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JASON LLOYD-EVANS. PRICES APPROXIMATE

FAVOURITE RESTAURANT: Unami

• it sells the best burgers in the world!
  WHERE TO STAY: I usually stay at the
  Mondrian SoHo because it’s a cosy,
  well-designed boutique hotel with great
  service. I love how they leave postcards on
  my bed every night and the view from my
  room is incredible.
  BEST BAR: I love the Mondrian Bar for

its vintage-looking chandeliers

and the fl oor-to-ceiling windows

that make you feel like you’re

sitting in a garden.

BEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE-

WATCHING: The Bar at Soho

Grand Hotel.

FAVOURITE SHOPS: MoMA

Design & Book Store, to keep

me updated with the best

gadgets, Duane Reade, because

I love pharmacies and it has a lot

of essential creams and toiletries

that I like to experiment with,

and Retrosuperfuture, for

its collection of sunglasses.

WHAT TO BUY IN

NYC: I love Brooklyn’s

fl ea markets because they

Maha Abdul-Rasheed, owner of

Dubai-based vintage boutique

Bambah, on blitzing the Big

Apple during NYFW

have some of the best

vintage fi nds that

you can’t get

anywhere else. I once

got a 1950s vintage

Nina Ricci gown with a

big bow that belonged to the

seller’s grandmother!

WHERE TO UNWIND DURING NYFW:

I love going to Central Park. It’s very relaxing,

smells so fresh and everyone is really friendly.

SECRET SPOTS: Via Quadronno is a cute

Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side. It’s

so small and has yummy salads and fresh

paninis. It’s also quite private, so it’s perfect after

a long day out.

NYFW ESSENTIALS: My Nike Flyknit racers

for all the walking I do, my Vintage

Reconstructed oversized denim jacket for ‘in

between seasons’ weather, Retrosuperfuture

sunglasses, Google Maps on my iPhone, and

Giorgio Armani’s Fluid Sheer Serum to give

my skin a glow.

BEAUTY MUST-HAVES: Rose Water’s

Green Bar, Bobbi Brown’s Natural Bronzer

Blush, Dolce & Gabbana’s Classic Cream

BonBon lipstick, L’Occitane

Natural Hand Cream and

Moroccan Oil hair serum.

FAIL-SAFE NYFW OUTFIT:

My Vintage Reconstructed Levi’s

Denim Ruffl e Skirt, Bambah

Gingham Pleated Bow

Top, and a pair of Dior

loafers.

NYFW IS: Where all

the magic happens!

BEST RELAXATION

TIP: Dinner out with

some friends at either

Il Buco or Sushi of

Gari.

FAVE NYC

MEMORY:

Watching the fi reworks

in Times Square on

New Year’s Eve with

my dad in 1995.

I was fascinated

by the city.

SURVIVAL

TIPS: Laugh

a lot, get a lot of sleep and just

go with the fl ow.

h v y a g N

FA S H I O N

WEEK

FAV O U R I T E S

Per Se Lounge

For thirst-quenchers with a view, this is the

fashion pack’s bar du jour with the best cocktails

ever shaken.

The Lincoln Centre

Lounge

Pre- or post-show, this is the

industry’s go-to lounge. Expect

a swirl of stars and models

sipping on champagne.

Gallow Green

Come sundown, this rooftop

cocktail bar lures a mob of models. So if you

want to party with the pretty people, this is

where to do it.

WHE R E

TO DR INK

PAC K I N G

ESSENTI A LS

Put together a

showstopping

ensemble

S T YL E

ON THE

STR EETS

Jacket,

Dhs3,079, DKNY

Bag, Dhs1,809,

Marc by Marc

Jacobs

Jeans, Dhs1,365,

Current/Elliott

at Boutique 1

Boots,

Dhs1,286,

Michael

Kors

Top, Dhs510,

Bambah

Skirt, Dhs435,

Vintage

Reconstructed

at Bambah

Shoes,

Dhs3,100, Dior

Flyknit racers, Dhs550, Nike

Sunglasses, Dhs590,

Retrosuperfuture at Shopbop

Classic

Cream

lipstick in

BonBon,

Dhs158,

Dolce &

Gabbana

Sip cocktails

at Gallow Green

Chic stays and

celebs at Soho

Grand Hotel MoMA Design &

Book Store

Sonny’s Soda

Shoppe cocktail bar

at Mondrian SoHo

Maha Abdul

Rasheed

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   Leandra Medine


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