NY Observer > J. Crew Group Inc. http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/27734/feed Articles from Observer.com en The Catfight Over … Flip-Flops http://www.observer.com/node/37124 “It’s the first time one shoe has caused this kind of frenzy,” said Sigerson Morri  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/37124#comments J. Crew Group Inc. Ji Baek Kate Dimmock Sasha Charnin Morrison Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400 Bonnie Vaughan 37124 at http://www.observer.com The Afternoon Wrap: Wednesday http://www.observer.com/node/35414
  • Way better than any MLB or NFL or NBA award, REBNY's Rookie Salesperson of the Year award has gone to Corcoran's $25-million-woman, Julie Pham. It took six seconds for Ms. Pham's Web site to boast about her new honors. [The Real Deal]
  • Warhol's artful seaside Montauk estate, once listed for $50 million, may be going to J. Crew's CEO for less than $30 million. But don't weep for Warhol's estate. [NY Mag via Curbed]
  • Bonus PR Release of the Month: Ever wonder what age-old material makes for a "Uniquely Beautiful, Durable & Environmentally Safe" add-on to the wealthy New Yorker's home? It's 2-inch planks of solid bamboo, of course! Click below to read more about the marble of the Green Era. (And it's from Hollywood!)
    • - Max Abelson  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/35414#comments Real Estate Hollywood J. Crew Group Inc. Julie Pham Tom Sullivan Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:29:11 -0500 Observer Staff 35414 at http://www.observer.com Sexy American Apparel Goes To Sexy Fifth Avenue http://www.observer.com/node/35131
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    Kids these days

    After noticing that the long-sock-loving American Apparel is moving into The Observer's Flatiron neighborhood--142 Fifth Avenue, to be precise--we decided to give the lascivious company a call.

    "If you stand on the street at Fifth Avenue, there are lot of people who look like American Apparel customers," said Miguel McKelvey, a location scout and store designer for American Apparel (he works at Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture.*)

    Take note: the new 2000-square-foot store, opening in mid-to-late October, is landing at Fifth and 19th.

    Why the Flatiron District? "Every space that was previously something else seems to be turning into high profile retail," Mr. McKelvey said. "There's Espirit down the street, J. Crew and Anthropologie. Any of those stores attract a lot of women. My girlfriend goes to Club Monaco all the time."

    But while the rapidly expanding store is looking to attract mainstream women customers, it also has a hipster chic to live up to. "Like over in Park Slope on Flatbush Avenue we're in an old movie theater, or in Williamsburg we went into an old auto garage on North 6th... And we balance that with Beverly Hills and Newbury Street in Boston."

    And, starting next month, Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

    - Max Abelson (*Dov Trivia: Touchy-feely American Apparel founder Dov Charney and Jordan Parnass have been "friends since birth," according to Mr. McKelvey)

    ]]>     http://www.observer.com/node/35131#comments Real Estate American Apparel Inc. J. Crew Group Inc. Miguel McKelvey Williamsburg Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:50:18 -0400 Observer Staff 35131 at http://www.observer.com     Anderson’s Wartime Chic Is De Trop on Wall Street http://www.observer.com/node/39197 None of us New Yorkers want our colonoscopy performed by a lady wearing a plunging Roberto Cavalli l  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/39197#comments Arts & Culture Anderson Cooper J. Crew Group Inc. Pat Wexler Wall Street Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Simon Doonan 39197 at http://www.observer.com One Week Countdown...For the Love of God, Have a Muffin! http://www.observer.com/node/32092 AIMEE: Brian and I are watching SNL, trying to decide whether Lindsay Lohan is still too skinny when it hits me: "Oh my god," I announce. "At this time next week our wedding will be over." Silence. We pause to imagine what life could possibly be like without a wedding to plan, without something to always fight about should either of us be in the mood for a brawl.

    We've spent the entire day running around the city looking for rehearsal dinner and post-wedding brunch outfits: Hours at Bloomies, Banana Republic and J. Crew. We've now bought more than we can possibly wear in one weekend, but one wants choices.

    We have used up our final reserves of strength going over the seating arrangements, endlessly drawing little circles for tables around a square dancefloor, labeling them and then furiously scratching the names out. ("No! We can't put old people by the band's speakers!" "Wait, why did we split up those cousins?!")

    We are eating too healthy for our own good, and beg each other to have some carbs when one of us starts getting really irritable. ("For the love of god, have a muffin!" we plead with each other.) The good news? My sources tell me this is totally normal pre-wedding behavior. I find it hard to believe.

    ]]>     http://www.observer.com/node/32092#comments Banana Republic Inc. J. Crew Group Inc. Lindsay Lohan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:08:31 -0400 Observer Staff 32092 at http://www.observer.com     Every time I shop at J. Crew, an angel loses a commission. http://www.observer.com/node/32040 LAURIE: We're leaving for a five-day vacation in Costa Rica. I have a fantasy that I'll find the perfect hippie wedding dress there, for, like, twenty-five cents.
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    I have 18 months, so it's far from a panic situation, but I have yet to look in a single bridal shop. It seems pointless, as I want to spend no more than $500 on a dress, I don't want a floor-length deal, and I want to be measured and judged by as few persons as possible. I'm going to get up the nerve to visit some actual stores one of these days, but in the back of my mind, all signs point to J. Crew's new bridal collection. I expect a lot of eye rolling from the inner sanctum, but I'd rather have good Champagne (or, um, Cava) than an expensive dress. And a J. Crew wedding dress will still be fancier and prettier than any dress I've ever bought myself.]]>     http://www.observer.com/node/32040#comments Costa Rica J. Crew Group Inc. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:12:24 -0500 Observer Staff 32040 at http://www.observer.com     Avid Moths Invade My Humble Abode: A Life's Yarn Unraveled http://www.observer.com/node/51534 On a recent cold and bleak Sunday afternoon—when by natural right I should have been curled up und  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/51534#comments Style Canada Google Inc. J. Crew Group Inc. The Container Store Inc. Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:00:00 -0500 Sara Vilkomerson 51534 at http://www.observer.com Avid Moths Invade My Humble Abode: A Life’s Yarn Unraveled http://www.observer.com/node/37976 On a recent cold and bleak Sunday afternoon—when by natural right I should have been curled up  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/37976#comments Style Canada Google Inc. J. Crew Group Inc. The Container Store Inc. Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:00:00 -0500 Sara Vilkomerson 37976 at http://www.observer.com Collars Up at 640 Park as J. Crew Chief Buys $20 M. Co-op! Up the Street, $12.5 M. Sale in Coop that Rejected Imelda Marcos http://www.observer.com/node/50561 J.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/50561#comments Real Estate J. Crew Group Inc. Manhattan Manhattan Apartments Inc. Millard Drexler Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:00:00 -0500 Michael Calderone 50561 at http://www.observer.com Hacking Away Just For … the Hell of It? http://www.observer.com/node/42588 It's a little hard for this preflood lady to understand the kick.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/42588#comments J. Crew Group Inc. Paris Victoria's Secret Stores Inc. Yahoo! Inc. Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:00:00 -0500 Anne Roiphe 42588 at http://www.observer.com