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Marble floors, mirrored walls, and a flower arrangement so enormous it might have its own zip code. Bellboys in white gloves weave through, Chanel No. 5 drifting in the air like gossip you can't quite hear. Through the door bursts MADDIE, 26 — big hair, bigger sunglasses, recently single, and hauling a scuffed Louis Vuitton suitcase that's seen more bad days than the city tabloids. From the opposite side — JACK, 30, a travel journalist with a crooked grin and typewriter smudges on his fingers. He's late for something, but the kind of late that says, I'll charm my way out of it. From the elevator — CHLOE, 25, Maddie's college roommate and now the hotel's guest relations queen, armed with a clipboard, a phone, and a triple espresso. Chloe can get you a table at Caviar Kaspia and a weekend in the Hamptons before lunch. Opposite page: Her: Thom Browne classic camel-hair sport coat $3,750, and gingham-check poplin point-collar shirt $690. Him: Thom Browne oversized trench in hunting tweed $8,000, shirt in gingham-printed silk $1,650, tie in wide-shadow stripe Mogador $380, Backstrap trouser in hunting tweed $1,490, and thigh-high wader duck boot in calf-suede leather. At Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, thombrowne.com. Opposite page, top right and above: Louis Vuitton Men's AF workwear jacket $3,700, cotton shirt $1,080, argyle jacquard cardigan vest $1,560, tweed drawstring pant $1,560, and dandy monogram tie $245, at select Louis Vuitton boutiques, 866.VUITTON, louisvuitton.com. Opposite page, bottom left: Burberry faux-fur-trim wool cashmere-blend coat $6,890; sunflower silk jacquard pajama shirt $1,750, and matching trouser $1,550; and Ledger boot $1,450, at the Burberry boutique, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue. Opposite page, bottom right: Thom Browne oversized trench in hunting tweed $8,000, straight-fit modular shirt in gingham-printed silk $1,650, classic tie in wide-shadow stripe Mogador $380, Backstrap trouser in hunting tweed $1,490, thigh-high wader duck boot in calf suede leather, and calf-suede- leather bicolor Hector baguette bag $2,900, at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, thombrowne.com. Her, above: Prada top $2,600, at the Prada boutique, prada.com. THE MARK HOTEL – LOBBY – DAY 69