(Photo: Jeremy Liebman)

Until recently, Harlem’s fashion pickings were pretty slim, but change is under way: First there was the boutique N; now there’s Everything Must Go (2281 First Ave., nr. 117th St.; 212-722-8203), an easily overlooked gem that stocks neat racks of fashionably worn-looking Canterbury of New Zealand rugby shirts, skateboarding equipment from Zoo York, and the hard-to-find clothing label Billionaire Boys Club.

Yet another Project Runway alum is testing the retail market. Malan Breton is hitting the East Village with ethereal gowns, funky feather dresses, and slightly more-casual bubble-hem numbers (621 E. 11th St., nr. Ave. B; 212-358-0894).

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