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Minimalist Fashion Boutique Opens On Upper East Side
The new store was founded in 2014 to offer women "refined yet casual" fashion options.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A trendy fashion boutique favored by celebrities such as Solange Knowles and Gwyneth Paltrow recently debuted a new location on the Upper East Side.
KES, founded by designer Lia Kes Berman in 2014, opened on Madison Avenue between East 86th and 87th streets, a store spokesperson said. The boutique was founded to provide women minimalist fashion offerings that have a "rawness and informal elegance," according to a press release.
"My stores are intended to give the KES woman a pause from the chaos of everyday life, to serve her style needs, intellect, and sensuality," Kes Berman said in a statement.
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Some of the brands carried by KES include:
- Numero 10
- Anne Vest
- Isabel Benenato
- Lars Andersson
- Silvano Sassetti
- Avant Toi
- Catherine Zadeh
- Sartori
- Arquiste
- Canvas & Hyde
- Caravana
- Ming Yu Wang
- Shihara
- Eleven Six
- Faliero Sarti
- TMR Rosso
The store is open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays and from 12-6 p.m. on Sundays, according to its website. Kes Berman opened her first store on the Upper West Side.
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Photos courtesy KES
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