The New York Xchange — Local services in Seattle

Parking can be tricky, but for an hour on the street the meter is about a dollar. Staff are friendly, they will help you look at their jewelry, glass case items, and get you shoes to try on. Its not a small store but it is filled to the brim with clothes, bags, and merchandise, so some may be overwhelmed at the variety. I saw plus size items but the smaller size items were in greater supply. The prices are average, 10$ for pins, 15-20$ for glasses, 30$ for elaborate jewelry, most dresses where 40$+, more higher end goods like shoes and coats are 100$+. They had purses, toys, kitchenware, decorum, pretty much everything. A good stop for many fashions: baby bat, goths, alternative, yami kawaii, emo, scene, punk, pagan, demonic, the whole spectrum. They also have "sister" stores in the area for those who might want more Victorian, bondage based, or rave centered looks as well.

Keep in mind (for those visiting), this is Seattle, sometimes people on the street will be yelling, sometimes strangers can cause a mild scene, its normal like any major city; so at first I felt I was being watched in the store but that was expected given the area and the people who can wander in. They let me and my family peruse and didn't approach us till we circled back to ask about shoes and glass case items. You don't have to look a certain way to come in and staff are approachable regardless. The store is clean and didn't smell like weed or anything funky (again, Seattle), and has an "upstairs" area for pictures and what not as well.

I got extra items to bring back to friends since coming to this store was a goal of mine. I also liked their interior music choice and wished I could have stayed longer. There's a cute pet supply shop next door to kill time in until...

They mostly carry nu-goth, baby doll goth, steampunk, a small rave section, and some lolita derivative outfits. Huge demonia collection and there are some good finds. There are a ton of accessories, which are what I usually come in for. My only complaint is that most of the apparel seem to be somewhat overpriced despite some of items are very cheaply made and generic looking. Dresses with faux-blouses, uncomfortable, very thin fabric and plastic jewelry. Obviously not the entire store but it's hard to find a high-quality item or not feeling like you're wasting money when you could get something for roughly same price with better quality online from an independent artist. I have fun browsing here but that's my one complaint other than the store is incredibly small and it gets crowded at times- especially with all the demonias being displayed in the doorway. I remember the store being hard to navigate because of the amount of people and no one seems to be regulating the amount of customers that come in at a time.

edit: I made this review years ago and they have yet to diversify their range of styles, quality or sizes. I'm knocking off two stars because it's 2024, plus-size friendly alternative brands exist and should be displayed and accessible, just as much as straight sized clothes are. NOT an afterthought in the form of red tags that FALL OFF. I've seen the exact same pieces on racks for years. Considering that, I think it would be as simple as finding new buyers...

Honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in a store. I myself am alternative and my style is pretty mixed between goth and metal head. They treated me with so much disrespect due to what I was wearing, today I was wearing a red shirt and red shorts(pretty basic) because it was 100 degrees out. Sometimes you can’t wear your alt clothes in certain weather conditions at least with what I usually wear. They acted like I didn’t belong in the store. I was looking around for items to expand my closet and I constantly got pushed aside by staff, rudely talked to, and was being followed around in the store by employees watching my every move. They treated my boyfriend so poorly at the counter and embarrassed us, so we politely said we changed our minds on the items and left. The worst service I’ve experienced, I never leave reviews, this is my first and hopefully the last. But I was so uncomfortable and wrongly treated, just wanting to warn...