Kiang at her Nolita store.
Located at 260 Elizabeth Street in Nolita, Babel Fair is a boutique that specializes in a multitude of goods–everything from French perfume to Bolivian handbags to Chinese cell phone charms.
With a penchant for denim and tie-dye (but only in the hippest, most tasteful sense) and a selection of one-of-a-kind home decor such as “melting disco balls,” owner Erica Kiang’s boutique is a step into something else entirely. With a tumblr that provides a decent sneak-peek at the merchandise, this is one place that oozes with cool.
Name: Erica Kiang
Location: 260 Elizabeth Street, Nolita, NYC
Profession: Boutique and Showroom Owner
Twitter Handle: @babelfair
Location: 260 Elizabeth Street, Nolita, NYC
Profession: Boutique and Showroom Owner
Twitter Handle: @babelfair
1. What are you wearing?
An oversized white button down shirt and jean shorts.
2. What do you do in a typical day?
I go to a Chinese bakery every morning, walk to work, check my email, check to see if we have more facebook fans, see who unfanned us or fanned us, wonder why…
3. What book/movie/TV show are you really into right now?
Lisa Ling’s Our America, it’s so good.
4. What’s a trend you wish would die?
Power shoulders.
5. What do you order for brunch?
Huevos Rancheros.
6. Who should we follow on Twitter that we’re (probably) not?
Not sure about this one, I’m not so into twitter.
7. What song or band has most affected or influenced you?
Melanie Safka.
8. What project are you obsessed with right now?
Moving into our new office space for the showroom! Honestly, I’m obsessed with redoing the floors.
9. What do you think is the best reality show?
House Hunters International.
10. What’s your hangover cure?
Brunch.
11. What fictional character do you most identify with?
Claudia Kishi from The Baby-sitters Club and for some reason I want to say Miss Havasham.
12. What was the best vacation meal you’ve ever had?
Lobsters grilled outdoors at a Snack Shack in St. Kitt’s.
13. What’s your favorite solo outing?
It’s a tie between Ikea and Sunshine Cinemas.
14. What’s your favorite bar in another city?
Shoko in Barcelona… it’s good Euro fun.
15. What luxury do you think should be included in plane travel to make it more fun?
A dining car.
16. What’s your biggest vice?
Chewing loudly… talking really loudly… haha, anything loud.
17. What movie will you always watch to the end when it’s on TV?
Psycho
18. Who’s your Spirit Animal?
A dinosaur…. if that’s possible. I just like them.
19. (Picture of the week): What’s the first thing you think of when you see this?
His life is way more exciting than mine.
