Fragments
New York, NY 10012-3178
Phone: (212) 334-9588
- Cross Street:
- Greene Street
- Directions:
- N, R at Prince St.
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am- 7pm, Sun 12pm- 6pm
Editorial Review for Fragments – by Minya Quirk
The Scene
Fragments is inviting and chic, which can make you forget that some of the items have price tags in the six-digit range. A huge Baccarat chandelier illuminates the back room while black-and-white fashion photographs by Francesco Scavullo line the walls in the front. The staff is friendly, helpful and full of information since the Fragments showroom represents all of these designers.
The Goods
Fine jewelry doesn't have to be staid and the store makes this clear. Look for innovative designers like Tiffany Peay, whose double-banded rings let gems swivel in between. Editorial favorites like Mallary Marks and of-the-moment beaded hoop earrings by Ippolita Rostagno fly off the shelves. Gold mesh necklaces from Laura Cardillo cascade down your chest and put street vendor versions to shame. Fancy bohemian gals rely on Fragments for beautiful, hand-beaded bracelets and earrings by the Hui Chol Indian tribe from Mexico.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoPhillip Bloch, the oft' annoying stylist to the stars, created a key chain with an extra long piece of fabric attached and they've got them here. Looking like a chic version of those fabric key chain necklaces, they're a little weird but pretty cute.
The ExtrasOur lady of rock-and-roll wear, Anna Sui has a store just a few doors down.
User Reviews for Fragments
04/02/2008 Posted by keala75
Fragments was the store I anticipated going to the most during my first trip to New York. I am a jewelry fanatic & will not blink to spend if the price is right and the service is decent. There were literally 7 of us in the store - 4 customers and 3 salespeople. 2 of the customers were being helped by a man and woman when my sister and I entered the SoHo store last week Tuesday; that left one salesman to "help" us. He was in the front behind the counter when we entered the store. He saw us come in because I made eye contact with him and gave him a smile. No "hello", no smile, no grunt or discernable noise came from him at all. My sister and I proceeded to look up and down for a necklace that I saw on their website that I wanted to try on before buying. He eventually wandered down the end of the store to where we were, leaned against a counter and stared at us. When I thought that he was going to actually offer us some service, he caught my eye and fled back to the front of the store! We had been there for 10 minutes at this point and my patience was definitely wearing thin. The woman who was helping the 2 other customers in the store finally said, "ladies, do you need some assistance?" So I looked at her and said, "Yes, that would be nice" at which point she hollered to that guy to come and help us. He tried to give an excuse, "Oh, I thought you were on the phone" which was more for the benefit of his co-worker than to us. When I told him about the necklace on their website, he dismissively said, "well if it's on the website then we don't have it in the store - we only carry 'fine' jewelry here." A fact that is not explicitly evident on the website. Also, his attitude and tone when he said this was just plain snotty. Call me stupid, but I prefer to be treated with some semblance of human decency when I walk into a store prepared to exchange my hard-earned money for goods. It only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch. Big mistake, Fragments, Big mistake.
Pros: Quality and variety of jewelry. From fashion to fine.
Cons: Complete lack of customer service. Not friendly or helpful salespeople at all. Complete Turn-off.
07/21/2003 Posted by gwendolynny
If you like jewelry, then plan on shopping at this store. It has so many designers and selection that you can spend hours just deciding what to try on. It is more streamlined and the display for handbags are much more appealing. I consider the range of prices at this store to be quite good. You can find things under $100 or, you can spend thousands. The service is one of the best things about Fragments. I've always enjoyed the female salespersons. They are always patient and will assist you for an hour so that you can decide what you like. The only complaint I have is that I wish the merchandise could be a bit more affordable. I guess if you had to choose, you can always check out Barney's great selection of jewelry too, but don't expect their prices to be cheap either.
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