7 independent stores in St. Petersburg
Under the heading "Pereves", people close in spirit tell us about stores in their favorite cities of the world, which cannot be missed on a trip and from where it is impossible to leave without shopping. In the new material, co-founder and producer of St. Petersburg Fashion Week Aurora Fashion Week Artem Balayev talks about independent stores in the city: Jewelry Laboratory, men's (well, slightly female) Code7 and Mint and LACS, which was launched by designer Leonid Alekseev.
Laboratory is the only miniature gallery of modern jewelry brands in St. Petersburg and, probably, in Russia. There are a couple of dozens of current brands, both Russian and foreign ones: Bjorg, Solange Azagury-Partridge, Queensbee. The special charm is given by the location of Laboratory on Petrogradka - an analogue of the Paris Marais district.
MThe store was opened by Katya Bokuchava, the boutique manager of Stephen Webster, who not only sells jewelry, but also conducts master classes on how to assemble them.
LACS - Leonid Alexeev Concept Space is also located on Petrogradka. In the store you can buy designer items from collections of different seasons, as well as perfumes, jewelry, office from the subject world that inspires the brightest designer in St. Petersburg.
Leonid Alekseev graduated from Central Saint Martins and sells in his shop, including the little things found in London.
If you like things that relate to the direction of heritage, then there is no better place than Code7 in St. Petersburg. Located there, on the Petrograd side, the store represents American, British, Australian brands with a long history and is part of Code7, the distributor of the main heritage icons in Russia like Red Wing and Eastpak.
Moscow Code7 is on the "Red October".
Two remarkable small shops are located on the Liteiny Prospect of St. Petersburg. Mint - with a fine selection of authentic brands of clothing and footwear - Saucony, Onitsuka Tiger, Spiewak. The style is close to the Moscow Fott.
A week ago, Mint launched an online store, which told us a friendly edition of The Village.
On the contrary Mint work "Subscriptions". This is one of the famous historical bookstores of St. Petersburg. The owners and the whole team are young and very nice guys who a couple of years ago opened the Perfect Little Bookstore.
One of the latest novelties of the store is the book “Photography in fashion. A hundred years in Conde Nast” and Kinfolk magazine.
DayNight Lite is part of the iconic St. Petersburg retailer Day & Night. Lite welcomes the brightest new international brands from Opening Ceremony to Gosha Rubchinsky. The long-awaited KTZ, if it appears in Petersburg, is only with them.
The network also has a DayNight Outlet outlet and a DayNight Shoes shoe. And its owners keep boutique Balenciaga.
"Atmosphere" - designer's shop of decorator Maxim Languev, responsible for the best private and public spaces of St. Petersburg. Here you can buy unique dishes, lamps, vintage dolls and much more.
The owner of this store, Maxim Languev, is one of the most sought-after young architects in the city. For example, he updated the interior of the restaurant Jerome, which is a project of Aram Mnatsakanov.
PHOTO: Bykova Irina, Tsyrenshchikov Dmitry