Article: Empire style.(L'Impero offers Italian-American fare and style)(Brief Article)

NEW YORK -- With the opening of the Italian-American fusion restaurant L'Impero, design enthusiasts now have a reason to venture to Tudor City aside from its historic landmark buildings. Vincente Wolf, who has crafted residential interiors for the likes of Alexandra Von Furstenberg, Clive Davis and Twyla Tharp, lent his sensuous, modern touch to the space at 45 Tudor Place. "I wanted L'Impero to be a place where a woman would get dressed up to come," he says catching his tanned reflection in one of the gigantic eye-level mirrors. Wolf drew his inspiration for the tranquil setting from a Charles James dress he saw in a photography book. "I thought of cashmere and satin. I ...

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