Label: Olive & Bette's
Deal: Up to 75% off clothes from Nanette Lepore, Splendid and Theory
When/Where: Through 7pm this evening. 384 Bleecker St at Perry St (212-206-0036).
The Week in Racked: Oh, Wholly Foods: Tribeca Opens!, Kate Spade to Take Over Eve and Biography on Bleecker?, 7-Eleven Brings Convenience to Tribeca, David's Bridal Descends On Chelsea, Cheap Chic at Charlotte Ronson, Lord & Taylor Give It Up For Graffiti, Shop Losing Lingerie Window and The iPhone 3G is Here!
The photo of a sad-looking model has been removed, the window displays are up and lighting is a go at Alexis Bittar's Bleecker Street storefront. And according to a salesperson at the designer's Soho store, Bittar Bleecker will be open today at noon. Get over there and pick up something pretty for yourself.
· RackedWire: Steven Alan Eighth Ave Gone, Alexis Bittar Bleecker Opening Soon? [Racked]
· In The Window: New Face At Bittar on Bleecker [Racked]
· Storecasting: Bleecker to Have a Bittar July [Racked]
· Preview: Bittar's Little Slice of Bleecker [Racked]
· Storecasting: West Village Getting A Little Bittar [Racked]
A reader follows up on those rumors about Kate Spade coming to the West Village with news that the store might be larger than anyone expected. The note:
Beauty Salon Eve on Bleecker Street is closing in October and will be taken over by Kate Spade. Eve will re-locate to 6th Avenue and 8th Street. The employees at Eve are happy because apparently it is a nice space—a bit bigger than their current location—and closer to trains. Sadder still (to me anyway), Biography Bookstore is closing in the next 12 -18 months. I have heard two rumors: (1) that it will be part of Kate Spade and (2) that it will be a Sephora (vomit). Biography bookstore is looking for a new space in NYC also.Racked's placing a bet on the former, because how much makeup could they fit in that little space?
Come summer, you see retailers around the city leaving the doors of their stores propped wide open in the hopes of enticing shoppers in with blasts of frigid air conditioning. In protest of this decidedly carbon-non-neutral trend we bring you, This Store Blows, highlighting the city's worst offenders. Want to join forces with us? Contributions, accompanied by a photo, are always accepted.
Reiss Bleecker Street
Store: Reiss, 387 West Broadway and 309-313 Bleecker Street Date: 7/05/08. Time: 3pm at the West Village store, 6pm at the Soho location. Why These Stores Blow: A tipster writes, "I was all over the city this weekend and couldn't help but notice the massive waste of A/C at both Reiss stores. The West Village boutique (309-313 Bleecker) and Soho (387 West Broadway) both have their colossal doors completely open...but then I don't know how customers open those doors in winter. It seems as if they are built to alway be open."
A shot of the gaping West Broadway store, this way. >>
West Village: A tipster sends word that small jewelry store Fassbinder is in danger of closing. The report: "Fassbinder, the nifty handcrafted jewelry boutique at 39 8th Ave. (by Jane Street) is closing...or has closed. The new landlord required a whopping 6-month deposit on the lease renewal. Fassbinder has already vacated its shop, and is camping out in a friend's space, a tiny gallery, a few doors down. Going out of biz signs all over the windows..." We're unable to confirm a closure at this time, as calls to the store are going unanswered.
· Fassbinder [Citysearch]
· Fassbinder [NY Mag]
Downtown
· GomiNYC: Saturday noon—9pm; Sunday noon—8:30pm. 443 E 6th St between First Ave and Ave A (212-979-0388).
· Catherine Angiel: Saturday, Sunday noon—7pm. 43 Greenwich Ave between Charles and Perry Sts (212-838-0822 ext 232).
· Mayle: Saturday noon—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 242 Elizabeth St between Houston and Prince Sts (212-625-0406).
· Owl's Lab: Saturday 11am—8pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 20 E 12th St between Fifth Ave and University Pl (212-633-2672).
· Temperley: Saturday 11am—7pm; Sunday noon—6pm. 453 Broome St at Mercer St, second floor (212-219-2929).
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Label: Catherine Angiel
Deal: Up to 50% off delicate jewelry and cufflinks
When/Where: Monday, July 7th through Monday, July 21st. Daily noon—7pm. 43 Greenwich Ave between Charles and Perry Sts (212-838-0822 ext 232).
Wondering what was up with all the plywood at Eighth Avenue and West 13th Street, a tipster yesterday put forth that a string of stores is undergoing "what initially looked like renovations but now it looks like maybe something new is going in there." Among the affected locations are Steven Alan, Sergio Davila, Shoegasm and bakery Coffee Sweet Heart.
Racked reconnaissance turned up that both Steven Alan and Sergio Davila will return, and they have posted signs announcing brief renovations before reopening in August. Shoegasm still has their 8th Avenue address on their website despite looking very closed, but the fate of the bakery is completely up in the air.
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