“A stroll down Madison Avenue, from 86th Street, is like descending through the strata of retail and pop culture history, from the private school uniforms of ‘Gossip Girl’ and Carrie Bradshaw’s Upper East Side apartment all the way down to the limestone grandeur that was Barneys,” Puck’s retail expert, Sarah Shapiro, writes. “Of course, the real story of Madison Avenue—like all New York stories—starts and ends with real estate.”⁠ ⁠ Herewith, a flâneur’s guide to Madison Avenue’s luxury retail fiefdoms, Broadway’s stretch of tween outfitters, SoHo’s arcadian boutiques, and Printemps’ shoe-and-beauty perfection.⁠ ⁠ Read Sarah’s full dispatch on the New York state of mind, at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo: James Devaney/GC Images⁠ ⁠ #Retail #Shopping #MadisonAve #SoHo #NewYork