Spaced Invaders

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I did hear this from the owner before it hit the papers, but it still saddens me to hear that B’Zar is shutting its doors. B’zar was a lot more than just a clothing store. I’m not entirely sure what I’m going to miss the most. Maybe it’s the chic styles they had and the attitudes that it embraced, maybe it was owners Gustavo and Andrea Serrano’s way they made you feel when you entered the store, maybe it’s the way that B’Zar stood out from many shops in Charleston. I’m not entirely sure. But what I do know is we need more shops like this in town.

As stated above and from my point of view B’Zar was not just a clothing store. B’Zar was a place that you could go to get a different taste of something not entirely Charleston. It was a place that you could go there and really find out when and where all the great parties and shows were taken place. You could pick up the latest mixtapes from local bedroom DJs or underground DJs. (Thanks to them doing that for me I made some really good friends out of it and met some great new people.) Local visual artists hung out there. Gustavo let his dog Roxy run free in there. New under the radar music was always a topic of discussion. And in the end it just so happens that they sold clothing there as well. I got a different feeling when I walked into B’Zar. It was personal, unlike places like American Apparel where you were always greeted with the same cookie cutter store greeting. With rows and rows of the same cookie cutter merchandise that tried to portray originality with its overstock of designs with plentiful quantities hanging from the racks.

B’Zar was the first place that I ever brought a pair of designer Nikes or even spent $65 for a shirt to dress up in. I still get complimented on all the clothes I bought from there. What can I say, chicks dig clothes from B’Zar.

I hope that with B’Zar closing down, that it’s not the end of all the great things that came from the owners of B’Zar. I’m talking about fashion shows, Kulture Klash, and the like. Gustavo and Andrea had their hands in a lot of Charleston happenings. They are even a sponsor of our Stone Groove events.

Well I am sad to see them go and I will still rock my B’Zar shirt when I’m doing shows. I hope this is not the last we see from Gustavo and Andrea Serrano.

Just had to post this up. This is a little news report featuring our buds at Suite Sole, Gustavo, Tyler, and Walter, being interviewed by none other than Caroline Millard. You can check Suite Sole out at their blog and see all the incoming shoes they have. Also, check Caroline’s site out, it’s very well done.