Suit Yourself.(boutique clothiers in New York City)(Brief Article)

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 17-JUN-02

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If you want, you can just buy bottoms at MALIA MILLS (199 Mulberry St.; 625-2311), a cheerful shop in Little Italy that sells beachwear all year round and even has its own slogan: "Love thy differences." A series of photos taped to the windows bears this message out: the pictures show women of widely varying shapes and sizes--they're clearly not professional models--all happily posing in two-piece suits. "Malia totally believes in mix and match, so everything is priced separately,'' the saleswoman says. "Bathing-suit shopping...

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