Tourists and Manhattanites alike come to Madison Square Park for lots of reasons: al fresco dining, leisurely strolls, watching conservancy concerts, a stop-over en route to work or to the Merchandise Mart. But thanks to a partnership between Intuit GoPayment and New York Dog Nanny, for a day, Madison Square Park became the spot of a pop-up dog-grooming service. Although the campaign is intended to raise awareness about the possibilities of mobile small businesses with credit card processing, but obviously the most important thing to note here is how elaborate the setup is for a pop-up business: there's a big sofa, and a white picket fence enclosure, and all the trapping needed for proper dog grooming, and, of course, a chandelier. Outside. That, and all the cute dogs who were part of this grand experiment. 

For whatever the NoMad/Dream/Ace in-hotel boutique trend is worth, it’s ruining my screenplay. The idea was for the airline to misplace Ben Stiller’s luggage, thus leaving him stranded in New York without the proper outfit for his big presentation. But with a designer shop in his hotel’s lobby, there goes our inciting incident. 

With devoted Dior gents sartorially stranded by the ongoing renovation of the Madison Avenue flagship, this stopgap Soho store comes with a certain exigency. Located in a rather epic, neoclassical-looking building on Greene Street, Dior Homme stocks the full Dior arsenal, from accessories to fragrance to footwear to ready-to-wear.

Yesterday afternoon Louis Vuitton hosted something called "The Art of Packing" at their SoHo store. More precisely, they hosted the event at their brand new travel room at the Soho store which, they tell me, is only in four of their boutiques worldwide. It is as it sounds: a room devoted to all sorts of Louis Vuitton travel gear in every iteration and variation. These, of course, included his trunks which, as any LV fan knows, where his primary metier when he founded the company in 1854. (His innovation was making trunks with flat tops and bottoms, therefore enabling them to be stackable.)

Good news for people who love to clean and love to read and love to read about cleaning! Jolie Kerr, the beloved Clean Person behind The Hairpin's Ask a Clean Person column has a big fancy book on the way. The title? The super subtle My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag...And Other Questions You Can't Ask Martha. The tome will soon head to a bookstore near you.

For Justin Halpern, it all started with a break-up. Blind-sided by the end of a three-year-long relationship, Halpern moved back home with his parents in 2009, made an office out of his living room couch, and started jotting down his dad's brutally honest, sage, and expletive-ridden advice on a Twitter page called shitmydadsays. Within two months, the site had over half a million followers, a book deal, and a TV deal. After Sh*t My Dad Says topped the New York Times bestseller list, Halpern started working on his next book: I Suck at Girls. 

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Bradelis New York (Nolita) - Classy Japanese boutique for lush lingerie, custom fits.

It seems almost an impossibility that it hasn't happened sooner, but America's most American designer has finally opened a proper flagship in fashion mad Tokyo: the Tommy Hilfiger Omotesando. Taking up three floors, these interior spaces are replete with modern and vintage details, ranging from opulent gentlemen's club style (lots of oak and brass) to Frank Lloyd Wright inspired minimalism, but all done with a sense of fun.

Last night, father and daughter team Fred and Claire Distenfeld welcomed guests to the opening of their much hyped UES boutique Fivestory. Occupying 2 stories of a grandiose townhouse on East 69th Street, the boutique features men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, jewelry, shoes and home decor. The Distenfelds brought in interior designer Ryan Korban who lavishly decorated the space with black and white geometrically patterned marble floors and a velvet-clad entryway. A noticeable highlight of the store - a sky lit “shoe garden” is sure to elicit shoppers’ delight. Following the opening, party-goers celebrated at Mr. Chow on 57th Street.  DJs Cleo Le Tan and Matt Creed charmed guests, who included Natalie Joos, Anne and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Marina Rust Connor, Ellen von Unwerth, Anja Rubik, Heather Marks, Alexandra Richards and Poppy de Villeneuve.