New Year, New Stores

FashionMANNUSCRIPT
J A N U A R Y 2 015
CGS
ACCELERATING THE WHOLESALE
SALES & BUYING PROCESS
ROSS WEST, JENNIFER TERRONE, XIOMARA ROZON, CRISTINA POLO, DANIELLA PLATT AND NEIL DORMAN
FAITH ON FASHION
New Year, New Stores
BY FAITH HOPE CONSOLO, CHAIRMAN, THE RETAIL GROUP, DOUGLAS ELLIMAN
A new year brings new opportunities in retail and fashion — more new designers from
around the world are looking for stores in
New York, and we’re providing ever more
locations around all five boroughs. And 2015
will be no exception. Last year saw a flurry of
new brands, designers and restaurants open
to serve holiday shoppers and visitors, and this year already will
see even more possibilities for our consumers. Happy 2015!
All About Apparel
Vive la France: Zadig & Voltaire will take its fifth store in the city
at 453 Broome Street by mid-year. This will be a real concentration downtown for the brand, which also has a location on Mercer
Street and will open at Westfield’s World Trade Center retail complex. An apparel-oriented expansion of lifestyle shop Lockwood,
Lockwood Style offers clothing and accessories at 33-02 Broadway in
Astoria, Queens. The neighborhood is slowly becoming a fashion
destination (yes, fashion continues to follow food – and Astoria has
been a dining haven for quite a while now – see below). Look
for more boutiques to open in coming months and years. Roland
Mouret made a spectacular U.S. debut at 952 Madison Avenue,
just his second store overall (the other is in London’s Mayfair). The
boutique houses his entire collection, from ready-to-wear to bridal
to accessories. Apparel retailer Kiki Riki will have a flagship at 676
Broadway. Find True Religion early next year at 513 Broadway. Uniqlo
made its Brooklyn debut at Atlantic Terminal Mall.
Welcome back: Eddie Bauer (gone from the city for years) is popping up through February at 100 Fifth Avenue, then will shutter
and reopen as a permanent store in May. This unit does offer a
presentation of apparel that is geared more to the urban outdoors. Kit & Ace, a casual-wear apparel store created by the wife
and son of a lululemon co-founder, has debuted at 255 Elizabeth
Street. Its main claim to fame: a proprietary cashmere fabric that
is the basis of its tees and other apparel for women and men. At
press time, Anthropologie reportedly was this close to signing a
lease at 195 Broadway. Agent Provocateur comes downtown at
259 Elizabeth Street.
More For Men
Caruso, with luxury Italian menswear from former Brioni Chairman Umberto Angeloni, held multiple grand opening events just
before the holidays for its huge U.S. flagship at 45 East 58th Street.
Formerly the Spanierman art gallery, the space now resembles an
Italian villa – a very artistic treatment that is unusual for a men’s
retailer. Let’s see if other designers emulate this stunning store.
Fabulous Footwear
More clicks are turning to bricks: A Jack Erwin men’s footwear
showroom is opening at 10 Hubert Street – unlike other shoe
fm
stores, the location allows shoppers to try shoes on for online
ordering. Moe’s Sneaker Spot offers Nike and other athletic brands
at 1890 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
Just Gems
Lulu Frost has debuted a boutique (including a make-your-own
jewelry location) inside its studio at 12 East 20th Street. Brazilian
jeweler Hueb has made its U.S. debut at 717 Madison. Downtown, Blue Bayer Design will highlight Blue Bayer’s distinctive jewelry at 40 Clinton Street.
Be Beautiful
IGK Salon bowed at 355 West 16th Street. Valley is taking a second
location at 237 West 15th Street.
All About Accessories
Kipling made its New York City retail debut at 155 Spring Street.
Hope you got there in time: ultra luxury e-commerce site Crest &
Co., which offers leather goods, accessories and décor from some
of great luxury brands, opened its first physical store as a pop-up
inside Turnbull & Asser (50 East 57th Street) through December 31.
Food, Glorious Food
MaxDelivery, a grocer and delivery service, will open its second
physical store at 318 West 39th Street. Mirage Kitchen, a quick-service Middle Eastern restaurant, will open early this year at 455 Park
Avenue South. Adding to Astoria’s dining scene are Ba’sik, with
American cuisine at 32-11 Broadway, and gastropub The Bonnie
at 29-12 23rd Avenue. Chelsea Bagel has signed for its second city
location at 800 Second Avenue. Hu Kitchen paleo cuisine is coming
to 1536 Third Avenue this summer. Juice Generation will come to
FiDi at 101 Maiden Lane early this year.
Where The Heart Is
Papyrus is taking Crumbs’ former space at 655 Avenue of the
Americas. Contemporary art showroom Castor Gallery will have
a grand opening at 254 Broome Street on January 15. Satisfy your
need for books, prints, sculpture and more (and perhaps meet
the artist) at Object-ify, 139 Essex Street.
Happy New Year and Happy Shopping!
F
M
Faith Hope Consolo
Chairman, Retail Leasing and Sales Division
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate
575 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-418-2000
[email protected]
www.faith-consolo.com