Behind the graceful Lalique windows you'll discover more than the usual fashion suspects. Bendel's dedication to the unusual begins on the ground-floor cosmetic area, filled with lines like Vincent Longo, and percolates through the floors of women's clothing and accessories. Designers such as Yeohlee, Catherine Malandrino, and Diane von Furstenberg have room to breathe; enter the Lair by Tiffany Dubin for retro-kitsch housewares. Shoe lovers should be forewarned that there is no true footwear department. Subway: E, V to 5th Ave./53rd St.