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Kathleen Sorbara has refashioned her two popular Chickee’s vintage stores (one for men, one for women), into a combined space, simply named Sorbara’s.
Sorbara’s soft-opened in October and stocks hand-selected luxury vintage for men and women. The new shop is notably refined; Sorbara herself called it “more elevated than a typical vintage store.” This is true of the space itself — a Phillip Glass concert poster from the ’70s hangs framed on the wall, a book of Carlo Mollino Polaroids sits on a varnished wood coffee table, and a chestnut leather sofa grounds the otherwise airy interior. There’s also a more discerning edited selection, which makes for easier browsing.
On the racks, a mint-condition Prada evening dress hangs alongside a perfectly worn tee from 1982’s Cannes Film Festival. The tailoring Chickee’s was famous for still registers here — trousers by Armani or Narcisco Rodriguez, overcoats by Barney’s and Bottega. And the store’s intentionally sparse layout seems to incentivize shoppers to become regulars, routinely checking in to see which new pieces Kathleen and her sister have steamed and hung up to be discovered that day. –Caitlin Pangares
→ Shop: Sorbara’s (Williamsburg) • 326 Wythe Ave • Daily 11a-7p.