Jewellery is the ultimate travel souvenir: if it's interesting, everyone asks where you got it, and you get to say, 'Oh, this? I bought it in Vancouver.'...

From beachwear and eyewear, and skis to surfboards, this stocks the lot to achieve its slogan: Go Play Outside. Sister shop PacificBoarder is just around...

Wondering where Johnny Depp got those black leather boots he's always wearing? Bingo. Loggers wore them first, then film crews, and eventually the stars...

Douglas Reynolds is the best place in the city to find top-notch Northwest Coast native art. If you want to see work by Robert Davidson, Bill Reid or other...

Although the signature Vancouver headgear must definitely be the knitted toque (spotted well into summer), you can buy all manner of fancy and casual...

With the most far-ranging selection in the city, Gravity Pope is the best stop for funky flats, bejewelled Birkenstocks, cowboy boots, leather clogs,...

Canada's most luxurious department store chain manages to feel more intimate than ever, despite the opening of these swish, multi-million-dollar, 12,700sq m...

Canada's first, and most famous, department store began as a trading outpost for furriers in Eastern Canada. While there is still a fur department, most...

Located in Gastown since 1979, this is a good place to take a look at Canadian aboriginal art from the North-west Coast, as well as the arctic regions....

A local legend, Fluevog's been cobbling since the 1980s, when high-school girls wore his black pointy flats and street punks donned his 12-eyelet boots....

A more down-to-earth approach to sexy lingerie - lacy gear that's not just for that special occasion.

Canada's second-largest mall has close to 500 stores, including international chains like Old Navy, Baby Gap and Town Shoes, as well as independent stores....

This downtown mall now comprises three city blocks and houses a variety of national and international stores at every price point, as well as a newly...

Make someone turn, ahem, scarlet by donning something by Italian label La Perla - this boutique just happens to claim the city's widest selection. Service...