Everlane Secret Garden

By private-invite, myself and my husband attended Everlane's Secret Garden viewing of the new Petra Collection in New York. The closed-lip Manhattan venue is revealed the day before your reserved hour. 

We tucked ourselves into a cab on Sunday evening and entered a shop. The gentleman at the door confirmed our names on the list and handed us each an Everlane card case with cards detailing the featured cocktails from Brooklyn bar The Exely.

Space heaters, plants, books and trinkets peppered the tiny space. A glass island centered the room with a display of Everlane wallets.

We trailed over to the bar and investigated our cards to decided on which cocktail suited our flavor. "You can try both," promised the bar keep.

And we did.

Albeit chilly inside the Secret Garden, the libations warmed our cores and the conversations with Everlane staffers and fellow patrons were laced with laughter.

More from Everlane: Cashmere, Tees and The Petra Collection. Read about Everlane's firm belief in transparency here.

Bourbon & Branch

You need a password, a reservation- to be admitted to Bourbon & Branch. The San Francisco speakeasy is the ideal punctuation to nice dinner. I induldged in a Cucumber Vodka Gimlet, others in Bourbon-based cocktails that involved flaming oranges. The cocktails flowed in consistently excellent quality. While the crowd appeared fairly young, it was diverse. Deeply muddled light and light gusts from the door omitting patrons offered a sexy air. It's nice to have a friend in the city, to lead you down these hidden paths of pleasure.


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