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Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.

This tree-lined corridor on Manhattan's Upper East Side is the holy of holies, where names like Valentino, Ungaro and Yves St. Laurent beckon the ultra-stylish. Trade the tour buses of Fifth Avenue for a stroll past windows worthy of an art gallery, filling your bags with Limoges porcelain, French lingerie, Italian shoes and artisanal perfumes. From Baccarat to Barney's, Madison Avenue has it all.

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