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Better Know a Store Owner

Paintbox, The Nail Studio Without a Polish Wall

Owner Eleanor Langston on how her manicure-only salon came to be.

Is Jill Lindsey the Busiest Woman in Brooklyn?

Canvas Home Is Back Where It All Started

Owner Andrew Corrie brings us up to speed on the business.

Meet the Couple Behind the Lower East Side's Best Home Goods Store

"We have that thing that's popping in your home, that nails everything together."

How Skateboarding and Selvage Combined to Create The Hill-Side

Meet the brothers behind Brooklyn's newest menswear boutique

Meet the Jewelers That Made a Bracelet Out of Teeth for Susan Sarandon

Ron Anderson and David Rees of Ten Thousand Things were minimalists decades before everyone else was.

Meet the Duo Behind the East Village Boutique for Vintage and the Obscure

Sisters Wendy and LaRae Kangas on balancing fashion both old and new.

Fishs Eddy's Co-Founder on Dumpster Diving, Politics, and 'Good Morning Asshole' Mugs

"I know we have a big mouth and a lot of people know about us, but we truly still are a small business"

How Lindsey Thornburg Thrives in Fashion With a Single Silhouette

Chatting with the Lower East Side's master of cloaks

The Artist-Centric Bushwick Store Where You Should ? Everything

Talking ? the Store, where art and fashion meet New York's underground nightlife scene, with store owner Eric Schmalenberger

Graffiti Artist Claw Money Doesn't Get Recognized In Her Own Store

How Claudia Gold melds vintage — both high-end and streetwear — into a boutique that is distinctly hers.

I Love You Bedford's Alisha Trimble Sets Her Own Standards

The Williamsburg designer is at the intersection of zero-waste and Brooklyn luxury.

The Picture-Perfect Pencil Shop That Makes Writing Cool Again

How a 24-year-old is trying to revolutionize the industry.

Meet the Brooklyn Studio Owner Who's All About Summertime Hot Yoga

Welcome to a special edition of Better Know a Store Owner, a weekly Racked feature focusing on the people who run our favorite boutiques—in this case, boutique fitness studios—around the city

Meet the Couple Behind Concrete + Water, Williamsburg's 'Gateway to Fashion'

Welcome to Better Know a Store Owner, a Racked feature focusing on the people who run our favorite boutiques around the city.

How Jennifer Bandier Got In on the Ground Floor of Athleisure

Welcome to Better Know a Store Owner, a Racked feature focusing on the people who run our favorite boutiques around the city.