Monday, December 2, 2019

Huminska closes on 9th Street after 27 years in business



In recent months people have asked about the status of Huminksa, the women's boutique at 315 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Owner-designer Janice Huminska has addressed the situation in a note posted to her website last week. Her shop, which first opened in 1992, is now permanently closed. She writes, in part:

A tough retail environment could not and would not thwart my addiction to fabric and making dresses for all of you! Rather this crazy retail environment has been fueling me, as other obstacles over the last 3 decades have done, to overcome!

I am not at liberty to say exactly what happened, other than that a tsunami hit my longstanding tiny little biz & thru no fault of my own my labor of love was decimated, along with my livelihood ...

You can read her full note below...

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 9, 2020 at 8:49 PM

    I'm an old friend of Janice's. We used to stay in touch on Instagram. Do you have any idea of what happened with her business? She seems to have disappeared online -- no more website, no more Instagram. I hope she is OK!

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  2. KristinaSeptember 18, 2020 at 1:48 PM

    I would also like to find Janice. I’m so sorry huminska closed. Is she still making some dresses for online sales?

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