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East Village, New York Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in East Village, New York.

Academy LPs

New York City rents don't really allow for those everything-under-the-sun record shops with hundred of thousands of records stacked every which way--and thank God for that. Instead there are...

Amarcord

If it's true that European fashions are a step or three ahead of their American counterparts, then wouldn't European vintage be superior to the American variety as well? Amarcord proves...

Argosy

Pseudo-vintage shirts (and perhaps the people who wear them) need to go the way of the wooly mammoth. If you are going to wear a vintage shirt, THEN FOR GOD SAKES WEAR A REAL VINTAGE SHIRT. And in...

Atomic Passion

The storefront of Atomic Passion kind of looks a super funky post nuclear winter garden. So if you expect to find some funky vintage clothing inside than you won't be disappointed. The place...

Azaleas

There was a time when if you wanted anything more intricate than cotton briefs you'd have to look across the Big Pond. Azalea is testament to how times have changed. High-brow (and...

Dave's Quality Meat

If Dave's Quality Meat was actually a butcher, it'd be one that only sold filet mignon and rack of lamb. The store is stocked fresh weekly with the finest examples of sneakers money can...

Etherea

In Etherea music is mostly independent, electronic and often both. The smallish record shop keeps its allegiances clear with its deep, focused selection. New and used CDs along with some vinyl...

Fabulous Fanny's

With sunglass and eyeglass frame prices reaching new heights every year, Fabulous Fanny's is an invaluable resource of unique, hip glasses at reasonable prices. Packed in endless drawers,...

Famous Friends

Start with the denim. For Famous Friends, a hip casual wardrobe starts with a fine pair of jeans. And they have several examples of such: raw selvedge denim from Scandinavia, high-end denim from...

Giant Robot

If Giant Robot the magazine began as an ode to Asian pop culture, then Giant Robot the store is now a mecca for the same. Alongside copies of the latest issue of GR you'll find all sorts of...

Good Records

Good Records pretty well sums its up. There seem two be to approaches to vinyl shops: the records, records everywhere approach that requires patient digging or the filtered, hand-picked approach....

John Derian

Decoupage and stylish are two words you're not likely to see together very often. The craft of using paper cutouts and varnish to decorate is more often featured in Midwestern farms than New...

Live It Up

Live it Up seems to exist to show people that they don't need much money or space to have fun with their domiciles. The small shop is full of fun, functional, small and affordable items for...

Love Saves The Day

Love Saves The Day is an adult's toy store (no NOT an adult toy store!). The cluttered, crowded store is packed with toys you played with when you were a kid, Playboys you hid in your room...

Meg

Featuring the designs of Meghan Kinney, Meg offers a complete, fun and completely fun wardrobe for women. There everything from impeccably cut slacks to lacy tops, tweed suits to a multitude of...

Min K

While it may seem that all roads to Asian fashion go through Tokyo, Min-K makes a strong case for Seoul. The women's clothing shop combines separates and dresses from Korea's finest...

MyOptics

The selection at eyewear at Myoptics is not the most cutting-edge we've seen, but the quality of the overall experience is second to none. The staff is friendly and helpful. The frames are...

Odin

For the type of man that's not content to wear whatever T-shirt and jean that's around, the type that wants every aspect of their wardrobe to be distinctive without appearing like...

Other Music

Frankly we don't have time to sort through the thousands of records released every week and find stuff that we'll like. For our indie/eclectic tastes, Other Music's focused...

St. Mark's Bookshop

If you put a general bookstore in the hands of an artist, St. Mark's Bookshop is what you would get. Among the black shelving and exposed ducting are a nice selection of new fiction and...

Tiny Living

Think about just about any indispensable item for the home and Tiny Living has a version that performs the same function while taking up less space. Sometimes it's by clever arrangement:...

Tokio7

Despite alluded to affiliations, Tokio7 actually does a fine job of bringing together clothing from all the world's fashion centers. From Europe come luxury standards like Prada, Gucci and...

Toy Tokyo

Toy Tokyo is not snobbish--they don't claim that Japanese toys are superior and refuse to bring in anything else. The store embraces cool toys of all origins and gives each an area in the...

Tribal Soundz

We first heard of Tribal Soundz when we actually heard some crazy beats and followed the sound to the store (where they were having some sort of precussion workshop). The store specializes in...

Underdog East

Even among independently owned boutiques, there are those that do multi-million dollar buildouts in SoHo and then there are shops like Underdog East which lease a small space on a quiet block and...

White Trash

White Trash certainly isn't the largest mid-century modern furniture store we've ever seen. And while size does matter in shops such as these the shop so do service, taste and turnover....

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