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- American Apparel
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712 Broadway, at Washington Place, 646-383-2257; 373 Sixth Avenue, at Waverly Street, 646-336-6515
American Apparel got famous by providing blank tees for Williamsburg hipsters to put witty slogans on, but the supersoft cotton and comfy- yet-fitted style of its shirts will stick around beyond last year’s trend. The L.A.-based company opened a store on Broadway in November to sell tees, tanks, underwear, bras, and shorts for men and women in a rainbow of colors and any style you like, so long as it’s basic. Prices are basic, too. Despite the shop’s “sweatshop-free” philosophy, prices rarely exceed $25.
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PrintFrom the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine
Competition breeds the best. If only one pizzeria existed in New York, of course, there’d be no real winning slice. Thankfully, we’ll never know what that sorry situation tastes like, since pizza—like dance parties, dog runs, and fried chicken—has to evolve upward here.
