new yorks best kept secrets

[titleofauser]

alot of people mention checking out odin, nom de guerre, opening ceremony, barneys etc etc... all are fairly common new york city shopping answers...atleast amongst these boards and many others...

however, I was wondering what might be some of the less popular and unknown shops? not due to being bad, or carrying bad labels, but more perhaps because of their location, or attempt to stay lowkey (like opening ceremony and nom de guerre, but they're fairly well known by now). I just want to check out something new upon my visit next week.

[herpsky]

famous friends? bblessing? number nine? comme des garcons?

the so-called sufu-approved stores are already low-key, compared to retail giants like H&M.

but then again, i dunno

[goldengloves]

Yea, if they were too low key, they wouldn't be around still because customers wouldn't know about it....

Go to the Cloak store before it shuts down though.

Den.

Other than that....I have no clue.

[ryan123]

kind of off topic, but how much would it cost to cab from century 21 to soho area?

[covetboy]

kind of off topic, but how much would it cost to cab from century 21 to soho area?

dude, i live in soho and it's a 15 minute walk with my pooch

[covetboy]

Yea, if they were too low key, they wouldn't be around still because customers wouldn't know about it....

Go to the Cloak store before it shuts down though.

Den.

Other than that....I have no clue.

second this... they're def closing this month

[titleofauser]

is cloak having some sort of a sale because the nyc store is closing?

[covetboy]

the last time i was there was last week and everything was 60% off and i heard that there may be further reductions in the next few days or so towards closing

[mike lowrey]

check out Famous Friends. theres not much else around there, mostly residential area so the location is kind of interesting. close to Tompkins Square park which has been very lively the couple of times I've walked through, last time there was a bunch of old guys singing and loads of people dancing around.

[ogre]

Agreed. You should check out Famous Friends and Bblessing. Both shops carry some interesting stuff and the staff at Famous Friends are consistently very friendly and helpful (going so far as to recommend pieces they thought I'd like, but I overlooked.)

[sohoADDICT]

dude, i live in soho and it's a 15 minute walk with my pooch

wow, what do you do for a lving?

[wEstSidE]

Busy Workshop, 92 Greene St.

get fresh son.

[herpsky]

Busy Workshop, 92 Greene St.

get fresh son.

and the new era store

[thelion1856]

hit up number nine. that store is crazy in the middle of nowhere but nice as fuck.

[goldengloves]

Not sure when it's going to open, but a new Jil Sander store on 30 Howard Street on the corner of Crosby Street in Eastern SoHo.

[brissyboy]

Agreed. You should check out Famous Friends and Bblessing. Both shops carry some interesting stuff and the staff at Famous Friends are consistently very friendly and helpful (going so far as to recommend pieces they thought I'd like, but I overlooked.)

Hey can you please give me the webbies for these?

[habia]

Any updates on a more precise date of closing for the Cloak store? I'll be there later this month, just wondering. Thanks.

[faust]

should be through the end of the month, unless they sell most of the stuff quicker.

I don't like the N(N) store, it tries way too hard. It's so dark, you can't see the all black merchandise well, and the staff's holier than though attitude is so 90s. I don't buy NN, but if I were to, I'd support Atelier instead.

OP, what are you into, shopping-wise? It'd help narrow down the options. The CDG store is awesome, and on the road not travelled by tourists. There is also a fairly new store that carries Japanese fashion, called Amalgam. That's in SoHo.

[JesseJB]

the last time i was there was last week and everything was 60% off and i heard that there may be further reductions in the next few days or so towards closing

Damn.. I was just there too.. I thought Cloak was long gone so I just did a double take and kept walking to BiG.

[lacquered]

Atelier, (N)N, DH & Chrome Hearts.

[ogre]

Hey can you please give me the webbies for these?

http://www.famousfriendsnyc.com/

http://www.bblessing.com/

[the_state]

Chrome Hearts.

erhhhhhhhhh. did kevin federline open his lips again?

[almondcrush]

stopped by cloak the other day

slim pickins, imo

[stadsvandringar]

I was just at cloak on friday. Everything is still in the 60% off range. No further discounts. This season's stuff is not their best in my opinion anyway.

[readytoignite]

kind of off topic, but how much would it cost to cab from century 21 to soho area?

it's not at all off topic seeing how century 21 is new york's best kept secret.

cdg is not exactly on a tourist-less street, it's in the gallery end of chelsea!

[artificialsky]

this thread's title is an oxymoron.

[as343]

What are some good stores for the ladies?

[gongism]

Have you guys checked "OAK New York." There're 2 branches in Brooklyn.

http://www.oaknyc.com/