MAN REPELLER'S MR BAZAAR

Leandra Medine at the opening of her MR Bazaar pop up inside Canal Street Market [photo source. credit: Nicole Cohen for MR]

Taking the "Capsule Show" concept to the streets of Lower Manhattan, micro-communities of cautiously curated stalls peddling bespoke fashion and chic home furnishings are sprouting up. An orchestrated meld of street-side vending in the coordinated look and feel of upscale boutiques is cultivating a niche of rotating purveyors and increasingly talented couture artisans. In keeping with trend, Man Repeller Leandra Medine pops up with MR branded wares at Canal Street Market. For the month of March, MR Bazaar joins Mast Brothers, Rallier, Jill Lindsey, Upstate Stock and others in a creative display of consumerist craft and community. Keep reading for a look inside...

SLUMBERING IN STYLE : CITIZEN M

Reusable Citizen M room key that doubles as a room key (can be used at other Citizen M hotels worldwide)

Slumber parties are a natural rite of passage for the average teen-girl. An overnight bag and comfy PJ's are the regular requisite for a night (or two) away from home where pizza, gossip and other devious delights transpire in stacked sleeping quarters for an evening of friends and frivolousness. This weekend, I'm invited to a "grown-up"/blogger slumber party at the citizenM Times Square, ahead of its official opening April 10th. It's been about 15 years since my last "sleepover" and while I'm always up for a new adventure, I'm not too sure what to expect. Armed with my honey and this fleece-lined silk robe, I'm ready for a night of fun and relaxation. Keep reading for the details, but please be patient--the photos may take a minute to load!

SARTORIALLY SPEAKING

Kinvara Balfour in a Peter Pilotto for Target dress moderating a conversation with Scott Schuman, "The Sartorialist," in JCrew and Gap

A black and white video medley of 25 men at a dinner party in Florence is the opening act for Scott Schuman Thursday evening as part of Apple's Fashion in Conversation series. Photographers, videographers and fans of fashion (including one Garance Doré) pile onto the second floor of Soho's Apple Store to get a gander of the celebrated shutterbug. Sporting a Peter Pilotto for Target dress (ahead of the collection launch Sunday, Feb. 9th), fashion maven Kinvara Balfour candidly converses with the Sartorialist about his life + views and their influence on his photography.