Cinder & Salt

Huge space, open layout, creative designs — Cinder & Salt is a nice addition to this part of Middletown.
Apparel, accessories, products from other local vendors, knick-​knacks — there’s something for everyone. With an emphasis on eco-​friendly and sustainbale design, the girls at Cinder and Salt throw a fresh and fun twist on making tees.
Lots of room to grow at this spot! I’m excited to see more retail apparel spots like Cinder & Salt. For fatties like me, it gives us a reason to explore Main Street and walk off our food baby!
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Happy to have Cinder & Salt open up on Main Street in Middletown. While Middletown is a mecca of bars, restaurants and pizza places, we have a big gap in clothing stores. I first went in during the Unilocal Small Business Saturday event, and went back last week. I special ordered a shirt for my husband and a tie for my stepson. I was able to pick the design and color of the tie I wanted and they were able to get it for me. Everything came in before Christmas and the employees are so friendly. I definitely look forward to shopping here again, it’s a welcome addition to Middletown!

pretty cool hip new tshirt etc store in the old la boca space. huge space. nice products. high quality shirts and print quality. look for sale rack to save some dough. lots of space to grow.

I feel similarly about Middletown as I do about Waterbury: it takes just as long to get there as it does to get to Hartford, and there’s more to do in Hartford.
Cinder & Salt may convince me to think differently. Walking in, I had no idea what to expect; the windows were all done up for their Grand Opening /​Small Business Saturday /​Holiday Season combo stuff, blocking my view through their huge windows. Walking in, I felt immediately at ease. I’m not sure what this location was before, but it feels lived in and comfortable. There are racks upon racks of men’s, women’s, children’s, and infant’s clothing, complete with miniature ties and adorable onesies that made my ovaries ache.
The quality seems to be very good (I had a hard time leaving without buying the amazingly soft sweatshirt with all of the game controllers on it) and the prices aren’t outrageous. They highlight other local craftisans by carrying home décor, gifts, and bath products, among other things. They also had a HUGE sale rack in the back (sort of perplexing as it was their first day of business?) but I was happy to see that they like to discount things pretty heavily once they’re out of season.
My favorite thing (other than the sweatshirt I mentioned above and have been dreaming about) is that the designs are unisex. If you liked that onesie with the dinosaur on it, you’re going to find that dino on a men’s t-​shirt or tie or a women’s tank top. No more trying to squeeze into a children’s XL or trying to figure out how to pull off a tie with business casual clothing.