THE MOST MYSTERIOUS BOOK SHOP EVER

@ TRIBECA. The most mysterious book shop in the city. Niche.

RABITTSSSSSS

@ SOME WHERE IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT. mucho.

THIS IS WHY...

@ EAST VILLAGE. This is why I love this city.

GREENE STREET between Canal and Grand.
A-MAZAING store front. The best I have seen lately.

AT DUMBO

@ STEWART/STAND in DUMBO.

Everywhere you see in Dumbo is photogenic. It doesn't count even if you take an amazing pic here because it is absolutley not you but Dumbo, that is set for a cool picture. I know I'm mean...

LOVE WITTY

GREENE STREET between Spring and Broome.

READ:

Wake up America.

It's time to go to bed...



LOooOOOooOve the wit.



Biz Info:
Hastens Beds
www.hastens.com
80 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-8022

TH COOLEST BOOK STORE IN NYC

PRINCE STREET between Lafayette and Mulberry.

As far as I know, McNally and Jackson Books is the coolest and the most stylish book store in the city.

Also noteworthy... They have a little cafe space where you can relax and read a book over a cup of coffee or tea. Awesome.


Biz Info:
McNally and Jackson Books
52 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 274-1160

ADOREABLE

LAFAYETTE STREET between Bleeker and Houston.

Totally ADORE-able!

This flower shop is as cute as it sounds!

Amazing selection of gorgeous flowers and their great presentation.

Awesome!


Biz info:
Adore Floral Inc.
323 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
212.925.8182
http://adorenyc.com/

A THIING ABOUT BLOOMINGDALE'S SOHO

BROADWAY between Spring and Broome.

Bloomingdale's Soho has definitely better selection at Men's department than Women's. I am so jealous.


Biz Info:
Bloomingdale's Soho
504 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
212-729-5900
www.blooimgdales.com

HAUS HOUSE

ELIZABETH STREET between Houston and Prince.

If you are looking for a design-oriented, yet practical interior and home items, this is a place you shouldn't be missing.

You will find an amazingly interesting and surprisingly stylish items, which I would call "jewelry" for your house.


Biz Info:
Haus Interior
250 Elizabeth Street
New York City, NY 10012
(212) 741-0455
www.hausinterior.com

CLOCK LINKED

GREENWICH AVENUE between Jane and Horatio.

Time Pieces, Inc., is the A-mazing one-of-a-kind "clock repair shop for antique watches, grandfather clocks, clock repairs, and restoration services." (Visit http://www.timepiecesrepair.com/ for more info!)

By the way, the famous new york shopping/neighborhood blog, Racked.com had the similar photo of the window display of this gem store. Which photo would you prefer? Mine or their?



Biz Info:
Time Pieces, Inc.
115 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10014-1915
(866) 329-0203

IKEALIZED!

BEARD ST, Brooklyn.

I went to IKEA Brooklyn today. It was a mayhem there. Oh, yes, it was Saturday, which I should have realized before I left home. But it was all good, because I LOVE observing energetic consumers and their behaviors. So, today's trip to IKEA was very much productive.

I can name at least 10 of my friends whose favorite line is "I LOVE IKEA!" So, as I was walking through aisles, I was trying to figure out what exactly it is that makes them say that. And, I came up with my own understanding of it.


IKEA democratizes the idea of upgrading life. Owning and living with stylish and beautiful furniture means, to a lot of us, certain degree of accomplishment in life and IKEA has made it easier for wider range of people to feel the accomplishment.

By the time I was walking out of IKEA, I realized this;

IKEA does not simply sell home furnishing goods.
IKEA sells everyone a ticket to their ideal life at a discounted price.


And, I will call it IKEAlization. ha!






Biz Info:
IKEA Brooklyn
1 Beard Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Store Hours: 10am - 9pm daily
Restaurant Hours: 9:30am - 8:30pm daily
Phone: 718.246.IKEA (4532)

Fashion's BIG Night Out

EVERY STREET in NYC.

Wow. Fashion's Night Out was the best event ever! I have never experienced anything like this in my life....

There was definitely this sense of unity across town. High and low, famous and unknown, anything and anyone was a part of it. And, what united all these was FASHION. What a great initiative that Vogue took. Cheers for Anna Wintour!

This was my first time witnessing fashion's productivity. Often times, fashion can be too conceptual, imaginary and thus, too vague. But at Fashion's Night Out, fashion was producing substantial results; more people on the street, bringing in extra retail sales, and celebrating retail business as a whole.

Everyone seemed happy and was involved today. We all share the momentum. The momentum of our generation. Today, we were definitely a part of history. I was so happy to be a part of Fashion's Night Out!!!!!!

Opening Close-Out

MURRAY ST between B'way and Chruch.

This is what New York City is known for.

REAL, what counts

Bloomingdales at Soho.

I was passing by its back door on Crosby between Broome and Spring and saw 3 fashion-executive people; the shiny sunglasses, the polished satchel, and the crisp attire. I wondered how much they know the real retail front.

Retail Front...
It is where the REAL money gets deposited to a business.
It is where the REAL people, customers and clerks, deal and exchange, warmth and coldness, rudeness and kindness, laughter and opinions... and most importantly the REAL money and the REAL products.

The three fashion excs can exist in this world, because this world-just like the retail world-is REAL.

Never, EVER, forget that, you three fashionexcs.


Yes, REAL is what counts, you know?

THE STORE

I was at Le Labo.

Consuming its sexy biz concept. From the perfume bottles, the candles in the tin cans, the labo bar, the notebooks on the study-desk, the beakers and the fedex-labeled packages that were stacked effortlessly on the ground. And, the color, the lights, the smell and the moment of the space...

Every element was going towards the same (and the right) direction.

Every element just made CLEAR sense to me.


The moment, I felt....


And, that was it.


I was just in LOVE with the store.






So here I am.
Have a little thing to say about what I feel about stores I step in everyday.




From...




The streets in


New York City.





That's all.