Still Life Returns to Orchard Street with Pop-Up Shop
The An Choi Pickles project in the adjoining cubbyhole of a store at 83 Orchard Street has given way to a familiar face. One that hasn’t been in these parts for some time. Indeed, the recent arrival is a homecoming of sorts for Still Life, the trendy hat store that departed this block last year. Its former neighbor – Austrian eatery Cafe Katja – is currently amidst an expansion into the old boutique store.
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This latest transition from food to fashion transpired over the weekend. For the next three months, Still Life will be peddling hats in the small sister space. Dapper.
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