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Lower East Side, New York Shopping Guide

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

Alife

In Alife, the full breadth and depth of the Alife brand come to life. While their shoe line is widely available in hip boutiques across the country, their other products are not. The spacious,...

Alife Rivington Club

The non-descript storefront, the ring-the-doorbell policy, and the large members-only insignia on floor as you walk does a good job of making you feel that you are actually in an exclusive club as...

Annie O

As hotels increasingly market a lifestyle more than just a place to sleep, it makes perfect sense to sell elements on said lifestyle right there on the premises. Enter Annie 0., a cubby hole of a...

Bblessing

Bblessing is that rare so-called lifestyle store that has us looking at the living it promotes and shouting "one large Kool-Aid on the rocks please." First off we'd briskly ditch our...

Dear:55

Remember the avant-garde clothing of the 1980s? The loose silhouettes, the dark hues, the flowing tailoring. Dear:55 honors these constructions in a completely refreshing and exciting way. The...

Doyle & Doyle

It's a little known fact that the jewelry collection (see also: ice, bling) of grandmothers ranks second only to that of rappers. Doyle & Doyle however, knows this too well. The store...

Economy Candy

Is there a candy in the world that Economy Candy doesn't stock? We certainly couldn't stump them. The old school emporium of all things sweets stocks everything from penny candies to...

Foley + Corinna

Even half of Foley + Corinna is better than the whole of most stores. You could be looking at the stylish knits dresses, and tops designed by Dana Foley. Or you may be foraging through the funky...

Freemans Sporting Club

Freemans Sporting Club has all the Old World style that its name might suggest, but dated it is not. Fashioned like a gentleman's clothier of yore, the shop alternates between the classic and...

Gargyle

Gargyle takes inspiration in the country club of yore, where having fun—while stylishly dressed of course—was paramount. Indeed, all the clothes at Gargyle are clothes one can have fun in:...

Girls Love Shoes

Girls Love Shoes. What else needs to be said? Maybe that girls have loved shoes ever since they realized walking barefoot through the jungle gave them blisters. Girls Love Shoes is a like a...

Honey In The Rough

Honey in the Rough is in fact a perfect description. Amid the urban landscape that's rapidly reinventing itself but still a bit rough around the edges, Honey in the Rough is a spoon full on...

Johnson

There are certain women that understand red lipstick--not as a fashion statement but as a life statement. Designer Kim Johnson is such a woman, her boutique Johnson a boon to confident, stylish...

Le Sous Sol

In the '80s the Antwerp Six introduced the world at large to Belgian fashion design, and decades later the country is still going strong, producing one influential, imminently talent designer...

Nakedeye

Reader Suggested: Nakedeye is absolutely the best optical boutique in the city. They are in the lower east side and I always find the best sunglasses there. They only carry boutique eyeglass designers such as...

New Museum

Without the space of more well-to-do cultural institutions, the New Museum shop aims for maximum impact. The main attraction is naturally the wall of art books and magazines. The cosmopolitan,...

Pear

Sister store and neighbor to Plum, Pear brings the same cute, feminine aesthetic to footwear. The boudoir setting plays host to unique flats, pumps and boots from a series of under the radar...

Pixie Market

With Pixie Market, fashion fans can have their cake and eat it too. The shop has assembled a truly cosmopolitan collection of clothing and accessories coming from small, sprightly designers. Pixie...

Plum

As a stylist your raison d'etre is to say ahead of the fashion curve. As a store co-founded by a TV and commercial stylist, Plum serves a similar purpose. The store taps in to the wealth of...

Some Odd Rubies

Some Odd Rubies concerns itself mainly with diamonds in the rough. The shop scours the country for promising vintage fashions and transforms them into modern garments. While the bold prints and...

Sugarhead Quarters

Among high style concept boutiques that present T-shirts and sneakers as high art, Sugarhead Quarters is a simple, artful respite. Hanging out on a few racks and a few steel tables are a...

TG-170

Just about every women's clothing boutique likes to think of itself a pioneering trend-setter, but in rare cases is this actually true. TG-170 is indeed a genuine trendsetter. The store was...

The Reed Space

At The Reed Space, fashion, art and design are fast friends. The shop/art gallery also happens to be the retail project of design house Staple Design. Sharp graphic T-shirts, sweaters and hoodies...

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