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Pierre Hardy experiments with materials – including leather floors and concrete clouds – to create an urban vibe for its New York flagship.
By Steve Kaufman, Editor at Large Retailers are always trying to define and capture the “downtown New York” vibe. Some see it in cast-iron framing and large loft windows; or high ceilings and exposed brick walls; or concrete flooring and open duct work. For his first U.S. flagship store, French shoe designer Pierre Hardy saw it as an attitude evoking an urban nightlife sensibility. His two Paris stores are celebrations of glass and other sleek materials. Hardy wanted something edgier for New York’s Greenwich Village.
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