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Professional womenswear inspired by Hollywood glam.

See the profile of this NYC store at 50 Madison Ave. in Manhattan.

Bright and airy, with high ceilings, a wall of windows, and a reading table, 192 feels like a private library.

This boutique and gallery offers custom-made raincoats, new-age accessories, and hit-or-miss vintage clothes.

Standouts among these stores' dozens of frames include Paul Smith's tweedy plastic ones and Modo's minimalist styles.

Standouts among these stores' dozens of frames include Paul Smith's tweedy plastic ones and Modo's minimalist styles.

Lively shirt-and-tie combinations are encouraged at this LES men’s shop.

This noted British fashion line grown into a full-fledged lifestyle brand for men, women and homes.

An ever-expanding empire of laid-back-yet-elegant clothes, some the by-products of one-of-a-kind collaborations.

Attracting a deeply loyal clientele of local musicians, finger-picking carpetbaggers, and front-page rock stars, this one-stop guitar shop’s been hosting impromptu jams and encouraging ambient noise on the block since 1997.

A huge selection of affordably priced point-and-shoots and manual focus cameras.

Stylish clothes from Japan made with quality all-natural fabrics and dyes.

All the ingredients of a health food store, plus the politics of a co-op crammed into a tiny storefront.

Diesel’s sporty sister store.

Bernard Weiser, son of the late owner Joel, runs this shop with an ever-evolving inventory of 8,000 bottles.

The cult denim brand opens its first stand-alone boutique in New York.

Since 1983, this West Village catering company, which also has its own event space, has accommodated any palate. They’ve served crowds of 3,000 guests before. 

Discount purveyor of athletic shoes and licensed sports apparel.

The first U.S. outpost of the cult boutique from Japan brings a dose of Harajuku cool to Soho.

Prim, high-society clothes in a Neverland space.

This pristine 1851 business deals in antique, principally Russian, silver from the czarist era.

Shoes and leather goods for quality-obsessed purists.

See the profile of this NYC store at 2 W. 47th St. in Manhattan.

Classic, casual European basics in breathable fabrics at two spare downtown boutiques.

D.J.s groove by for soul, jazz, and hip-hop vinyl, plus a fast-moving inventory of house tracks and disco singles.