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  • Neighborhood Watch: Sarah Lerfel

    July 7, 2006

    Colette's buyer and co-owner may have a flawless eye for international styles, but here she turns her focus on some local Parisian gems.

  • Neighborhood Watch: Magda Berliner

    May 19, 2006

    This L.A. designer is no stranger to unconventionality. So, when it came to getting a fresh glimpse of Tinseltown, we knew exactly who to go to.

  • Neighborhood Watch:
    Andy Spade

    May 1, 2006

    The consummate uptown guy—and gentlemanly style connoisseur—gives us the lay of the land on his favorite local Upper East Side addresses.

  • Neighborhood Watch:
    Steven Alan

    February 13, 2006

    Eclecticism is a hallmark of Steven Alan's shopping outposts, but this native New Yorker's adventurous spirit runs deeper than just fashion.

  • Neighborhood Watch:
    Shelly Steffee

    November 22, 2005

    The meat-packing district has been a hotbed of retail growth for a few years now, but designer Shelly Steffee was one of the first style pioneers to set up shop here, well before the Stellas and Scoops of the world took up residence.

  • Neighborhood Watch: Odessa Whitmire

    November 9, 2005

    So you think you know the Lower East Side? Some Odd Rubies' Odessa Whitmire gives us an offbeat tour of some essential locations in her neighborhood.

  • Neigborhood Watch:
    Duncan Quinn

    October 23, 2005

    Lawyer by day, menswear connoisseur by night, designer Duncan Quinn could be the busiest well-dressed guy above and below 14th Street. But when it comes time for a bit of wining and dining, the British gentlemen prefers to prowl around the downtown environs of his eponymous NoLita shop. Here are his five favorite stops for satisfying his cravings for food and cocktails close to home.

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  • Neighborhood Watch: Sean Mc Nanney

    August 18, 2005

    Sean Mc Nanney of Saved in Williamsburg is steadfast in his hopes to preserve the small-town vibe of Brooklyn's ever-blossoming quadrant of cool. Here, he shares his favorite local spots and neighbors, both old and new, on a walking tour with Refinery29.

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  • Neighborhood Watch: Karlo Steel

    July 12, 2005

    Karlo Steel of Atelier Shows Us That There's No Place Like Crosby Street.

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  • Neighborhood Watch: Emma Fletcher

    May 13, 2005

    Around Lolita with Emma Fletcher.

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