On a leaden day in October, I stood in front of a mirror on the fourth floor of a townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, getting my measurements taken for a pair of pants.
The space was elegant and cozy, scaled as though for an intimate conversation at a friend’s apartment, except I was in the studio of designer Patricia Voto. Fabric swatches covered one wall, sketches lay on a round table, and small bowls of nuts, M&M’s, and dried apricots sat next to a display of shoes.
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