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Earlier this fall, a new menswear store with the punctuated name Ven.Space opened in Carroll Gardens. The area’s been primed for this addition since luxury womenswear store Outline set up shop nearby in 2022.
Owner Chris Green, formerly a merchandise manager at lifestyle ecommerce company Need Supply Co, now puts forth a discerning perspective in the store’s multi-brand lineup: his own. Green not only stocks clothing brands he himself wears, but also curates the ceramics, paint colors, and overall aesthetic of the space to mimic that of his Carroll Gardens home. As for the wares, mainstay labels like Dries Van Noten and Lemaire feature alongside cult favorites like Spanish accessories designer Hereu.
With no ecommerce by design, the in-store experience is another selling point. While Ven.Space is classified as a men’s store, both men and women were trying on crisp button-downs and insulated overcoats when I was there on a recent visit. The feeling among customers is comfortable, communal, and a little bit charged (in a good way), maybe reflecting all these shoppers finally being able to touch, style, and try on brands they could only previously order online, in a time before Ven.Space landed in Brooklyn. –Caitlin Pangares
→ Shop: Ven.Space (Carroll Gardens) • 369 Court St • Wed-Sun 12-6p.