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Bu & the Duck Is Closing
After nearly 15 years, children’s store Bu & the Duck is packing things up. It most likely won’t continue as an online business, but founder Susan Lane is keeping her options open. The shop will be around through Christmas, with items on sale until then (and that includes the antiques).
I don’t have kids, but I always admired the quality of the clothes and the overall vision (plus I just liked saying the name). It’s the kind of store that made Tribeca what it is, and it’ll be missed.
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This store will be very missed. The clothes are reminiscent of an era gone by. Susan and Sophia are two of the nicest shop owners in Tribeca. Every gift I have bought from Bu & the Duck is treasured. There really isn’t another store in the city like this. You will be missed.
This is terribly sad and this store will be sorely missed. Bu & the Duck had the finest quality AND the finest design of any kids clothing store, ever. I hope that Susan and Sophia look to do something new soon. There was never a children’s clothing store that measured closed to this one.
I am in shock and so very sad, I went by today to purchase my newest’s spring wardrobe and did a double take when I saw the closed sign. Greedy landlords will suck the creativity and artistry out of NY. Sophia and Susan are artists and good people, and we all are losing out now. Please open up a new location, I am so upset for you.
This makes me SO sad. Bu and the Duck was far and away my favorite shop in New York and I am now lamenting that we visited so infrequently. The clothes were beautiful. Elegant and timeless. Though the quality (and thus price) made them well beyond of our meager budget, I always tried to stop in when there was a sale and snap up a few things. I’ve worked in retail and I know that sale-only shoppers are not typically treated as well as the regulars, but Susan always made me and my son feel welcome. She remembered his name and always engaged us in interesting conversation. What a loss!
I agree with these other customers who write before me. I would travel all the way from Boston just to visit and purchase in this shop for the Grandchildren. When I arrived I would often spend 90 minutes walking around and around ! Not only that, for 5 years I told everybody about this shop., anybody who was interested in design or fine clothing What is there to replace the craftsmanship, uniqueness and the quality? Nothing.
Even though my daughter has long outgrown the exquisite clothing from Bu and The Duck, we still loved the shop. I would by ribbons, socks, dolls , whatever I could find to appease my love for young children’s clothing. I am going to miss the shop tremendously. I never had the priviledge of meeting Susan but had many many wonderful conversations on the phone. We would get so excited when a box would come UPS to the house! We would have a fashion show for sisters and brother and daddy and had a very hard time not buying every piece in the box! I did meet Sophia twice and my daughter, Piper named her new doll after her . We bought her during one of our NY trips while visiting the shop.I would try to visit the store every time I went to Ny from Louisiana and Texas. My youngest child wore their beautiful clothing and shoes for years until I couldn’t squeeze her into it anymore. I was so upset when I found out they were closed. My older daughter just moved to Manhattan and actually went by the shop to hand them a resume…..that’s when we found it closed. Susan and Sophia, I wish you all the best in whatever you decide to do in the future….but ,I know a lot of people who would love to see your beautiful creations for sale again. I have saved every piece for my “hope to have grandchildren” one day!!