Baanou

Selena once said that in her family of musicians, the only way one could rebel was to become a doctor. (Okay, maybe it was Jennifer Lopez, but the point remains.) Maryam Afshari, whose family has owned A. Taghi for three generations, bucked tradition for seven years as an accountant before opening this shop in a cozy converted house along the Shepherd curve, stocking it with sophisticated, youthful dresses and separates, including plenty of pieces by her cousin, local designer Amir Taghi.