A ’90s Fashion Stylist’s Guide to Dressing Like an NYC Icon

Welcome to Little Black Book, the new armchair tourism series from The Sunday Times Style. It’s your quick-fire, highly curated passport to the world’s most stylish cities. In each episode, we join global tastemakers as they give their personal seal of approval to hidden gems and under-the-radar spots that never make the standard guidebooks. In this episode, legendary fashion stylist and vintage expert Bay Garnett invites us into her own Little Black Book for New York City. From her life inside the never-sleep late-1990s NYC party scene to her favourite haunts today, Bay shares the spots that shaped her creative awakening. Whether you’re hunting for the best vintage clothing, looking for a glamorous dinner or simply want to feel like an uptown girl, discover the New York energy that keeps Bay coming back. What You’ll Learn: The late-1990s NYC party scene: Bay’s experiences partying with Harmony Korine and Chloë Sevigny. The morning ritual: Why Café Integral in Nolita is the only way to kick-start a day of thrifting. Thrifting wisdom: How to navigate the vintage landscape and find true treasures, plus the story of Bay’s iconic $5 banana-print top worn by Kate Moss. Uptown vs Downtown: Why Bay loves splitting her time between the old-school glamour of the Upper East Side and the authentic, creative buzz of Downtown. The go-to list: Insider recommendations for museums, dining and nightlife that define the NYC experience. Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Why New York in the late 1990s was a creative awakening 00:01:39 - Morning Ritual: Café Integral 00:02:11 - Secondhand Style 00:04:04 - Culture Vulture 00:04:44 - Uptown vs Downtown 00:05:32 - Lunch Spot 00:05:59 - Best New York Purchase: Kate Moss’s Banana-Print Top 00:07:13 - Dinner Spot 00:07:45 - Nightlife: Star Treatment at Paul’s Baby Grand 00:08:24 - The Weirdest Thing That Happened to Bay in New York Locations Featured: Café Integral: The go-to spot for coffee in Nolita. Ellen’s, 123 Ludlow Street: A must-visit for curated vintage finds. Morphew: Vintage pieces and incredible one-off repurposed dresses from the 1930s. Seven Wonders: An eclectic selection from different vintage sellers. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA and The Frick Collection: Bay’s favourite New York art institutions. The Lowell Hotel: The ultimate uptown treat and afternoon tea. Bar Pitti: Unfussy, authentic and social Italian dining. Il Buco: Glamorous, rustic and Bay’s all-time favourite dinner spot. Paul’s Baby Grand: The ultimate place for dancing and “star treatment”. #LittleBlackBook #NewYorkCity #BayGarnett #TheSundayTimesStyle #NYCGuide Download the app today:  https://app.thetimes.link/5qGX9Cz5h3b ABOUT THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLE The Sunday Times Style offers a weekly edit of fashion and beauty, celebrity interviews and new writing with an irreverent take on the zeitgeist, including regular columns from the UK’s best-loved writers, Dolly Alderton and India Knight. Subscribe to this video channel for stylish, practical and fun original series for the modern woman. Haven’t subscribed to The Sunday Times Style on YouTube? ►►►    / @sundaytimesstyle