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By Time Out editors
Posted: Wed Feb 1 2006
Books and comics
Trainers
Department stores
Fashion
Record shops
Technology
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And a few more of our favourites...
Fashion
30 Vandam
If you can’t find the right size in the garment of your choice from this trove of up-and-coming NY designers, 30 Vandam will have them run you one up for free. A great mix of couture, millinery and stilettos from the next big things in fashion.
30 Vandam, 30 Vandam St, (+1 212 929 5224) Subway: 1, 9 to Houston St. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-6pm.
Addict
Recently opened, Addict is the joint venture of two fashion fanatics who decided to put their passion for buying to good use. The upshot is this cutting-edge boutique, which has a great selection of desirable labels – Cacharel, Sass & Bide, Jill Stuart – and hand-picked new designers.
Addict, 20 E 12th St, between 5th Avenue and University Place (+1 212 633 2672) Subway: L, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14th St-Union Sq. Open Mon- Fri 12noon-8pm, Sat 12noon-7pm, Sun 12noon-5pm. Feature continuesAdvertisement
Built By Wendy
This charming outlet for Wendy Mullen’s designs is a very New York-selection of lightly patterned blouses, delicate dresses, retro slack trousers, capris and cropped cardigans. Wendy’s designs for Wrangler are also sold here, under the (very hard to find) label Wrangler 47.
Built By Wendy, 7 Centre Market Place, (+1 212 925 6538) Subway: L to Bedford Avenue. Open Mon-Sat 1-7pm, Sun 1-6pm.
Dave’s Quality Meat
Dave Ortiz – formely of urban threads label Zoo York – and professional skateboarder Chris Keefe stock top-shelf streetwear in their wittily designed shop, its decor complete with meat hooks and mannequins sporting butcher’s aprons. Home-made graphic print Ts are wrapped in plastic and displayed in a deli case.
7 E 3rd St (+1 212 505 755/ www.davesqualitymeat.com) Subway: V, F to Lower East Side-2nd Avenue. Open Mon-Sat 12noon-7pm, Sun 12noon-6pm
Designer Resale Corps
This consignment shop sells mint condition designer seconds and samples, from labels including Chanel, Gucci, Oscar de la Renta and Hermès. Items are kept for only 90 days and then sold on, with prices plummeting every 30 days.
Designer Resale Corps, 324 E 81st St, between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue. (+1 212 734 3639) Subway: 4, 5, 6 to 86th St. Open Mon-Sun 11am-7pm.
Foley & Corinna
Recently cited as Scarlett Johansson’s favourite New York shop, Foley and Corinna stocks a very cool combination of in-house designs and carefully chosen vintage pieces. The store is worth a visit for the decor alone, with its painted watercolour collages from floor to ceiling, and sumptuous upholstery and furnishings. Unusually for a vintage boutique, there is also ample provision for the boys, with a new men’s offshoot a stone’s throw away.
Foley & Corinna, 114 Stanton St (+1 212 529 2338) Subway: F, V to 2nd Avenue or J, M, Z to Essex St; Foley & Corinna Men, 143 Stanton St (+1 212 529 5043) Subway: F, V to 2nd Avenue. Both stores open daily 12noon-8pm.
Hotel Venus by Patricia Field
Most famous for her eccentric and dazzlingly original styling on ‘Sex and the City’, Patricia Field’s SoHo Boutique is a one-stop glamour shop. The NYC version of the King’s Road’s Ad Hoc, Hotel Venus pioneers new label launches (it was the first to stock Gwen Stefani’s LAMB range).
Hotel Venus, 382 W Broadway (+1 212 966 4066) Subway: C, E to Spring St. Open Mon-Fri, Sun 11am-8pm, Sat, 11am-9pm.
Jack Spade
Men get all their carrying needs covered, courtesy of this new Spade outpost for men. Run by the husband of Kate (bag designer to stylish New Yorkers for over a decade), Jack Spade sells a range of bags and holdalls to suit all wallets and wardrobes.
Jack Spade, 59 Thompson St, near Broome St (+1 212 965 8654) Subway: N, R, W, to Prince St or 6 to Spring St. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12noon-6pm.
Kirna Zabete
A pricey but chirpy and informal fashion haven, with designers including Balenciaga, Dolce and Gabbana and Hussein Chalayan, plus a new range of trendy babywear, which is a firm favourite with style-conscious new mums like Kate Hudson.
Kirna Zabete, 96 Greene St (+1 212 941 9656) Subway: N, R to Prince St. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12noon-6pm
Local Color
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada’s new SoHo store is a riot of colour with chromatic rainbow stripes bouncing off the walls and into the kooky clothing, plus homewares and stationery. Let bold striped skirts with applique flowers, funky pencil cases and bright cloth handbags light up your life.
Local Color, 135 Wooster St at Prince St (+1 212 598 4078) Subway: R, W to Prince St or 6 to Spring St. Open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12noon-5pm.
Old Navy
Old Navy is a bit like the H&M of New York: there are lots of branches, they’re huge and dirt cheap, and New Yorkers love them. They’re great for basics – sweatshirts, blue jeans, the best white T-shirts, stripy tops, plus everyone gets their flip-flops here. Another big draw are the baby clothes – there’s a huge selection. Come here to stock up.
Old Navy, 503 Broadway (+1 212 226 0838) Subway: 6 to Spring St. Open Mon-Sat 9am-9.30pm, Sun 10am-8pm.
Prohibit NYC
City guys can get all their necessities at this spare, polished upscale streetwear boutique, from well-made threads and special edition sneakers to haircuts (with hot towel treatment, $30) while seated in an apple-red vintage barber’s chair.
Prohibit NYC, 269 Elizabeth St (+1 212 219 1469/ www.prohibitnyc.com) Subway: F, V to Lower East-Side 2nd Avenue. Open daily 12noon-8pm.
What Comes Around Goes Around
A much-loved store which houses the largest collection of vintage denim in the US, as well as hand-picked vintage pieces designed to reflect seasonal trends. It’s also worth checking out the in-house collection of new and customised garments.
What Comes Around Goes Around, 351 W Broadway (+1 212 343 9303) Subway: A, C, E to Canal St. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 12noon-7pm.
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