Pearl River Mart: Design Star
We spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon in SoHo, browsing and people-watching. As we strolled down Broadway I ducked into Pearl River Mart for a quick pick-up from my to-buy list. I didn’t realize TBG had never been to Pearl River, so we spent a good chunk of time there.
Pearl River is a cavernous 3-story mini-Chinatown. Although Chinatown is just a few blocks further East, this is one-stop shopping for everything Asian including:
- chopsticks, tea sets and rice cookers
- crystallized ginger, jasmine tea, spices and herbs, and Hello Kitty candies
- 9 foot paper dragons, bamboo lights, paper fans and lanterns
- brass Buddhas, Tibetan altars and rattan pillows
- jade bracelets and silk wallets and notebooks
- Mandarin dresses, silk kimonos and Mao jackets
I tend to visit several times a year to stock up and see what’s new. Last year I purchased goddaughter R’s Halloween costume:
So what was on Moi shopping list? I wanted a couple little silk coin purses to stylishly hold my iPhone earbuds in my purse: they’re usually a tangled mess.
And TBG? He ended up with a traditional Mao shirt, with the stand-up collar and frog buttons. Cool and stylish for a Spring weekend!
Moi tip: Don’t live in NYC? No worries, Pearl River has a fantastic online store. And the word is out: when we got home Sunday night, we settled in to watch the season premiere of Design Star. Guess where the contestants were shopping for their first assignment? You guessed: Pearl River Mart in NYC! Who was your favorite designer?
the details:
477 Broadway, NYC, NY 212.431.4770 10am-7:20pm, every day www.pearlriver.com
3 comments
Language understandable for a ‘lay’ person. Thanks. Picture of your niece very welcomed and know she’ll be appreciative.
I actually have one of those silk coin purses and never knew what to put inside. Voila!! Thanks for the tip.
LL: if I do say so myself (and will) I’m a genius at re-purposing! Except when it comes to TBG’s Mao shirt. It is what it is…
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