photo by Thomas Iannaccone
Project 8a, an offshoot of Lower East Side boutique Project No. 8, will open its doors inside the wallet-friendly hotel this summer.
Like its downtown counterpart, Project 8a will feature men's and women's clothes and accessories from labels like VPL, Tom Scott and Margiela.
"[The clothes are] something that might be necessary last minute, or something you would be surprised and happy to find in a 'hotel shop,'" said Brian Janusiak, who owns both boutiques with Elizabeth Beer. For Janusiak, that includes the unisex Project 8a x Ace x Mackintosh Raincoat, which at $850 retail is roughly the price of an eight-night stay in one of the hotel's modest suites.
Ace Hotel, 20 West 29th Street; 212-679-2222; acehotel.com


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