grace lamb; For the co-owner of four East Village hot spots (including Jewel Bako and Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar), "work clothes" means Hitchcock-era cocktail dresses and Marc Jacobs heels.

Byline: Jane Herman

SHORT STORY

Because I'm five feet tall, the challenge is to find clothes that fit my body's proportions in width. Often I will try on a dress and it will be perfect in length but too tight in the arms. Or I'll find a jacket that fits my shoulders but is too long and bunching in the back. Most everything needs to be altered. I wear a lot of dresses and tops that have higher necklines and natural waists because they lengthen my torso. To create an illusion of height I wear wide-leg pants and A-line skirts with thick waistbands-belts always flatter my shape-

or a crisp box pleat.

CHEF'S SPECIAL

I am at the restaurants six nights a week greeting people and managing the dining rooms, so going to work is really my time to dress up. I wear a lot of fifties cocktail dresses and heels even though I

run back and forth across the street between the restaurants all night. My Louis Vuitton tote is my staple accessory because it fits everything I need and coordinates with everything I own-it's like