What’s Happening: The purveyor of Americana preppy style embarks on the next stage of its post-bankruptcy return with an unexpected development: a catalog that has more in common with the print magazines of yesteryear.

The Download: With its downtown-cool Maryam Nassir Zadeh collaboration, J.Crew cashed in on brat summer. Now, by reviving its print catalog—and with a splashy dinner timed to, but not officially part of New York Fashion Week—the brand is positioning itself as a leader of the mall brand renaissance with a rebooted catalog. Unlike the mail-order nostalgia artifact that sold preppiness to the masses in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the new version takes notes from another kind of artifact: fashion magazines. Demi Moore is its cover star and sat for a four-spread interview. To package it, they tapped Atelier Franck Durand, the Parisian design agency behind Inez & Vinoodh’s Balmain and Saint Laurent campaigns.

This season, J. Crew joined a growing list of renegades like Proenza Schouler and Alaïa who are seizing the buzz and energy around fashion week without sweating being on the official calendar of events. The brand fêted its glossy print tome last night with what it positioned as a New York Fashion Week kick-off dinner, even though it’s not a participant in the CFDA’s official schedule. Still, industry figures are taking note: Danielle Goldberg, one of the most in-demand celebrity stylists working today, was in attendance, along with Riley Keough, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Bowen Yang.

In Their Own Words: “The goal isn’t that it’ll read, ‘new arrivals, buy these five sweaters,’ but it’ll be a story to tell,” women’s and kid’s creative director Olympia Gayot told WSJ of the slant the new catalog takes.

Surface Says: You don’t have to take our word for J. Crew’s turnaround: this year alone the company has reported a record $3 billion in sales.

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During the final weekend of the U.S. Open, Dorsia will be serving up Palomas on the house at select partner restaurants. Swing by Dante West Village on Sept. 7 and 8 from 5-7 p.m. for a round on us. Or enjoy complimentary Palomas throughout the tournament at restaurants like Little Prince, Barbuto, Mēdüzā Mediterrania, Cucina Alba, and more through Sept. 8 when you book a reservation on Dorsia.

At first glance, the teak interiors of Sway could be an ode to the cozy log cabins synonymous with Aspen’s perch among the Rocky Mountains. Not so—instead, the restaurant draws inspiration from Nepalese mountain architecture and Thai interiors, which Michael Hsu Office of Architecture doubled down on with mulberry paper, brass pendants, and leather-upholstered sapele mahogany banquettes. The menu’s share plates offer a relaxed and playful approach—just look to the aprés ski menu, which features crispy pork and shrimp, ginger-soy glazed chicken wings, and prawn miange with shiso leaf and grapefruit.

Jordan Mosslar began sketching interior spaces as a child—a passion that encouraged his parents to let him design their family homes in Brisbane, Australia, during his high school years. Following his creative dreams soon brought him to a variety of architecture-related stints in Los Angeles, where he fell in love with modern Italian design and the country’s vast repositories of natural stone. He quickly learned that working with stone can be notoriously difficult for interior designers, so he launched FORM (LA) to streamline the process of customizing natural stone furniture and objects for the trade. This spring, he pulled back the curtain on a dazzling 5,500-square-foot atelier on North La Brea Avenue for designers to witness the material’s intricacies in a calm, warm-toned setting.

Beyond the vast array of monolithic, monumental, and exuberantly veined statement pieces on view, stone is found throughout nearly every architectural detail: flooring, pendant fixtures, light switches, archways, freestanding bathtubs, and even a Calacatta Viola pivot entry door. Ultimately, Mosslar hopes visitors emerge equally as excited about the possibilities of imbuing interiors with dashes of antiquity as he is. “I have a very strong connection to modern Italian design,” Mosslar tells Surface, “and wanted to ensure that the warm and playful feel came through within every element of our showroom.” While the floor is shoppable, Mosslar is still handling custom commissions and has his head down on expanding FORM (LA)’s offerings in the coming months.

Our weekly roundup of the internet’s most preposterous headlines, from the outrageous to the outright bizarre.

$134,000 Worth of Historic Firearms Stolen From Australia Museum in Robbery [ARTnews]

This Man Saved His Town From Deadly Floodwaters. So Why Did the U.S. Government Try to Stop Him? [The Guardian]

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Professor of Medicine Says Death Appears to Be Reversible [Futurism]

An L.A. Home Is on Sale for $500K With a Major Catch—It Was Crushed by a Tree [Business Insider]

Alejandro García Contreras cross-pollinates and translates his wide-ranging interests into elaborate ceramic sculptures that feel like they could’ve been plucked from a mysterious archaeological site. For his institutional solo debut, which opens today at Pioneer Works, the Mexican artist zooms out yet dials into his own personal memory, culling leftfield references like Sailor Moon, Jungian archetypes, a French mausoleum, and Aldous Huxley in order to tighten his grip on the metaphorical passage of time and relish in the relics left behind.

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Established in 1586 in the forest of Moselle, France, Saint-Louis escapes the ephemeral with more than 430 years of mouth-blown and handmade creations, ranging from tableware and decoration to lighting and beyond.

Surface Says: One of France’s most venerated crystal manufacturers, Saint-Louis skillfully reconciles 19th-century artisan know-how with contemporary style. Some of our favorite designers—Paola Navone, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Kiki van Eijk—have created unforgettable pieces for the company.

Sarah Sze–designed baseball hats cap off a winning season for the Mets.

A benefit music album, Transa, is raising awareness around trans issues.

Get ready, gamers: user-made political campaign content is coming.

In a first, a decommissioned power plant may be brought back online.