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Nordstrom and GQ have teamed up for a pop-up shop in New York during MBFW. The store will feature GQ Selects: a selection of apparel, accessories, gifts, and more, curated by the editors of GQ, along with Tommy Fazio, men’s fashion director, Nordstrom. In addition to carrying more than 50+ brands, the shop will also include a Warby Parker shop, complimentary shaves by Freeman’s Sporting Club, a Stumptown coffee bar, and more.

GQ & Nordstrom Men’s Shop is located at the Nordstrom owned Treasure & Bond store at 350 West Broadway between Grand and Broome. The pop up shop will be open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 8pm and on Sunday from 11am to 7pm. There are some great events taking place at the shop, all of which we’ve listed for your below. Things kick off with the Launch Party on Fashion’s Night Out tonight, September 6th.
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Well, if blessing New York with an amazing pop-up of vintage watches a few months back wasn’t enough, our friends at HODINKEE have setup a similar offering for folks in the Bay area for this weekend. Mission-based retailer Taylor Stitch is playing host to the first ever West Coast HODINKEE pop-up store and we’ve got a preview of what to expect before making your way over to Valencia Street. Beyond all the timepieces, HODINKEE is bringing along some of the goods from their online shop which offers up Italian-made watch straps and pouches for your most valuable possessions.

The offerings will range from classics to cult watches like a vintage IWC Ingenieur and Omega Bullhead chrono, to a veritable British Military issued mono-pusher chrono from Lemania. We have really special collector’s pieces like an early Heuer Carrera Dato from 1967 with a black dial (try to find another one for sale right now), to one of the rarest vintage Rollies around – the Ref 1530 (an automatic watch in the case usually used for quartz – aka Rolex’s answer to the Royal Oak and their first watch with a sapphire crystal).

The show starts today and runs until Sunday evening, with daily hours being from 11am to 7pm. Taylor Stitch is located at 383 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. Scroll down to catch a glimpse of what to expect.

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If you’re heading to the south of France for the Cannes Film Festival, then be sure to stop in at Louis Vuitton‘s pop up store. “The Maison celebrates its attachment to the city of Cannes by unveiling an exceptional custom tailored store in homage to the world of cinema.” The shop offers up product for men and women and looks to be an exceptional space.

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Tommy Hilfiger has announced the launch of Prep World, a Spring/Summer 2011 limited edition capsule collection for men and women. A Pop-Up House landed in the middle of New York City’s Meatpacking District a few days back and will be open to the public through the weekend before traveling to Paris, London, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Sylt, Germany and Knokke, Belgium over the next few months.

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Bringing his brand of personalization customization to the UK, LA based designer Dr Romanelli has launched the Dr Romanelli Prescription Shoppe in Hostem third room and features his latest collaborative products with brands including Oliver Peoples, New York painting artist Jose Parla and cult Japanese brand Real McCoys to name a few – All of which will be for sale.

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Alexander Olch is launching his first pop-up shop at Colette in Paris, January 17th to 29th. The pop-up will house The Olch’s entire Spring 2011 collection which ranges from neckties and bowties to suspenders and pocket rounds and now to bags as well. The offerings are tremendous as we actually have checked out the collection up close and have to say it’s everything we’d expect from the New York-based designer and then some.

Alexander Olch Pop Up Shop at Colette
 213 Rue Saint-Honore´, Paris
 January 17th-29th

Open now in SoHo is The Pop Up Flea‘s third coming and this time, it’s bigger than ever. The list of brands on hand this year is tremendous with some of our favorite labels showing up for this once-a-year showing. Atop the list of notables is Michael Williams‘ own ACL & Co., which teamed up with San Francisco-based Tellason for a special pair of denims that debuted last night at the opening of The Pop Up Flea. Mark McNairy also showed up with some of his finest shoes, including his collaborations with Engineered Garments and Bass Weejuns. For the first time ever, L.L.Bean’s Signature collection was shown outside the label’s Freeport, Maine shop.

We could honestly go on and on about all the happenings at The Pop Up Flea but you’ll have to just go in there and experience it for yourself before it shuts down on Sunday. Saturday the 20th, it’s open from 11am to 7pm and Sunday the 21st, it’s open from 11am to 6pm.

The Pop Up Flea at Openhouse Gallery 201 Mulberry Street NYC

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Michael Williams of ACL and Randy Goldberg of Urban Daddy are bringing back The Pop Up Flea to NYC this coming weekend, and it’s looking more grand than ever. The list of brands has increased tremendously since the last time around so expect even more great items and even more exclusives. The majority of items are said to be brand new but there will be some vintage stuff thrown into the mix by some of the brands as well.

Vendors include Oak Street Bootmakers, J.W Hulme, Levi’s Vintage Clothing, L.L. Bean Signature, Smith + Butler, Tellason, Billykirk, Aether, Tanner Goods, Scout Original, Wooden Sleepers, Riviera Club, Alexander Olch, Gant, Oliver Spencer, The Hill-Side / Hickoree’s Hard Goods, Grown & Sewn, Stanley & Sons, J.Crew, Gitman Brothers Vintage, Schott NYC, Digby & Iona, Alexander West, Leather Head / Lemon Ball, Mark McNairy and a few others that have yet to be unveiled.

The Pop Up Flea will be located at Openhouse Gallery at 201 Mulberry Street (btw Spring and Kenmare) in New York City from the 19th of November til the 21st. Hours of operation are: Friday November 19th (3-9pm), Saturday the 20th (11am-7pm) and Sunday the 21st (11am-6pm).

All-in-all, it’s going to be a sick lineup. There are brands here that we seldom get an opportunity to see in person, even in New York City, so we’re pretty excited.

Last night, I ran into Engineered Garments assistant designer Abdul Abasi on the streets on NYC and he gave me some updates on happenings at Nepenthes NY, a new low-key shop that opened up not too long ago. The store is a gem retailer out of Japan and the go-to retail outlet for labels like Needles, Engineered Garments, and South 2 West 8. Abdul turned me to Jake Davis’s blog to get an exclusive look at the Rest Store shop-in-shop, now located on the second floor of Nepenthes.

For the month of October Angelo Urrutia has curated his favorite things from Made With Rest. Previously only available at his exclusive appointment only boutique Rest Store on Mulberry Street. If you haven’t checked out Nepenthes yet, make sure to do so. The MWR offerings will just be an added bonus.

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This past week, Florsheim opened the doors to a pop-up store on Mercer Street in SoHo, NY. Florsheim hired Paul Birardi and Eddy Chai, co-owners of Odin, to execute the shop and the result is a two-floor setup which may act as a template for potential revision of Florsheim’s 35 existing, freestanding stores in the US as well as a model for potential shop-in-shops at major department stores.

We were on-hand at the opening and even got a chance to check out some of the pieces from the Florsheim by Duckie Brown collection and the collaboration’s Spring 2011 collection. Some may remember the “Woven Idler” from the Duckie Brown Spring 2011 Runway Show which took place at last week’s New York Fashion Week. Daniel Silver and Steven Cox, the creative engines behind Duckie Brown, are doing an amazing job and the spring line only fortifies this. Look for plenty of standouts like the corduroy cap toes or navy-finish brogues.

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