Stepping from the curb of West 41st street, heading towards the monolithic New York Public Library and its opulent Rose reading room, laptop or paperback in hand, you notice a woman sitting at one of the outdoor bistro tables in Bryant Park.  She sits in the little wrought iron chair, jotting notes on a legal pad with a fountain pen in what you know is precise, rounded cursive.  Her style is confident, effortless and utterly New York: a perfectly tailored dress with a timeless silhouette, complemented by supple pumps and a matching bag.  No frills, just fundamental femininity. You can't help but stare, and as you walk past her, you realize you're not the only one: the whole park seems to have one eye on this savvy sartorialist.  Hers the kind of beauty that turns heads, the kind of confidence a woman radiates when she is wearing the perfect dress.  This unstoppably feminine appeal is what inspired the Manhattan Collection. 

These are the looks of the women of this bewitched island.  Clean, chic, and fashion forward, these are the kind of dresses that will take you from board room deal making to a concert at Carnegie Hall topped off with a Magnolia's cupcake and a walk through the village without so much as changing you're shoes.  Wear the Broadway dress to an off-broadway show, the Washington Square Park to explore the cloisters, the Upper East Side for tapas in the West Village… Whatever you're doing, you'll be sure to turn heads.