Dersh Feather & Trading

Very happy with my experience here. Jon warmly greeted me at the door; he’s one of the owners. I knew I needed feathers but forgot to bring my sketches. I outlined to Jon what i was looking for, and he immediately knew what to show me. He brought out several bundles (called «schloppins») of feathers in varying sizes and colors. He nailed it on the head.
He offered to steam out the schloppins of feathers and have them ready for me later that day, as I was leaving on a flight. Two hours later I had a text and a voicemail letting me know my order was ready! They looked great when I first saw them, but after he worked his magic they were FABULOUS!
I only bought three types of feathers to get an idea if they would work for the costume we’re building; he said to just call if we needed more and he’d ship whatever we needed. (I’m in Chicago.)
Don’t forget to ponder what’s hanging in the hallway … everything from clippings of clients to amusing signs that will make you smile. I asked if one photo was of Frank Marino, a female impersonator in Vegas who does Joan Rivers … Jon smiled and said «No, that *is* Joan Rivers, she bought feathers here!»
It is a wholesale shop; while they do have a lot of stock displayed, you just need to ask and they are happy to drag stock out for you to view.
Highly recommend these guys!

I went to Dersh on Monday for a boa that I needed for a Cabaret performance on Thursday. Not only were they able to get me exactly what I wanted, they had it ready for me on Tuesday afternoon! The price point was lower than I expected, and the quality was undeniable. Doesn’t really get better than that.
Both gentleman (the owners, I assume) that I spoke with were very friendly and helpful. If I ever find myself in need of another boa I know exactly where I am going! Thanks, guys! :)

Went again recently for a project and Jon was extremely helpful. I purchased several ostrich boas that were the plushest I have found in NYC at a very reasonable price. Jon was super interested in my project and gave me pointers on how to construct it to get the most from the feathers I purchased. They will be my go to feather source from now on!

I found Dersh while googling «feathers NY.» Like so many garment district businesses, you find them only by daring to ascend in a rickety little elevator in a small warehousey building. The elevator opened… and felt claustrophobic. Small narrow space. No way to view the merchandise yourself. Clearly geared toward wholesale. Three gentlemen hard at work with their feathers. I found the numerous pictures of guys wearing flamboyant feather dresses and showing lots of skin is bad creepy, but they were very helpful showing us the feathers we asked about (unfortunately, wasn’t looking to buy large quantities).