[All photos by BEN GABBE for PMc]. Alex McCord hostessed the launch of the new Second Time Around Upper East Side location, yesterday. With husband Simon van Kempen in tow, she welcomed fellow NY Housewives Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer and Kelly Killoren Bensimon to browse the upscale resale racks, as well as Susan Shin, Nick Dietz, Anisha Lakhani, Tia Walker and Jared Clark. More»

[Derek Warburton, Alex McCord, Lindsey Calla, Kevin Christiana, All photos by WILL RAGOZZINO for PMc] New York city’s shopaholics and socials came out on June 23 for the opening of Second Time Around on Mott Street. This is Second Time Around’s first store in New York, although there are eighteen other shops sprinkled along the East Coast spreading from Maine to DC. The store is a glorified consignment shop that adheres to a strict set of rules when accepting used clothes from patrons. Yet, these rules are truly what sets Second Time Around apart from so many other consignment shops. More»