Nolita, New York Shopping; Nolita, New York Stores

Area ID

Area ID is the vintage furniture store to visit if you think "mid-century modern" furniture is code for "Danish teak" or "designed by Ray and Charles Eames." The shop takes a delightfully broader view of the wonderful furniture that was produced in the mid-twentieth century. While a selection of Danish teak...

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Barker Black

What do you get when you cross a traditional, centuries old British men's footwear company with punk rock styling. Barker Black is what. For its line of leather loafers, wingtips and oxfords, the company combines fine leathers and immaculate construction with subtle and sometimes not so subtle skull and cross bones (the company's logo)...

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Blue Bag

A country cottage overcome with handbags, purses and carry-alls, Blue Bags looks like a scene from the cult classic "When Handbags Attack!". Hanging and resting all over the store's rustic setting are bags of all shapes, sizes and colors. The colors tend to be bold: fuchsia, turquoise, and lime green are not common. The sizes...

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Capitol Furnishings

If "antique furnishings" recall images of your grandmother's dresser, you'll want to visit Capitol Furnishings for a new perspective. The shop collects antique and vintage furniture, lighting and accessories that are anything but staid or conservative. The pieces are drawn from 19th and 20th century work and each will make...

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Classickicks

Somewhere between the ultra-exclusive, line-down-the-block sneaker shops and your generic mall/department store selection, lies Classickicks. The selection of cool, colorful sneakers from manufacturers massive and emerging is unique but not so limited as to require waiting in line overnight. "Classic" refers to the fact that many...

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Coclico

Stylish women's shoes aren't all dangerously high heels, and wispy, strappy sandals. Coclico, with shoes under its own label and that of a handful of like-minded brands, presents and a more natural, organic (not to mention more comfortable) take on women's shoes. There's not a patent leather heel or a silver sandal in sight....

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Daily 235

"We can go inside, but you have to promise not to touch anything!" we heard a mother warn her young son before she led him inside Daily 235. We're not sure how the poor kid faired but he sure failed the test inside the crazy, Wonka-esque fantasyland. The primary color loving store is an eclectic collection of colorful toys,...

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Duncan Quinn

Combine fine European suitings and shirtings with some hints of funky, fun American style and we get Duncan Quinn. The shop offers the hallmark service of any European tailor--bespoke suits carefully crafted from a variety of luxurious fabrics--but the atmosphere and accompanying clothing is decidedly less stuffy and traditional. Those without...

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Erica Tanov

Carrying clothing from her own brand and others of a similar vein, Erica Tanov sees the modern woman as a Zen fairy who still manages to run her own business, raise three healthy kids and pair wines with food. The store's line of ethereal, utterly feminine clothes is manufactured with multiple colors and types of fabrics each season. This...

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Groupe 16 Sur 20

Want to attract men to your shop? A classic sportscar near the window will help (either a Lotus or Ferrari will do). Want to keep their attention? Put in a long rack of hip, high-quality dress shirts, a shelf of sweaters and accessories and pristine Italian and English leather shoes. That's the strategy of Groupe 16 Sur 20. An offshoot of...

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JF & SON

Reader Suggested: This store is new and so so so so amazing!!! all handbeaded, embroidered, dyed pieces made in a vertically integrated studio in New Delhi. They have no middleman so their prices are super fair.

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Le Labo

Le Labo certainly looks like a lab, but it's not all smoke and mirrors. The boutique perfumer operates like one as well, mixing one of its ten scents on the spot. The idea is to ensure maximum freshness and focus on the quality of the raw ingredients rather than spending money on fancy packaging or multi-million dollar marketing campaigns.

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Lord Willy's

At Lord Willy's wearing a suit and tie is more an avenue for expression than a symbol of corporate conformity. Combining expert British tailoring with one-of-a-kind suitings and shirtings, the Lord Willy's look is both formal and fun at the same time. While the shop specializes on custom tailored suits and shirts, casual shoppers can...

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Lyell

A lot of effort goes into making Lyell's vintage-inspired, Francophilic line of clothing look effortlessly stylish. The consummately feminine line of dresses and separates is embellished with embroideries, pleating, delicate ruffles and other details that make each piece covetable. Elegant but never inaccessible, we get the feeling Lyell...

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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 designers with designs from its own line. Dresses come in vintage silhouettes and happy prints, skirts are short and pleated, halter and tube tops come in...

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Mixona

Taking the exquisite lingerie of Europe and adding an American class of selection and square footage, Mixona gives lingerie shoppers the best of both worlds. The store features lingerie of all sizes, types, and colors. The selection ranges from the everyday basics to lacy, girly pieces to raunchy numbers. Colors range from black and nude to...

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Resurrection Vintage

Expect to pay more for a vintage dress at Resurrection then you have ever paid for a brand new one. Then expect to be grateful for the honor. Carrying the very best of vintage clothing and accessories including a few dozen incarnations of The Perfect Dress (tm), Resurrection is the place to go for that bold outfit you can be sure know one else...

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Sample

It's rare to walk into a store, especially one as simple as Sample, and want one of everything. It's even more rare in the case of a store such as Sample, that carries a few simple items in multiple colors. When we walked the amazing collection of cashmere sweaters caught out eye--so much so that we considered breaking our cardinal...

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Seize Sur Vingt

You can easily pay hundreds of dollars for a men's shirt made from a well-known designer, and for that price what do you get? A nice looking shirt that sort of fits you. For about the same price, New York atelier Seize sur Vingt will custom make you a shirt, designed to your specifications using gorgeous, high quality fabrics (though there...

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SSUR Plus

Part counterculture, part pop culture and all fun, SSUR Plus' clothing and accessories present a truly unique perspective on the world. The über-hip outpost offers clothing such as its "rebel ape" line, which poses the eternal question what if Che Gueverra was a "damned dirty ape"? The store is decorated with all sorts...

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Steven Alan

From its beginning as the outpost to find all of New York promising young designers, Steven Alan slowly started nurturing its own line, which begun as a small collection of quality, utilitarian men's button down shirts. Now we have a full lifestyle collection encompassing men's and women's clothing and accessories, including...

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Unis

If there's anything we can learn from Unis, it's to respect the fundamentals, the classics. Whatever the trends of the season, Unis produces a collection of men's clothing with the quality construction and understated style to be wearable years later. Name the classics and Unis has done its version: the black 3-button suit, the...

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Area ID

Barker Black

Blue Bag

Capitol Furnishings

Classickicks

Coclico

Daily 235

Duncan Quinn

Erica Tanov

Groupe 16 Sur 20

JF & SON

Le Labo

Lord Willy's

Lyell

Min K

Mixona

Resurrection Vintage

Sample

Seize Sur Vingt

SSUR Plus

Steven Alan

Unis

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