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Inside Nordstrom Rack
I have a well-dressed, chichi New York friend who recently confessed that she loves bargains so much, she often shops at T.J. Maxx. Though she has gotten teased for this, especially when she totes those...
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Gas Wine Preserver
It's hard to impress a wine snob, but there is one new product that's winning over even the most discerning oenophiles. Wine preservation spray, like this Private Preserve spray from Wine Enthusiast, keeps wine from...
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Street Chic: Mr. Brainwash Party
Who is Mr. Brainwash? Is he the videographer Thierry Guetta, who set out to do a documentary on British street artist Bansky then became a street artist himself, or, as film critic Manohla Dargis suggests,...
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Tagged fashion week, FW2010, parties, street chic
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Sheer Black Patterned Tights
Like it or not, Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, so it's time to start getting in the mood. As seen on the cover of WWD, sheer black tights in floral, lace, and polka dot...
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Choptank
CLOSED Has there ever been a real Maryland-style seafood restaurant in New York? You can find Philly cheese steak, Southern food, Austrian food, Cuban food, even Malaysian food faster than you can find a decent...
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Mia Dona
CLOSED There may be no second acts in American lives, but there are in the New York restaurant business. Donatella Arpaia, who opened davidburke & donatella with chef David Burke, then Dona, Anthos and Kefi...
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Street Chic: Lafayette and Prince Street, January
When the mercury crept up over 32 yesterday, and New Yorkers emerged from their homes and offices fashionably dressed for the cold. If, like me, you tend to wear the same thing over and over...
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Tagged fair isle, New York, street chic
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East Side Social Club
CLOSED When somebody asks you to recommend a “cool new restaurant,” you’re liable to start ticking off names by neighborhood – usually in the Meatpacking District, West Village, Noho, Williamsburg or someplace with similar caché....
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Choptank: The Menu
This just in from Grub Street: Maryland-style seafood restaurant Choptank is opening tonight. (How better to celebrate the Ravens' complete and utter pummeling of the New England Pats?) It turns out that I know one...
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Cold Weather Essentials
Unfortunately, it takes more than a cute pair of earmuffs to get through a New York winter. Bundle up but still look cool with these cold weather essentials: hats, scarves, boots and coats that are...
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Fifth Avenue in December
Perhaps no other city outside of Germany gets as decked out as New York does for the holidays, which makes it a beautiful time of year to shop and look at the elaborate window displays...
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Gift Guide: What to Buy a Fashionista
If you haven't shopped yet for the fashionista in your life, fret not: Rachel Zoe Fedexes entire suitcases to Europe overnight. Contrary to popular belief, fashionistas are easy to shop for - we all want...
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Gift Guide: What to Buy a Foodie
Anyone whose extra-curricular interest borders on unhinged obsession is hard to shop for, whether that interest is golf, video games or Louboutins. Food lovers are no exception. First, divide them into three groups: the cooks,...
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Net-a-Porter: OK to Wear Open-Toe Shoes With Tights
This is one matter of etiquette we've been puzzling over for a while now: Is it appropriate to wear tights with all those strappy sandals you lavished so much money on in the warmer months?...
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