What Poor George is known for
Poor George is a lifestyle boutique at 64 Main Street in Cold Spring, offering new and vintage goods with handmade pieces for men and women as well as the home. The shop specializes in womxn-founded, handmade brands. Vintage apparel from the 70s through the 90s hangs beside candles and jewelry, with greeting cards and plants.
Poor George is a woman-owned lifestyle boutique in Cold Spring, New York, owned and operated by Cadah Goulet. Its assortment combines small-batch apparel, goods made in the United States and handmade products, with particular attention to women-led brands. Modern vintage clothing and accessories sit beside housewares and the newer selection. The business began online through Etsy before moving into physical retail. For three years it operated mainly through pop-ups, including Brooklyn Flea, Artists & Fleas, Salem Vintage Market and Urban Outfitters Dreamers & Doers events. Goulet opened the permanent Cold Spring shop in May 2018. Poor George also explains its supplier criteria in unusually direct terms. Nearly all represented brands are women-led, queer- or BIPOC-created, or support artisans in India, Nepal and Thailand. The shop also names plastic-free companies, fair-trade brands and domestic production among the practices represented in its merchandise. Its ownership, pop-up history and supplier policy are therefore connected parts of the same retail model rather than separate pieces of branding.
Best for — Vintage 70s to 90s apparel and handmade goods from womxn-founded brands
Various small brands
Where next
- Moon + Arrow — Philadelphia
- Vessel Atelier — Mexico City
- ANEW — Antwerp
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