If New York had a little brother — it would be Chicago. But if New York had a distant cousin that kind of looked like it from far away, but when you got really close, you were like, “How are you guys related again?” It would be the Crossroads, KC. Part of this big city kinship comes from the NY-style boutiques that line 18th Street and wind around Baltimore. Habitat Shoe Store, Spool, A Forest and new neighbor, Peggy Noland, all bring the latest designers and fashions to Kansas City. Adopting the art scene that surrounds them, these boutiques are a mixture of urban grit, high-end design and without a hint of Suburban strip mall. These forward-thinking entrepreneurs aren’t waiting for trends to migrate from the coasts to the Midwest, they’re going out and bringing them to the Crossroads. Our distant cousin would be so proud.
