Fashion
Discover 10 of the Latest High-Fashion Stores in New York City – Galerie
New Yorkers have access to some of the world’s best retail, from trusty mom-and-pop shops to the grand, over-the-top flagships of heritage fashion and jewelry houses. Whether you’re in the market for last-minute holiday gifts or simply splurging for yourself, Galerie has rounded up some of the city’s most exciting new stores that will lend a dose of sartorial grandeur to your next stroll down Fifth Avenue.
Jimmy Choo. Photo: Adrianna Glaviano
Jimmy Choo. Photo: Adrianna Glaviano
1. Jimmy Choo | Upper East Side
Sex and the City helped establish Jimmy Choo as a household name at the turn of the millennium. For its latest boutique, the purveyor of glamorous footwear is hearkening back to this halcyon era while sprinkling in classic house codes and feminine touches. Devised in collaboration with Turkish interior designer Nebihe Cihan, the brand’s newly refreshed Upper East Side boutique was lovingly envisioned as a trio of salons infused with artistic sensibility. The main retail space, for example, commingles elegant mid-century seating by the likes of Luigi Pellegrin, Antonio Citterio, and Móveis Cimo with collectible lighting by contemporary makers Tommaso Bertocco and Kueng Caputo. Most stunning is a sinuous wall-mounted display shelf in a soulful shade of Winter Bloom—a deep purple that endures as the brand’s signature color—with selects from the winter collection displayed like fine treasures. The effect is akin to stepping inside a jewel box.
Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo: Adrian Gaut
Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo: Adrian Gaut
2. Van Cleef & Arpels | Upper East Side
Van Cleef & Arpels jewels are all united in their ability to enchant; the same can be said about the Parisian jeweler’s palatial flagships. Situated in a historic landmark a stone’s throw from its historic Fifth Avenue location, the maison’s third New York City outpost goes the full distance in bringing its rarefied universe within dazzlingly close reach. The flagship spans five levels and abounds with awe-inspiring details, from the welcome area’s large Veronese chandelier to the second level’s hand-painted floral wallpaper by Fromental. Invitation-only salons occupy the Art Deco–inspired higher levels, which also play host to private events thanks to a fireplace, lounge area, and cocktail bar. The savoir-faire is the main draw, of course—don’t miss the extraordinary Éveil du Cyclamen automaton crafted in partnership with François Junod, or new variations of the fluttery Alhambra emblem in blue agate on a timepiece and reversible ring.
Jacquemus. Photo: Courtesy of Jacquemus
Jacquemus. Photo: Courtesy of Jacquemus
3. Jacquemus | SoHo
For his namesake label’s first-ever Stateside boutique, Simone Porte Jacquemus embarked on a bona fide French homecoming. The charming two-story SoHo outpost pulls on Parisian and Provencal influences—engravings by Pierre Bonnard, bronze Aristide Maillol sculptures on loan from Galerie Dian Vierny—that take shoppers on an art-filled journey to his homeland. There’s a strong emphasis on home: Jacquemus achieves an air of conviviality thanks to OMA’s warm interiors that mix seaside Mediterranean charm with the house’s own codes. Curved shapes and sinewy angles abound, nodding to the brand’s signature Rond-Carré shoulder bag, while an expert curation of tabletop knickknacks and objets d’art forge the feeling of entering a seasoned collector’s very own maison.
Skims. Photo: William Abranowicz
4. Skims | Midtown
The days of Skims being perennially sold out may be long gone. After hosting temporary pop-ups in the Paris, London, and Miami, Kim Kardashian’s ultra-plush and ultra-popular shapewear brand recently pulled back the curtain on a Fifth Avenue flagship that conveys a resounding message: Skims is here to stay. The brand entrusted interior designer and Galerie Creative Mind Rafael de Cárdenas to translate its distinctive design codes to brick-and-mortar, which yielded rows of soaring arched niches, mannequins in signature Skims tonal shades perched on sleek Corian displays, and ultrasuede nude surfacing cladding all three levels. The entry’s monumental Vanessa Beecroft sculpture of a nude mannequin looks perfectly at home.
Toteme. Photo: François Halard
Toteme. Photo: François Halard
5. Toteme | Upper East Side
Elin Kling and Karl Lindman, the married founders of Scandi fashion label Toteme, would rather describe their women’s ready-to-wear as pragmatic and functional than minimalist. Their newly opened Upper East Side boutique, designed by Swedish firm Halleroed, also eschews that descriptor thanks to unexpected moments of surrealist pageantry like a glossy scarlet spiral staircase looming above a polished bronze sculpture of a supine girl by Anders Krisár. The jewel-box boutique blends those high-drama vignettes with intimate moments befitting the label’s pared-down offerings—a flamboyant Rolf Hanson canvas, for example, lends dynamism to floor-to-ceiling limestone shelves stocked with an array of monochrome bags.
Armani. Photo: Courtesy of Armani
6. Armani | Upper East Side
Giorgio Armani may have celebrated his 90th birthday this year, but the Italian maestro proved he has room for a few more monumental moments in a career marked by many. This fall, he presented his first Women’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection outside Milan—and opened an all-in-one Upper East Side destination featuring Giorgio Armani and Armani/Casa boutiques, the Armani/Ristorante, and the luxurious Giorgio Armani residences. (All ten residences promptly sold out, too.) Armani envisioned the stores to reflect the Manhattan of the classic films that shaped his imagination—think sliding walls, wood accents, and beige palettes with glimmers of gold.
Saint Laurent. Photo: Courtesy of Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent. Photo: Courtesy of Saint Laurent
7. Saint Laurent | Meatpacking District
Saint Laurent tends to evoke flashes of refined, leather-clad decadence, and the chic Parisian house’s newly opened Meatpacking District flagship proves that suave sensibility can translate to interior architecture, too. Said to reflect creative director Anthony Vaccarello’s new design concept, the bilevel store is a Bauhausian mélange of exuberantly veined marble and corduroy concrete surfaces with vintage mid-century furniture by the likes of Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Francis Jourdain. Black mirrored walls lend a dose of edgy splendor, as does a grand black wood staircase that seems to delicately unfurl with graceful panache.
Issey Miyake Pleats Please. Photo: Courtesy of Issey Miyake
8. Issey Miyake Pleats Please | Nolita
The comfort and breathability of Issey Miyake Pleats Please and its iconic accordion folds has endured among both the fashion cognoscenti and younger sets seeking stylish loungewear that also suits a night on the town. The label’s New Yorker acolytes can now source the popular style from a sleek new flagship in the heart of Nolita. The Japanese design firm Moment envisioned an industrial-themed boutique defined by sharp lines—a nod to the pleating technique’s signature folds and the rigorous Tadao Ando building it’s housed within. Vividly hued shirts, sweaters, pants, dresses, and jumpsuits hang on railed clothing displays and pop against the interior’s glossy white surfaces, bringing a sense of levity not unlike the experience of wearing them.
Sauer. Photo: Courtesy of Sauer
9. Sauer | Upper East Side
Sauer’s ties to Brazil are inextricable, all the way back to founder Jules Sauer unearthing the South American country’s first recorded emerald before launching the jewelry brand in 1941. So when creative director Stephanie Wenk was envisioning the label’s first-ever international storefront, she entrusted Sao Paulo firm Estudio Tupi to create lush, forest-like environs within the Concrete Jungle. Rigorously crafted Jacaranda furniture, wooden cantilevered tables, and cubist Cobogó panels set the scene, pay homage to Brazilian modernism. The upper-floor private salon, meanwhile, will showcase rare gems and minerals from the Sauer collection that previously lived in the family’s Rio de Janeiro museum for decades.
LuisaViaRoma. Photo: Douglas Lyle Thompson
10. LuisaViaRoma | NoHo
The Italian pioneers of cutting-edge “phygital” fashion experiences recently planted its New York City roots in a sumptuous storefront on a particularly quaint stretch of cobblestoned NoHo. With sly nods to its in-demand legacy flagships in Florence and Milan, the multi-label retailer has arrived ready to offer personalized, best-in-class service for discerning clientele and what the brand deems “iconoclast women.” That mostly encompasses premier ready-to-wear by Chloé, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander, Lanvin, Gabriela Hearst, Proenza Schouler, and Helmut Lang tastefully arrayed in the 11,000-square-foot flagship alongside custom furniture. There’s also an edit of certified vintage pieces and the option to consign gently worn goods on-site in exchange for LuisaViaRoma credit. Discerning VIPs can enjoy exclusive benefits—a discreet entrance, concierge styling, and special access to product categories fit for sartorial savants.
Cover: LuisaViaRoma.
Photo: Douglas Lyle Thompson
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