Surrounded by industrial buildings and adjacent a scrap metal yard, Bunker occupies an under-trafficked stretch of Metropolitan Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens. Getting to the much-beloved Vietnamese restaurant is, for some, a bit of a hike. But whether your trek involves a subway transfer or two (and perhaps a short...
Read moreIf you’ve lived in downtown Manhattan at some point over the last two decades, chances are you’ve probably seen Bill Powers. Owner of Half Gallery, which held court on the Lower East Side until its move to the Upper East two years ago, Powers can seem everywhere all at...
Read moreSince its 2010 inception, Leandra Medine’s wittily scribed blog, The Man Repeller, has become a wellspring of fashion advice and inspiration, delivered with a fresh, intelligent, and wholly irreverent voice. From the offset, it wasn’t Vogue or Elle or Bazaar. It was new. The time was right and, rather...
Read moreForget the New York Times articles or the barrage of “Goodbye To All That” essays documenting the recent wave of East Coasters trading SoHo for Southern California. Pay no heed to the well-worn arguments about better weather and bigger apartments. Those familiar cliches in favor of Los Angeles are too...
Read moreThere is a meditative sobriety to the work of New York-based artist Luke Diiorio. In subtle shades–Hershey bar brown, blush pink, dust gray, to name a few–his work often relies on a simple, intellectual architecture, its immediate depth and complexity hidden from view. It never screams or shouts. The...
Read moreWhat would you do if you had the penthouse suite of SIXTY SoHo all to yourself? We put photographer Cara Stricker to the task to find out. Armed with a camera, some records, and cohorts Alexandra Marzella, Julia Baylis, and Holland Brown, Stricker paints an amber-soaked picture of a night...
Read moreCarly Foulkes is stunning. But this isn’t news. The genetically blessed Canadian model was described once as “the perfect brunette.” A grand compliment sure, but hardly the sum of her parts. Case in point: Surrounded by friends earlier this year in the back room at Bar Marmont, the woman...
Read moreBlooming flowers and the proliferation of shorts means it’s now safe to head outdoors and embark upon the first of many warm weather adventures. While Brooklyn’s Red Hook presents some challenges during the winter months (a lacking of transportation contributes to both the atmosphere of an untouched enclave as...
Read moreThese days, being a multi-hyphenate is simply part of the game, where young men and women carve a space for themselves as well-branded and well-dressed quadruple threats. Their talents and interests span outward, expanding and limitless. Case in point: Zara Martin. The model and TV host works double duty, posting...
Read moreLeave it to the globetrotters to know where the best spots to shop are. Jetsetting the world over, Kristina Bazan, the young woman behind the popular fashion blog Kayture, cultivates and refines her taste with every trip, finding the best shops and stores in between meetings and sidewalk snaps....
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