The Parasol Journal

What actually happens in a pop-up

Sweetfeet Doesn’t Have a Store. For Marathon Weekend, It Opened a Candy Shop on the Bowery.

No store of its own, a candy wall, two shakeout runs and a lot of new faces. How Sweetfeet made a room on the Bowery do the work of a shop for NYC Marathon weekend.

Culture · November 3, 2026

Barbour Already Has a Store in New York. It Still Keeps Coming Back to Spring Street.

A permanent store on Madison Avenue, five pop-ups downtown and a line down the block. Why having a store doesn’t make a pop-up redundant.

Fashion · November 3, 2026

Bringing Korean Heritage to New York: An Interview With Designer Ha-eun

Five days in Nolita, two big windows and a lucky-bag pouch. Ha-eun on bringing contemporary Korean design to New York.

Design · October 20, 2026

How Pop-Up Events Are the New Third Space

From the mall to the pop-up: why temporary storefronts may be the new third place. Words by Isabella Appell.

Culture · October 19, 2026

Swedish Stockings and the Case for Touching the Tights

Twelve days on Elizabeth Street, and why the brand wanted customers to touch the tights. Natasha on the US market, Nolita and selling hosiery in person.

Fashion · October 14, 2026

The Psychology of a Pop-Up: Bringing Whimsy to New York

Why pop-ups work in an era of digital fatigue: whimsymaxxing, color and the Von Restorff effect. Words by Isabella Appell.

Culture · October 8, 2026

Happy Camp3r: The Sweetest Stop in NYC

Three days, 450 square feet and an ice cream cart on Elizabeth Street. Founder Stephanie Devli on why downtown, and what a storefront does that a website cannot.

Fashion · September 22, 2026

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