For our fashion issue, we asked some of our friends, “What’s your favorite New York store—aside from anything you designed yourself?”

A.P.C.

“The architecture is background to the merchandising, which is colorful and whimsical and informal, like a cool Army Navy store.”

—Jonathan Marvel of Rogers Marvel Architects

Brooks Brothers, Madison Avenue

“I appreciate the honesty of the old-times design and materials, and the straightforwardness of the fixtures and plan.”

—Enrico Bonetti of Bonetti/Kozerski Studio

C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries

“I love everything about this historic Beaux Arts pharmacy, from the idiosyncratic neon sign to the customer service, which is not overbearing.”

—William Sofield of Studio Sofield

Moss

“I appreciate the institutional/commercial ambiguity.”

—Richard Gluckman of Gluckman Mayner Architects

Pomellato

“It has a beautifully designed storefront.”

—Annabelle Seldorf of Seldorf Architects

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