The 5 Raddest Items From The Standard Boutique

While us New Yorkers usually give the derisive eye-roll to pesky tourists, there are days when we want to take a little stay-cation in this city of ours. And if we were visitors, there's one place above the rest we'd want to crash at—The Standard Hotel. Single-handedly transforming the Meatpacking district from cheesy to chic, the world's most famous hotelier, André Balazs, has given us a whole new reason to go way west. With roof-top yoga, bathing-suit dispensing vending machines, the hottest dinner and party-place in town, and one rockin' beer garden, the Standard is a one-stop for all things trendy. Lucky for us, you can get in the fun without booking a room by stopping by their in-house boutique, which is quite possibly the coolest hotel store, ever. Just in time for Mother's Day and all those summer birthdays, Andr&eacute: Balazs Properties' genius creative director, Claire Darrow, picks out her five fave new items so you can check in with some class.

1. Dianora Salviati silk & cashmere scarves ($195): "Each scarf is made in Tuscany on Dianora's family's old oak looms and takes 5 hours to be woven by hand. It's the perfect weight for travel and is season-less—they're the most beautiful scarves I've ever come across."

5. Jose Parla's Cityscapes book ($38): "This book from one of my favorite artists, Jose Parla, is his first monograph and his paintings are so New York. Watch out for upcoming exciting Standard/Parla collaborations later this Spring."