Let's be honest, the Financial District doesn't exactly scream fashion. Or, food, for that matter. Or pretty much anything except the eternal, almighty quest for the dollar bill. One exception that every fashion-seeker-on-a-budget knows is Century 21, although it can be exhausting to hunt through the piles of oddly tailored Euro cuts in search of that one designer piece that fits. For between-pile breaks, check out nearby Gold St., the brand-new 24-hour diner with a menu that somehow makes room for sushi, diner fare and Kobe beef sliders. Let's hope they've found a way to make these things go together more than, say, men and blouses.

Today, American Eagle Outfitters models celebrated the company's move to the New York Stock Exchange with an outdoor beach party. American Eagle execs, stockbrockers and models in a plastic tent? Fantastic. I wonder who would win in an Abercrombie & Fitch/American Eagle model bronze-off?