"NEW YORK — Wathne, the luxury outdoor and equestrian-related apparel and accessory store at 4 West 57th Street — one of the fanciest shops in town — has shut down.
Wathne is operated by three sisters from Iceland — Thorunn, Berge and Soffia Wathne — who have a passion for sports. They spent heavily to open the site at the end of 1993, giving it a fireplace with a handcarved limestone mantel, an overstuffed leather couch, a chandelier made of antlers, Venetian plaster walls and moldings, pearwood display cases and a French limestone floor.
At one time, the store sold such items as sterling-silver trout-shaped belt buckles, priced at $360; suede quilted hunting jackets, $1,585, and cavalry twill riding jackets, $695."
