eBay Mobile Boutique: New York Street Style

By The Inside Source
November 23, 2009

On November 20th, eBay's first ever pop-up shop makes its debut in New York, right smack in the middle of on 5th Avenue and 57th Street, and it's open for 10 days! To honor the occasion, we took to the streets on a lazy Saturday to see what's going in the Manhattan style scene this winter. It looks as if the uniform this season is very much about classic American with a dash of French and Japanese thrown in.

Matthew Hranek, photographer and writer, 41

Where: At the 28th Street subway station, after a «very perfect» lunch at the Breslin, the April Bloomfield restaurant at the Ace Hotel

His Personal Style: "Urban country squire."

What He's Wearing: "Levis, a Brooks Brothers oxford, a J Crew knit tie, a Seize sur Vingt corduroy jacket, a Filippa K cotton v-neck."

Can't Live Without: "My Rolex 5513 Submariner, that I bought on eBay."

Favorite Stores: "APC, Steven Alan, Brooks Brothers, and various community thrift stores."

Holiday Wish List: "A Rolex Sea Dweller; a pair of Alden desert boots, and a matching pair of Holland and Holland shotguns."

Irene Edwards, special projects editor, 34

Where: Midtown Manhattan.

Her Personal Style: "I have total French-girl envy, so most of the time, I'm attempting to look like a cross between a 1960's gamine and a sailor. I'm small, so I like everything to be neat, slim, and perfectly in proportion."

What She's Wearing: "I'm wearing an old Marc Jacobs military-style coat that was a major splurge when I bought it, but it has lasted me a few seasons, so it was a worthy investment. I'm also wearing a camel-colored scarf from the Gap; black Wolford tights; these cool tweed J. Crew wellies from a couple of years ago; and my go-to bag, the Jerome Dreyfuss lambskin "Billy" that I got on eBay."

Favorite Stores: "I'm on a shopping hiatus right now, but I do love Bird in Brooklyn; it's one of the best-edited boutiques ever for womenswear. Also, Ludivine in Greenwich Village and Anica in San Francisco, both of which carry great French lines like Heimstone and Vanessa Bruno. But most of all, I truly love vintage shopping. Some of my best finds ever came from the antique and junk shops in the Hudson River Valley and Miami, which I'm convinced has the best thrift shopping in the entire country."

Can't Live Without: "I love me a good scarf (even in summer!). They're indispensable; they keep you warm, add a hit of color, and make an outfit look more polished. I feel incomplete without one. And there are so many ways to wear them.»

Holiday Wish List: "All I really, truly want for the holidays is to have my loved ones around me. But if pressed, I would say a few old books, vintage issues of great fashion magazines, and anything from Isabel Marant's winter line."

Diego Hadis, copy editor, 34

Where: Midtown Manhattan.

His Personal Style: "Old Man."

What He's Wearing: "A vintage Woolrich mountain parka; an oversize thrift-shop cardigan; a Steven Alan button-down; Uniqlo corduroys; a Filson zippered tote bag; L.L. Bean duck boots."

Favorite Stores: "Spoonbill & Sugartown; South Willard; Beams; Assembly; Nom de Guerre; Maryam Nasser Zadeh."

Can't Live Without: "A good coat."

Holiday Wish List: "A meal at Alinea in Chicago; a trip around the world; a first edition of Gravity's Rainbow signed by the author.

Pilar Guzman, editor, 39

Where: The meadow in Prospect Park

Her Personal Style: "French school boy."

What She's Wearing: "My winter uniform: a black cashmere turtleneck sweater, skinny black jeans from Madewell, Clarks Wallabees, and Moncler jacket."

Favorite Stores: "J Crew, Steven Alan, YSL, APC, Gail Rothwell, Butter."

Can't Live Without: "Repetto flats and the new ankle length skinny black jeans from Madewell."

Holiday Wish List: "An iPod that's fully loaded with music I have never heard but will love—aka the modern equivalent of the mix made by your high school boyfriend; Isabel Marant grey shoe boots; Anything that comes in an Hermes box; Anything from Lanvin."

Andrea Chu, photographer, 33