It was always Ilana Kohn’s dream to open a store.
After operating her namesake brand for about a decade, she finally had an excuse to make it happen. Kohn had exited department stores after seeing that business falter during the pandemic. But those retailers had served a vital purpose: customers needed a way to see and try on her signature boxy silhouettes. A store of her own was the answer.
Her store, located on Orchard Street in New York…