This article appeared in the publication called Glossy earlier this week: "Hudson is the next Hamptons for fashion and beauty retail." Here are a couple of interesting paragraphs from the piece:
With real estate prices climbing, yet still more affordable than the Hamptons, Hudson's new city transplants tend to be the "younger creative generation," said France. "One person told me that upstate New York is for creativity, and the Hamptons is for consumption. That's kind of true."
The person quoted here is Hillary France, founder of Wylde, which replaced Ör in the building on South Third Street that was once Harmon's Auto Repair.
With more creatives in town, the social scene in Hudson remains "very easygoing," said Draghi. While the Hamptons tend to be associated with glamorous parties to see and be seen, in Hudson, "no one ever leads with who they are or what they do, or what their resume is," he said. "No one seems to care to impress."
The person being quoted here is Christopher Draghi of Source Adage at 314 Warren Street.
Gossips' comment: Hudson has been compared with the Hamptons before and survived.
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One thing seems obvious: these new fashion and beauty boutique shops are here for visitors with deep pockets, not us locals. Passing these boutique shops, I often ask myself "who the heck shops here?" Notice how The Maker, with its enormous plants and tables crowding the sidewalk, seems to be taking over? They feel so comfortable here that they installed their own stop sign in the alley behind their building, as if the alley were theirs. Soon all locals will have to pay them a toll just to walk by and breath their rarefied air.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be the new, improved Hudson -- Great place for the wealthy to visit and spend money, not so affordable for everyone else. Bill Huston
Relax and breathe some of that “rarefied air.” If nobody shops at these boutiques they won’t last too long. Also, most of the owners and staff live locally, and, ya know, pay taxes.
DeletePsst… not everyone in Hudson is poor. Also, if I recall, there are MILES of discount and chain stores adjacent to the city, along Fairview Ave. Although the footprint of Hudson proper is relatively small, let’s not act like it’s an island, but rather in a larger area of towns with an economically diverse selection of businesses. Better than just some mill town dependent on a cement quarry.
Carole’s take is the right one, “Yawn.” These headlines are just there to grab clicks on Instagram. Nothing worth raising your blood pressure over.
As per the Maker’s stop sign. I haven’t noticed it myself and although I don’t advise vigilante signage, the city should put stop signs where the allies intersect the streets. That’s just common sense.
I have found this questionnaire commonplace "Do you live up here?" Translation - are you a downstater with a country home? Then, if you didn't flee by now and they're still interested in you, "What do you do?" If this is not the route to finding out your 'resume' and whether or not you're impressive enough I don't know what is... this has been going on for years. I also came across a couple in Germantown who purchased a home in Southampton to augment their Columbia County one. If you're wealthy enough, you can have both worlds at your disposal. The wealth is in every town surrounding Hudson and then some. I am finding lots of snooty folks, sorry to say. The private label fashion and beauty brands are actually more coveted, certainly cooler, than the Guccis because they're not blanketed everywhere and appear like they are mall brands. Me thinks the proprietors don't want to appear snobby and be branded as such.
ReplyDeleteBravo all 'round, Union Jack! And, yes, have long wondered why at least a white line, uniquely on Prison Alley, doesn't mark approach to street crossings. Surprised that lack of crossing signage hasn't been a problem, for I, an avid alley driver, can still be surprised along Prison Alley to be suddenly crossing into a numbered street.
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