Blue Tree (boutique)

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Blue Tree
FoundedOctober 2005
Founder Phoebe Cates
Headquarters
New York City
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United States
Website bluetreeny.bigcartel.com

Blue Tree is a boutique on the Upper East Side of New York City, opened by former actress Phoebe Cates [1] with Ivana Callahan, store manager. [2]

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Background

"Phoebe Cates Kline was so fond of the Upper East Side branch of gift store Penny Whistle [3] that when it closed, she simply had to replace it. [4]

The store sells chocolate, diamonds, jewelry, clothing, antiques, perfume, candles, art, photography, books, vintage LPs, and stuffed animals. [5]

The New York Times referred to the store as "a version of Elizabeth Street for the Carnegie Hill crowd, a little oasis of downtown aesthetic at Ladies Who Lunch prices," and said that "the celebrity boutique is a way for famous people to admit the civilian into their universe; it is a presentation of themselves, their likes and desires, their preferences—and does not require them to step in front of a camera." [5]

Cates stated "I always wanted to have a general store." Cates also said that some of her customers tell her that she looks like Phoebe Cates, and that she responds to them by saying "I get that a lot." [6]

The name of the store was suggested by Kevin Kline, Cates' husband. [7] The store's name is a reference to the blue trees in Fauvist paintings; [8] with the idea being that just as blue trees seem out of place in a forest, a store like Blue Tree seems out of place on the Upper East Side. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Tree". Goop.
  2. ↑ Jenny Miller (11 November 2011). "Phoebe Cates Hits Sfoglia Twice in One Day, Closes Her Own Shop to Focus on Shackburgers". Grub Street.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Wolff (31 January 2008). "Final Whistle for Uptown Toy Chain". New York Magazine.
  4. ↑ Aja Mangum (20 October 2005). "Phoebe Cates Kline Opens Blue Tree Toy Store". New York Magazine.
  5. 1 2 Alex Kuczynski (November 24, 2005). "Some Chocolate With Your Diamonds?". The New York Times.
  6. 1 2 Donna Freydkin (March 22, 2006). "Phoebe Cates, sittin' in Blue Tree". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Allie Hogan (25 June 2021). "This '80s Star Quit Hollywood Over Two Decades Ago. See Phoebe Cates Now". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Patricia Marx (27 March 2009). "Phoebe Cates's Manhattan Boutique". Travel + Leisure. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.

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