Here’s another review I wrote for PAPER magazine in September 2006. Sophia Eugene is a boutique in the West Village. Sophia Eugene If you saw the recent photos of Paris Hilton’s arrest where she’s wearing a red belt over a white top, then you are already familiar with Sophia Eugene. The label is the brainchild [...]
I wrote this review for PAPER magazine in August 2006. Armoire is a clothing boutique in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Armoire Even if I were taken back to Armoire blindfolded, I’d know where I was just by touching the clothes: Owner Melissa Ray has quite a knack for sniffing out fabrics with textural interest. Upon entering, I [...]
This is a review that I wrote for PAPER magazine back in May 2006. Sadly, K&M bar has since closed, but it was a cheerful shabby-chic spot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. K&M There once was a pierogi place called Krystyna and Margaret, which was itself probably once a 1920s Williamsburg barbershop. Now it’s a bar named [...]
This is a review that I wrote for PAPER magazine back in April 2006. Clandestino is a French wine bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Clandestino Fresh-faced Parisian Laure Travers says her intention with the two-month old Clandestino was not to open a French joint but a neighborhood hangout. Despite her intentions, she’s [...]
