NYC Holiday Pop-Up Shops: The Cleverly Curated List

NYC Pop Up Shop Guide | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspots_Tictail

Ever get the feeling that you’ve just seen it all before? Finding a unique gift can be a challenge, and often one of the greatest frustrations of holiday shopping is coming across the same merchandise again and again. Luckily a host of exciting pop-ups are surfacing all over New York, presenting wares from emerging indie […]

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Concept Store Find: 10 Corso Como Milan

10 Corso Como Milan | meltingbutter.com Shopping Hotspot

10 Corso Como is where Milan’s fashion, art and design illuminati go to shop, eat, drink and get inspired. The Milanese concept store has been a shopping icon since the early 90’s when its original industrial space was transformed into what is arguably one of the coolest concept stores in the world – up there […]

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Cool Shop Find: Coming Soon New York

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1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Part vintage furniture and kooky home wares, with a sprinkling of unique jewelry and artisanal body products, Coming Soon New York’s floor-to-ceiling storefront on Orchard Street appears like a portal into the city’s coolest studio apartment. Inside, there’s a decidedly domestic quality, with mid-century dining tables, chairs, and […]

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Cool Shop Find: Project No. 8 NYC

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(Project No. 8 NYC has been reported closed) Opened in 2009 as a destination for sophisticated yet quirky menswear, Project No. 8 has since evolved into a carefully curated mix of unique objects, publications, and high-quality men’s and women’s fashion. Created by Various Projects (the design collective of Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusiak) Project No. […]

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The Curators: Bird Boutique’s Owner Jen Mankins on Brooklyn’s Best Kept Secrets

Jen Mankins | Best Of Brooklyn Guide | Melting Butter

1 / 1 ( 3 votes ) ”˜Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way’ – not to quote hip hop lyrics from the Notorious B.I.G or anything, but we’re pretty sure many Brooklynites can attest that this sums up the vibe and feeling of this much loved New York borough. Jen Mankins, ex- fashion buyer at […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: DEAR: Rivington+ NYC

DEAR: Rivington+ NYC | meltingbutter.com Fashion Hotspot

NoHo, the neighborhood wedged between East Village and SoHo – is a quieter, unexplored area of NYC, but filled with a delight of hidden restaurants, soul food, boutiques, galleries and character all of its own. It’s little wonder that Moon Rhee, co-owner of clothing and home wares store DEAR: Rivington+, chose to relocate its new […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: Rachel Comey NYC

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A downtown jaunt around Soho would take you to familiar spots that would warm any New Yorker’s heart – homegrown pizza joints that have been run over many generations, that famous deli down the road known for their freshly cut meats which will make all of your co-workers jealous; and of course – some of […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: Bird NYC

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Better known for its thriving community of rugged hipsters, food aficionados and creative talent, Brooklyn is fast becoming a hub of high fashion. Jen Mankins, owner of Bird boutique, has decided to keep it in the Brooklyn family with her third (and largest) boutique in Williamsburg. Like many places in the area, the boutique also […]

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NYC Cool Shop Find: McNally Jackson Picture Room

NYC Cool Shop Find: McNally Jackson Picture Room | meltingbutter.com

There’s something interesting going on at McNally Jackson. Not only has the indie bookstore opened Goods for the Study (our no. 1 source for eye-pleasing stationery products) but they’ve also quietly opened Picture Room, a hybrid art store, book store, art gallery and gift shop right next door. Hooray for even more beautiful things! Inside, […]

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NYC Concept Store Find: Filson Flagship

NYC Concept Store Find: Filson Flagship | meltingbutter.com

Filson, the American heritage brand best known for stubbornly made, unfailing goods for the modern adventurer has its first concept store in NYC’s NoHo and it’s as handsome as the rugged man who shops there. Adding to the whole outdoorsy rugged man aesthetic is the store’s seemingly strategic location right next door to the iconic […]

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