Hi, I'm Christine, the owner of The Lady Next Door. I've been coming to the shop since I was in high school, spending hours in the back trying on the vintage clothing and bonding with the original owner, Sandy, over our mutual affinity for beaded flapper dresses, theatre, and long and winding conversation. The Lady Next Door was a magical place, and one that I would return to over the years whenever I was home from Chicago or NYC to visit family. It was always a place that could transport me, provide me with an escape, and now– a decade and a half later– I can call it my own. I bought The Lady Next Door with all its years of inventory (and 100+ years of dust) in June of 2020, and am honored to be carrying the torch. This past October, I moved the store to a new (bigger! brighter!) location just down the street, to 277 Water St. I've always been a lover of old things, but more than the perfect fit or one-of-a-kind piece, it's the stories of the people that live on in these items. Stuff is never just stuff. It's the language of our memories, and I believe in preserving, cherishing, and sharing them with you. Come visit The Lady!