At Loop Port Washington — the new women’s manner boutique opened by Afshin Haghani and his brother David a few months ago — the cleverly curated vogue combine consists of what Afshin calls a “best-fitting” tank major.
“We’ve offered a lot more than 500 of this a person tank,” suggests Afshin of this $60 seemingly not-so-standard piece.
Want to know the model? Way too bad. Afshin’s not telling. “It is an distinctive to us in the immediate area and I really don’t want any person else to discover out about it.”
That reported, he’s not at all secretive about his new keep, a mere 20 minutes away from the Haghanis’ two other shops, Gallery Couture and Loop Gentlemen, both of those in Manhasset. The brothers have extended been viewing the 2,000-sq.-foot emporium positioned in a place that was formerly a further women’s retail outlet but sat vacant for a few several years. “We retained eyeballing the area,” claims Afshin. “There had been times wherever we sat throughout the street from it seeing the targeted traffic go by. And then more than enough was adequate. We just took it.”
Right before opening, there was a intestine renovation and redesign that took 9 months and was inspired by Afshin’s travels.
“The total principle of the store is ‘Japandi,’ ” he suggests referring to the east-meets-west movement that combines Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics. “It’s pretty tranquil, gentle, ethereal and effortless on the eye. The room has fantastic karma and electricity. When you enter, you just want to sit in the front of the retail store and meditate.”
Of training course, there’s not a lot meditating to be done with the choice of women’s dresses below, choices that, total, Afshin describes as “quiet luxurious.” Locate high-quality T-shirts from the likes of Majestic, sweaters from the Autumn Cashmere label, knits by Margaret O’Leary, Just Bee Queen and Xirena, colorful vacation resort-influenced don from Figue and the top quality non-stylish traits from models like Go Silk, Ulla Johnson, Staud and Brochu Walker.
The brothers are not concerned a bit about the proximity of their other womens retail store, an proven style go-to for some 31 a long time, diluting gross sales listed here. “The shoppers are absolutely distinct,” claims Afshin. “At Gallery Couture, individuals occur from all over … immediately after a few many years they know us for get the job done outfits, dressier events and parties.”
In Port Washington, he states, “It’s significantly more about relaxed luxury with a bohemian twist.” And he notes that aside from the vibrant and eclectic inventory, the store’s strengths appear by way of how they place the seems together. “Our suppliers are hardly ever about a model but the styling of various brands. I invest in limited amounts of all items and we set them collectively otherwise on distinct individuals. We are geared toward your physique kind and desires in everyday living,” he suggests.
Is this the past outpost for the Haghani brothers? “Maybe the future stage is to open Loop Garden Metropolis or Loop Locust Valley,” claims Afshin, who is not ruling out expansion. “The strategy of opening compact shops in smaller sized cities during Lengthy Island with a luxe casual/worldwide aptitude and an available value level, that is a aspiration,” he says.
Loop Port Washington, 11 Principal St., 516-767-1100.
