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If the decor looks familiar that’s probably because it is: this chic lounge has been used as the set for so many photo shoots, that it already feels like you’ve been here many times before. But contrary to expectations, the service is laid back, and the waitress will be pleased to serve you one glass of red wine and let you linger in this second floor lounge-world as long as you want. If you and your date stick to a glass of red wine each, at your standard bar price of $8, for the same price you might pay for a movie, you can spend a few evening hours feeling like you’re in one. SHOPPING This is the hardest spending temptation to resist as you walk by the chic boutique windows. The best mind frame to adapt to avoid “binge-shopping” is to view all of SoHo as a giant outdoor museum containing jewels that you can view but you cannot take home. If you feel the deep urge to shop that cannot be quenched, try these three shops that have the best of fashion and beauty products, without the price tags. INA (101 Thompson) offers the most selective variety of resale designer clothing in New York. Prada skirts, Minola shoes and Versace dresses can all be found in this store, organized by color, in a single-size single-quantity for less than half the original retail price. There is no trick to the shop, just a simple concept that works. INA, the owner of the store, has worked in fashion for twenty-five years and one day decided to use her Rolodex of fashion contacts to get clothes into |
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