DETAILS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE : shopping til it hurts in nyc . . .

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this city is made for retail therapy.

and even if you don't buy,

there's so much to be seen,

so much to be marveled over,

so much to TRY ON!

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so, from uptown, near st. patrick's cathedral

(patron saint of overindulgence or something or the other)

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best building wrap for a brand?

UNIQLO:

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nice tag.  nice iterations.

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best house-wares?

BARNEYS TOP FLOOR :

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i love me a good fornasetti.

these like our originals as home . . .

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only ours are smaller.  and found in an antique store,

ten years ago,

stacked in a pile :

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i digress . . .

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the agousti stingray pieces were about the most beautiful thing i've seen:

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the texture of the shagreen was only enhanced 

by the unexpected shapes

and the almost "in motion" stance of the pieces.

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best bags?

CELINE :

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points for the details of :

color blocked and pattern mixed totes,

taking it to a new level.

and inset white croc on a classic "luggage" bag.

delicious.

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best mode of transport?

this.

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best windows?

BARNEYS, again,

displaying pieces from daphne guiness' private collection

of alexander mcqueen pieces,

some of which she acquired when she purchased 

all of isabella blow's clothing before it went to auction last year :

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here, details don't make just a difference,

they literally hold the clothing together.

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best men's clothing?

have to give it to BERGDORF's.

you see things here you never see anywhere else :

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this lanvin blazer,

right from the runway,

but LOOK AT THE MATTELASSE TREATMENT!

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and this junya blazer still kinda haunts me :

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a run downtown through JEFFREY :

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i love him.

so chic.

matching the displays.

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best shoes? ATELIER.

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all handmade.

all one of a kind.

all perfect.

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best detail of the whole trip?

this,

on the waistband of a new brand,

the black sweater club :

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GABRIEL DEL CAMPO (perhaps the best antiques store, ever) :

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also in san telmo,

on the main square,

stands the flagship of GABRIEL DEL CAMPO,

an amazing store filled with things you never knew you needed,

yet now,

now you need.

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vintage louis vuitton trunks?

oh. dear. god. yes.

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marble statuary feet?

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manacop found this sculpture of a centaur . . . 

wanted it SO badly.

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how about to-scale vintage racers for children?

with hermes leather seats?

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bugatti says what?

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more statuary:

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i, on the other hand,

died over this marble piece.

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nice profile, no?

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and i even found some
"so wrong they're right"

bambi meets mid-century chairs

to direct from:

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wrap em up, baby.

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the SAN TELMO SUNDAY FLEA MARKET, buenos aires :

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this is a must.

every sunday in san telmo

(a neighborhood much akin to new orleans in feel)

in the main square,

a huge antiques fair is held,

and the place is crawling with amazing finds.

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manacop and i went with our clients and spent the afternoon taking in this part of the city:

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