Millions of people have been left in the dark in Hurricane Sandy‘s wake. All of Manhattan below 34th street is still powerless–and will be until the weekend. Hundreds of thousands more will have to wait even longer.
Flashlights and batteries sold out quickly pre-Sandy which leads us to…candles.
Hurricane Sandy paralyzed the East Coast and most of New York City over the last few days, causing massive destruction and shutting down pretty much everything. But not even Sandy could stop Bill Cunningham, the New York Times‘s intrepid octaginarian and original street style photog, from getting on his bike and seeking out stylish ladies and gents.
It’s day two of Sandy’s aftermath and the picture of how this disaster is impacting retail and the industry is becoming a little clearer (though, power outages and transportation problems will continue to complicate things at least through the week).
A lengthy report in today’s WWD details Sandy‘s effect thus far as well as updates from the city’s biggest retailers. Read on for a rundown.
As Hurricane Sandy moves on and New Yorkers are left to clean up the city, the full extent of the damage is becoming increasingly clear. One particularly hard hit area, at least fiscally, was retail, both in the city and beyond as stores were forced to close their doors to brace for the storm. And now reports of looting are starting to surface.
Last night, before Hurricane Sandy hit and devastated the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions, American Apparel sent out an email blast to promote a special sale available to customers in states on Sandy’s path (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland). “20% off everything for the next 36 hours” the sale touted, “in case you’re bored during the storm.”
Almost immediately, there was a small backlash on Twitter. We reached out to American Apparel for a response. Here’s what the retailer had to say:
Hurricane Sandy is upon us–but the fashion industry isn’t letting this Frankenstorm bring them down.
We checked in with some of our favorite people in the industry–from The Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine to Kelly Cutrone to DKNY PR Girl Aliza Licht–to find out how they prepped for tonight’s storm. For an industry that’s supposed to shun carbs we are collectively loaded up on them–as well as candy, nail polish, and fashion mags to read by scented candle light.
Click through to see how everyone is getting ready.
And above all, everybody stay safe!!
As you’re no doubt aware, those of us on the east coast are locking our doors, boarding our windows and stocking up on non-perishables (cookies, bread, wine, the three hurricane food groups), in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival.
Since we’re all hunkered down in our apartments, it’s hard to know exactly how the hurricane is progressing. Which is why we’re lucky to have Nigel Barker–fashion photographer, reality TV personality and now, fearless weather reporter–giving us live updates via Twitter and Instagram.
