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Recent refugee from the East Village of New York where she owned and operated a store where the likes of Courtney Love, Julia Roberts and Ann Magnuson were customers.

Where better for CHERRY BISHOP to set up a new namesake fashion shop for women and girls than 500 Karangahape Road in the former location of that legendary and notorious den of iniquity "The Pink Pussy Cat". In a new fashion incarnation the feline soul of the pussycat lives on...and after three years of successful retail we are

In the fast and furious world of New York fashion, Cherry Bishop's line will not starve you our your bank account. With her quality patterns and New Zealand sheep sense, Cherry is a treat to be discovered.

by Laura Rohrman

October.27th.2001
"New Yorkers will still shop," insists local store owner Cherry Bishop.
Despite everything you hear on the news, October is still a busy month for shopping in New York City, and it's no different at Cher

NEW YORKERS & CO.; Fashion Central, The East Village
By SAM LUBELL
Published: September 03, 2000
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Seventh Street in the East Village is becoming a fashion center, with boutiques opening regularly. One new addition is Cherry Bishop, opened in June by the New Zealand-born designer of the same name. She opened her first store, Halo, in the East Village in 1991. The new location is at 117-119 East Seventh, near First Avenue.

Colors like spice red, cranberry and plum

Still doing holiday shopping but want an alternative to stepping into mall madness and tackling commercial clutter? Consider a trip to Manhattan's downtown. New York's East Village has a history of anarchy, counterculture and edginess. In keeping with the neighborhood tradition of rebellion, a group of nine entrepreneurs recently formed the Designers of the East Village Association or, simply, DEVA.
By making up their own shopping universe, these stars of style are determined to impede the encr