CUBIC♥LOVE

@ EAST VILLAGE. I loved their street sign at first (how it is messily stenciled, and that was why I went into the store.
I felt in love with the store's concept; their selection, store decor, and the mood they create.
Next thing I realized, I was leaving the store with a white tee. Well-done cube!





info:
cube.
104 E7th Street (b/w 1st & A ave)
New York, NY 10009
Phone & Fax: 212.674.7649

CLASSIC-FAB

@ EAST VILLAGE. CLASSIC-FAB.

HAT ATTACK!

IN EAST VILLAGE. A lovely hat store. Gem.

THE LIQUOR ALWAYS GETS ME...

@ THE LIQUOR STORE @ TRIBECA. Design indulgence. My inspiration. SEX!

VALENTINE

GREENE STREET between Spring and Broome.

My favorite store had an amazing window display for Valentine's Day.

BTW, how was your Valentine's Day?



Biz Info:
Jack Spade
56 Greene St
New York, NY 10012-4301
(212) 625-1820
www.jackspade.com

TOO COOL FOR A STOCK ROOM

MULBERRY STREET between Prince and Spring.

@ Shoe.

These shoe boxes are too cool to keep in the stock room.
Brilliant display idea!



Biz Info:
Shoe
247 Mulberry St., New York, NY 10012
nr. Prince St. See Map | Subway Directions
212-925-1735
www.bagandshoe.com
Daily, noon-7pm

THE MARKET AND THE GREAT MEETING

MULBERRY STREET between Houston and Prince.

The Market NYC is the place where you can find adorable and yet affordable items from the young and up-and-coming designer of clothing, accessories and etc. Especially when I visited there, the place was very packed with lots of people trying to get the best deal on hand-made, fine accessories for Christmas gifts.

I love The Market NYC because I get to meet the designers. They are very humble and passionate about their creation. Of course I love to browse through loads of items they are showcasing, but I enjoy talking to each designer and where their creative inspiration came from.


By the way, I met this Japanese jewelry designer named Mai Flores at The Market NYC. Her creations are A-MAZING!!!
So I recommend visiting her site >>>>>.





Biz Info:
The Market NYC
268 Mulberry Street
Manhattan, New York, NY 10012
http://www.themarketnyc.com/

Mai Flores
http://www.maiflores.com

Charlotte Ronson

MULBERRY STREET between Prince and Spring.

Lovely Charlotte Ronson's flagship store.
Its cute & sweet girly style is one-of-a-kind and really stands out here in NYC where minimalism and basics tend to govern everyone's wardrobe.



Charlotte Ronson
239 Mulberry St
(between Prince St & Spring St)
New York, NY 10012
(212) 625-9074
www.charlotteronson.com

I ♥ THIS WINDOW

BROADWAY between Broome and Grand.

I ♥ this window!!!!
A very witty window display at J. Crew Men's Shop. Very eye-popping and unexpected delivery. Well-done!

OMG. I have been loving Men's clothing stores more than Women's.... They are cooler and simpler and easier to consume. Menswear is more about basic than trends, which I really appreciate. All you need is the basics with the finest and the best quality you can find, and you will never go wrong with your style for another 100 years! (A-MAZING!) I always go into Men's clothing store and wish I could wear those simple knitted sweaters, oxford bottom-down shirt and all sorts of trousers from khaki, to silky pin-stripe dress pants. And the TIES! They come in SO MANY varieties of colors and patterns. I just LOVE looking at these fabrics. Oh, only if I were a boy, I could rock them all....



Biz Info:
J. Crew Men's Shop
484 Broadway
New York, NY 10013
212-343-1227
www.jcrew.com

THIS JACK IS AMAZING

GREENE STREET between Spring and Broome.

Jack Spade store.

One of my favorite shops in NYC.

Its never-go-wrong, playful style magic, I love.



Biz info:
Jack Spade
56 Greene St
New York, NY 10012-4301
(212) 625-1820
www.jackspade.com

MARC'S MEN'S

WEST 4TH STREET at Bank.


Marc by Marc Jacobs Men's Store.

A lot more tranquil classy and less chaotic than Women's. This always happen to any clothing stores. Men's section has more order than Women's. But, why!?




Biz info:
Marc by Marc Jacobs Mens
301 West 4th Street
New York, NY 10014, United States
12pm-10pm Sunday-Monday
Tel: (212) 929 0304
Fax: (212) 929 9456

SAD GUCCI

CROSBY STREET between Spring and Broome.

A pop-up store for GUCCI's footwear collections including the Gucci Ronson sneaker, a collaboration with celebrity DJ Mark Ronson.

My observation?

Luxury + scary looking security X2 + empty store = not-so-welcoming environment.

Thus, no-one-in-the-store phenomenon.



Biz Info:
Gucci-Icon Temporary Shop
43 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012

HOW NILI LOTAN DOES IT

DUANE STREET between Hudson and Greenwich.

NILI LOTAN Design Studio has the TriBeCa-loft cool. I love its minimal interior. Brick wall is painted in white (roughly, of course!). Employee-Only office space is covered just by white curtain. Dressing room is quickly hand-made with a long white cloth and a metal wire. Details are roughly done, but it works just fine. This amazing industrial loft-chic space is just as effortless as the clothing it carries. We, customers, can't help stopping by this place because we all want to learn how NILI LOTAN achieve its effortless style.


Biz Info:
NILI LOTAN Design Studio
188 Duane Street
New York, NY, 10013
Tel: (212)219-8794
Tuesday-Sunday
12-7PM
http://www.nililotan.com

OLDSCHOOOOL!

LAFAYETTE STREET between Houston and Prince.

The back-in-the-day object.



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Biz Info:
Brooklyn Industries
290 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 219-0862
www.brooklynindustries.com

LIQUOR IN STYLE

WEST BROADWAY between N. Moore and White.

I must say.... I ADORE this Liquor Store, I mean this gentlemen's clothing store in TriBeCa.
It is J. Crew's Men's shop.
This store does have a great concept. It is all about gentlemen's club.
I LOVE the store display and decor. How the clothing are displayed along with items that signifies the "gentlemen" style; vintage collections of vinyl records and books, real liquor bottles, men's cosmetic products served onto silver plates etc...

As I've mentioned in this blog again and again, the type of stores that I adore, has a STRONG concept, which is carefully painted onto every element that constitutes the stores.



Biz Info:
Liquor Store
(J.Crew Mens Shop)
235 West Broadway
New York NY
212.226.5476

TRULY HIDDEN

THOMPSON STREET between Grand and Watts.

I was so fascinated when I first discovered this pleasantly cute and chic select shop at the hidden area at the edge of Soho.
I love to discover hidden gems such as this store in the midst of so over-commercialized Soho.

I was even happier once I walked into the store and found all the cute and cool taste of clothing at a ABSOLUTELY inexpensive price. I was so happy that I started to talk about the store and its business concept with the sales clerk for about a half an hour!!

She told me that most of the clothing is from Asia, such as Japan and China and she and her partner started the business etc...
She was very friendly, which was successfully reflected onto the welcoming atmsophere of the store, which I really appreciated. I felt VERY comfortable shopping there. I really enjoyed browsing fine pieces of clothing, chatting with the clerk, and just experiencing the luxury of shopping in a tranquil environment in the midst of Soho.


Well, this tiny yet pleasant store is the hidden gem, in its true meaning.




Biz Info:
Merrygoaround
32 Thompson St
New York, NY 10013

OVER-POPPED!

MERCER STREET between Spring and Broome.

Honestly, the retail industry is OVER-POPPED! I am sort of tired of seeing more and more stores and brands opening up their pop-up stores every freak'n day!!!!! This "new" notion of pop-up store is "believed" to be the coolest and the most innovative thing in the retail business RIGHT NOW. I was reading hypebeast.com today and found at least 3 posts about pop-up stores.

This "new" retail concept seems to be getting over-saturated. However, somehow, it seems to be that the concept will continue to be industry's fab.

Recession. Who?

BLEEKER ST. and Charles.

One of the "What, Recession!?" places in New York City.

Glad that girls are still going wild $$$$$$.




Biz Info:
Intermix
365 Bleecker St.,
New York, NY 10014
212-929-7180

Housing, that Works

Chamber St. between W. B'way and Church.


Today, I checked out the opening of the brand-new Housing Work Thrift Shop in TriBeCa. One of the host was, the girl-power biz mogul, Charlotte Ronson.

This glam thrift shop has one-of-a-kind coolness. It is "Salvation Army meets Steven Alan happening at your rich friend's loft in TriBeCa" type of cool.Merchandising has a lot more "room" to improve, but definetely it's got the freshly new concept of its genre --- the "Concept" Thrift shop.




Housing Works is an organiztion which provides people livinf with HIV and AIDS tools to leads healthy and rewarding lives. Fore more info, please visit www.housingworks.org.




Biz Info:
Housing Works Tribeca Thrift Shop
119 Chambers St., (btw W. Broadway & Church)
New York, NY 10007
212.732.0584
Hours:
Mon-Sat 10AM-7PM,
Sun 12PM-5PM
Housing Works.org