Fashion crime

I admit to committing this weekend: Walking into Prada's SoHo store with a Jansport backpack and well-worn Nike sneakers on. And having the nerve to hop into that seated elevator. Wondering what that hunk at the front door was thinking…

Open House New York

NY unlocks some of its otherwise limited access places one weekend each year; the OHNY event. A design and architecture event, you get to mingle with some top-notch architects in their offices or at project locations, to access particular interiors such as the Chrysler lobby, or to access rough, not-ready-for-public places such as Ellis Island's abandoned building.