softgrey
flaunt the imperfection
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what's it like?...feedback appreciated...thanks...
from papermag.com
ESKANDAR
33 E. 10th St., (212) 533-4200
Privileged Manhattanites who can sock-slide across their lofts without kneecapping themselves on second-hand furniture are likely to be Eskandar patrons. The months-old University Place store is the high-price-point conception of Mr. Eskandar, an English-Persian gentleman who has made his mark on fashion, furniture and home accessories by distilling the essence of the age-old crossover between European and Middle Eastern chic and racking up the luxury quotient. Space, comfort and design reign here. The clothing, while basic, is interesting, with items like thin rubber coats, loose A-line sweaters and white shirts with two collars. Everything in the store is for sale (except, regrettably, the kind doorman), including cases of vintage glassware, Touareg jewelry and Eskandar Bath and Body products. Exclusive to this location -- there are two others, in London and Paris -- is their collection of vintage linens, which they sell intact or redesigned into gorgeous shift dresses and curtains. Eskandar litters the place with worldly coffee-table books, dinnerware and home accessories he picked up on his travels; they make the store feel like his own personal pied-à-terre. He has thought of everything. Short of leaving his underwear on the floor, Mr. Eskandar gives his all.
what's it like?...feedback appreciated...thanks...
from papermag.com
ESKANDAR
33 E. 10th St., (212) 533-4200
Privileged Manhattanites who can sock-slide across their lofts without kneecapping themselves on second-hand furniture are likely to be Eskandar patrons. The months-old University Place store is the high-price-point conception of Mr. Eskandar, an English-Persian gentleman who has made his mark on fashion, furniture and home accessories by distilling the essence of the age-old crossover between European and Middle Eastern chic and racking up the luxury quotient. Space, comfort and design reign here. The clothing, while basic, is interesting, with items like thin rubber coats, loose A-line sweaters and white shirts with two collars. Everything in the store is for sale (except, regrettably, the kind doorman), including cases of vintage glassware, Touareg jewelry and Eskandar Bath and Body products. Exclusive to this location -- there are two others, in London and Paris -- is their collection of vintage linens, which they sell intact or redesigned into gorgeous shift dresses and curtains. Eskandar litters the place with worldly coffee-table books, dinnerware and home accessories he picked up on his travels; they make the store feel like his own personal pied-à-terre. He has thought of everything. Short of leaving his underwear on the floor, Mr. Eskandar gives his all.
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