Wool sweater; overbeaded floral jacquard peplum belt; bubble dress of glitter dot duchess with a sheer, water resistant nylon overlay Photo: Mel Bles / Courtesy of One/Of

Manhattan’s Upper East Side has an outsized hold on the imagination. As the stereotype would have it, this area is the natural habitat of ladies who lunch, the duck pond of the original swans, who carried on the tradition of Mrs. Astor’s 400. There are no such gatekeepers today, it is style rather than social status that determines one’s swan status. Still, there is an acknowledged UES aesthetic—polished, somewhat classic, and luxurious, if not always quiet. Since 2021 Patricia Voto, founder of One/Of has been serving this community from her base on East 70th Street. The original proposition was made-to-order, with sm

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