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Neighborhood Watch

  • Neighborhood Watch: Magda Berliner

    May 19, 2006

    Though many are seduced by the eternal sunshine of this So-Cal mecca, Los Angeles isn't exactly a town known for its street-wise surprises. So, when one of our favorite locals, designer Magda Berliner, offered to share a handful of...

  • Neighborhood Watch:
    Andy Spade

    May 1, 2006

    Andy Spade has lived in New York City since 1986, and though he spends much of his time downtown overseeing the goings on at his SoHo emporium of clever bits and bags for guys, Jack Spade, he considers himself...

  • Neighborhood Watch:
    Steven Alan

    February 13, 2006

    With a flagship store in TriBeCa, outposts in NoLIta and the Upper West Side, and more blueprints in the making, Steven Alan is coming of age...and building a mini fashion empire. But despite the Manhattan-wide expansion, the brand (and...

  • 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...

  • Neighborhood Watch: Odessa Whitmire

    November 9, 2005

    The trio of ladies, Odessa Whitmire, Summer Phoenix and Ruby Canner, at Lower East Side fashion phoenix, Some Odd Rubies, have made it their business to be at the forefront of emerging designers and unexpected style trends. Planted in...

  • 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 gentleman prefers to prowl...

  • Neighborhood Watch: Sean Mc Nanney

    August 18, 2005

    When Sean Mc Nanney relocated from Seattle to Williamsburg and opened with partner Noel Hennessy the St. Helens coffeeshop followed by the Saved Gallery of Arts and Crafts, the Brooklyn 'hood was already well on its way to becoming...

  • Neighborhood Watch: Karlo Steel

    July 12, 2005

    Karlo Steel of Atelier Shows Us That There's No Place Like Crosby Street. There aren't many gritty streets left in Manhattan that still qualify as "no man's land." However, among the rare examples of New York geography seemingly immune...

  • Neighborhood Watch: Emma Fletcher

    May 13, 2005

    My Neighborhood: NoLita with Emma Fletcher Since its relative explosion five or so years ago, there are few surprises to be had in NoLita—few if any unexpected bars or discreet lesser-known restaurants. But designer and owner of Lyell, Emma Fletcher,...

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