History
Meg Shop was born out of Megan Kinney's love for design, retail and a bit of necessity. As a child, Meg's mother and grandmother owned stores of their own in Alberta, Canada where she spent a serious amount of time in them bearing witness to the transformative powers of fashion and the relationships and experiences that women can have with trusted brands. At the age of 14, Meg began designing and sewing clothes and at 17 headed to The Big Apple to attend The Fashion Institute of Technology. She opened up Meg Shop in 1994 at 22 years old in the East Village, living out the back of her shop aiming to sell 10 dresses a day to pay the rent. Her design philosophy since day one has been to focus on the real life needs and bodies of women. This has resulted in collections honed over the years to create feminine versatile clothing that women want will live in forever, in a warm, fun and urban environment with elevated service levels.
Specialties
Meg Shops is a locally made, 100% women run independent women's wear line designing easy pieces that fit into our ladies everyday life in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Toronto and beyond. Through creative personal styling and tailoring of each look our goal is to make every customer feel her best self and have fun in the process. Our pieces are all produced in limited quantities with capsule collections launched throughout the year. Within our commitment to elevated service and style all our clients are able to book private appointments at their local store and feel totally taken care of. Our brands' mission is to empower women through fashion and impact our communities by stocking woman owned accessory brands, supporting neighborhood schools, local factories and print shops in NY and Toronto as well as fundraising for important causes that are close to the hearts of the women who run Meg.