They say the accessories make the man. Here, a quartet of highly particular shop clerks take their shot at styling the groom.

Breaking down the markup.

The city is swarming with new high-end haberdasheries, un-stuffy bespoke tailors, and handcrafted-boot peddlers.

The new destinations for splurgey statement sneakers and sensible work shoes.

A new series brings global nail artists to New York.

The West Coast brow-shapers, London shoemakers, and Berlin tattooists New Yorkers swear by—and how to book them the next time they’re in town.

Know your new gay-nightlife power players.

The city’s gay subculture is experiencing another nocturnal boomlet, thanks to a post-recession spate of new LGBT bars, clubs, and parties. Here, a survey of the scene, complete with the requisite go-go boys, outré drag artists, and low-key lounges for people who just want to drink.

New half-hour (or less!) pick-me-ups for depleted cubicle dwellers.

A spate of new and expanding salons, juice bars, and microgyms is emerging on East 10th Street.