NOHO - Patricia Field, costume designer to the stars of "Sex and the City" and the founder of one of the city's longtime boutiques, will be closing the doors to her eponymous shop Feb. 28, as first reported by Bedford + Bowery.
The announcement was made Monday on Field's Facebook page. In December, Field announced she would be closing the store, located at 306 Bowery, in 2016, though she didn't reveal a specific date until this week.
Field told DNAinfo New York on Tuesday that she was closing the shop because she "needed more time to pursue other career interests," such as costuming the television show "Younger" which shoots in New York.
"I can't sit still," she said, adding that she's in the process of converting her website into an online art and fashion gallery, and is looking to host a gallery show in April, possibly at the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
Field also said closing the store will give her more personal time.
"I want to go take a swim in the morning, have the energy to go to a party at night, or a club," she said. "I need to re-tune the piano."
Field said the store will continue selling all items at 50 percent off through the end of February. Unsold pieces that don't belong to designers will be sold by INA, a consignment retailer run by Field's friend Ina Bernstein.
No special closing events are currently scheduled for the Bowery property, Field said.
"I would like to, in my dreams, have a big blow-out party, but I can't commit to that," she said.
Field's office said the store is being purchased by Thor Equities. The company did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday on its future plans for the space.
According to her website, Field opened the store’s first location in Greenwich Village in 1966. She moved it to East Eighth Street in 1971, and finally settled at its current Bowery location in 2012, according to the Daily News.
