Vivaldi Boutique sits at 1388 3rd Ave, on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 79th street on New York City’s Upper East Side where they’ve been for 25 years. I visited recently to see their new Spring inventory and chat with the owner, David Trugerman. David told me they get a lot of clients like this who want to make a change in their wardrobe but don’t quite know where to start. That’s where David and his expert team of Hanz, Ceal, Veronica, and Kelly come in. I like to think of the staff at Vivaldi as a guiding light in a beautiful, but possibly overwhelmingly so, sea of clothing, hats, scarves, and bags. Their mantra is that buying clothes shouldn’t be a struggle. “We will bend over backwards and twist ourselves into a pretzel for the client,” says David. That means they will come in early, stay late, take care of custom orders and alterations, and even visit you at to your home - whatever they can do to make the experience more comfortable for the client. Vivaldi is where luxury meets great customer service.

No matter how unsure a client is when they walk through Vivaldi’s doors, David and his staff will use their experience, knowledge, and friendly demeanor to transform that client into a confident buye. From evening gowns by Marchesa, Naeem Khan and Yolancris, to wardrobe staples, to beautiful hats, scarves, and bags, every article of clothing at Vivaldi has been hand selected by the staff to suit their clientele’s needs and preferences. When you enter the store, a member of the staff will greet you warmly, get to know you, what you’re looking for and then assist you in your shopping while putting you completely at ease. You can sense the amount of experience and skill they possess which translates into making it very easy to make a purchase or decide to make a major change to your wardrobe. “It’s one of those things where you don’t realize how much you know until you start talking about it,” David says.