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szeki: accessible style
it’s been a while since i’ve fallen in love, or fallen in love with a shop that is, so i was greatly surprised when that happened on a recent expedition to the lower east side. i was trying to check out alfie rivington club, and when they required more emailing and supervisor contacting to take photos, i had more time to roam down the block and i discovered this little gem of a shop with the most talented 25-year old, szeki chan. this small shop is bursting full of great, detailed, unexpected designs and all at reasonable prices. szeki puts together super cute collections of one-off samples from various designers. right now, the spring roll out includes gorgeous dresses and blouses in lots of taupes, light pinks, some purples and some black. the pieces have very careful tailoring and attention to detail — each blouse or dress seemed to have a little flare like a deep black blouse with a neckline trimmed in a tiny row of fur, or pleats combined with a fancier collar — made for a really smart, sexy style that could easily go from work to play.
szeki also has a jewelry collection that she designs herself where she mixes vintage pieces like the watch above with her own chain, as well as a fairly simple line of various charms made into bracelets or long gold chains. szeki also features work by her mom stella chan, which is called 7115 and these pieces are great too (and i bought a really great button down navy cotton short sleeve shirt, with the cutest grey cuffs and buttons on the side for a whopping $58). in addition to clothes, her mom also designs leather bags as well as some jewelry too. quite the talented family i must say given that szeki just started selling her wares on the street two years ago, and now she has her own storefront (recently moving up in size from a smaller shop around the corner).
szeki’s prices are definitely affordable (dresses in the the $130 to $230 range and blouses from $98 to $128), and for the quality (almost everything is silk and leather), incredibly reasonable. the shop szeki is starting to get some great press so i’m sure it won’t be a secret for long. plus, szeki herself is a charmer (so sweet), and so i cannot wait to return when i am really in a spring clothing buying mood for some real upgrades to the wardrobe. szeki, 157 rivington street between suffolk and clinton streets, manhattan, new york, .
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