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Real thrift store find
Discerning thrifters will take no issue with the bare bones minimalism of the plain metal garment racks and paint-splattered lino floors. What the store sacrifices in poshness it more than makes up...
Discerning thrifters will take no issue with the bare bones minimalism of the plain metal garment racks and paint-splattered lino floors. What the store sacrifices in poshness it more than makes up for in its cozy organization, inimitably hip music, and staffers so open, fun, and enthusiastic that it's tempting to just hang out and bask in the warm glow of their auras.
Sort through yards of solid color synthetic-blend button-downs arranged in rainbow order, and jeans pressed to a crisp, arranged by size and style. The small Rags chain specializes in men's clothes at rock-bottom prices. Still, ladies will find plenty to love in the printed A-line polyester skirts, unisex leather jackets, hoodies and logo tees, among other timelessly cool duds.
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Tokio 7
Category:
Antiques & Collectibles
New York, New York
(212) 353-8443
Designer Consignment
Designer consignment at its best--sellers get 50 percent of the profits--this funky hideaway is often the first stop for shoppers on a day-long vintage spree. East Village label hounds drop off their...
Designer consignment at its best--sellers get 50 percent of the profits--this funky hideaway is often the first stop for shoppers on a day-long vintage spree. East Village label hounds drop off their designer cast-offs, then pick up an oversized Hermes handbag, almost-new Burberry coat or pair of hard-to-find '60s tinted sunglasses.
The labels are limitless, with racks that sound like a runway line-up list. Prada, Gucci, D&G, and Miu Miu have all come and gone and come again from the dramatic, even theatrical, stock. Helmut Lang shoes are here this morning gone this afternoon, but a pleated Issey Miyake frock or bizarro Vivienne Westwood jacket might hang on the racks for weeks, waiting for some love from its next adoring owner. A few no-name pieces make the cut too, if the owner finds them strangely appealing.
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Great Non-profit thrift store
Housing Works is a nonprofit community agency dedicated to providing housing, health care, job training and other support services to people living with AIDS. It runs four well-organized, classy...
Housing Works is a nonprofit community agency dedicated to providing housing, health care, job training and other support services to people living with AIDS. It runs four well-organized, classy thrift stores that always seem to be a great source for high-quality used furniture.
The stores receive new donations every day, so it's always worth going back if nothing catches your eye the first time around. Framed Fortune Magazine covers from the 1930s are priced at $30 apiece, a round glass table set atop a truly zany bronze base is $165 and a set of four blue-and-red striped juice glasses run $16. Rumor has it that New York's rich and famous donate here often, and you could well imagine that Ivana Trump herself might have dropped off the two leopard print chairs going for $195 (matching pillows are $12).
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Fun thrift shopping
Owner Alison Houtte loves to decorate Park Slope's corner of 7th Avenue and Berkeley Place, just steps from her nearby shop. And she does so often, using a jumble of barnyard bric-a-brac, a dress...
Owner Alison Houtte loves to decorate Park Slope's corner of 7th Avenue and Berkeley Place, just steps from her nearby shop. And she does so often, using a jumble of barnyard bric-a-brac, a dress form in a party frock and sidewalk-chalk arrows that point the way to her store. A charming tactic, it draws weekend women of the neighborhood in droves.
Loud with a laugh and a compliment, Alison keeps her shop hopping with chit-chat and friendly flattery. She handwrites the coaxing pricetags ("You Need This For Saturday Night!") on her fabulous swing coats with fur collars, sequins-trim cardigans, flower-print minis and chunky pearl chokers. She stocks fashions that are girlie and funky all in one look--and she'll convince you that look is yours. Very high in style and quality, but with prices that know how to sweet-talk your wallet.
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Great find!
I stumbled upon this store the other day and couldn't be happier! I wanted to buy everything...they have great high end designer clothing at a fraction of the price! (Chanel, Dior, Kors, Gucci, etc)...
I stumbled upon this store the other day and couldn't be happier! I wanted to buy everything...they have great high end designer clothing at a fraction of the price! (Chanel, Dior, Kors, Gucci, etc) The salespeople are really helpful and sweet. I will definetely be going back. Easy location to get to. Always new stuff coming in and out of the shop. Clean, clean, clean. Head out there right away for a great steal.
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Great second hand men's clothing
Ina men is located on Noho. Great area for independent designer shops. It has a great selection of consignment clothing including shirts, pants, shoes, suits & jackets. You’ll find high end...
Ina men is located on Noho. Great area for independent designer shops. It has a great selection of consignment clothing including shirts, pants, shoes, suits & jackets. You’ll find high end clothing in great shape. Don’t be surprised to find Prada or Gucci in your perusings. Staff is usually quite yet welcoming.
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Great clothing
The men's Agnes B (handily just down the street from the women's, for those couples who dress alike) is spare, with friendly, well-dressed salespeople. French movie posters are on the walls, and...
The men's Agnes B (handily just down the street from the women's, for those couples who dress alike) is spare, with friendly, well-dressed salespeople. French movie posters are on the walls, and electronic music wafts quietly through the space.
Subtle, nicely designed (and not terribly pricey, if you're used to shelling out the cash for designer wear) separates like no-fuss cords and suits with mod detailing, plus a hearty selection of not-so-boring basics like coats. Agnes B.'s signature striped shirts are here, in color combinations that will surely spice up a quiet outfit. We like the Agnes B Sport line--it's sort of the Frenchified equivalent of old-school sportswear.
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hip store
Fun and crazy, just like the clothes. Sleek glass doors and stark white walls plus neatly displayed merchandise let you know you've entered a serious fashion house, but the friendly salespeople and...
Fun and crazy, just like the clothes. Sleek glass doors and stark white walls plus neatly displayed merchandise let you know you've entered a serious fashion house, but the friendly salespeople and vibrant colors make for a bridge-line appropriate good time.
The clothes may not be as delicate and pricey as Dolce & Gabbana; regardless, it is a favorite of young Japanese hipsters, rich teens and party people all over town. Expect bright colors, tongue-in-cheek graphics and tight and sexy silhouettes.
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Great Japanese imports
This Osaka-based retailer's store is compact, assertively stylish and loaded with neat stuff. Six floors of everything from green seaweed flakes to chic clothing to fresh flowers keep browsers rapt...
This Osaka-based retailer's store is compact, assertively stylish and loaded with neat stuff. Six floors of everything from green seaweed flakes to chic clothing to fresh flowers keep browsers rapt for hours, while prices range from affordable to "oh my god." First-floor art installations reinforce the idea of store as cultural experience.
Gadget freaks gravitate toward the second-floor array of shiny cameras and trendy sunglasses, while beauty aficionados swoon over prestige brands like Czech & Speake nestled up against off-beat products like Eau de Botot (billed as the world's first mouthwash, invented in 1755). Survey the lifestyle you so richly deserve on the home furnishings floor. Then pop down to the basement to buy tea accessories and take refreshment at the Tea Box cafe. Diners bend over bento boxes filled with Eastern-Western delicacies in a setting as tranquil as a Zen garden.
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A.P.C
Category:
Men's Clothing
New York, New York
(212) 966-9685
dash of Catholic schoolgirl with mod '60s dandy
This French outpost mixes a dash of Catholic schoolgirl with mod '60s dandy. Lots of traditional fabrics are put together in straight lines, creating smart items that border on the boring. You...
This French outpost mixes a dash of Catholic schoolgirl with mod '60s dandy. Lots of traditional fabrics are put together in straight lines, creating smart items that border on the boring. You probably don't want to have an A.P.C. wardrobe, but a perfect Oxford shirt or just-so sweater will be a real go-to item in the closet.
Ducking into the back room, a showcase for the store's lifestyle tastes, including a wall of CDs (albums range from '60s Italian movie soundtracks to the latest in French electronica), high-design T-shirts, a red-cross-shaped metal medicine cabinet and red Japanese record players made of plastic. The red-canvas couch looks improbably broken-in since perusers are definitely too cool to sit down.
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