Buzzworthy
[908]
[908] may be a sneaker consignment store, but
that doesn’t mean that the shoes are necessarily preworn, or that they’re for kids. “Sneakers are fun collectibles that bring the generations
together,” says Gustavo Gonzalez, who, with fellow Elizabeth, N.J. native Jean Hernandez,
owns and operates the shop. Prices of the often brilliantly-colored collectors’ items vary
depending on supply and demand, he says. “Say Nike releases 10,000 pairs of a shoe for
the entire country. Montclair might only get 500, they sell out and the price goes up.”
Gonzalez adds that [908]’s competitive prices, helpful sales staff and boutique-ish look
make perusing the Yeezy shoes, Kanye-designed Adidas and kid-designed Dornbecker
styles preferable to shopping online. Prices range from $50 to $1,850.
TABLE LEG
HOME
THE NEW CURIOSITY SHOP
If a gift shop could be airlifted out of
Brooklyn and set down in Montclair Center, it
4 S. Fullerton Ave.
would look like TABLE LEG HOME. “We’re a
Montclair
destination for modern gift ideas,” says store
973-449-4328
owner Zachary Tischbein, a Manhattan resident
with a fashion background who fills his shelves
with Derian plates, cards, pet paraphernalia, cutting
boards and more from the city. Since opening in June, he
says he’s served a lot of young moms and devotees of
Brooklyn shopping, who appreciate how Table Leg fills
a need for fans of brands such as Lululemon and
Anthropologie. “They don’t want antiques,” he says.
“They want tongue-in-cheek, trendy things.”
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MOMS
ON THE
MOVE
SWEAT
& STRUT
623 Valley Road
Upper Montclair
973-509-0718
Post-baby
bodies can be
toned and supple,
and still be different
from their pre-delivery shapes.
“I always had a passion for working
out, but after I had a couple of
kids, I’d wear my old workout
clothes, and friends would say,
‘Get something new,’” says Melissa
Sowa, owner/operator of SWEAT
& STRUT in Upper Montclair.
Sowa says the shop fills an unmet
need for functional and fashionable workout clothes. “We carry 15
brands, some that are more sweat,
others that are more strut,” she
says. Leggings with leather cutouts,
for example, can double as casual
clothes; K-Deer leggings are good
for dazzling during yoga. Sowa
urges her Montclair neighbors to
ditch the online shopping and
come in to get the right fit.
[908]: EDUARDO WHITTINGTON; TABLE LEG: ZACHARY TISCHBEIN;
SWEAT & STRUT: JAMESDEMARIAPRODUCTIONS.COM
GET YOUR KICKS
41B Church St.
Montclair
973-707-5323