When one of Scott Schuman's dapper Italian friends told the photographer that he had a free day on a recent trip to New York, the Sartorialist took him on a whirlwind tour of some of our favorite Manhattan shops—from Freemans and Leffot to Saturdays Surf and the new Miller's Oath—all in just two hours. Follow along and see how a pro does some real retail damage.

I offered to take him on the unofficial "Sartorialist-tour-of-cool-small-shops-specializing-in-classic-American-style-and-atmosphere" and made a few appointments .

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Ralph's madras options, chatting with Garance Dore and "a haberdasher's wet dream."

The custom tie shop's seasonal sale.

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