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Dover Street Market | |
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Space Ninety 8 |
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The market is named after the store’s original location on Dover Street in London. | |
Name significance |
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Urban Outfitters opened Space 15 Twenty in Los Angeles a couple of years ago, so the Brooklyn outpost is a Space brand extension. |
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Murray Hill isn’t exactly a fashion destination, so Dover Street gets points for being a high-fashion pioneer in the ’hood. | |
Neighborhood |
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Urban Outfitters had been looking to open a space in über-trendy Williamsburg for a while, and when the company found this warehouse, it decided to open as a bigger concept. |
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Seven small floors. The space often feels like a contemporary-art gallery set in a tree house. | |
Size | |
Five floors, including a rooftop lounge |
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Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons carefully curated the space, which features new names (on the fourth floor) mixed in with established brands like Prada, Saint Laurent and Nike. | |
Designers/ Merchandise |
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Expect the kind of products you’d find at any Urban Outfitters (moderately priced men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry, home-decor goods), but there’s also an extensive record-and-vinyl shop and a first-floor Market Space featuring locally made items. |
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Dover Street often features many exclusives in the store, including the Mastermind x Black Comme des Garçons x DSMNY special tee ($225). | |
Exclusives |
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The Market Space features many
handcrafted, one-of-a-kind-pieces —many which are created in New York.
Examples include everything from zines to custom handmade bikes
($1,700). |
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Giambattista Valli just launched a pop-up last week that features a made-to-order demi couture dress, exclusive couture slingback heels and Positano candles. | |
Pop-ups |
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The market’s gallery space is a designated area for pop-ups. First up is Adidas Originals Blue. |
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The space is filled with cool art and displays, but a standout is the 60-foot sleeve of yarn by street knitter Magda Sayeg that covers one of the shop’s columns. | |
Artwork |
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Brooklyn-based artist Jason Woodside
created pieces for the Adidas pop-up. Other original installation and
fixtures are featured throughout the store. |
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On the first floor, you’ll find Rose Bakery, the Parisian patisserie that sells tea, thin-crust pizzette, scones and other organic baked goods. | |
Food/drink |
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The Gorbals, the
restaurant and bar by chef Ilan Hall (Top Chef, Knife Fight), occupies
part of the third floor and the rooftop. |
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Dover Street Market vs. Space Ninety 8 store showdown
Space Ninety 8, a new indie-minded multi-level concept shop, debuts this week. How does it compare with Dover Street Market, the other recently opened shopping mecca?
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