Margaret O’Leary Launches New York Store

Margaret O’Leary, the San Francisco designer known for her cashmere knitwear, will open her first New York store today at 279 Mott Street in NoLIta, according to Women’s Wear Daily.

The 800-square-foot boutique was designed by architect Cass Calder Smith, who has designed all 10 of her stores located throughout the Northwest. Interior elements feature aged wood balancing the texture of knits featured on crisp white display islands and hanging crocheted lamps. At the back of the store are two dressing rooms and an outdoor patio.

O’Leary says she would like to open two more stores in New York — on the Upper East Side and on Bleecker Street. She’s also interested in Boston, Westport, Conn., and Greenwich, Conn. Ultimately, O’Leary says she would love to have a fleet of 20 stores, reports WWD.