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Navy Toggle Cloak, Outside Louis Vuitton

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin
If you can't tear yourself away from dark winter colors just yet, at least try experimenting with navy, a lighter, springier neutral. Seen here: a hooded navy toggle cloak outside Louis Vuitton show. The look...
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Mixed Prints, Outside Preen

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin
These Prada stripes really have legs: Nautical stripes are already popping up in stores for yet another season. Bright graphic patterns like this mix on Leaf Greener of Elle China are a great way to...
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Michelle Harper at Theyskens' Theory

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin
I've been looking through some old photos before next week's NY Fashion Week and came across this one of Michelle Harper (with Tommy Ton in the background). Love how her look is a cross between...
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Corkbuzz

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin
"Buzz" is the key syllable in this new wine bar by sommelier Laura Maniec, former wine director of the B.R Guest restaurant group. Since Corkbuzz opened in late November, it's gotten dozens of press mentions...
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Tweed Coat and Spectator Shoes, Outside Lanvin

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin
An aristocratic look of a voluminous tweed cloak with spectator shoes and a bob haircut. Unusual but compelling.
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Mo-Chica

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin
Ricardo Zarate of Peruvian restaurant Mo-Chica in LA was recently named Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine, so naturally we had to eat there during a trip to LA last week. In New York, this would...
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Michelle Harper at Viktor & Rolf

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin
True confession: I've almost given up on buying anything other than shoes and coats for winter. For five months of the year, it's nearly all anyone sees of one's outfit in cold New York, so...
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Leaf Greener at Rochas

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin
Leaf Greener of Elle China wore green and expertly mixed patterns to the Rochas show in Paris. Detail shot after the jump. (more…)
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The Beagle

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin
CLOSED Though we try to get to new NYC restaurants as soon as possible, sometimes it pays to wait. The Beagle, another gastro pub in the vintage British vein, got a lot of press when...
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Allswell

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin
One of the best things about dining in New York is following the diaspora of kitchen talent from one key restaurant to its contemporaries. April Bloomfield (herself a grad of London's River Cafe, like Jamie...
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The Under $100 Fashionista Gift Guide

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin
Chances are the fashionista in your life has expensive tastes. But just because you're not going to spring for those Alaia shoes on her list doesn't mean you have to rummage through the bargain bin....
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Anna Wintour in Plaid

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin
Anna Wintour, entering the Lanvin show in painterly plaid. Love how her personal style is both classic and colorful.
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Chef's Table at Hecho en Dumbo: A Pictorial Tour

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin
Mexican cuisine has come a long way in New York City in the last fifteen years, but the new tasting menu at Hecho en Dumbo is a sign that it hasn't peaked yet. French-style service,...
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Saxon + Parole

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin
The Bowery was never the sort of place you'd expect to find a millionaire. Once home to brothels, flophouses, vaudeville shows, saloons and street gangs, this notoriously rough thoroughfare attracted an equally rough crowd - except,...
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Hello world!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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