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La Cafetière
This Chelsea decor store focuses on the little luxuries in life, like Basque linen towels and Limoges flowerpots. The main act is upscale tableware…
Castor & Pollux
Named for the Gemini twins, this shop has been serving up effortlessly elegant pieces for nearly a decade. It occupies a sleepy, slightly off-the-beat…
Marni
Witty and inventive, this Italian luxury label's clothes and accessories are known for their voluminous shapes and playful details.
Matter
Before opening Matter in 2003, Jamie Gray studied sculpture at the Pratt Institute, which explains the shop's focus on architecturally minded design.…
Miu Miu
The younger, lower-priced offshoot of Prada mixes sporty and feminine influences (and right now is turning out some pretty incredible bags).
Nanette Lepore
Kittenish, retro-tinged feminine clothing is Lepore's forte. Right now, things have an opulent post-Summer-of-Love feel: ruffle-sleeved wallpaper-prin…
No. 6
Morgan Yakus used to sell vintage clothing at London's Portobello Road flea market before she and stylist Karin Bereson decided to open their own shop…
Opening Ceremony
One of the first boutiques to populate the now über-trendy intersection of Howard and Crosby streets (Jil Sander and Derek Lam just debuted there), Op…
Poppy
Retail is in Leslie McKeown Czeban's blood: Her mom owned a boutique in her native Canada, and she worked there from age 13 on. Czeban can still be f…
Rebecca Taylor
We're huge fans of her clothes—soft dresses and floaty tops that are frilly and feminine but still so wearable. You'll find the full collection…
Reiss
This London import is an unfailingly trend-nailing resource for work-to-cocktail-hour dresses, elegant coats, and dressed-up sweaters.
Scoop
This 10,000-square-foot mega-Scoop (the largest in the city) spans an entire block, from Broadway to Mercer Street.
Sigerson Morrison and Belle
Sigerson's main store—which, with its white tiles and alabaster walls, has the bright, clean feel of a spa—stocks its much-loved downtown-…
Steven Alan
One of the formidable forces in shaping NYC's boutique culture, Steven Alan's Tribeca emporium has fast-tracked many a major trend. Though shops that…
Tory Burch
Tory Burch is fast building an empire with her preppy-glam pieces, which often have a Palm Beach-in-the-1960s look.
