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KHAITE
Mercer Street

Address
165 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012

Store Hours
Monday - Saturday: 11AM - 7PM
Sunday: 12PM - 6PM

Contact
Phone: +1 (212) 219-2537
Email: mercer@khaite.com

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The first standalone KHAITE retail store debuts as the intimate, immersive setting for the Fall/Winter 2023 runway show before opening to the public on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The new flagship is in and of New York, occupying the ground floors of the historic cast- iron building at 165 Mercer Street in SoHo. It is an invitation to experience the play of contrasts, American ease, transformative details, and darker edges that define KHAITE while propelling it forward.

“To open our first store in SoHo is a dream come true,” said creative director Catherine Holstein. “Every element of KHAITE is shaped by New York, and we set out to make this space a tribute to the cultural legacy of SoHo. When I moved to New York twenty years ago, this block of Mercer was my entry point to the city, and SoHo is where KHAITE was born. Our first design studio was just down the street.”

Holstein worked closely with architect Griffin Frazen, who is also her husband, to transform the raw spaces: 4,000 square feet of ground-floor selling space and a 3,000-square-foot basement level for back-of-house operations, in addition to a private meeting space. With just two interior columns, the cavernous ground floor boasts ceilings as high as 18 feet, and among the first design decisions was to expose the two large skylights in the rear.

The concept for the store aligns with the consummate materiality of KHAITE as well as the industrial origins and creative legacy of SoHo, where a pivotal generation of artists forged their identities in light-filled lofts with found materials. A signature feature of the store is a smooth-trunked evergreen tree (Bucida buceras), known as the “Shady Lady,”located deep within the space. Appearing to emerge from the ground below, it provides guests with a way to orient themselves in space and time, in relation to the busy urban street outside, the sanctuary within, and the changing seasons.

An element of surprise is introduced by the trio of fitting rooms. Aglow in red, they demonstrate the unexpectedly playful
and subversive touches for which KHAITE is known. Each room is designed as a personal, private space. Warm lighting and plush wool carpeting combine to create a distinctly sensual atmosphere, allowing individuals to experience the KHAITE world in full.

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