Something Else On Fifth

ONLY STORE I WALK INTO, PICK UP CLOTHES, TRY THEM ON AND BUY THEM ALL. My absolutely new fave! The staff is so friendly, their selection of styles is different from the trends out there, sundresses are to die for. Priced quite high but can’t help it either way. Love!

Used to love this store, but officially no longer a customer. Came in with my mother and her girlfriend who are both from out of town. They were searching for gifts and I was looking for clothes since they were having a moving sale. Bitchy queen saleman was eyeing them from the jump, clearly out for blood. They were browsing through stuff — by no means «riffling» through it — not folding it as perfectly as someone who works there would but certainly not leaving anything on the floor or being rude or disrepectful. Bitchy queen was dismissive and snotty the entire time, answering their questions about sizing with comments like «turn it over and read the tag» and when my mom walked out of the store, had the adacity to advise myself and another customer not to be, «like those women» who «asked lots of questions, messed up the store and then didn’t even buy anything.»
Obviously pissed, I then mention the «women» in question were with me, sending the mortified shop attendant into a rambling tizzy. He tries to backpedal, telling me that he had to «clean up» after my mom (a task I remind him is his job) and then starts complaining about customer responsibility (to do what, I don’t know) while frantically pressing incorrect prices into the register. Clearly, his opinion is only meant for those who might agree with him. No dice there. Sorry you have a 7.50 an hour job but don’t take it out on your customers, sweetheart.
I really hope the owners see this review and fire him. I am a loyal customer who has spent hundreds of dollars over multiple visits but I can never come back to your store knowing how myself and my family were treated.

Horrible experience! The staff gave me a woman’s size 10 instead of a mans size, I returned the next day and they said they don’t have a mens size 10 and the manager basically said sorry your beat we have your money now get lost.

I prefer Something Else over Goldie + Mac across the street from them :) At Something Else, the employees actually paid attention to me, offered suggestions, and made helpful comments on clothing/​accessories. But they weren’t helicopter employees either: P
They also had Spyder jackets 50% off when I went: o ($ 195 — $ 95) I didn’t buy one, but I ended up leaving with:
A v-​neck t-​shirt with a dinosaur fighting a robot (the robot had boxing gloves. how could I not buy this?!) $ 29
Sweater tights by Hue
A pair of socks similar to the Happy Socks brand
A pair of merina socks :)
No essentials whatsoever were bought here I guess: P just nice things that make me happy! I will say I wish they offered clothing for taller chicks; there was a cowl-​neck short-​sleeve black sweater dress that was fairly affordable, but barely had me covered: o

I love Something Else. I used to shop the old 86^th street location when I lived closer and remember it being really pricey. They seemed to have changed their price point and you can get Levi’s for 40 bucks or Citizens of Humanity jeans for close to 200. They have a great selection of casual, but fashionable clothing and while I miss the shoe department in the back, the Patagonia store is a nice addition, though I don’t sift back there too often. Their selection of summer dresses and skirts is much better than their winter selection. They also have great coats, jackets, cold weather gear and socks! Their 500 club is awesome. Love this shop!

Bought a coat here for my fiancé. She didn’t like the style, so I returned it a week later. Turns out they only do store credit, no refunds. Guess it’s my fault for not seeing the sign on the wall behind the register, but I did ask the attendant during my purchase if they extended returns for X-​mas, and though she said they did, she didn’t say returns were only for credit. In retrospect, seemed like a nice opportunity to disclose this information. So now whatever coat I end up buying somewhere else will cost however much more than I wanted (they don’t have the best selection).
Again, this is on me, but if I can let someone else know about this policy, I’ll have done a good deed. If you’re shopping here, make sure you definitely want what you’re buying. They’re too insecure to be consumer-​friendly.

Came in yesterday for a Patagonia coat I seen for my son in the window, they didn’t have his size but did in another location, they called the store and had it sent to this location today. I came in to get the coat and while there picked up two pairs of Levi’s and some leather pants, great customer service, the girl was very helpful in assisting me in finding the exact jeans I was looking for. This is a great place to have in the neighborhood, I can NEVER walk in and not find something! Even if it’s just a hat, bracelet or shirt. I don’t find the prices here expensive, the Patagonia coat was the exact same price that the Patagonia site had it for. The same goes for the Levi jeans, I would have paid the same if I went to the Levi store in soho. Thankfully this store is ten blocks away and I often don’t walk that way or else I would be in big trouble! Lol

I used to like this place Bc it was the only place in the hoood to get designer labels but not mavi jeans and eleven consignment are on thy block that’s great more opotions but the sale team here is great I can always find a great shirt to go out in however they over charge for joes jeans which is annoying.

This location usually has great inventory, and for the price its well worth it. I like stopping in here frequently to see whats new.
This is more for the owners/​management — on my recent visit here I had the most bizaar customer service experience ever. I came in on ⁸⁄₃₀ and the associate was on her cell phone; didnt acknowledge me or another patron who came in. No biggie, except that for the entire 20 minutes I was there shopping, she was on her phone talking or texting, never acknowledged any of us once. I even went into the dressing room TWICE, she didnt ask us how things fit, or if we needed another size or check quantity – (Isnt this a potential loss prevention concern, too?) I left, without purchasing anything because it was so weird.
As a store in a local community, this is weird customer service. Would love it if you would hire people engaged in their job or at least slightly interested. Especially since the clothes are cool.

I’ve only bought shoes here but have enjoyed every pair. I’ve picked up many pairs of Lucky flats and an awesome pair of Chinese Laundry strappy wedges. I was lucky enough to snag a 10% off card a while back which keeps me coming back.

I needed shoes for a wedding that is upcoming but didn’t want to spend a lot. A pair caught my eye in the window so a few days ago I went in. As a couple other Unilocalers have mentioned it is important to know that the shoe department and the clothes are two different places. (in relation to returns/​exchanges etc)
So the patent leather platforms run a bit bigger so I went a size down. (this may not have been the wisest decision on my part c’est la vie) They were not that expensive but I have a feeling they may find their way to housing works after a few wears.

I like this store — it’s cute, usually affordable, and the salespeople are generally friendly.
My biggest problem is that the dresses they carry tend to be very short. I know not everything will fit everyone perfectly, but I have a long torso, and it is not appropriate for me to wear dresses that barely cover my ass. Seriously. Nobody wants to see that.
Shoes are great — they are actually a separate entity from the clothes section (part of DNA — but with different choices than the store down the block), and they do run sales much more often than the clothing part of the store.
Overall a decent experience with cute, trendy clothes, and some nice shoe options!

I love the dresses and shirt selection here but they come at a price. The moderate price however isn’t the biggest tease. I can never find anything in my size. No matter what I do, everytime I stumble in here everything is in large size. Forget purchasing dresses and shirts I’ll just look in envy. And I really do look, and find barely anything in my size.
The shoe selection is decent enough but DNA footwear is not far from here and they are an obvious choice when it comes to shoe selection. My roommate finds cute shoes here usually however.
I will probably still try to purchase something here although it hasn’t worked times three. A girl can hope.

The weird name and the design of the front of the building (aka, none) would suggest that this is one of those junk clothing stores that are peppered amongst the boutiques of 5^th Ave. However, one look at the Irregular Choice shoes in the window should give you a hint that there’s something fun inside.
The store is actually two stores sharing one space. In the front is men and women’s clothing– a small but well chosen and stylish assortment of items ranging in prices from high end (Kenneth Cole leather jackets) to affordable (great knits for about $ 30). I’m not sure why so many people complained about the prices, especially when one admits Toms cost the same everywhere and the other got her «favorite» cardigan here… If you want bargain barrel prices check out Rainbow, but if you want adorable on-​trend items and can part with at least $ 30, this is your store. I ended up buying an «Aztec print» sweater cape in front for $ 36 (10% off because the only Small they had was snagged), and got compliments from nearly everyone in the store while trying it on.
In fact, the people in this store were so nice and complimentary I started to think I was being scammed-​okay maybe I’m naturally suspicious. In the back are the shoes, a great mix of smartly-​patterned Toms, brands like Chinese Laundry, Irregular Choice, and Rocket Dog, and staples like Converse. The people in the back were just as lovely and I ended up taking a pair of yellow Irregular Choice kitten heels that are going to be perfect for winter wear.
In the end I spent about $ 130, got a great brand label heel and an adorable sweater. Unlike some of these other grouchy gussies, I’ll definitely be coming back.

Why is this place so expensive? I bought a pair of Toms here, but only because I know they are priced the same just about everywhere. They had the color I wanted (grey) in the size I needed (9), and a sales person helped me find them, and made sure they were pretty snug, as he informed me that they stretch out.
Would I go here ever again? Probably not.

My friend & I stumbled upon this place while walking down Fifth Ave. Cute store with colorful dresses & tops, okay selection of jeans, something for guys (didn’t really check out the section, however), and shoes. My review is for the shoes section.
The employee was helpful in assisting me with my TOMS purchase. Okay, you might think ‘but they’re just TOMS’, but I’ve encountered shoe stores where sales associates would straight up ignore me when I needed a size.
My friend also got a pair of Chinese Laundry heels, and she also helped her with good words of advice. She didn’t even seem annoyed when my friend went up to the register with about 4 – 5 different pairs to check inventory to see if her size was available.
I’m not afraid to get up and leave if the sales associate at a shoe store is snobby and acting difficult when I’M the one making the purchase. The sales associate here, however, was friendly and cooperative.

I don’t enjoy going into large department stores, and searching through racks of clothing. This store is perfect if you feel the same way. I walk in, find what I want without feeling overwhelmed.
Also, in the back of the store the selection of shoes are awesome!
Great costumer service too.

Something Else is overall an unimpressive, bland clothing and shoe store. I don’t hate it – I bought my favorite basic grey cardigan here – but I’ve never been blown away by anything I’ve seen. The décor, layout, and presentation of the clothes cheapens the merchandise, in my opinion, until you look at the price tags and remember that you’re shopping in Park Slope and everything is expensive. The one major plus is that they have two separate sections – clothing in the front and shoes in the back – and their shoe selection is actually pretty great. The drawback is that they are apparently two separate stores, so you have to pay once in the back and once in the front if you want to buy clothes and shoes. Kind of weird.
Overall, an alright store for basics or a novelty tee, but nothing too exciting.

Fun place to browse around, really have to dig a bit to find a worthy purchase.

Umm… yeah I’d say this place is «something else» when I picked up a cute tank top; then I read the tag price of $ 59.99. Is this made from gold thread or what?! This is gonna get destroyed even if I was to hand wash it!
Tried on a dress on sale $ 20 — hole in the middle.
Tried on a tank top — couldn’t close the zipper because I’m too shapely.
Tried to find any orange tags in hopes of finding more $ 20 deals — failed horribly.
Keep those tank tops for $ 60 and those long summer dresses for $ 80; winter’s coming anyway… some point sooner or much later.