Store Profile: Neiman Marcus at King of Prussia

Now you might think that this is a little out of the ordinary, us doing a store profile on a mall shop. This is true, but what matters most is that we profile the best and most important stores around and this particular Neiman Marcus happens to be one of the former. While most department [...]

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Store Profile: Billy Reid

54 Bond St. Style: “Southern Gentility with a Modern-Vintage Edge” -Billy Reid Known For: Highly Wearable Pieces with a Distinct Southern Twang When you walk into Billy Reid’s Bond Street store, you are immediately transported into a different world. You feel like you’ve just walked into a quirky gentleman’s clothing store in the 19th century. [...]

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Store Profile: Reiss

309-313 Bleecker St. OR 387 West Broadway, SoHo, NY, NY Merchandise: All sorts of menswear from suiting to shoes Known for: Making hip guys manly But for their location, both New York stores are almost entirely the same in their layout and merchandise sold. (Note that there is a third Reiss in New York, but [...]

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Store Profile: Barker Black

198B Elizabeth St., NoLita, NY, NY Merchandise: Shoes, ties, pocket squares Known for: Shoes that will make you cry What you see in this picture is what you get. A tiny room, probably no bigger than your freshman dorm, stocked with the best shoes in the world. In the window you see riding boots, the [...]

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Brooks Brothers Boston Tour

Thanks to the guys over at Ivy Style for posting this. It’s kind of a video version on our store profiles. Enjoy…

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Store Profile: Bloomingdales SoHo

504 Broadway Style: Department Store Known For: More Modern and Affordable Than Up-Town Bloomies We did a profile on Bloomingdales up-town location earlier in the week, and now it’s time to hit its downtown counterpart. Bloomingdales in SoHo is meant for a younger, more fashion-forward crowd that doesn’t quite have the bank account for a [...]

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Store Profile: Bloomingdales New York, Part I

1000 3rd Ave Style: Department Store Known For: The Fashion-Forward Department Store We did a feature on what we called “The Big Three”, Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks. One could have gotten the impression that we were calling these the three best department stores, but that’s not what we were going for. They are the [...]

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Store Profile: Boyds Philadelphia

1818 Chestnut St. Style: Department Store Known For: Philadelphia’s Premiere Spot for High-End Apparel We realize that we’ve only profiled stores from New York and feel that it’s a bit unfair to all of those guys who aren’t based in the Big Apple. Today we’re hitting you up with a profile of the Philadelphia mega-store [...]

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Store Profile: Steven Alan Tribeca

103 Franklin St. Style: Refind Casual Sportswear Known For: Brilliant oxford shirts and hard to find brands Steven Alan is one of our favorite companies, so we felt it was imperative not only to check out their Tribeca store, but to also do a store profile on it. The Tribeca shop is one of five [...]

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Brands You Ought to Know: Tucker Blair

We’ve put Tucker Blair’s stuff in a Piece by Piece, but it’s time you hear what this brand is all about. Tucker Blair is a new company devoted to bringing you top of the line needlepoint products at absurdly reasonable prices. While competitors are putting out similar belts that go for $200+, Tucker Blair is [...]

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