"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."

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."

"They are very sturdy. There are people who drive their Vespas around the world."

"Less is always more. A busy garden is like somebody screaming into my ear."

"It’s about being able to sit at a vanity and spend three hours on your hair and then put a birdcage in it."

My favorite customer wanted a scent inspired by Miss Havisham in Great Expectations— the one with the rotting feast in her living room.