La Crasia, a New York-based glove vendor, has..
Penelope Carter
Updated on March 20, 2026
FINDINGS
GLOVE AFFAIR: La Crasia, a New York-based glove vendor, has opened its own retail venue in New York.
The 400-square-foot shop, called Glove Street, opened last month at 304 Fifth Ave., between 31st and 32nd Streets. Merchandise includes everything from classic leather to elbow-length satin gloves, and retail prices range from $20 to $100.
La Crasia Duchein, president and chief executive officer of the company, said she plans to revamp the interior of the store as well as the facade over the next year.
“We were anxious to find out what type of reception an all-glove store would get from the public, and so far we’ve been extremely pleased,” Duchein said. “We’ve had a lot of tourist traffic and a lot of people actually buying the gloves rather than just browsing, which is very encouraging, considering the weather’s been nice since we opened.
NEALON TO AFTERTHOUGHTS: Marty Nealon has joined Afterthoughts, the accessories specialty store chain that is a division of the Woolworth Corp., as vice president and general manager.
Nealon had been senior vice president and general merchandise manager of accessories, intimate apparel, shoes, cosmetics and fine jewelry at Abraham & Straus/Jordan Marsh since July 1994. Prior to that, she was senior vice president of accessories, intimate apparel and shoes at Bloomingdale’s.
The post taken by Nealon had been vacant, according to a spokeswoman for Woolworth’s.
In addition, David Pfau has been named vice president and general sales manager for Afterthoughts. He had been senior vice president of Woolworth’s specialty stores division. Both Pfau and Carol Von Speegle, Afterthoughts’ vice president and general merchandise manager, will report to Nealon.
Afterthoughts operates 850 stores in the U.S. and Mexico.
WEINGEROFF’S NEW ADDITION: Weingeroff Enterprises Inc., a jewelry manufacturer based in Cranston, R.I., has purchased part of Imperial Pearl Inc., a Providence-based jewelry maker.
According to Gregg Weingeroff, president of Weingeroff Enterprises, his firm acquired the fashion jewelry division of Imperial Pearl last month and renamed it Imperial Jewelry Co. He would not disclose the terms of the purchase.
Imperial Pearl had been in bankruptcy since last November. Its fine jewelry manufacturing division was purchased in February by Schuster Metals, a Providence-based venture capital firm.
Weingeroff said that Imperial Jewelry Co. will operate as a division of the parent company, and will continue as the contract manufacturer of Kenneth Jay Lane jewelry. Keith Marsello, who had been vice president of sales and marketing at Imperial Pearl, has been appointed president of Imperial Jewelry, Weingeroff said. Product development and sales personnel will also be transferred over, he added.
Weingeroff Enterprises produces private label fine and fashion jewelry. It is also the licensee for Oscar de la Renta fashion jewelry.
