Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

As reported back in May, high-end boutique A. Turen is currently in the process of re-locating from its Ludlow headquarters.  The trip is just a hop-skip-and-jump over to 85 Stanton, between Orchard and Allen Streets.

A few weeks ago, we brought news that Rag & Bone was poised to open its third downtown location at 73 East Houston.  July 1 was supposed to be the opening date, but that obviously didn’t pan out. In the meantime, however, the upscale boutique shop is paying homage to the former occupant of fifteen [...]

Vintage boutique newcomer The Sweet Ones opened at 132 Allen back in early November.  Seven months later, it’s now in trouble with the city.

In November 2008, the Dulcinée vintage boutique shop at 127 Stanton Street closed its doors for the greener pastures of internet sales.  The storefront remained dormant with requisite “for rent” signs inviting new business.  And one finally took the bait.

There is some boutique turnover to report at 62 Clinton Street.  Spec was the previous tenant here, opening in 2005 with a collection of casual men’s outerwear from different Japanese labels.  The shop had a decent run of about four years before calling it quits last December.  But there is a new kid on the [...]

The nascent sub-level gallery-slash-wine bar space at 9 Clinton Street, CULTUREfix, is bringing along Brooklyn-based Dijital Fix as its upstairs neighbor.  Both venues are in soft open mode, and are currently gearing up for an official launch on Friday.