DKNY was three stories! It was the biggest one i had ever been in. The store setup was amazing and the customer service was ecstatic. While searching through the latest trends from the runway i came across a Fashion's Night Out shirt that they were selling, and couldn't resist! Since i have been here, all i hear about is the FNO and how amazing of an opportunity it is that we can go and see everything, so i was pretty excited about a shirt to remember it by! Approaching the second floor of the store immediately we were offered a water and they took the shirts we wanted to purchase so we didn't have to carry anything. Working in retail and for a luxury brand, i was really appreciative about the fact that they offered us water and even though we did buy something, they treated us like any other customer in their store. In the european designer stores or at least just high end in general, you get greeted but i know i felt like i didn't matter as much. Which could make sense since i cannot afford much in the high end stores, but it was nice to feel like you were getting VIP treatment in a store regardless of what it was.
For the two European designers i chose YSL and Dior. I love Yves Saint Laurent as a designer i cannot afford, i think that the designs are amazing!
The store itself was breathtaking. The way that the merchandise was set up was so organized and made you not want to touch anything! I love the way everything is in such a particular place, it makes the feel of the store and brand very simple, organized, and sophisticated. I also used to work at a small costume jewelry store so i have an obsession for all jewelry. I loved their display! They have funky pieces that you really don't see anywhere else which i love.
With all the other stores it was pretty easy to snap a few pictures.....Dior i was not so successful, i could only get a picture from the outside. It was unfortunate because their displays were so amazing and completely new and something i had never seen. Walking into the store there was a seating area right in the middle which was cute, it was metal chairs in a circle but the middle was full of all colored hydrangeas. Dior had some really intricate designs and very over the top items. Specifically there were a pair of shoes that were almost tribal looking with tons of feathers and twine on them, definitely something you see on the runway more than the streets. The jewelry display was by far my favorite. The displays were all about the "House of Dior," and seemed like the pieces were their own "person" in a house. The jewelry display was so intricate and the jewelry was in the background of a white house. I really wish i could have gotten a picture because it's really hard to describe! But nonetheless everything in the store had such personality and so elegant it was really beautiful!
Over all i must say my first time on Madison avenue and in such high end designer stores was really cool. Being in retail it makes you think of a lot more things that just the product but the customer service and the display of everything and the customers. I hope to purchase a really cool piece one day and now know where everything is. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of such prestigious designs. It's something you definitely cannot find in Kent Ohio.
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