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Amy Larocca

  1. Let’s Party Like It’s 1854Louis Vuitton’s birthday: luxe, volupté, no calme
  2. Survivor: Fashion WeekCould you get by for a day on the contents of a gift bag?
  3. Trendsetters Alert!Zac, Esteban, Behnaz: Meet this year’s new designers. Four shows to watch for.
  4. Gym DandiesFive exclusive spots around town where you can train in private—if you can afford the Benjamins.
  5. Vanity, Thy Name Is Donatella. And Yohji . . .When logos simply aren’t enough, designers put themselves on clothes.
  6. Plant DoctorIs she needling us or what? Olivia Chantecaille—the cosmetologist with makeup in her genes—introduces organic Botox.
  7. She’s With the BandA rock-and-roll photographer shows—and tells.
  8. Killer ChoosAnd a killer bag are keeping Tamara Mellon—Jimmy Choo’s Renaissance woman—very busy this season. And here comes the resort line.
  9. Tread Thrill?A new sneaker promises to reduce cellulite by making you walk like your “barefoot ancestors.”
  10. Le Sex SellsA French perfumer on his new “freedom oil.”
  11. Coach ClassThis fall, the newly hip New York company debuts its revamped men’s line, a clever meeting of the preppy, the modern, and the masculine.
  12. Mme. Bikini PantsMeet the designer of the $95 knickers.
  13. In the StretchThe urban working girl gets a room of her own.
  14. Enter, ChelseaLike her mom and dad before her, the former First Daughter is taking the New York stage. Veteran players have some neighborly (and not so neighb […]
  15. Euro SmashRoland Mouret, the French designer from London, hits Bryant Park for his much-awaited first New York show.
  16. The School of TulleIn Behnaz Sarafpour’s fall collection, where the ballet gown meets the forties cocktail dress, slinky and sexy are out, pretty and poli […]
  17. Chic TrickYes, you can rub shoulder pads with Anna and Glenda!
  18. Hurts So GoodMTV’s Newlyweds is much more fun to sit through than couples therapy.
  19. Spy KidAmy Gray went from publishing drone to private eye—a career move that just so happened to lend itself to a book of her own.
  20. Fifties Foot FetishBeloved by Marilyn, Delmans are back!
  21. Charmed LifeIf you love the charm concept but can’t get excited about a wee golden corgi jangling from your wrist, try Tenthousandthings, where “charm neckl […]
  22. Bwana Comes HomeAfter forty-some years, legendary photographer Peter Beard has finally had enough of Africa (and of Montauk, the fashion world, modernity in ge […]
  23. Small WonderChic, original, and affordable, the new Annelore boutique refreshes West Village shopping.
  24. Case StudyThink logos are over? Here’s one worth flaunting: Goyard, the French luggage-maker that made its name doing steamer trunks for Arthur Conan Doyl […]
  25. Satisfying KneadsWhat the city’s best massage parlors bring to the table.
  26. Beach GirlKatie Kiechel Beckford found the perfect bathing suit by making one for herself—and now she’s got the hottest bikini line of the […]
  27. Fresh ThoughtsSometimes, flower arrangements arrive so stiff and contrived and packed so tightly into a tinny throwaway vase that it’s easy to forget that t […]
  28. Hot Show: Divine WorkA tribute to the women—and children—of war.
  29. Best of New York: VasesItaly may have Murano, but New York has its own master of hand-blown glass objets: Michael Anchin. The exquisite vases, bowls, and hanging lamps […]
  30. Two StylishThe designers behind Proenza Schouler have won the praise of their peers—and a celebrity following. Not bad for two 24-year-olds only one […]
  31. Town and CountryThe perfect urban camisole and the trashiest-chic beach boutique.
  32. Queen VictoriaThese days, it seems like anyone can be a rapper. But Victoria Aitken, posher than Posh Spice, is by far the most unlikely candidate.
  33. Frock ShockFrom Park Avenue to Bryant Park, the fashion world was flabbergasted by the news of Lars Nilsson’s sacking at Bill Blass.
  34. The House of ModSilver minis. Vinyl dresses. Neon bikinis. Believe it or not, they were shocking once. The year was 1965. The place: Paraphernalia, the boutique […]
  35. Mama See Ya!It’s mutiny among the Sister Goddesses at Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts – and Auntie Beth’s in bed with a Venezuelan!
  36. The EuroWhat would New York be without its air-kissing, modelizing continentals?
  37. Dress (for Success) CodesEach of New York City’s professional tribes has its own dressing rituals, its own coveted status objects. Clothes can show where you stand in […]
  38. Season’s GreetingsAh, the holidays, a time for overeating and merry greetings. But what sort of greeting? Unlike Paris, New York’s never had an official way to […]
  39. Manservant About TownQuintessentially, a concierge service that has lots of Londoners (including Madge and Gwynnie) feeling very VIP has just opened a shop in New York.
  40. Hot ThingOne-Woman Maud Squad
  41. The New City: Berlin CallingArt-world capital, architectural-design lab, Cold-War reliquary – Berlin has a lot more to offer than the cafés and cobblestones of your t […]
  42. Hot ThingStroke of Genius? The Anti-’It’ ‘It’ Shirt
  43. Snack-man FeverGrossed out by the mysterious fig bars at your local deli? Japanese mini-marts have come to the rescue, sprouting up like mung beans across town […]
  44. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.A clubby North Shore enclave
  45. Style CounselFashion Week’s emergency rooms for fabulous invalids.
  46. The Shows Go OnSay hello to Fashion Week, a welcome break from having to think about, oh, Iraq. Now, here’s what you need to know.
  47. Style ChannelerLauren Ezersky is fashion’s eccentric aunt, all outlandish designer outfits and ropes of diamonds. But the success of her style-centric talk […]
  48. Alan TownFashionista favorite Steven Alan sets up shop in Tribeca.
  49. Playing ChessyThe late Chessy Rayner bedazzled Bill Blass, astounded Arnold Scaasi, and was admired by just about everyone else as a style icon. With her tra […]
  50. Art Clans: Like Father, Like Daughter?Being a hot young artist in New York used to mean being British (and having a bar stool with your name on it at the West Chelsea bar Passerby). […]
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