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The Story on the New Fivestory By ElizaBEth Kurpis
Walking into the new Madison Ave. location of Fivestory—the highly curated, luxury boutique on the Upper East Side— one cannot help but feel that it’s more than your typical shopping experience. When entering through the double doors of the old-world townhouse with its trademarked black and white floors, the space seems less like a stuffy uptown retail shop and more like the not so humble abode of a very chic girlfriend. That is, one with an exquisite wardrobe, the loveliest home accessories, and fabulous art and jewelry scattered about. Perhaps that’s because of the richly painted fireplace remaining from the building’s pre-war days to your left, or the grand stairway beckoning toward ready-to-wear heaven further back. It may also have something to do with the building’s storied past.
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Above: Fivestory’s new location at 1020 Madison Avenue—a Gilded Era mansion originally owned by Cora Randolph Trimble. Opposite page: Clothes and accessories on display inside of Fivestory’s alluring flagship store.