Lucky Shopping

Welcome new visitors from Lucky Magazine! I hear we are in the Shopping Report (haven't even seen the issue yet) which is fantastic. FYI, we are in the middle of the last-minute push for holiday gifts. We are running out of items but there are plenty of fun gifts left on the site. (Also if you are not in a hurry, things become much better :)

More updates as soon as my fingers thaw out, it is a COLD one in NYC today...

The Property Of

At a tradeshow this summer, I met the nice fellas from The Property Of..., a bag and small leather goods company in Singapore. I knew this would be a great men's/unisex line for the shop. The quality is excellent and the details (I love details) are fabulous. We have picked up 3 bag styles to start - a microfiber tote, a herringbone day bag/computer bag, and a crackled leather mini-duffel that has the infamous extra shoulder strap we love so well in the Slope - plus some card holders and wallets. The great thing about these bags is that, while lined and kitted out with pockets, they are light as a feather! If you read the Times article on massages and physical therapy for people who lug around heavy bags, these are the counterpoint. Pics below.







Holiday webshop alert: don't forget, December 10 is the last day for holiday shipping. We are fairly inundated here. A gentle hint that for fastest results, order items that don't have "these are arriving any day now" availability warnings :) it makes everyone's lives easier!

Take a Moment

It's 12:18am and I have just started to read the news for the day. I have been packing boxes for 3 hours and I'm tired and whiny and suddenly it doesn't really matter because the Kim family has lost a husband, a father, a son. Please send your love and support to Kati and family. I have been told often I need to meet her (I have been in Doe once and my shop is a bit like hers) and now I feel awkward and strange, but all of my thoughts are with the family. It's hard for me to focus right now. Regular updates tomorrow...

Chilly Weather Gear

In a stroke of fortuitous timing, a new local knitwear designer send me an email just about the time I was hunting for someone with a knitting machine to remake my shabby, but useful acrylic circular scarf in a nicer yarn. A few weeks later and voila! Happiness, and on the first really chilly day of fall.

I don't have a picture yet but may I tantalize you with some of the more complex and interesting work Gail of N.I.T. does (versus a big ol' donut, which is what I requested of her):



Do you love it? I am pondering bringing some of those armwarmers in the store. They are so elegant, and made of a great super merino.

By the way - this week expect those awesome, guy-friendly bags and wallets I've been talking about to hit the store, plus a lot of restocked items...

Sales

Don't forget to check this one out next weekend if you are in Manhattan, lots of our designers will be in it! Looks like a really good one.