Previously on Thread and Sole! Our heroes left the big apple on a train bound for the small apple that is Poughkeepsie, NY. Not a week had gone by and I was already planning my next trip back to NYC. This time we wouldn’t go on a Sunday and we wouldn’t go on a day when it was raining. Again I had the whole trip mapped out with a short trip to Brooklyn. So we hopped on the train and headed to Grand Central. This time we were pros and knew exactly what to do. We arrived around 11 a.m. and headed to Times Square to see what is all the hype. If you have never been it is an experience you have to see at least once. And once you go, you might never want to go again. The place is jam packed with tourists staring at giant T.V. screens and shopping at their favorite mall stores. Only these mall stores are 5 stories high. There was only one place I wanted to go and that was the Levi’s store. Levi’s had just released their commuter line of apparel and I wanted to test them out. The Levi’s in Times Square was quite small compared to the rest of the stores, but they still had wall to wall jeans. The commuter collection was on the first table as we came in the door, and I quickly grabbed my size in the jeans and the jean jacket. I headed to the fitting rooms to try them on. The jeans were amazing, raw denim with some nice stretch for riding your bike. The jacket was not exactly my favorite so I passed. I will tell you that the jackets have stretch and all the same attributes as the jeans. If you want all the details on the 511 commuter jeans then read this blog.
We left the store new jeans in tow, and headed for our next stop which was a bakery; cooking is my wife’s passion. I am going to fast forward a little because we spent the next few hours eating and drinking with some friends. We hopped a taxi with 21 Mercer as our destination. If you don’t know what 21 Mercer is then stop reading my blog. Ok, 21 Mercer is Nike’s exclusive NYC boutique with a wide variety of Nike sneakers. As we walked up I saw their big blue ice cream truck and instantly became a kid again. The ice cream truck is a new Nike fixture that sells exclusive kicks, tees and even ice cream. We bi passed the truck and headed into the store, which like most boutiques was not big, but has some amazing products. One shoe in particular caught my eye: the Nike SB Stefan Janoski Black/Mint. The guy grabbed my size and I knew I was getting a new pair of shoes. I paid and left with the new SB’s in my bag. 21 Mercer is in SOHO along with many other stores including kidrobot. kidrobot was a very small store with an amazing collection of dunnys. I spent a little time looking at all tees and hats, but I really only wanted a Simpsons figure. At this point we were exhausted and ready to head home. We left New York City again, hot and tired. Ready to get back to our air conditioned apartment and our little baby puppy. This isn’t the end and the next time I am going to special sneaker haven. FLIGHT CLUB NY!!!
