FROM LEFT: Phoebe Cates; Satu and Celeste Greenberg; Gaby Basora.
Phoebe Cates
Cates has an enviable résumé. Not only is she a notable actress, but she takes the time to handpick clothing, home goods and gifts from around the world to stock Blue Tree, her kitschy Upper East Side boutique.
Restaurant: Elio’s Ideal
Neighborhood: Carnegie Hill
New York Inspiration: Shakespeare in the Park at Delacorte Theater
Must-Read: The White Lioness by Henning Mankell
Favorite Watering Hole: I don’t do bars unless it’s to eat. In that case, Sfoglia.
Heels or Flats? Flats
On Her iPod: I don’t use an iPod, but am loving the CD of Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard’s Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s From 1926–1937.
Bakery: Duane Park Patisserie for petits fours
Brunch: Pepolino
Satu and Celeste Greenberg
From the time they could walk, these girls have had a flair for reworking vintage finds into modern pieces they can call their own. Tuleste, a combination of the sisters’ names, is most notable for its accessible prices.
Boutique: Albertine. We always want everything in the store! Intermix has great staples and occasional guilty pleasures.
Restaurant: Momofuku ssäm and Milk Bar. La Superior, in Williamsburg, has great Mexican food.
Ideal Neighborhood: Gramercy is where we live and work, but we love to play on the Lower East Side.
New York Inspiration: We’re suckers for thrift stores and are constantly searching for the next best one.
Must-Read: Linda Goodman’s Love Signs. She’s convincing enough to make you leave your boyfriend if he happens to be the wrong sign for you.
Favorite Watering Hole: 3 Steps is our neighborhood bar.
Heels or Flats? Heels or sneakers!
Bakery: Momofuku Milk Bar for compost cookies, jelly-doughnut-flavored ice cream and pork buns. We are hooked!
Brunch: Freemans, when we’re craving Bloody Marys and artichoke dip.
Gaby Basora
Tucker, developed in 2005, is the gorgeous result of Basora’s love affair with styling and design. The collection’s signature prints are inspired by National Geographic, novels and travel mementos. Basora has a particular affinity for the East Village, where she resides with her husband and three sons.
Boutique: Project No. 8, Bloodline
Restaurant: Takahachi, Avenue A
Ideal Neighborhood: The Villages, East and West
New York Inspiration: Anytime, all the time
Must-Read: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Lagnado
Heels or Flats? Heels!
On Her iPod: The Plastiscines, The Killers, Miriam Makeba, Talib Kweli, The Clash, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Rufus Wainwright and Bill Withers Brunch: Bar Pitti
