Philebrity is greatly saddened to confirm that the 17th & Chestnut Daffy’s, a longtime Center City shopping stalwart, will close on September 30th. Daffy’s, where the ghost of Gordon Gartrell lived an afterlife, unfettered by shyness! Daffy’s, where you bought emergency underwear that time! Daffy’s, where you bought wedding gifts for those whose weddings in which you had no emotional investment! Daffy’s, which really did seem to put more effort into their window displays than you could reasonably expect from a place where nearly every piece of menswear prompted the question, “Am I really Steve Harvey enough to wear this?”

What’s more, it’s not just the Philly store that seems headed for the realm of Things That Aren’t There Anymore. Daffy’s entire 19-unit chain seems poised to go under, literally any minute now. So sorry to see you go, Daffy’s: For years, you fought the good fight against everybody dressing exactly the same, if only by allowing just a few more of us to dress like gay Baptist ministers.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 12th, 2012 at 12:34 pm.