Luxury shoppers have lamented the closings of Barneys New York, Henri Bendel, Fivestory, Intermix, Opening Ceremony, 10 Corso Como, and several other designer stores — all victims of Covid-19, changing consumer habits or overexpansion. Fortunately, retail across the city is rebounding post-pandemic, and there are new or updated multi-brand stores from Tribeca to the Upper East Side.
These major brands offer curated selections of the finest fashion, shoes and accessories from established and emerging brands. “What defines the success of a multi-brand specialty store is the unparalleled intimate relationship and bond our team shares with our customers,” says Alyssa Emerson, creative director and founder of EDIT New York on Madison Ave. [our client]We know her children, her birthday, her last vacation, and the upcoming vacation. We know what you do for work. We know what committees and boards she sits on, where her second or third home is and her favorite dessert!
Professional design and customer service are also the focus of these stores. “If you have a crop top, you may never wear it if you don't have the right high-waisted pants that fit the crop top silhouette in the perfect way that makes that shape work for you,” Emerson explains. “It's the sum of the parts. It's the way it's put together. It's the true design.”
Need a great holiday gift, a stylish look for date night, or professional attire for a job interview? Scroll to see five one-stop shops that have you covered, plus key trend pieces from each.
Eliswalker
Elysewalker carries this season's hottest trends, from suede jackets and bullskin accessories to the coziest knitwear. This year, the iconic retailer — which has eight stores bearing its name in California and New York, including the flagship at 39 N. Moore St. — is celebrating. in Tribeca and at 926 Madison Ave. On the Upper East Side – 25 years of fashion. It offers in-store events, charitable partnerships and more than 20 new high-end brands in both of its New York City doors, including Chloé, Heirlome, Johanna Ortiz and St. Louis. Not only can you get hero pieces from brands like Miu Miu, Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga, but you can find a very special cardigan that feels like a hug: Elysewalker's Anniversary Cardigan, with 10% of sales going to charities that support women. health.
Edit New York
When Alyssa Emerson opened EDIT New York on Carnegie Hill seventeen years ago, she wanted it to feel like home. Now in its second location in the same neighborhood, its store at 1298 Madison Ave. It has the same warm and welcoming atmosphere. The designer store stocks nearly 50 brands of clothing, accessories, shoes and jewelry, including fan favorites like Khait, Ola Johnson, Proenza Schouler, Nili Lotan and Gabriela Hearst. “We look for new collections, vintage brands that we may not have seen in a while, existing collections in stores, designers new to the scene and small artisanal gems in an unparalleled range, always filtered specifically for our customers, their needs, taste level and lifestyle,” says Emerson. .
Kierna Zabit
Kierna Zabit, the multi-brand leader in SoHo, moved into a stunning new space at 160 Mercer Street last year. Like the 943 Madison Ave. store, the downtown digs feature patterned pink and white Italian marble floors, velvet-lined walls and red-painted chandeliers. “We've softened and evolved our look, with unexpected elements and luxurious finishes,” says founder and CEO Beth Puccini, who has seven stores from East Hampton to Nashville to a new location in the Miami Design District. “We still have a sense of fun and joy, of course, and a great mix of products from the best designers of today and tomorrow,” she continues. This means an A to Z set of desirable designations from Aliyah to Zahava.
Luizaviaroma
Legendary Florentine department store and website LuisaViaRoma has said yes to Noho. The retailer's first flagship store outside Italy spans two floors and features an exciting, high-quality design. The 1 Bond St. store carries… Men and caters to the “Iconoclast Woman,” or opinion leader, which means investment pieces from brands like Chloé, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander, Helmut Lang, and Lanvin. Thanks to a planet-friendly partnership with Vestiaire Collective, visitors can drop off their luxury goods for LuisaViaRoma credit or find certified vintage pieces.
Webster
After working in merchandising for Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent, Paris-born traveler Laure Hériard Dubreuil co-founded The Webster in South Beach in 2009. Fifteen years later, the entrepreneur has stores across North America, from Bal Harbor to Montecito to Toronto. Her six-story SoHo store at 29 Greene Street carries products for women, men, kids, beauty and Webster Home in an airy, art-filled space that feels like home. Maison. Discover its eye-catching collection of Chanel, Off-White, Burberry, Gucci, Valentino, Celine and much more at the historic 1878 address.
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