Cusp

Besides Bloomies this is the most interesting store in the Chestnut Hill Mall — really eclectic collection, great sales and wonderful staff. Unique pieces that make the trip worthwhile, don’t be put off by the youthful styles — something for everyone here.

Cusp is definitely Neiman Marcus’ younger hipper relative.
A fusion of sweet Alice & Olivia cocktail dresses, Rag & Bone blazers, hobo chic knits, oversized aviators, fur trimmed biker jackets, knee-​high fringe boots, pink metallic snakeskin clutches, a buffet of jeweled headbands, perfumes and coin purses.
From my experience really nice staff and no hassle with returns.
However, the price tags can be alarmingly pricey. Check out the sale section in the back, I’m all about their markdowns.

I am officially in love with this store. I walked out with a pair of Hudson jeans and a Marc Jacobs top for $ 100!

I am officially in L-​O-​V-​E with Cusp.
I bought a fantastic pair of shoes from them and after 2 weeks and a couple of nights out in it, the most cliché thing happened (at a Unilocal event of all places). the heel on my new red shoes snapped. I was appalled and oh-​so-​sad. After what I spent on this pair of shoes!!! and only to get a couple of wear in, WTH?!
So, I took a stab at it and went back to Cusp today to try to exchange it. After explaining my story to Kara who was very embarrassed and empathized with me she special order a new pair and having it ship to my house — free of charge! Now that’s customer service.
I’m so touched at how Kara handle the whole ordeal (and grateful that I’ll get my shoes replaced) that I think she just earned herself a loyal customer.
Thank you Cusp for getting me back to my chicly hipper height with my 3-​inch heels!

Recently was there and they happened to have a sale going on. Scored a pair of shoes for very good price. They are owned by Neiman’s and adapted the Barney’s concept in a smaller scale. Chic selection of merchandise for different styles, still somewhat better price range than Neiman’s. Staff was pretty helpful, I think I just found another favorite place to shop. Also, for those of you Neiman Marcus gift card recipients, you can use your gift cards here. Yay to Cusp, I probably would never go back to Neiman’s but would definitely go back to Cusp.

Cusp is like Neiman Marcus’ hipper younger sister. It caters to women who are into contemporary designer labels (plenty of Philip Lim, Ella Moss and Loeffler Randall here) and willing to drop an easy $ 400 on that fabulous cocktail dress. Don’t get me wrong, most of the clothes are gorgeous, but if the average price for a simple blouse starts at $ 225, clearly you’re catering to certain moneyed demographic. There’s a small makeup counter with a few select items «as seen in InStyle,» a limited shoe selection, and several bags sprinkled here and there among the racks of clothes. The décor seems like they tried to cross Anthropologie with Barney’s Co-​op. It’s very colorful though.
This store occupies the space that was formerly Jasmine Sola. As a grand opening promotion, they were giving away goody bags if you spent $ 400 dollars (!). Granted, that’s easily two items of clothing, but still… Kind of ridiculous! I also found the service to be a bit lacking, even on the second day of its opening. The staff was attractive but standoffish. I ended up walking out with a bottle of nail polish but stood at the counter waiting to pay for several minutes while the staff just stood there staring without making a move to ring me up! Also, my purchase was packaged in a shopping bag made up of what looked to be corrugated cardboard? It’s probably a greenwashing move, but I think the only green you need is cash to burn at this store.