I did not realize that once entering this modest storefront, my dim and sorrowful spirit would be catapulted into great brightness by the Oracle of Henry Street in Brooklyn.
Author Archives: By CINTRA WILSON
Critical Shopper: The Reunion Tour, for Clothes Only
November 25, 2009 – 11:41 pm
186 Spring Street (near Thompson Street); (212) 343-7090; and
63 Thompson Street (near Broome Street); (212) 343-1658. When consumerism spends itself to death and the arteries of fashion are clogged with cheap, disposable and boring designs, it’s time to rediscover one-of-a-kind relics from bygone fashion eras.
Critical Shopper | Armani/5th Avenue: Indulging His Every Indulgence
November 19, 2009 – 2:47 am
The colossal new flagship carrying representative pieces from all the goods bearing the Armani signature are all swirling around a giant fantasy staircase that puts both Vegas and the sun to shame.
Critical Shopper | Tom Binns: Where the Bad ’80s Has a Niche
November 4, 2009 – 11:48 pm
Tom Binns has converted his fine art talent into jewelry that is unapologetically rock ’n’ roll, with all the Billy Idol sneers and nasty attitude that implies.
Critical Shopper: At the Office, a Job Well Done
October 22, 2009 – 11:38 am
Ann Taylor has adjusted to the dismal economic climate with an unthinkably radical new corporate model: reasonable prices for quality merchandise.
Critical Shopper | Isaac Mizrahi: One-Man Show, or His Latest Act?
October 8, 2009 – 2:05 am
If style is an articulation of character, Isaac Mizrahi might be the Falstaff of the fashion world.
Critical Shopper | Isaac Mizrahi: One-Man Show, or His Latest Act?
October 6, 2009 – 1:28 pm
IF style is an articulation of character, Isaac Mizrahi might be the Falstaff of the fashion world.
Critical Shopper | Maxfield: The Posh and the Perverse
September 24, 2009 – 10:09 am
The goods at Maxfield in Los Angeles represent decades of a rare and decadent taste allowed to ferment, boil over and roll out as far and wide as its whims demand.
Critical Shopper: Fashion Up There Where the Air Is Thin
September 9, 2009 – 11:03 pm
One of Japan’s great design gods continues to work in mysterious ways, pushing the envelope of style until it bursts inside-out into an origami blowfish.
Critical Shopper | Jonathan Adler: Take a Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew
August 31, 2009 – 4:29 pm
It is hard to remain disgruntled in a Jonathan Adler environment. Item No. 1 of his manifesto, printed right on the wall, is, “We believe that your home should make you happy.”
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