(Images of CBGB from New York Magazine)
Music lovers were devastated when they heard the news that CBGB was going to shut down it's doors after four decades of rock and roll. Some have been wondering what happened to that vacant space. Turns out the John Varvatos, more commonly known as a guest designer for Converse, has taken over the space.
Varvatos started his career as a American contemporary menswear designer in 1983. He has worked for Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Nautica, but finally in fall of 1999, he decided to create his own line.
Just this past Saturday, he unveiled his new store on 315 Bowery in the East Village. Varvatos has replaced the legendary CBGB club into one of his upscale stores but with the history of the club in mind. He tried to keep it's music history within the store by selling old vintage record players, records and displays of concert posters all over the store... but everyone realizes that it's space that you can't replace.
You can watch a video from New York Magazine here.
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