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Selections from Accessories Council: @Jfoldny, @auburnjewelry, @jackand mulligan, @ilori_OSA, @VASImoda, @Esquiremag, @ESQstyle, @menswearhouse, @-davidand young, @soxxysocks, @VinceCamuto. @DRSchollshoes nicely packaged too in a bamboo box that doubles as a tray  J Fold NY card carrier/bill holde r-from a company does accessories for a lot of big name brands. Fine vegetable tanned Italian leathers compact enough for front pockets. Signed Gibson Guitar @Gibson Guitar- not for sale---but very cool, none the less... Samantha Levine holds her creation-custom made cufflinks (around $125)-for the sports fanatic who cannot get enough of his fav team-by Auburn Jewelry  can deliver---and more too DYLAN DOPP KIT from Jack+Mulligan- many masculine colors to choose from-perfect size for travelers-made of sturdy 18oz cotton canvas, 3 outside pockets, antique brass and leather accents. $70 Officially obsessed-with these pocket scarves/B Square Silk collection from...

Mercato Restaurant, NYC When an upscale fragrance/skincare brand launches a more accessibly priced line of scented, bath and body care goodies...and an attainably priced and massively popular brand goes a bit upscale with a well packaged line of spa products...that's worth a few words. The first is the I Coloniali -an Italian fragrance/"well-being" collection of exotically sourced ingredients fashioned into complex aromas and skincare/grooming products...now being 're-launched' in a meaningful fashion...and available worldwide. An Italian oasis-the fab Mercato Restaurant - on the fringes of the Garment District ---was an ideal locale for the re-introduction of this very famous, Made In Italy line. Immediately ---we were drawn to the aluminum packaging of the eight fragrances available...in homage to the aluminum vats used in Grasse, France to protectively store the precious/pricey raw materials and essential oils from light and othe...

311 West Broadway, NYC words/images Judith Ecochard Osswald Boutique...the refined emporium for niche fragrances and high end skin care products ---hosted founder of Arquiste , Carlos Huber and renown perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux- to intro the new aromatic Boutonniere n.7. A roomful of eager scent-aholics sniffed samples of several scents - cleverly staged- with informative placards revealing the inspiration-a particular historic time, or person-with vignettes of items relevant to each sample-curated by Huber...including tobacco, cinnamon quills, flowers, antique books and cut glasses of cognac. scents crafted to evoke a point in time...and transport wearers to another time Clèment Pinard-Store Manager gave us a tour of each scent Boutonniere n.7 itself is a sophisticated scent inspired by the L'Opera Comique in Paris, circa 1899...with traces of lavender, Italian mandarin,...

SOHO MEWS-A New Shopping Destination 311 West Broadway, SOHO-NYC words/images Judith Ecochard A few yards away from the cacophonous, somewhat gritty Canal Street...the posh Soho Mews building has opened to quite fanfare---the retail kind, hosting two new posh spaces plus the next-door trendy Jezebel restaurant---  that are emblematic of the sophisticated international destination that NYC is... 20 years old--- Peruvian Pamela Gonzales Recently, we attended the glam fashion store debut, hosted and assembled by the young and clearly talented Pamela Gonzales--- a gal who shows her beautiful evening wear through the forward thinking Nolcha Fashion Week collective. en famille- The concept store features a carefully curated collection of worldly fashion and accessories designers who craft upscale contemporary collections for women who appreciate not wearing apparel that's mass marketed. Carlos Luna -designer (right) A Lady Gaga approved dress --- one would a...