Fifty Shades of Grey is out in theaters today, amidst a flurry of criticism that its portrayal of BDSM closer resembles domestic violence than a consensual…
How Not to Be That Person Who Buys a Valentine’s Card at Duane Reade
Lingerie aside, there’s nothing quite as sexy as penning deep, mad feels onto paper. Whether you’re professing romantic love, friend love, or even self love,…
This Valentine’s, Get Her the Essence of an Ecstatic Nun
The inspiration for the fragrance that Euphorium Brooklyn is debuting this month isn’t exactly typical: Cilice is supposed to invoke “the sensuality of the environment and the intensity of emotion…
Cloak-Loving Designer Lindsey Thornburg Digs a New Trench On Orchard Street
Looking to channel Blake Lively? Look no further. Womens’ apparel designer Lindsey Thornburg reopened last week at 21 Orchard Street after a rent hike forced…
Jane’s Closet Packs Up Its Short Shorts and Leaves North 6th
La Nonna isn’t the only Williamsburger that’s closing its original location. Jane is closing the North 6th Street location it opened as a pop-up in…
Can ‘Local’ and ‘Sustainable’ Do For Fashion What It Did For Food?
Gone are the mom-and-pop sewing shops that once lined the area between Fifth and Ninth Avenues, from 34th to 42nd Streets in Manhattan. Fashion mongers…
Who’ll Be The First to Buy This J.Crew Williamsburg Tote?
Williamsburg’s new J.Crew store has taken gruff from everyone from TV on the Radio to Reggie Watts, but that isn’t stopping it from selling these…
Three More Holiday Shopping Hoo-Has (Two of ‘Em With Free Booze)
Been too busy drinking to get any holiday shopping done? You know you can combine those two things, right? And maybe you better, because you’re…
Rudy’s Barbershop, a Sibling of Ace Hotel, Has Opened in Williamsburg
Rudy’s — the rock-n-roll barbershop that Alex Calderwood and Wade Weigel launched in Seattle in 1993 before going on to create the Ace Hotel —…
Artisanal Soap Store Slips into Verb Cafe’s Old Home On Bedford Ave
Soap Cherié, the artisanal soapmaker we gave you the heads-up about last week is now open in the former Verb Cafe space on Bedford Avenue.…