There's a certain appeal these days to working your way down the corporate ladder. Either that or buying a
motorcycle and getting the hell out of Dodge.
Here to help you pull off the handsome-but-I'm-ready-to-work-with-my-hands-if-I-have-to look or sell you a vintage motorcycle (or both) is Smith & Butler, opening today in Brooklyn.
S&B seems to have figured out that women love a man in uniform; the airy wood-and-exposed-brick space is stocked with sweaters, coveralls, flannels, bags and jackets from the brands that built America (Filson, Pointer, Pendleton) and a few classic imports (Barbour, Belstaff, Saint James).
It's the perfect place to suit up like Cool Hand Luke or Brando in The Wild One before a long weekend upstate—and they'll even help you get there. To go along with your Steve McQueen-approved Belstaff jacket, S&B is selling a small collection of vintage motorbikes. Right now they've got a classic Triumph, a Stella scooter and an old '70s beater from Suzuki.
There's plenty of other cool-guy knickknacks (Lomography cameras, photo books about vintage Harley fashion, motorcycle trading cards) to keep you busy for a while, and there's even a women's section to keep her distracted while you size up the workwear in the back.
Not that your new uniform won't be distraction enough.
Here to help you pull off the handsome-but-I'm-ready-to-work-with-my-hands-if-I-have-to look or sell you a vintage motorcycle (or both) is Smith & Butler, opening today in Brooklyn.
S&B seems to have figured out that women love a man in uniform; the airy wood-and-exposed-brick space is stocked with sweaters, coveralls, flannels, bags and jackets from the brands that built America (Filson, Pointer, Pendleton) and a few classic imports (Barbour, Belstaff, Saint James).
It's the perfect place to suit up like Cool Hand Luke or Brando in The Wild One before a long weekend upstate—and they'll even help you get there. To go along with your Steve McQueen-approved Belstaff jacket, S&B is selling a small collection of vintage motorbikes. Right now they've got a classic Triumph, a Stella scooter and an old '70s beater from Suzuki.
There's plenty of other cool-guy knickknacks (Lomography cameras, photo books about vintage Harley fashion, motorcycle trading cards) to keep you busy for a while, and there's even a women's section to keep her distracted while you size up the workwear in the back.
Not that your new uniform won't be distraction enough.
