French Garment Cleaners

Last summer I went out to lunch in Fort Greene with a couple of friends that work for fashion publications. We fueled up at Habana Outpost (PLEASE make a trip there if you haven't, amazing food and the best frozen mojitos) and then meandered around the neighborhood doing some market research. Down the street from Outpost we arrived at "French Garment Cleaners."

The brownstone storefront is too cute, and the inside is home to some of the best designers collections that have been so well edited and merchandised I didn't know what to do. The store is actually called Stuart and Wright, but the owners didn't want to remove the neon signage that had become so landmark to the neighborhood. The store carries independent designers like Acne, A.P.C., Rachel Comey, Band of Outsiders, and Isabel Marant. If you're in the neighborhood you have to go by the store...and in August they are having their sample sale (which is always a good deal, last year I scored an incredible pair of lavender Loeffler Randall sandals for $80). I promise you won't be disappointed!