John Varvatos

New York Dolls still in demand

source: 2TheAdvocate

 LA Fashion designer John Varvatos played host for a record-release show staged in the Bowery neighborhood at the Varvatos boutique that previously housed the famous punk-rock club, CBGB. Varvatos has had his critics, but Sylvain has nothing but praise. ...

Published Thu, Jun 4

Varvatos Celebrates Space in Holt Renfrew

source: Women's Wear Daily

by Jocelyn Anderson John Varvatos celebrated the launch of his Bowery NYC store concept at Holt Renfrew in Montreal on Wednesday, complete with a live performance by Montreal-based band The Stills. The menswear brand first debuted the rock 'n' roll ...

Published Fri, May 29

Q&A With John Varvatos

source: Women's Wear Daily

“We know that'sa bigger stage in menswear than New York.” Closer to home, the designer in 2008 bowed three stores, including a much-ballyhooed location in the former CBGB music club on Manhattan's Bowery, where music still reigns supreme and concerts ...

Published Mon, May 11

New York Dolls Return To Their Bowery Roots

source: NY1

 NY Designer John Varvatos loves rock 'n' roll and loves the Dolls. "The Dolls called us a couple of months ago, said they had a new album coming out and what could be more perfect than the Dolls coming back to the Bowery?" said Varvatos. ...

Published Thu, May 7

David Johansen's New York Dolls Return to Old CBGB, Now John ...

source: New York Observer

 NY - Joe Pompeo, Joe Pompeo By Joe Pompeo On Tuesday, May 5, the John Varvatos boutique at 315 Bowery was perhaps the only nightspot on all of the Lower East Side where someone in his late '20s or early '30s might actually feel young. Like, really young. ...

Published Wed, May 6

Detroit Rock City redux

source: GQ

Designer and sometime rock curator John Varvatos has signed up for another part-time job: DJ. Starting with a live broadcast of a New York Dolls show tonight from their record-release party at his 315 Bowery Store (which, as you may have heard, ...

Published Tue, May 5

Now Screening | The Birthplace of Punk

source: New York Times

315 Bowery now houses the boutique of the fashion designer John Varvatos. A behind-the-scenes look at “Burning Down the House” with its director Mandy Stein is tonight at 7:00 pm. The last screening of “Blank City” is tomorrow at 6:00 pm Tickets are ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

Music walk

source: Time Out New York

 NY Now the space is occupied by fashion designer John Varvatos (315 Bowery at Bleecker St; 212-358-0315, johnvarvatos.com), a man who had the gall to use Cheap Trick in an advertising campaign. While the commercialism of it all (and way-overpriced hi-fi ...

Published Tue, Apr 28