StreetLevel: Lily Closing Up Shop in the South Slope
The boutique Lily is closing its 7th Avenue branch. The store was first established on Court Street in 1999 and the South Slope location opened in 2007. According to an employee of the store, the Court Street boutique will remain open and the 7th Avenue shop will probably close by the end of August. She…
The boutique Lily is closing its 7th Avenue branch. The store was first established on Court Street in 1999 and the South Slope location opened in 2007. According to an employee of the store, the Court Street boutique will remain open and the 7th Avenue shop will probably close by the end of August. She said they were closing the second boutique “because this neighborhood has been very slow for us.” GMAP
also real men don’t buy the clothing in “boutiques”
*rob*
“The problem urban black men is that most of the clothing lines are geared towards kids with crazy logos and colors splattered all over shirts as well as jeans.”
OR, many urban black men believe their wardrobes somehow should be limited to such narrow areas of fashion. Nothing wrong with these, but Macy’s (downtown Brooklyn selection is very good), Daffys, Century 21 and a variety of online designer resources (Gilt.com) have excellent, classic menswear selections for black (and white) men that have nothing to do with the hip hop design aesthetic. For example, I will almost only wear short-sleeved silk shirts in the summertime. This is NYC! You’re only as limited as your own perspective.
I don’t want a wife. I want a life. – Richard Wright
My husband shops for himself, sometimes I go for kicks.
The problem at least for urban black men is that most of the clothing lines are geared towards kids with crazy logos and colors splattered all over shirts as well as jeans.
My husband owns a burberry polo shirt in about every color they have. Urban buyers take note – you are totally ailenating a huge chunk of the populace by catering to the teen group!
close = clothes
And 11217… If I had a wife, I would let her dress me without batting an eye! well, as long as she’s paying half the rent too! She can dress me like a complete freak show if she buys me brownstone! 🙂
That being said… still don’t know where she’d find my clothes outside of a department store (or places like the Gap, J Crew)
Yep… that’s why, unless you want ‘urban’ t-shirts and jeans, it seems only departments stores like Macy’s have menswear.
And yeah, I don’t think men are as willing to spend the crazy amounts women do on casual wear. Businessmen will go crazy with suits and such, but they look at those close as an “investment” — not a $300 dress you wear twice cuz you thought it was pretty one afternoon.
Also, same as women I suppose, if you’re skrawny it’s a lot easier to find interesting menswear… even without ridiculous graffiti prints or dumbass embroidery. Unfortunately, I ain’t skrawny. (I think I already covered how I enjoy hot dogs.)
I disagree:
I can totally see that being true. I’m sure that’s why there are a lack of men’s stores like that.
The only city I can think of which has some great men’s stores which aren’t of the department store variety are San Francisco (which obviously has a terrific audience of customers from the gays) and I’ve found some decent shops in Chicago as well for men. But Chicago in general has a much better independent retail scene than NYC for a variety of reasons, low real estate costs being numero uno.
There is that place Private Stock on Bergen between 5th and Flatbush, but those clothes are not my style at all. I have bought shoes there though. I know there’s that place on 5th also (razor or something?) but it always struck me as a place for older, more conservative men.
Here’s a question for the heterosexuals out there…do straight men in relationships typically buy their own clothes or are they bought by the wife still?
Maybe I should open a store.
i have a friend who owns a boutique in a different city in the northeast. she said the problem with menswear is that it’s really hard to find consistent clientele and that, in comparison to women’s wear, it just doesn’t sell well particularly at the mix of price points necessary to sustain a boutque. also, most clothing boutique owners are women who probably aren’t as interested in keeping up with menswear trends or as easily able to buy for and sell to men. no idea whether all of that is true, myself, but i found it interesting.
Ha, Rob.
I wanted to help. I don’t mind helping people shop if they are a good friend (which she is).
Shopping is easy for me…I get it all used at vintage stores and it’s no big deal.
I’m always happy to show someone around the hood though. She ended up finding some nice stuff at Odd Twin and Beacons Closet.
I’m of no help on the blonde wig. Never worn one. But PS could use a Ricky’s!