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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…
Otte
When neighborhood girls need a last-minute party dress or a vacation-worthy tunic, this is where they go. Otte traffics in the sort of effortlessly pr…
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…
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…
Zachary's Smile
They're an excellent resource for reworked vintage clothing—the house line of dresses crafted from printed antique silk is wildly popular.
Zero Maria Cornejo
Now two locations strong—including a gigantic store on Bleecker—Zero + Maria Cornejo continues to turn out strongly cut, highly conceptual…
Kiosk
Owners Alisa Grifo and Marco ter Haar Romeny travel all over the world, ferreting out the everyday—yet beautiful—artifacts of a culture or…
Kirna Zabête
One of the first boutiques that could legitimately go toe-to-toe with trendsetters like Barneys, Kirna Zabête established itself in Soho back in…
Kisan Concept Store
Even though it's operated by three Parisians, the Kisan flagship is actually in Iceland, which partly explains its eclectic appeal. The front of the…
Layla
Owner Alayne Patrick travels to India constantly to source everything from rough-cut diamond drop earrings to satin quilts, which she then deftly mixe…
Ludivine
This compact shop is a capsule of cool full of French designs. Classic Parisian labels like Vanessa Bruno, Claudie Pierlot, and Isabel Marant are ever…
Lyell
Designer Emma Fletcher picked her mother's maiden name when deciding what to call her label, which is just one of the ways this well-loved collection…
Matter
Before opening Matter in 2003, Jamie Gray studied sculpture at the Pratt Institute, which explains the shop's focus on architecturally minded design.…
Mick Margo
Nadine Ferber Abramcyk, the owner of this out-of-the-way destination, claims that she never keeps more than about 10 key pieces in her own closet. And…
