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Gap
211-15 26th Ave.,
Queens, NY 11360
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Official Website
Hours
Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, 11am-7pm
Directions
Long Island Rail Road service is available to Bayside
Payment Methods
American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Profile
If you've just dropped in from East Nowhere and have never seen a Gap, don't worry—there's one just around the corner, between Duane Reade and Starbucks. Despite the chain's near-omnipresence, the brand has remained true to its classic American-casual style through constant corporate reinventions; witness celebrity spokespeople, pop music idols, and designers from top couture houses (like Pina Ferlisi, ex- of Marc Jacobs). While Gap follows more trends than it sets (save for a famous pink trench coat that rocketed out of stores), it's great for well-fitting, reasonably priced, runway-inspired weekend or business-casual wear. Better still, the workmanship and fabrics hold up, for good-looking classics that span seasons, and spin cycles, with ease. While the brand traditionally excelled at jeans and denim, khakis, cotton polos and pocket T-shirts, recent moves into of-the-moment flirty tops, classically pretty dresses and replicas of designer bags make fashionable street wear just as prevalent as tanks, logo sweats, and puffy coats. Corporate parent of little-sib Old Navy and slicker big-sib Banana Republic, the Gap offers reliable staples with and a few fresh twists, all within the realm of clothes you can take home to Mama. And speaking of family matters, larger stores, like the three-story 34th Street flagship, include the GapKids, babyGap, GapBody, and GapMaternity collections.