Interview Does Andy Spade, Who Did J.Crew’s Liquor Store

Interview Magazine has an interview with Andy Spade, of Jack Spade fame. Post Jack & Kate Spade (they sole to Claireborne), he’s running a design shop called Partners & Spade, and has a gallery/store co-located with his studio. His design shop has done a lot of the creative work for J.Crew’s Liquor Store. And Spade’s store is down as a must-visit for the next trip to NYC.  Some highlights:

On J.Crew’s Liquor Store:

O’BRIEN: Whose idea was the Liquor Store?

SPADE: It was our idea. Mickey Drexler met with us and was asking about what to do with the men’s market, how to make men’s more relevant, and the thought was: Do you go and buy a billboard or do a lot of advertising, or just do a stand-alone men’s shop? And I knew the Liquor Store. I frequented the Liquor Store many years ago when I lived in Tribeca.

On his foray into blogging, the Detail Preservation Society (alas, currently down, it seems):

O’BRIEN: What is the Detail Preservation Society?

SPADE: So we founded a society titled the Detail Preservation Society, and we have a blog that you look to if you want to find who the best bicycle maker is, or . . .

SPADE: Or whatever you’re looking for. Everybody loved it, because we would call friends who do really great things—like Vogel, the cobbler on Howard Street. We’re just really into it. So Mickey was a founder, I was a founder, and a few others.

The interview is a must-read, and the associated slideshow a must-view.