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Hidden and hard-to-get-to stores
The Dressing Room
Sure, it might appear like another LES lounge, thanks to a handsome wood bar that serves happy hour specials until 9pm every night, but stylist and designer Nikki Fontanella’s quirky co-op-cum-watering-hole rewards the curious who venture inside. Make a beeline past the mixologist and slip down the steps to the subterranean clothing exchange where you can swap preloved loot for a cocktails tab upstairs or cash. But if you’ve imbibed too much to get down the stairs, you’re in luck: What you thought was an avant art display is actually racks of designs by ten indie labels, including Love Brigade and Suzette Sundae. The designers on offer rotate every four months. 75A Orchard St between Broome and Grand Sts (212-966-7330)
Jennifer Ouellette
This haute milliner’s first eponymous outpost isn’t exactly hidden, but it’s located on Manhattan’s northern tip. But unlike the limited selection of Jennifer Ouellette accessories at Barneys, you’ll have access to the full gamut of glam-satin or ostrich-feather headbands, trim fedoras and hair clips. So stop coveting what Blair Waldorf’s wearing on Gossip Girl and take the A train to Inwood. 854 W 181st St between Cabrini Blvd and Pinehurst Ave (212-927-7451)
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