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two women sitting on a couch looking at the camera, one is on the phone; photo of inside of Friends NYC shop; Hue logoThe Friend Zone

“Everybody in New York is looking for something,” the author Donald E. Westlake once wrote. Chances are, you can find it at Friends NYC, a gift emporium in Bushwick, co-founded by Emma Kadar-Penner, Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice MA ’14.

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Photos from left: Floriana’s Place, Bridgette Becker, via thepioneerwoman.com.

The Pioneer Woman website talked to Lisa Donofrio, assistant chair of Fashion–Apparel, about ugly Christmas sweaters for its article on the history of the tradition. Donofrio suggested a do-it-yourself version is one way to go: “You can put on bows, bells or anything garish that sparks your fancy,” she notes. “It’s not about perfection, it’s about being over the top … and a fun photo op.”

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