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"  In French it means plugged in, but\u2014as with fries, toast, and certain kinds of kissing\u2014we&amp;#039;ve co-opted the notion and made it our own. In our world it refers to the fashion you want to know, and the places you need to go\u2014whether that means the Nolita nail-art spot favored by Girls stars or the West Village restaurant at which Karlie Kloss can&amp;#039;t help but Instagram her omelet. In other words, it&amp;#039;s your high-style, of-the-moment\u2014and yes, plugged in\u2014upgrade to everyday life in New York City. At the heart of the matter is the Branch\u00E9 girls. Who is she? We&amp;#039;ve rounded up New Yorkers\u2014from our cover girl, the inimitable Diane Kruger, to forever-cool downtown icon Chlo\u00EB Sevigny, to savvy local ladies like chef Melia Marden and editor Uzoamaka Maduka\u2014\u2014who, in and of themselves, define the term. Still wondering what we mean? Flip through the pages of Branch\u00E9: We&amp;#039;re guessing you&amp;#039;ll know it when you see it. Tell us what you think at marieclaire.com/branche. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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