With more mainstream brands that are
beneath your radar!
Lots of Trovata, Rogan, Duffer and Helmut Lang's more casual styles in the 'Downtown' store (which originally stocked Cloak) as well as Etro, Helmut Lang, Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith, Pringle and Michael Kors in the 'Uptown' store (I love how one is uptown and one is downtown when they're two doors away from each other!). I often take friends there because they have a nice mix of product, and one can always find something interesting and new (they also stock a lot of unknown italian brands that are very high quality). What's nice about them is that they are old enough to have some prestige as a store, and they explore emerging brands quickly. They're one of the first to have stocked Cloak, as well as Belfast, in the city. They may not buy a lot, but they buy first. The buyer actually has his own line, Antonio Branco, in the store, and he's got a good eye.
It's not the same level as the designer-y stuff that we tend to glorify here on TFS, but anyone who knows the biz knows well enough to stock a good mix of styles and prices, to allow all customers to buy. And hey, considering how much we buy on sale, they'd go out of business if they only stocked high-concept designers!