‘La Petite Mort’ Opening Its First Vintage Retail Shop at 37 Orchard
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Heretofore a psychic, then Dino Eli’s popular shoebox-sized Windows Gallery, 37 Orchard Street is now moving in a different direction. It’s entering the world of retail. In due course, online vintage store La Petite Mort will be opening its first brick-and-mortar shop here. That is, if you consider ’80s and ’90s threads vintage…
La Petite Mort began as an e-commerce (and Etsy) endeavor specializing in women’s vintage-wear, but owner Kara Mullins apparently felt the time was right to open a physical location. “The internet was too small for us,” she quipped on the Facebook page.
The boutique will feature both men’s and women’s throwbacks, plus a small selection of modern jewelry, tights, sunglasses, and other accessories from local designers. Grand opening is schedule for Black Friday – November 29.
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