi, which would have wiped out Lure Fishbar, a staple in the neighborhood for more than 20 years. John McDonald’s Mercer Street Hospitality newsletter thanked Prada for responding to entreaties to leave Lure alone.

Check out McDonald’s new newsletter, On the House, an updated version of the boutique design magazine City he launched in 2008.

Balenciaga is doing an ad partnership with Substack. Investing in newsletter creators over, say, Vogue, makes an abundance of sense, and Substack has been leaving money on the table by not having advertising until now. But Big Fashion throwing money around here marks a significant shift in this slice of media. Substack’s other ad partners include Polymarket, Whatnot, Granola, and T Mobile.

Pharrell Williams had a gorgeous tidal wave set for his Louis Vuitton show, which featured shell bags and LV bikes. Wallpaper reports “real water” was “provided by the Eau de Paris corporation, which manages the city’s aquatic network. Following the show, the water will be discharged into Paris’s famous sewer-system, in a closed circuit.”