ROMA

Roma (26) is wearing a Custo rag knotted like a dress around her neck. Her name is a mergence of Rosa-Maria, so she is not Italian, but half Polish half Kenyan, born in Germany. Speaking three languages fluently is possibly useful for her job at the department of public information at the UN. At work Roma has to dress UN code like, after work she wears inherited clothes from her mother, or fashion from INA. But actually Roma is more into eating and drinking than into design. Favorites: Kuma Inn and Le Pere Pinard in the Lower East Side.

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BERND&OLIVIA

The abstract painter Bernd Naber came to New York, when Andy Warhol was still living. Since then decades past, but Bernd kept his unique style. He loves white cloth. Olivia Fincato, who baught her whole outfit at Zara, writes about art, design and culture. A nice couple? „We just met here“, says Olivia at the modern dance performance. Last year the italian journalist published her first book about the 106 year old woman doctor Lucia Servadio Bedarida.

EVA

Two years passed since Eva (26) is living in New York, although she just wanted to stay for three months. Bavarian born stylist, fashion journalist and photographer buys buckets of vintage cloth at the Salvation Army Shop and customizes it. No surprise she cuts her bangs by herself.

MAC

„I would go shopping everyday, if i could“, says Mac, 25, who loves Jack Spade and works as stylist. And as assistant in the DC Store. He spread eight tatoos on his body and started to primp, when he was eighteen. At that time he was still living in Minessota, already working in retail. Unbelievable but true: his last name is Donald. „I like classics.“ M(a)c admits.

TAO

„I buy my cloths in stores,“ Tao (29) said. duh - where? "I got the hat at my friends shop, called Stillife in East Village." Last week Tao rescued a five week old kitten, that someone had thrown in the dumpster. It lives now at the music studio Tao has been building since three years. It will be finished at the end of July. Who knows, whether he will record the music of his DJ collective Phonostar or Justin Timberlake?

SUZANNE

Suzanne (49) is famous for singing many Ds, as her last name is Vega. She lives in the Upper West Side and when she doesnt feel like traveling downtown to Daryl K , she pays Barneys a call. Lucky Daryl K suits the taste of the best singers in town as the shop is also the place, where Christian Joy met her muse Karen O, the singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.