"They’re all hypoallergenic, handmade from purified horsehair from Argentina, cotton, and wool. They’re made to last you 30 years."

"New York women abuse their feet—some customers come in on crutches after hammertoe or bunion surgery. They put on the flats and are in heaven."

"We wanted to be almost entirely a bookstore. We have an art gallery up front, where we show and sell cartoonists’ original work."

"It’s not that the guys interested in this don’t have the money—they’d just rather spend it on drinks, like I do."

"We’re not just arbitrarily peddling whatever the new stuff is. We’re interested in reading as a potentially special experience."

"This weekend the Nike Dunk High hit. It’s based on the “nanu-nanu” guy from Mork & Mindy: a red dunk high with silver, like his spaceship."

We do custom paper, home accessories, and portraiture—all from scratch.

I’ve seen people peering in the windows hours before we open at noon.

"We make garments from scratch. The designers buy old fabric, study the weave, and make the denim with vintage shuttle looms."

"The quintessential girl that comes in here is petite and tan and has boobs that point up to the sky."