StreetLevel: Vintage Boutique Opening in the Slope
Next Wednesday the somewhat moribund 7th Avenue retail scene will get a breath of fresh air via a new clothing shop opening on Lincoln. Except the clothing will actually be old, and the business in question, 1 of a Find, is a couple storefronts east of 7th Ave. The new store is the brainchild of…
Next Wednesday the somewhat moribund 7th Avenue retail scene will get a breath of fresh air via a new clothing shop opening on Lincoln. Except the clothing will actually be old, and the business in question, 1 of a Find, is a couple storefronts east of 7th Ave. The new store is the brainchild of a woman named Honey Moon (name c/o “hippy parents”), a transplant from San Fran who ran a couple vintage stores in Sonoma in the early ’90s. More recently, Honey’s been selling her sizable, frequently updated collection on eBay. In addition to a supply of vintage threads updated on a weekly basis, the Slope store (interior pic on jump) will carry clothing from small indie designers who use recycled materials, as well as pieces that are restyled in-house (for example, hemmed ’70s dresses). Honey says she wants the store to have “something for everyone,” both size- and price-wise. While she’s going to carry couture pieces, she also intends to have things in stock like ’80s shirts that cost around $15, and most dresses will run under 100 clams. Basically, the store is looking to be a more carefully curated Beacon’s or a cheaper Olive’s. Right now 1 of a Find’s hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11 to 7 and Sunday from 11 to 4, though those may be extended. GMAP
they aren’t any good to YOU.
if no one found them useful, they’d go out of business.
you do realize how expensive rents are on 7th ave right?
you are so selfish.
if a store is alive and healthy on 7th avenue, they are doing good business by many people in the neighborhood.
the stores that haven’t made it have done so because NO ONE SHOPPED THERE!!
“7th avenue is still 75% non chain stores.”
None of them are any good, but that’s besides the point….
windmill?
allen?
times change dude.
stop living in the past. nyc is constantly evolving. that’s the beauty of it.
7th avenue is still 75% non chain stores. you should be thankful such an affluent community has been able to have such a nice commercial thoroughfare.
All the life and personality of 7th Ave died when the Windmill was closed. Poor Allen would not be happy.
All the life and personality of 7th Ave died when the Windmill was closed. Poor Allen would not be happy.
a place like this will draw people, i think.
the children’s store didn’t because there are 50 already in park slope.
this will be a destination store once the word gets out.
trust me. if you’ve ever seen beacons on a saturday or sunday, you know there is a hunger for vintage clothing in this neck of the woods.
The problem with these stores on Lincoln (there are 3 in a row) is that many stores just don’t make it there – they come and they go. I’m not sure if that is because of (1) high rents, (2) people opening businesses which are just going to fail, (3) if they just get tire of being in retail and close, or (4) if the stores just off the avenues aren’t noticed by enough people to succeed (I know some, but others I only become aware of years after they open – and I walk around the slope a lot.)
I donated very nice stuff I outgrew (middle-age spread) – some never worn, with tags still on – to the Goodwill on Fulton.
“Next Wednesday the somewhat moribund 7th Avenue retail scene will get a breath of fresh air via a new clothing shop opening on Lincoln.”
Based on what I’m seeing here, it will CONTINUE to be moribund. Big yawn.