Coffee + Shopping Find: Westberlin Berlin

Westberlin Cafe Berlin | meltingbutter.com Coffee Hotspot

Head towards Checkpoint Charlie, the top tourist destination in Berlin – then keep walking straight past it, dodging the tourist’s selfie sticks and hen parties’ feather boas. You are going beyond all this to somewhere far more photogenic: Westberlin, “coffeebar & mediashop”. Westberlin is totally at odds with its surroundings: sandwiched between a kitsch baroque […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: DEAR: Rivington+ NYC

DEAR: Rivington+ NYC | meltingbutter.com Fashion Hotspot

NoHo, the neighborhood wedged between East Village and SoHo – is a quieter, unexplored area of NYC, but filled with a delight of hidden restaurants, soul food, boutiques, galleries and character all of its own. It’s little wonder that Moon Rhee, co-owner of clothing and home wares store DEAR: Rivington+, chose to relocate its new […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: Rachel Comey NYC

Rachel Comey NYC - Melting Butter Fashion Hotspot

A downtown jaunt around Soho would take you to familiar spots that would warm any New Yorker’s heart – homegrown pizza joints that have been run over many generations, that famous deli down the road known for their freshly cut meats which will make all of your co-workers jealous; and of course – some of […]

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Fashion Boutique Find: Bird NYC

Bird NYC - Melting Butter Fashion Hotspot

Better known for its thriving community of rugged hipsters, food aficionados and creative talent, Brooklyn is fast becoming a hub of high fashion. Jen Mankins, owner of Bird boutique, has decided to keep it in the Brooklyn family with her third (and largest) boutique in Williamsburg. Like many places in the area, the boutique also […]

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NYC Interiors Find: Paula Rubenstein

NYC Interiors Find: Paula Rubenstein | meltingbutter.com

Paula Rubenstein, the revered collector and authority on the 19th and 20th century antique space is the gold standard when it comes to good taste. Her namesake store in NoHo offers shoppers and inspiration seekers the most tightly edited collection of vintage home décor gems. Inside you’ll covet her well-preserved furnishings, unexpected oddities, photography books, […]

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Fashion Find: Dover Street Market London

London Fashion Find: Dover Street Market | meltingbutter.com

Dover Street Market London has long been they city’s most cutting-edge shopping experience. In fact, the six-floor department store situated inside a converted Georgian building could be described as a modern avant-garde fashion museum based on its marvelous concessions designed by minimalists inspired by beautiful chaos. Inside you’ll shop expertly curated high fashion pieces (this is not a […]

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London Cool Shop Find: Nudie Jeans Repair Shop

London Cool Shop Find: Nudie Jeans Repair Shop | meltingbutter.com

Nudie Jeans, the Swedish denim label best known for its philosophy behind keeping pure, raw denim at its heart while promoting sustainable fashion, is urging London denim heads to take care of their denim at it’s first ever Nudie Jeans Repair Shop. Nudie uses the London concept store innovatively to speak to the brand’s true […]

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NYC Cool Shop Find: In God We Trust

NYC Cool Shop Find: In God We Trust | meltingbutter.com

A cult favourite amongst hip Brooklynites, In God We Trust, a fashion label best known for its clean, quirky, vintage vibe is quickly becoming its own mini fashion empire with three stores in SoHo, Greenpoint, Williamsburg and counting. Each store, which is lovingly decorated with antiques (also for sale) carries the label’s own men’s and ladies […]

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