trick or treat at 188 Galerie

This Is Halloween!

188 Galerie Halloween Window Display

Shadow:

Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

188 Galerie Halloween Window Display

hot shot summer

Summer is here and the heat and humidity in New York City has baked us in lazy waves of lethargy. 

Store Display at 188 Galerie

Time to go on our summer vacations and nothing spells a breezy break better than an aloha shirt. 

A red hot number by Vintage Black Label

be my valentine

Be still my beating ❤

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.

Pick your little black dress from the VBL Collection

VBL : Lawrence "Larry" Vrba

Lawrence Larry Vrba is a gifted jewelry maker who has been making fine collectible jewelry for over four decades.

He was head designer at Miriam Haskell in the 1970's, making jewelry for Broadway shows and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as for boutiques, vintage jewelry shops, banquets and balls.

His pieces are almost always quite large, grand, and over the top - spectacular and stunning.

Vrba works from a huge collection of vintage beads and rhinestones out of which he creates his treasures.

summer breeze

With summer in full swing, 188 Galerie showcases yet another Vintage Black Label classic - the Aloha or Hawaiian Shirt.

Vintage Black Label | Aloha Shirt

As waves of heat rise from New York City's urban jungle - conjuring visions of verdant tropical forests - we dream of cascading waterfalls, pristine white sand, and cooling fronds of paradise.

Luau Spread at 188 Galerie NYC

All is not lost if you find yourself city bound instead of off on an island paradise this summer!

VBL : Japanese Bomber Jackets

The bomber jacket or MA-1 flight jacket has a long and colorful history that stretches from the first world war until today. 

Although it may have started as a garment best suited for chilly, cramped cockpits, the bomber jacket has become an iconic counterculture staple. 

Now available at 188 Galerie

From vintage collections to high fashion houses, this garment has been reinterpreted in countless imaginative versions through the years. 

Bomber jackets have evolved from standard issue classics to the wardrobe staple of our current closets. 

Iconic Japanese Fashion

Before the 1860s, Japanese clothing consisted entirely of a great variety of kimono. 

They first appeared in the Jomon period, (14,500 B.C. ~ 300 B.C.), with no distinction 

between male and female. 

Japonism on display at 188 Galerie

The kimono (きもの) (着物^?) is a Japanese traditional garment. The word kimono, which actually means a "thing to wear" (ki "wear" and mono "thing"), has come to denote these full-length robes. 

Vintage Black Label

188 Galerie is unveiling a new line of vintage fashion and new products. 

A love for vintage designer clothing, costume jewelry, and iconic labels converge in New York City 

at 188 Lafayette Street, near the corner of Broome in SoHo.