‘When I go “hunting” my educated eye is fine-tuned to recognise the superb versus the banal’
We are in the heart of Manhattan, where the cream of New York society lives. This is where the chicest ladies have their spectacular apartments, just a stroll from the boutiques of the world’s most sought-after brands. Super-refined, cultured and stylish, Tiffany Dubin is definitely one of these women.
Fashion has always been part of her life. Her father made classic clothes, while her mother, Judy Taubman, was an icon in the world of couture. Then there is art. Tiffany’s stepfather, magnate Alfred Taubman, acquired famous British auction house Sotheby’s in 1983 and set about restoring the ailing company to its former glory. By the time his family ceded control in 2005, he’d more than succeeded.
And Sotheby’s is where Tiffany can be found today, working as a senior business development executive. Once married to well-known property developer and financier Louis Dubin – the father of her grown-up daughter Tatiana – she now dedicates herself to searching out treasures for her clients.
Gifted with a keen aesthetic sense that takes in art, vintage fashion and jewellery, she never stops learning.
“I’m constantly educating my eye, so that when I go ‘hunting’ my
