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Model Jessica Hart and NASCAR driver James Kirkham raised more than a few eyebrows last month when they named their daughter Baby.
But one person in particular wasn t happy with the decision: Jessica s friend Sasha Benz, who named her daughter Baybi almost three years ago.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told The Sun-Herald the naming had caused a rift between the two women, but Sasha has now confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the pair have patched things up.
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Dispute: How model Jessica Hart (left) calling her daughter Baby sparked a bizarre feud with her friend. who also has a little girl called Baybi
The lovers, dreamers, trouble makers, heart stoppers, thinkers and travel junkies. They follow the sun, music, love, adventures. Meet the Benz family of Wyld Blue.
The family-run boutique started in Montauk, New York. When a friend gushed to Sasha Benz about how beautiful a community and the people who comprise it are in Aspen, the family saw an opportunity to open a sister store. She signed a three-year lease, though sheâs hopeful the shop will be here indefinitely.
âWe made the decision â probably it was about August [that] I came out here. I was eight months pregnant, and I spent 12 hours in Aspen. Did a quick lap around and said, âAlright, I think I get itâ and kind of dove into a lease,â Benz said. âWe decided there and then. We had survived post-COVID in Montauk; we had a great season, people were still shopping. Our online store, the numbers went up and things were doing well. So if there was a time to ever expand, itâs when no one els
The interior of the new two-floor, winter-themed Armani store. PHOTO COURTESY ARMANI.
Some say the pandemic has forever altered the retail landscape, but in the financial bubble that is Aspen, new boutiques are popping up as quickly as urbanites land-grabbed real estate this summer. Shoppers can find at least a dozen fresh storefronts in the Downtown core this winter. Here, five new shops weâre excited about, four of which found homes on East Hyman Avenue.
ARMANI
521 E. Hyman Ave.
Giorgio Armaniâs first location in Aspenâa two-story, 3,350-square-foot pop-up open through Marchâfeatures the brandâs Neve collection, which includes sweaters, knit hats, gloves, and scarves, specially designed for the high-altitude lifestyle and exclusive to Aspen (as are two new styles of Armaniâs La Prima handbag in shearling). The available menâs line includes mohair-wool and cashmere knitwear perfect for après-ski (whatever tha