/fa/ - Fashion

>>10299763
I've never been to nyc, even though I only live 4 hours away, but I've heard SUFU's city guides are worth perusing.

>>10299768
thanks I'll check them out!

Go to DSM, they have good shit there

>>10299763
DSM NY should be at the top of your list, it's truly an amazing store.

the other big department stores (saks, barneys, etc) are also worth a walk through. as an american, no other city i've been to in the country has department stores like that. i felt the vertical layout and the walk through each floor was very unique to new york.

i would also highly recommend visiting supreme, ONLY NY, and the retrosuperfuture store. the retrosuperfuture store is the coolest shit ever, they have all of their sunglasses. there is also a jil sander store across the street. if you're into supreme, unique hype collection is worth a visit too. they're in the basement of a mini-mall in chinatown. it's definitely an experience and you can see some rare shit.

i was only there for a few days so i missed out on a lot. i also hit black scale and kith. you might like kith, black scale has fallen off though. there's also a rick owens store on the upper west side IIRC.

also: the SUFU guide will probably be more helpful than me. new york is awesome. get a subway pass obv

>>10299789
looks perf. thanks!

>>10299790
thanks a lot, very helpful! I'll keep the screenshot of your post hahah

also i haven't found a place to sleep yet, can you rec me the best area to look into?

>>10299823
brooklyn

>>10299763
i want to know pretty much the same stuff but for paris, anon plz

>>10299850
OP here, I only know the Springsioux concept store at 19 rue Charlot, it's great. I'm in Paris rn tho so I might find something more. there's an oak store here as well

>>10299763
Honestly just go down to soho. Walk down Broadway, Lafayette, prince, bowery, and Bleeker and just explore. There are so many boutiques you won't know what to do

>>10299850
Go to the marais

>>10299823
brooklyn if you want to overpay.
Look into queens

>>10300066
this, v files, apc, bape, supreme, bbc, wang, dqm vans, etc are all in that area.

>>10299823
not sure. as far as manhattan, i would try to catch an airbnb around soho or east village. this is just what struck me as 'cool' while i was walking around, so actual NYC natives might have better suggestions.

last time i stayed there i was at the holiday inn at times square. avoid that like the plague. most of the 'times square' hotels are around the corner past the bus terminal, which is a nasty place and full of homeless people, police, and occasional police dogs which sketched me out heavy. plus, times square fucking sucks. it's super crowded and there are no worthwhile shops there.. just big chains you can find anywhere, but more crowded.

fun fact, i bought my CP achilles from DSM and i felt straight up like julia roberts when i was trying them on and told the salesperson i would take them

>>10300108
>fun fact, i bought my CP achilles from DSM and i felt straight up like julia roberts when i was trying them on and told the salesperson i would take them

that sounds fun anon, i want to do just that

>>10300072
b-but the marais is huge

>>10300104
literally all those places suck except for wang

only good shops in soho are acne, rick owens, helmut lang and alexander wang

>>10300240
>acne
>Helmut Lang
>good

>>10300210
OP here. in Paris try walking the St Honoré street and the Louvre/place Vendôme area (the 1st arrondissement in general) for the very high fashion (you'll find Rick, CDG etc there).

as for boutiques of less known (or cheaper but still great, like Thom Krom tier) designers, try walking mostly rue du Temple (and the area, le Marais). I really rec the Springsioux store there!


besides, Paris is great for reworking or reselling vintage high fash. I can recommend Bless (also in le Marais) and Chercheminippes, but that's on the left riverside, near tour d'eiffel

thanks for all the NYC advise, guys!

>>10300240
all those brands and shops are shit except for tricky rick
>he wears theory lang

>>10300108

East village is cool, soho is bunk as funk.

OP I'd try to stay in either the west/east village, lower east side, Greenpoint, williamsburg, park slope.

Not fashion related but make sure to hit up Other Half in Carroll Gardens. You won't regret it

>>10299763
I lived in NYC for 5 years, may be moving back soon.

If you're visiting New York, you should do something better with your time than go to stores. If you happen to be in SoHo and spot a boutique by all means enjoy perusing but to actually go out of your way to visit a store is extremely poseur tier behavior.

>PS. HOW TO GET SPOTTED BY HUMANS OF NEW YORK
Poseur status confirmed.

Just go to bars and talk to people unless you're as autistic as the men that go here.

>>10300926
OP here. i'm on /fa/ to ask about /fa/, don't imply it means i don't think there are better things to do in NY. i'm asking for recs precisely to not lose time on places i won't like.
anyway if you as a new yorker have something to rec offtop then feel free to do so :))))

>>10300926
What the fuck is the reason to go to a place like NYC and not visit clothing stores. There are stores in NYC that don't exist anywhere else in the U.S.

Fuck off we're full

>HOW DO I GET SPOTTED BY HONY

look like a little bitch who needs coddling I guess

>>10301414
should i dress like a hobo or a chechenyan immigrant??? haven't decided on the outfit yet effay new yorkers pls help

>>10300926
>If you're visiting New York, you should do something better with your time than go to stores. If you happen to be in SoHo and spot a boutique by all means enjoy perusing but to actually go out of your way to visit a store is extremely poseur tier behavior.
uhh.. you know you're on the fashion board, right? are you retarded or something? there is no other city in the US like new york for shopping/browsing if you hold a genuine interest in fashion.
>using the word 'poseur'
also, are you 13 years old?

why would you waste all your time and money at bars in NYC? shit is heinously expensive and there are much better cities to visit for alcohol and its a much less unique experience, unless you consider overpaying for drinks a unique experience

drop trip

>>10301234
>don't imply it means i don't think there are better things to do in NY
Fair enough.

Most of what I do in NY has to do with meeting people so I don't think that would exactly be what you're looking for unless you're willing to meet new people.

PS: There's always a rave in Brooklyn. You just need to get invited.

>>10301253
It all depends on the person but even a fashionista has to have better things to do than engage in empty consumerism for days on end.

Like maybe you should walk around and see the city if you don't want to get drunk in a bar.

>>10301479
>there is no other city in the US like new york for shopping/browsing if you hold a genuine interest in fashion.
You know we live in an era when we have internet access and free through the mail returns, right? You can shop from your couch at home.

>being angry about the use of "poseur"
lmao, what a poseur

New Yorker here nobody gives a fuck about how you dress and HONY is overrated shit fad that no one even follows on IG anymore.

Explore the city for yourself there's stores everywhere. Particularly downtown. Lower West Side for Margiela and the like. SoHo is overrated but there are hidden gems, just avoid walking on Broadway. 5Ave for expensive shit. Williamsburg/Bushwick(not too deep) for thrifting. Go up around Columbia. Explore the high line and visit all the galleries. Don't go to the Bronx at all, it's basically a third world borough. Visit Hunters Point in Queens it's brand new and shiny. Don't forget to visit our museums and pay full price cause I won't. Flushing is shit. Harlem is shit. Avoid A/C trains. Have fun and visit many bars, but not the shitty ones. Best thing about NY is the people.

>>10302047
thanks a lot! i'll keep the screenshot of your reply :)))))))
i'm not autistic so i'll probably meet some new people, if there are any bars that are particularly worth going to pls rec.

also actually my main target in NY are the museums and art galleries. can you rec any of those less known to tourists?

>>10301954
I'm truly sorry you're this stupid. /fa/ can't possibly be your home board. you should probably just return there.
>Like maybe you should walk around and see the city if you don't want to get drunk in a bar.
like maybe you should use your brain.. nobody is saying not to do that, and visiting unique shops will naturally take you all over the city
>You know we live in an era when we have internet access and free through the mail returns, right? You can shop from your couch at home.
yeah but almost nowhere on the planet can you find and try on all of those clothes. it's a lot nicer dropping $800 on a pair of shoes when you know they fit the first time. and still, it's just shit you want to experience outside the internet. We get it, you don't have an interest in fashion, but shockingly some people here do

>>10302121
For museums I'd say start at the MET. It's basically free and immense. I go there at least once a week to read, great environment. Take the 6 to 77th and walk there, you can run into many galleries on the way. Guggenheim is nearby, but that place is only worth the visit when there's an event going on. Avoid the Natural Museum of History, it's for children. I haven't been to Art and Design, but I heard the exhibitions are fantastic. MoMa midtown is on the expensive side, but definitely worth the visit. Take the 1/2 to 34 Penn station and walk to the Chelsea High Line which is on the west side around 10th Ave. The galleries are within large apartment building complexes and they're connected so you can visit them one after the other. These galleries are sort of unknown to tourists I suppose. You can usually pick up a booklet that highlights upcoming events and even more obscure gallery locations. Whitney Museum once you're done walking across the High Line. Lastly, go down Bowery and visit the New Museum. There's galleries around there too and I suggest walking across to the west from there. Hopefully while visiting one of these places you meet someone going to a private event. Don't be scared people are incredibly nice.

As for bars, it depends on your age. I'm 22 so my opinions are biased. Generally though, bars around central park are for rich people, bars around times square are for tourists, LES/Brooklyn is for young people. Bedford Ave in Brooklyn in a good place to start. Search up events at the Highline Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg. Battery Harris is a bar I always love visiting, they have a nice lounging area/dance floor, demographic is late 20s. If you want something more crazy there's a club called Output that's relatively cheap with a good environment. As for the city, le poisson rouge is always fun. Tropical on the LES is a blast as well. Use these as starting points and just head to whatever seems more exciting. St Marks is ok too

>>10302301
Oh and the museum of sex. I think that 'bouncy house made out of titties' exhibition ended though

>>10302195
>visiting unique shops will naturally take you all over the city
No, it won't. it'll take you to SoHo, Tribeca and Williamsburg which may as well all be the same place.

It's clear you've never been to NYC to shop or, if you have been, you didn't see the real NYC but somehow thought you had.

>We get it, you don't have an interest in fashion,
I do actually. It's the sole reason I have come here at all. But too many of you seem to have this overarching sense of self worth that derives from your fashion taste.

You seem angry that I don't agree with making fashion that big a part of my life.

>>10302458
no i just think it's retarded that OP asks
>hey guys, what stores can I visit in NYC?
and you answer
>lol don't visit stores poseur

you're unintelligent and you're an asshole

>>10302490
Haha, thanks for letting me know. I really value the opinion of /fa/ on these matters, tbh.

>>10302301
THANK YOU, you're being so helpful! If anyone wanted to come to Warsaw, I'd be willing to return the favor.

as for the bars, this is gonna sound lame af but I'm 19 and I just realised this might be an issue. do they really always check your id at bars and clubs? I haven't been asked for my age since I was 14 or something, that's kinda how it works in Europe, but I've heard it's different in the US?

>>10302558
>do they really always check your id at bars and clubs?
>bars
Yeah, generally. I once had them refuse me service even with my real ID because they thought it was fake.
>Clubs
Not if you pay cover charge and are good looking. It also helps to know a promoter.

>>10302539
not who you responded to, but how autistic can you be?
op is on a fashion board, and makes a thread asking which shops he should visit
you self-insert repeatedly for faux-credentials, unironically say "by all means enjoy perusing" and poseur twice , and keep saying random shit as if you were highly in the know and above all infantile base pleasures
>There's always a rave in Brooklyn. You just need to get invited.
>even a fashionista has to have better things to do than engage in empty consumerism for days on end
>you didn't see the real NYC but somehow thought you had
and my favorite
>too many of you seem to have this overarching sense of self worth that derives from your fashion taste
you're not in any position to be discussing overinflated senses of self-worth
you put on this strange affectation, like you want the apathetic airs of a banksy but couldn't quite reconcile that with the time you spent reading the new yorker's bar reviews as a teenager
how about instead of saying anything about yourself (drop trip, by the way), you say something even tangentially related to what op asked for?
I'm sure you could bring yourself to share some underground boutique only heard of by those in elite inner circles

>>10302595
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mt0ee9FraQ

>>10302619
glad to know you really don't have any substance
congratulations on your meme collection though, maybe you can bring that up too, the next time someone makes the mistake of saying "new york" around you

>>10302595
not that it matters but OP is female.

also don't worry, everyone sees that guy is an obnoxious douche, but thanks for pinning down the worst quotes, i laughed

>>10299763

start by not being an edgy raghead

>>10299763
barneys and supreme

>>10302558
That's sad to hear! It's better to travel here when you're 21+ to avoid getting turned away from bars. Places are just strict with the ID thing especially in the city.

However, I've gotten into various places with 18-20 year olds just by showing my ID and they just let the chick pass without bothering, so if you're traveling with a sharp 21+ male, that can help you get in. Traveling in a group of older or attractive people can help as well. If you have 4+ girls in your circle, bouncers usually don't bother checking every one and just let them in to improve the ambiance. Going early like 7-9pm is helpful since the bouncers don't get there until 930pm usually, just act chill about it. If all else fails just go to a show. They're almost always 18+ and they sell alcohol there or you can just sneak alcohol.

>>10302641
There's some substance, some not. I live in the meme reality. There's no sincerity left in this world.

Just keep buying your clothes. The small burst of endorphins you feel every time you aqcuire a new object should be just enough to satiate your depression for at least a few more decades. Hopefully your income will scale with your tolerance and you won't get to the point where you just can't buy enough due to lack of funds.

>>10302692
This guy has me pegged, tbh. I was just being an asshole not that I regret it though.

I just couldn't help myself when the white knights of /fa/ came in.

Anyway, op. I hope you have a fun time in New York. Check out the Strand if you're down there.

>>10303506
>There's no sincerity left in this world
>baseless "super deep cutting digs"
>you're all materialist husks, and too empty to even see that
god, you're insufferable
at least when your apparent hero tao lin pulls this shit he doesn't misspell or misuse every third word

sage next time, so dead threads don't bloat the catalog for the sake of your ego

>>10300066
acne, paul smith, slp all on mercer st off broadway. If you want to go to a specific store stick to the streets adjacent to broadway, they're much easier to walk on.

I would walk around soho, up and down the different avenues just looking at what's interesting. I would also check out the big department stores.

>>10300885
second this guy on places to stay. Carroll Gardens is also a good place to stay too. East village native so I'm biased but imo it's the best place to stay.

>>10301478
I see the most fashionable people on the off broadway streets. Lafayette, crosby, mercer, etc. All the streets that run parallel to broadway.

>>10302301
This guy knows his shit. I second him on everything. Thursdays galleries usually offer free wine/beer and there's more of a crowd. This has it's ups and downs. I'm 21 but a lot of people in the range 16-25 come just to drink and maybe some of them have an interest in art. They never id, just have people serve it or leave it out for you to serve yourself. If you want to avoid a crowd, go another day. If you want to meet some people around your age, thursday evening is the time to go. iirc people start moving up and down the galleries from 23rd st & 9th-10th ave to 25-26th st around 7 on thursdays. There are also more galleries on the lower east side/border of soho. There are less of them though but might be a cooler crowd. I know less about these, I've only been a few times.

If you want to thrift I would check out the places along 1st ave. Tokyo7, Buffalo Exchange, various other thrift/consignment shops can be found along 1st avenue between 7th and 13th sts. 11th between 1st and 2nd ave has several.

>>10302558
>>10302881
They ask for id at bars for the most part. Restaurants often do not in my experience. You said you're 19. Most people at 19 just buy some alcohol and chill at peoples houses. A lot of delis in the east village don't id. Some liquor stores as well.

>>10302881
Shows can be pretty strict as well. If you go to a bedstuy show they probably want you to underage drink anyway. Places like Shea Stadium (not the baseball stadium, it's a venue) are easy to get drinks at. But they're also kind of shitty. As a new yorker, I would recommend you try and make some friends and try out stoop drinking. Just pour some liquor in another drink, wine in a opaque water bottle, or however else you want to obscure it, and chill on a stoop in the evening getting drunk. This requires you meeting people to chill with first though.

I would also check out hookah bars. Honestly, I doubt they give a fuck about iding but I usually just sneak in some alcohol there. Try to find a place that is mostly cushions and shit, not chairs and tables. My favorite place shut down recently but my friend said a place by 1st st and 1st ave is similar.

Also check out our pizza. For nicer slices I like artichoke pizza on 14th and 1st, and difara in brooklyn. Don't go to any big chain pizza in new york like pizza hut, dominos, sbarro, or papa john's. That should be a crime. Halal food is great too. I like the guys on 28th and madison, the classic halal guys at columbus circle, and a cart I just found on mulberry and houston.

If you want to see the sites, the empire state building is also open at night with a far shorter line. The ferry is a free way to get a view of manhattan from the water but make sure to run to the manhattan bound one as soon as you get to staten island because you don't want to get stuck in that shithole.

>>10302881
>>10303951
>>10303975
thank you so much guys! I'm travelling with my 20yo bf so maybe we'll manage to get in some bars. and hopefully we'll meet some new people following your advice. /fa/ can sometimes be such a nice place after all :')

>>10300240
E-LOL

>>10299763
I have been working over in NYC, and have 3 weekends left. Am 20 and have done my shopping, does anyone have some quality ideas for some siqq activities in Manhattan? Would be most appreciated :)!

I saw Bill in 59th street. My friends also spotted him in Park Ave.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/on-the-street

not my pic tho