Top Shop, the white-hot, infinitely-hip British retailer opened their first US store in Manhattan's Soho district this morning.
Since Martha has been part of the team from the start, I stopped by to see what all the buzz was about. Wow!
When I arrived, an hour after the opening, the line went up Broadway, around the corner, east on Broome, around the corner, south on Crosby, and around the corner and west on Grand - almost an entire NY city Block!
There were dozens of private security guards (complete with little Secret Service ear pieces), NY Police on horseback, cheerful employees handing out free coffee/donuts/water, pissed-off cabbies caught in the crush, and barricades.
The crowd was mostly female, orderly, and filled with anticipation.
Easily, even with my bias, one of the most incredible sights that I have ever seen in New York.
Recession??!!
Martha later texted that she was sorry to miss me.
I told her it would have been easier to see the Queen!
...which, of course, she is!
Thank you for visiting.
Celluloid Heros by the Kinks
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