• The Little Shoe Store

  58 Orchard St., nr. Grand St.; 212-966-2676

  Before the arrival of this downtown boutique, New York’s small-footed women were forced to troll online retailers or go treasure hunting in the kids’ section of department stores. This appropriately diminutive space sells about 500 styles in sizes 1 to 6. Alongside a bounty of vintage shoes ($10 to $200) and deadstock by Joseph LaRose (a favorite of Joan Crawford and Jackie Kennedy), expect Italian leather flats, pony-skin heels, and customizable creations by in-house label the Odd Slipper ($60 to $300).

From the 2013 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine