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CRIME OF FASHION

A manager at a Marc Jacobs store in the West Village was busted for stealing $62,000 from the boutique, and admits he had “been doing it for a while,” authorities said yesterday.

Kyle Avila, 24, worked at the chic Marc by Marc Accessories store at 385 Bleecker St. for the past 1½ years.

Fellow store manager Mike Okerson noticed the missing cash while doing a routine review of receipts, which recorded customer purchases for the first week of May.

“I’ve been stealing the money from the money drops. I have been doing it for a while,” Avila then told Okerson, according to court papers obtained by The Post.

Okerson called the corporate offices and informed higher-ups about the theft. He then gave Avila until Sunday to return the cash, law-enforcement sources said.

But Avila failed to show up with the money, so his colleague called the cops, the sources said.

Avila, who is originally from Kansas, was arrested Monday at his West 28th Street apartment.

He was arraigned yesterday and charged with grand larceny, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Probers are investigating how Avila spent the money, the DA’s office said.

Avila remains in jail after failing to post the $2,000 cash bail set by the judge.

Celebs like Dakota Fanning and Winona Ryder are known to be regulars at the Marc Jacobs store, and fashionistas from across the city routinely flock there.

A Marc Jacobs spokesman did not return calls seeking comment.

Employees said everyone at the store has been wondering what happened to Avila.

“Kyle left [the store] three days ago in a hurry,” said a former co-worker, who did not want to be identified.

“We’ve all been wondering where he went . . . He was a good manager.”

The store, featuring the New York designer’s pricey jeans, shirts, handbags and belts, is one of three shops he has in the Village. A fourth will open later this year.

Additional reporting by Richard Byrne Reilly

jamie.schram@nypost.com