STORE CHECK - TODD SNYDER, ROCKEFELLAR CENTER

With over 15 stores in the USA, Todd Snyder is not that rookie anymore who started is career as a designer for brands like J.Crew and Ralph Lauren. In 2011 Todd Snyder started his own brand and with a lot of success. His great taste for style, colors and fabrics combined with wanna have brands, his stores are looking like a candy store for men like me.

During my last trip to New York, I paid a visit to his Rockefellar Center store, and I was blown away with the use of colors each room has a different vibe due through the colors used on the walls. My favorite is the blue room with the big print above the fire place.

Whenever in New York (and why shouldn't you) take a moment to visit Todd.

Todd Snyder

620 Fifth Ave.

Rockefeller Center

New York

 

CHADS STORE VISIT - J.CREW BOWERY

Last year September J.Crew opened their Liquor Store 2.0 at 316 Bowery on Bleecker Street.

The store is packed with designs of the freshly appointed new menswear designer Brandon Babenzien.

The shop's stylish and eclectic aesthetic aligns nicely with the brand's current Neo Preppy vintage vibe. Warm woods, worn rugs and glazed tiles mix with midcentury light fixtures, along with vintage furniture and artwork. The interior design was the work of Dream Awake, the design firm founded by Babenzien's wife, Estelle.

J.Crew Men's Store

316 Bowery

New York

LEXINGTON CANDY SHOP & LUNCHEONETTE

Whenever you visit New York Upper East you have to pay a visit at the Lexington Candy Shop Luncheonette. This hidden gem on Lexington Ave. serves the community breakfast for over almost a decade. The store is operated by 3 generations since 1925.

Where the interior is an authentic American Diner / Soda Fountain with booths and stools at the bar.

The menu is simple and hearthy, eggs are baked in real butter.

Lexington Candy Shop is located just 3 blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Mile, on the corner of 83rd Street and Lexington Av.

the facade in the early days

CHAD'S STORE VISIT - THE ROWING BLAZERS CLUBHOUSE

Wow, it's been a while since my last post on my blog, but now I have a good reason to start posting again. Some weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the city that never sleeps, also known as the Big Apple and many many other nicknames - New York.

I made a list for this trip which stores etc I wanted to visit, I couldn't make everything happen but one of my favorite brands is and will be on that list. Rowing Blazer by Jack Carlson.

In September 2023, they opened this Clubhouse on Rivington Street. A 115 square meter Flagship store packed with all your favorite Rugby shirts and a curated selection of vintage garments.

The staff is great the help you out with every question you might have and so I walked away with my perfect white polo pique with Rowing Blazer logo.

Rowing Blazer Clubhouse

8 Rivington Street

New York, NY

BROOKS BROTHERS IS B A C K !

 Brooks Brothers is back and how! With Micheal Bastian on the helm they present a fresh look on the old time casual sportswear favorites in a modern preppy way. This first collection by Michael Bastian for Brooks Brothers is inspired by the equestrian style of the East Coast of the US. I love the way Michael Bastian layers his models with the collection, as he also did for his own label and the GANT by Michael Bastian collections. He has a great eye for detail. Go Michael Go rock the Brooks Brothers house!