The June/July issue of Details sheds some light on the special new J. Crew men’s store in TriBeCa. So far we know that the space —an old liquor store on West Broadway —is spectacular and sort of Edward Hopper-esq. What we learned from the Details article is even more exciting. One of the ACL’s idols Mr. Andy Spade and his new creative firm Partners & Spade, has been retained to add his retail genius into the mix. This makes me think that we could have an American interpretation of Paul Smith on our hands. I can’t wait to get a first hand look at this store and I am excited to be able to finally buy Birdwell Britches in person.
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May 29, 2008 at 2:57 pm
J. Crew and Andy Spade seems like such an obvious pairing. Looking forward to this one. J. Crew is really smart to open a store like this. I know many, many guys (and all kinds) will really appreciate it.
May 29, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Oh hey, I wondered what happened to this place, as it was empty last summer.
It was built in 1809, so it’s one of the older buildings in the city, roughly contemporary with Castle Clinton, City Hall, and a few things at South Street Seaport. The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission report from ‘66 says it “probably always had a shop on the ground floor,” so J. Crew is carrying on a fine, fine tradition.
May 29, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I have a Polaroid Automatic 101 Land camera that I’ll let Andy have for $5,000. I’ll even take it in a store credit.
May 30, 2008 at 2:10 pm
When will this open? He said, hopefully.
May 30, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Looks like Mickey went shopping at Freeman’s Sporting Club for some new ideas, huh…
July 29, 2008 at 2:37 pm
[...] at the denim-friendly store Self Edge in San Francisco stocks the brand. Rumor has it that the new men’s J. Crew store on West Broadway will carry part of the Mister Freedom [...]
July 29, 2008 at 6:07 pm
How did I miss this article and post??!! LOVE!
August 20, 2008 at 4:40 pm
[...] open (well, it is open tomorrow anyway) and as expected it is toast worthy. Since I have been anticipating the opening for some time now, I’m going to break with normal protocol and join Men.Style.com and Kempt [...]
November 22, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I’m a fan of Birdwell’s too, but beware of trying to buy them from their website:
http://bewarebirdwellbritches.blogspot.com/