Faded Royalty Boutique Opening at Former Live Fast Space on Clinton
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Live Fast died hard on Clinton Street exactly six months ago. In the interim period, its retail footprint descended into decreptitude, and only recently made a cleanup comeback. With good reason – a new urban-style boutique is opening here.
Faded Royalty is opening a standalone store here after piggybacking off nearby Coat of Arms these last few months. The brand peddles all kinds of streetwear, but namely caps and apparel. New wood floors were embedded and shelving units installed. The telltale sign of its impending arrival is the hoodie on a hanger. And the sticker-branded stool in the middle of the room. No concrete date is given for the opening, but we’re hearing by the end of the week. Let’s see if they keep the flames alive…
Live Fast first opened at 57 Clinton Street in 2005. Back then, the storefront landscape was vastly different, but certainly on its way to becoming the shi-shi restaurant row it is today.
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