BucketFeet arrives in NoLIta

Are you in need of some shoes designed by a handpicked selection of artists from around the globe? Then you can head over to NoLIta where BucketFeet has opened their first permanent location in Manhattan. The new location is located at 266 Elizabeth Street and isn’t too far away from their previous Soho pop-up shop location.

While the new location is smaller than their previous location they still have made themselves right at home, and less square footage definitely won’t mean any less shopping traffic. The new location still bears close proximity to Soho’s boutique district and is very close to multiple New York subway lines, including the B, D, F, M, N, R, and 6 trains. Those fans of BucketFeet’s previous location will only have a few more blocks to walk to shop at the new location which officially became open to the public last Saturday.

BucketFeet opens permanent location in Manhattan

With improved weather and the slow return of tourists to New York City BucketFeet couldn’t have picked a better time to relocate either. March is the perfect month to reel in those spring breakers and those willing to start making vacation plans up North after a frigid winter. The store, or “studio” as BucketFeet prefers to refer to its brick-and-mortar locations, carries items for men, women, and children, and also features an artistically curated selection of socks for those who need that little bit of extra flair to compliment the stylish and original shoes.

BucketFeet probably follows one of the most original retail models known to any retailer, shoe, apparel, accessory, or otherwise. The company’s main focus is to find ways for their customers to connect with their artists on more than a level of consumerism. Each month, a new artist takes over and giving the site and retail space a completely new look. While the shoes are always a rotating selection as the selection of artists offered is constantly changing, their new location features limited-edition wall prints from select artists, and will also incorporate a wall mural painted by a new artist each month.

BucketFeet joins a growing list of formerly online only retailers such as Bonobos, Frank & Oak, and Warby Parker who have moved from being online only to having some type of brick-and-mortar location. After BucketFeet raised 7.5 million dollars in a round of Series A funding last month all eyes have been on them to see what they will do next, and they certainly seem to be taking their company in the right direction. With no announcement of whether they will open any more brick-and-mortar locations anytime soon, their New York location has gotten more than a warm welcome, and is sure to be the beginning of putting BucketFeet on the fashion map in America.