Rebecca Taylor

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A storefront flag bearing a pair of kissing Siamese cats�designer and New Zealand native Rebecca Taylor’s logo�hints at the kittenish collection inside. Taylor added this flagship Nolita store to her fleet of international locations in 2004, attracting celebrity style-setters like Cameron Diaz, Ashley Judd and Keri Russell to her flirtatious designs. A soft color palette�shades of taupe, cream, rose, plum and gray�both defines the shop’s pieces and makes the boutique feel like a sanctuary for those seeking classically feminine clothes: Each side of the petite space is lined with silk A-line dresses, bow-trimmed wool swing coats, cashmere cardigans, satin camisoles and carefully fitted slacks. Colossal hummingbirds feed from oversized flowers in sketches along the shop’s white walls, while a zen-like outdoor rock garden sits peacefully beyond the curtain-drawn fitting rooms.