Article: NYC chic: Tara Subkoff; Cool sophistication by day, dramatic elegance by night. The most stylish women in New York, such as indie designer Tara Subkoff, have a fashion confidence all their own.

New York is a place where women take their fashion very seriously. In L.A., you are nothing without a personal yoga guru and regular Restylane injections; in New York, you are nobody without a pair of Manolo Blahnik heels and the latest Marc Jacobs bag. In New York (the capital of black), camel is considered a color, and dress casual means designer jeans, a Chanel jacket and Christian Louboutin heels. But besides being a city where glamour is a way of life 24/7, what exactly defines New York style?

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Try to get a Manhattan fashion designer to answer this basic question, and you may receive a very ...

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