Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
RSS FeedWith a revised boutique full of his dapper American fantasy fashion, Tommy Hilfiger adds his presence to the Bleecker Street strolling-and-shopping corridor.
Author Archives: By MIKE ALBO
Critical Shopper | EMS: Ready for That Rush of Adrenaline
May 14, 2009 – 12:12 am
This new two-floor store is full of top-of-the-line equipment and clothing for outdoorsy types who want to look as if they’ve been around.
Critical Shopper | Unis: It Doesn’t Cost to Dream
April 30, 2009 – 9:00 pm
This NoLIta boutique of perfectly fitting, laid-back clothing for men (along with some women’s selections) maintains a low profile and cultish following.
Critical Shopper | Green Depot: An Environmental Cleanup in Every Aisle
April 8, 2009 – 11:07 pm
Green Depot is a big, new store in Manhattan full of earth-friendly home improvement items that significantly reduce your carbon footprint, personal waste and overall environmental paranoia.
Critical Shopper | Peachfrog: Therapy for Overspenders
March 18, 2009 – 10:54 pm
The Peachfrog shop dog, Hei Hei.Peachfrog in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, carries men’s and women’s clothing, accessories and home furnishings guaranteed to be 70 to 90 percent off the original price.
Critical Shopper: If the Apple Store Sold Clothing …
March 5, 2009 – 12:24 am
The merchandise at SLVR, a new line from the Adidas megabrand, attempts to be functional, eco-friendly, fashion-y and relatively affordable.
Critical Shopper | Billy Reid: Dressed to Impress, With a Southern Drawl
February 19, 2009 – 12:55 am
Billy Reid, the new clothing store in NoHo, is the closest approximation in this city to a southern kind of dressy-casual whiskey-soaked style.
Critical Shopper | Brooklyn Flea: Come Shop in Their Backyard
February 5, 2009 – 11:11 am
Papushka Vintage’s costume jewelry.Brooklyn’s popular weekend market has migrated to Dumbo for the winter, offering tables full of clothes, furniture, jewelry and doodads — both vintage and newly handcrafted.
Critical Shopper | Smith & Butler: For Shapeshifters, Bringing Boxy Back
January 22, 2009 – 9:52 am
Smith & Butler, a new store in Brooklyn full of flannels, plaids and other rugged work-wear, may make you a little fashion victimy.
Critical Shopper | Kesner: Of-the-Moment, Yet So Five Months Ago
January 7, 2009 – 11:12 pm
Kesner, a new men’s boutique in the West Village, has clothes that make you feel like you’re traveling back in time to an era where no one was in need of a bailout, or a job.