New York Magazine

Shoes and leather goods for quality-obsessed purists.

This elegant furniture store creates high-end, handcrafted upholstered pieces and casegoods.

The fashionable Paris-based eyeglass boutique is the Barney's of eyewear stores.

The midtown boutique for fine bags, wallets, and watches is also something of a toy store for grown-up boys and the people who love them.

Beautiful estate and antique finds in sterling, enamel, and crystal.

These beautiful dress shoes exude conservative, all-American class.

Elegantly simple wedding gowns from a designer who understands bridal complications firsthand.

This upscale store, famous for its fancy tiles, has fixtures, too.

A 32-foot-tall glass cube crowns the subterranean, over-the-top Mac flagship.

The Architects and Designers Building is New York's ultimate showroom resource for the entire home.

Home to one of the city’s most extensive collections of antique printed matter, Argosy has been around (and run by the same family) since 1925.

This place has thousands of tiles on display.

With its regal Anglo crests and purple logo, Asprey stands out from the other glittering emporiums lining Fifth Avenue in the fifties.

For brides who want to make a big statement, this Italian boutique is a whiteout of decadent wedding gowns embellished with crystals, gold thread, and acres of chantilly lace.

Supremely intricate Swiss-made timepieces, many with windows to show off their inner workings.

Boardman has all kinds of chichi furniture, but most come here for his beds.

Modern minimalism from a chic Italian furniture company famous for its contemporary sofas.

Baccarat makes a clear case for buying the best crystal.

Classic shoes and hip handbags in a variety of soft materials.

Gilt and bound in calfskin, some of these delicate editions date back to the 15th century and appeal most as collectibles.

Handmade moccasin-style loafers in materials like suede, linen, and velvet.

Bergdorf Goodman's calm, clubby three-floor men's offshoot is no less elegant than the original.

The store that still carries Marie Antoinette’s china pattern has picture-perfect French porcelain.

High-end cane and rattan furniture from a fourth-generation family-owned business.

Hong Kong–based retailer brings Eastern elegance to Fifth Avenue.