This is already been making the rounds, but I too let out a heartbroken gasp when I first read the news on EV Grieve's site, so I thought I'd share it here. It turns out that 99X over on 10th street is closing its doors for good. Initially affiliated with 99 Records, 99X has been selling Fred Perrys, Vans & other cool gear to the punks, skins, mods & hip kids for over three (!!!) decades. I've bought many a fine textile myself there over the years, most recently those stylishly macabre paisley Vans you see in the photograph above. Yet another outpost of cool vanishes from downtown NYC. Pour one out.
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