Lauren SamsFin editor, deputy editor AFR Magazine and fashion editorJun 20, 2026 – 5.00amIt was called “The Request Desk” and the premise was simple. Erica Wright, a former publicist known in industry circles as the ultimate fashion insider, staged a bricks-and-mortar version of her online sourcing platform Sourcewhere in Paris during fashion week in March.A slew of stylish invitees dropped by the apartment, designed by Necchi Architecture (which created the chi-chi Hotel Château d’Eau), to take a gander at the kinds of items customers request on Sourcewhere: Calvin Klein dresses, Margiela-era Hermés, Jonathan Anderson’s Dior, Charvet shirts and accessories by The Row. There was even a Prada coat on display – the same style Carolyn Bessette Kennedy was photographed in during the 1990s. Wright also wrangled a Calvin Klein sourcing expert to help with style requests related to Bessette Kennedy (who was a publicist for the brand).Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Lauren SamsFin editor, deputy editor AFR Magazine and fashion editorLauren Sams is the editor of Fin Magazine, The Australian Financial Review’s luxury quarterly edition. She is also the deputy editor at The Australian Financial Review Magazine and the fashion editor. She writes about the business of fashion and beauty.Fetching latest articles