Lingo: a Chelsea boutique catering to “buttoned-up” creative ladies (editors, architects, designers, etc.) | Paper and String

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Lingo: a Chelsea boutique catering to “buttoned-up” creative ladies (editors, architects, designers, etc.) Paper and String

Change of Season RED DOT Sale

"RED DOT" 40% off the lowest price CLEARANCE EVENT on summer merchandise! 

Includes WOMEN'S & MEN'S CLOTHING, SUMMER SHOES & ACCESSORIES (does not include jewelry, new arrivals, or caterina gatta pieces)

Clearance items are located on the front rack.

Change of Season, a boutique outlet

341 East 9th St.  NYC

www.changeofseasonnyc.com

Bigger Sizes in at Change of Season, Boutique Outlet

New items from: VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL, MARGIELA, GALLIANO...are in - and some of them in sizes 10-12.  Glory glory!

Change of Season, a boutique outlet
341 East 9th St.  NYC

www.changeofseasonnyc.com

NEW ARRIVALS... AT CHANGE OF SEASON

Including:  Limi Feu (Yohji's daughter), Junya Watanabe for Comme des Garcons, A Givenchy party dress, Margiela clothing, a McQueen dress, and Lanvin.

And for those of you who have inquired about sizes 12-14, they are keeping their eyes peeled.. C of S goes up to a US 10 currently. (Note: YES! PLEASE DO! At least more 10s!)

The image above is part of their new ad campaign currently running on Racked.com, where they used real women who are store customers!  Talk about being GUERILLA!  Rharr!
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Change of Season, a boutique outlet
341 East 9th St. NYC

Valentine's Day 2010 at Change of Season, E. Village

Go to Change of Season at 3 p.m. on VALENTINE'S DAY to drink some vino and perhaps find your "true love" amidst all the new finds, including:

Rick Owens: Coats, skirts, dresses, tops & blouses, and a couple pairs of boots! Also, Dries Van Noten, Margiela, Moschino, Balenciaga, Marni clothing and shoes, and more!

And, if anyone cares, there's a "focused selection" of menswear: Rick Owens, Junya for Comme, Miu Miu/Prada, Margiela, and Westwood MAN.  So be one and come buy some stuff!

Change of Season, a boutique outlet
341 East 9th St. NYC

Starting Jan 2: Change of Season "Italy or Bust" Clearance Sale

Starting this Saturday at noon, Change of Season is clearing out what they have to make room for what comes in February (which may include men's apparel.) Now's the time to grab and run with extra discounts through the month of January.

Also, they are shopping for new inventory in February, so let them know what you're looking for & what you love...

341 E. 9th St. between 1st & 2nd St.

Change of Season: New Website

My new love interest in the East Village, also known as "Change of Season" just launched a new website at: http://www.changeofseasonnyc.com/. There's little chance that this little boutique outlet isn't going to be a huge hit.

Recession Shopping

So unless you live under a rock, you are painfully aware that the world is trying to endure the worst economic turmoil since the great depression (that's a really long time ago for you yoots). So while large chain stores like the wretched Steve & Barry's, The Gap, etc. continue to close stores or report negative growth, it seems that some of our friendly neighborhood shops are thriving. I have been told by a few of my NYC boutique friends, such as Les Nanas and Anna, that this past summer was their most lucrative ever. Shocking, isn't it? Is it because they are having sales? Better merchandise? Better customer interaction? More European (or at least non-U.S.) capital flowing to specialty shops? What could it be? I still don't have my answer, and probably never will, but I am happy that in some sectors of the economy, those who deserve to be making good money are doing just that.

Oh, and for some so-called recession busting sales, check out the Chloe ruffle blouse on Gilt - on sale for $198 (usually $695, which is completely mental and proves the world is screaming for an "adjustment.")

THE DEVIL SHOULD WEAR KIFKA + HELLER

Reminiscent of any high-end Soho boutique, but right in the midst of Hell's Kitchen, dwells Kifka + Heller, where the Devil really is in the details.

Reopened this past April, K+H provide wearable, chic fashions for the men and women in and around the 10019. The current collection is designed using rich but versatile materials such as silk jersey, leather, linen and denim with the idea that fashion-forward couples can build wardrobes that are complementary and also linked via meticulously designed and styled travel bags (see photos).

So what more can be said about New York City clothing boutiques that we all haven't already heard? Well, in this case, K+H caters to an individual's tastes and desires. Want that dress in a different color? Ask. Need help figuring out how to wear those jeans and top? They'll style you from head to toe (and will lend you shoes to ensure that you can visualize the full package that is you). Feel like you need some jewelry to go with those new separates? They have a relationship with the jewelry designer next door. In the "industry" and need wardrobe? They do industry rentals. Hell, need a one-of-a kind chair for your living or bedroom? Well they make those too.

So what does the (near) future hold? For the forthcoming Summer 2009 collection, K+H are planning new designs using green fabrics comprised of bamboo / hemp and blends. Just don't roll them up and smoke 'em.

Going to K+H is more like visiting your personal stylist and having your whims catered to from the minute you walk in the door, but without price points that will send you running back to TJ Maxx (their prices generally run from $185-$950). And I can almost guarantee that if you go there now, you will one day be able to say, "Oh I used to go to Kifka+Heller back in the 2000s when they only had that small space on W. 49th St!"

See you in Hell!('s Kitchen),

GSNYC

Woodley & Bunny

I didn't go in this store (yet) in Williamsburg. I just like the name, mostly. And the logo looks nice too.

Woodley & Bunny: Salon, apothecary, boutique....