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DR. MICHAEL APA KEEPS US SMILING grinding and the moving of teeth.” patients dr. Michael apa, a partner in the rosenthal apa Group, is taking dentistry to a new level, at his upper east side practice include enterthanks to his expertise in the science of facial them are chloë sevigny, Matt dilaging. to apa, a good smile is not lon and andré balazs. “i created a just a function of the teeth and lips “My client Chloë but also of how the face moves with Sevigny has always niche of people who want a natural had a lot of aesthetic,” he says. “these customthe mouth. “people want to look character in her natural. We’ve learned to create indismile,” Apa says. royal family are among his most viduality with each patient,” he says. loyal patients—they bring all their since 2007, he’s been perfecting the use of noninvasive procedures to slow the toll for days when they’re in town. after your of time. “a good aesthetic dentist controls own appointment with apa, you too will have how the lower part of the face looks as you rosenthalapagrp.com age,” apa explains. “it has a lot to do with the
Matt Dillon, Chloë Sevigny and André Balazs: They all owe their smiles to Apa.
Gino Bifulco of T.O.Dey Shoes
T.O.DEY SHOES SOOTHE OUR SOLES neatly clad in alligator loafers, Gino bifulco and his brother thomas stand atop custom-footwear empire t.o.dey, which has worked with everyone from Jerry seinfeld to Jennifer lopez. their cobblers have made backstage calls for Madonna and delivered emergency ballet shoes to lady Gaga. the bifulcos have been at the helm since their father, a shoemaker from italy, passed away. a visit to the store begins with a foot assessment, which is used to make a last—the wooden model around which any of the more than 300 leathers and exotic skins can be stretched and stitched. as many as eight different artisans
may work on each shoe. “Whatever you want, we can do,” says Gino, a third-generation cobbler. “one customer wanted a hornback alligator boot with horns everywhere, from vamp to heel. it took 10 skins, but we did it.” bifulco estimates that bill cosby must own 60 pairs. “When someone has a number of homes, they don’t want to carry shoes,” he explains. “they get multiple pairs and keep one here, one in aspen, one in palm beach.” still, you don’t need to be a celebrity to be treated like one at his shop. “our goal is to make everyone comfortable,” bifulco says. todeyshoes.com —Lindsey Keenan
apa: Mike McGreGor; bifulco: Weston Wells; dillon: Jason Merritt/Getty iMaGes; seviGny: desiree navarro/WireiMaGe; balazs: tiMotHy a. clary/afp/Getty iMaGes
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