Soho's Atelier was long known for its shaded point of view: Blacks and grays reigned—or so it seemed. (Owner Karlo Steel prefers the term "non-colors," which, he notes, includes beiges, too.) The dusky palette hasn't changed with the store's new digs on Hudson Street, but the larger, brighter space casts new light—literally—on the well-curated selection of high-end avant designers. Steel tends to favor Japanese designers, like Miharayasuhiro, Julius, Undercover, and Number (N)ine, who are now to be joined by Comme des Garçons Homme and Homme Plus. "Comme des Garçons...was really the line that was missing," Steel explains. "The brands that we carry all have a lineage that can be traced back to Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto. We have a lot of the children and grandchildren of Rei and Yohji,"—so to speak—"and now we have the grandmother!" Sure, the present moment makes a CdG splurge pause-worthy, but the store is worth a visit for the design alone: Dressing rooms feature 16-foot mirrors and black cow-fur upholstery (which complement the shop's plentiful leather offerings), and works by Joseph Beuys and Richard Serra are prominently on display. Look for exhibitions to follow as well in the coming months, the first by Julius designer Tatsuro Horikawa.
Atelier New York, 304 Hudson St., NYC, (212) 941-8435, ateliernewyork.com
Source: men.style.com
Atelier New York, 304 Hudson St., NYC, (212) 941-8435, ateliernewyork.com
Source: men.style.com
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