"A new windsurfing shop in Manhattan" I wondered? Then "could it be a sailboat store?" No and No. At the site of what used to be Paul Smith's menswear shop (where I once interviewed Dee Dee Ramone) North Sails now appears to be a fashion brand. Oh well. I saw a surf shop in Kansas last month. Yep.
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I'd be surprised if there was enough business. I remember they made good sails, but still.
Posted by: plus.google.com/104430862595799887316 | August 25, 2016 at 07:41 AM
Taking cues from Mistral, Gaastra and Simmer. Fashion first baby. It does a brand good!
Posted by: Dan Weiss | August 25, 2016 at 09:11 AM
Silly Michael, there would have been ballons in the shape of flying pigs with N/S logos if the new store were to have sold sails, mast bases and extensions. Let's hope this does not mean a fashionable end to North.
Posted by: Phil G. | August 29, 2016 at 01:37 PM
Seems weird to me. When Harley Davidson started selling fashion accessories 20 whatever years ago, it tarnished the brand in my eyes. Not that I ride a motorcycle, but still.
Posted by: Michael | August 29, 2016 at 01:40 PM
Comme des Garçons for the water peeps.
I will go there.
Posted by: kurt | August 30, 2016 at 10:57 PM