WHERE THEY SHOP
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, MIDTOWN
Manhattan native Gigi Hadid says this shopping institution is her favourite place to splash the cash. “If I’m going shopping, I would go to Saks, because I want it to be all in one place,” she says. It stocks brands such as Acne, Prada and Stella Mccartney, so the catwalk queen would be right at home.
REFORMATION BOND STREET, NOHO
This sustainable fashion brand is a fave of models Rosie Huntington-whiteley and Karlie Kloss, and celebs from Rihanna to Taylor Swift. “It’s funny, I have access to some of the most beautiful clothing in the world, and yet in my daily life I wear Reformation,” says Karlie. Their eco standpoint means that all their clothes are made from sustainable and vintage fabrics, while a factory downstairs means they can turn out designs from paper to shop-floor in a matter of weeks.
TOPSHOP FIFTH AVENUE, MIDTOWN
This Brit high-street store has had an outpost in NYC since 2009, and you’d be hard pushed to find a model who doesn’t have this brand in her wardrobe. A staple for everything from jeans to earrings. You won’t pick up any bargains by shopping Stateside, but you never know, you might bump into a Victoria’s Secret model in the changing rooms.
NEW YORK VINTAGE WEST 25TH STREET, NOHO
This exclusive boutique is the stylists’ secret, where they pick up vintage couture and designer pieces to dress their red-carpet clients and film productions. Rita Ora has been spotted wearing NYV earrings, while top names like SJP, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell have been dressed from the store’s treasure trove of ’80s Chanel and ’70s Gucci.