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Curve Soleil
The newest addition to Nevena Borissova’s four-store empire, super-chic Curve Soleil mixes relaxed, beachy picks from Raquel Allegra and Genetic Denim with the big names (Alexander McQueen, Balmain) we know from her stores in New York and L.A. 2381 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-532-6722, shopcurve.com
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Design Box
This beachy interiors shop likes to remind you of its location (lots of sea fans and coral), but we’re more interested in its cool vintage objects: glass bottles, vases, lanterns, Indian beads and sleek shelving units. 3094 Fuller St., Coconut Grove, 305-644-9400, designboxinteriors.com
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En Avance
The Design District’s best clothing store, En Avance stocks innovative European items, like By Malene Birger tops, Camilla Skovgaard sandals and unbelievably soft suede flats from Italian shoemaker Anna Baiguera. 161 NE 40th St., 305-576-0056, enavance.net
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I On the District
Befitting its Design District location, this eyewear store with the punny name— the exclusive Miami retailer for famed U.K. brand Cutler & Gross as well as the handmade-in-Paris specs from Thierry Lasry—favors sunglasses with an architectural, hipster bent. 120 NE 40th St., 305-573-9400, ionthedistrict.com
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ISA
Once a buyer for Therapy, Isa owner Isabel Aguiar has the best mix of swimwear and beachy accessories in town. We especially love the Kai Lani bikinis and the chunky, beaded jewelry from hometown line Myka 68 for Isa. 3400 N. Miami Ave., 786-558-8027, isa-boutique.com
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Jessie
Our go-to shop for a night out, Jessie has perfected Miami glitz: sequined-but-sweet minidresses from Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet, glimmering clutches from Halston Heritage and—for brunch the next day—easy flats from Sam Edelman. 1708 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, 305-604-7980, jessieboutique.com
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Lo Nómada
This mobile pop-up shop, housed in a gleaming Airstream trailer, stocks some of the city’s best young fashion talent. Look for classic Miami excess with a witty edge, like Rivera Rivera’s gold-brocade hot pants and pleated miniskirts. We discovered it in a grassy lawn next to the shops and stores of 55th Street Station; check the website for the trailer’s current location. lonomada.com
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Therapy
Our choice of Miami’s myriad hotel shops, the W South Beach’s Therapy offers favorites like Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dresses and a full range of breezy tops and cover-ups from owner Stacey Josloff’s Inca brand. Whether or not you’re a guest, cut inside the hotel’s lobby for a look at its terrific art collection, highlighted by an original Peter Tunney mural. 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-673-9170
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Unika
We spent more time in this sunny Coconut Grove shop than anywhere else, ferrying handfuls of chic dresses—by West Coast favorites like Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent as well as Miami designers like Karina Grimaldi—from the dressing room to the cash register. 3444 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove, 305-445-4752
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The Webster Miami
Miami’s version of Colette, this three-story concept store, housed in an art deco mansion, offers not just clothes—from nearly every designer we love, including Proenza Schouler, Balenciaga, Repossi, Alexander Wang and dozens more—but also a ground-floor cocktail lounge, a rooftop bar and wonderfully random accessories, like a $35 Pantone iPhone case and The Webster’s $900 surfboard. 1220 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-7899, thewebstermiami.com
