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Author Archives: By CINTRA WILSON
Critical Shopper | Realm: The Meaningful Luxury of Paying Attention
November 3, 2010 – 10:30 pm
At Realm in SoHo, luxuries include engraved plexiglass shopping bags, leathery baubles, silvery chinchillas and the attentions of the owner herself, Randi Jacobson.
Critical Shopper: Where the Well-Heeled Dress Down
October 20, 2010 – 10:40 pm
The Barneys Co-op store in Brooklyn appeals to the well-heeled young yoga mom with faded urban wear: thick oversize sweaters; leggings in wool, denim or leather; and damaged-yet-durable plaids.
Critical Shopper | Creatures of Comfort: Clothes Fit for Woman or Beast
October 6, 2010 – 10:30 pm
The new SoHo outpost offers a straightforward and practical line, but refuses to conform to stereotypes.
Critical Shopper | Reed Krakoff: Bulletproof Clothing: Take Your Best Shot
September 22, 2010 – 10:10 pm
A Coach executive enters his own clothing line amid the heavyweights.
Critical Shopper : Hope for the Future, and It’s in Her Size
September 9, 2010 – 12:57 am
Début, a shop on Mulberry Street, is devoted to innovative designs by new designers with a strong aesthetic.
Critical Shopper: Opening Ceremony Reinvents the Fashion Wheel
August 25, 2010 – 10:26 pm
Opening Ceremony in the Ace Hotel is a small but vital collection of merchandise unified by an adventurous vibe of intelligent newness and otherness.
Critical Shopper: Societies May Fall, but Prices Do Not at Lanvin
August 11, 2010 – 10:40 pm
Under Alber Elbaz, Lanvin has defined itself as mature without being unsexed, fashion-forward while rooted in classic tailoring.
Critical Shopper | Isabel Marant: At Isabel Marant, What’s in a Label?
April 21, 2010 – 5:37 pm
The young French designer Isabel Marant opens a boutique in SoHo.
Critical Shopper: Lilly’s Fashions Have a Colorful Narrative
April 7, 2010 – 9:40 pm
Prints and wild hues make life a little brighter at the newly refurbished shop on Madison Avenue.