A SoHo boutique that caters exclusively to famous clientele was left to pick up the pieces after an early morning break-in burglary by thieves who allegedly made off with nearly $2 million in stolen goods.
4G Sellers is the kind of New York City clothing store most people don’t know about — and that’s not because they haven’t been successful. It’s by design. The store sells exclusively to celebrities like Cardi B, Kim Kardashian and Drake.
But that’s not who visited the store Monday morning.
Police said a team of four broke in around 4 a.m., as video showed them smashing through the second-story window of the Spring Street store. The suspects can be seen throwing items from the store into black garbage bags and then chucking the bags out the window to a man waiting on the sidewalk below.
About a hundred items were taken in total.
“Two guys brought a ladder, their own ladder. They came up the fire escape, threw a brick through this window here. They came in and knew exact the pieces they were looking for,” said Tommy Macari, who works at the shop. “They took all the jeans which are the most valuable. A lot of one [type of] jeans.”
Macari said the burglars were in the store for about four minutes. Police showed up about 90 seconds after they left.
The store owner, Vincent Ferraro, is a celebrity stylist who curates rare pre-worn clothing and then resells it for astronomical prices. His clients include Mark Wahlberg and Travis Kelce.
“He sold some pairs [of jeans] upwards of $90,000, $150,000,” Macari said.
A pair of jeans that once belonged to Lenny Kravitz were among the items stolen.
Though the $2 million loss is tough to swallow, it won’t be enough to put 4G Sellers out of business.
“Yeah a big hit, but we’re back in business we’re ready to rock,” Macari said.
No arrests have yet been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Police said the burglars got away in a Sedan, but have very little leads aside from that. The owners of the store said they hope the unique nature of the items will make them easier to trace if they pop up in someone’s photos on social media.