Buenos Aires : Lucky Magazine

Tramando

As one of Argentina's biggest fashion names, Martín Churba has developed quite a following for his cocoonish silhouettes and surreal photo-print textiles. Churba formerly had a line with Jessica Trosman (see below), and after their split, he opened this glass-walled shop to sell his line. The dreamlike aspect of Churba's garments extends to this space: Amorphous crocheted table lamps provide illumination, and the dressing-room curtains are screened to resemble plywood panels.
Rodriguez Peña 1973, 4816-9422/4811-0465, M-F 10:30 am - 8:30 pm, Sat 10:30 am - 7:30 pm, tramando.com

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Trosman

Anchoring one corner of Patio Bullrich is the flagship for Jessica Trosman's wildly popular line (she has another, less formal store in Palermo Soho). The concrete-accented, balconied space has a dark, dramatic feel that perfectly reflects the radical vibe of Trosman's garments, which include tactile halter tops covered in fused-plastic beads and slouchy, tissue-thin jersey tunics, each one dusted with Jackson Pollock-style paint flecks.
Armenia 1998, 4833-3058, M-F 9 am - 8pm, Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Patio Bullrich 4214-7411, Paseo Alcorta Shopping Centre, trosman.com

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Zapatos de María

For the past two decades, María Conorti's family has been manufacturing shoes at their factory in the Pampas plains. Seven years ago, Conorti decided to make use of the facilities to launch her own line, which has become a certified hit. This season her feminine, slightly retro styles include perforated white patent-leather Mary Janes and grosgrain-accented wedge espadrilles. The shop also sells a small selection of jewelry by local names.
Libertad 1661, 4815-5001, zapatosdemaria.com.ar

Products: Shoes, Jewelry
Type of Store: Boutique

San Telmo

The birthplace of tango—and once home to Buenos Aires' bourgeois class—this formerly lovely barrio went to seed for most of the 20th century. But a motley mix of antique-filled arcades and emerging-label boutiques is bringing the romance back. Lucky's favorite stores in Buenos Aires' San Telmo neighborhood!

Un Buen Orden

Luis Miguel Parma and Horacio Campillo regularly traverse Argentina, from the southern Patagonian plains up to the dusty highlands near the Paraguayan border, in search of all types of antiques—army medals, swaths of old lace, elaborate chandeliers-then stock their store with the spoils. Despite the shop's name (it translates to "The Good Order"), the way in which the merchandise is displayed is gloriously chaotic.
Defensa 894, no phone
Products: Accessories, Decorative/Lighting, Linen, Tabletop, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Consignment/ Resale

Bazar La Luna

Walking into this old-school kitchen-goods retailer is like stepping 50 years into the past: The space is simple and rustic, weathered shelves heave with practical, well-designed cookware, and the pace of the sales help is unhurried to the point that you half expect them to take an espresso break between transactions. This store is so authentically Argentine, in fact, that it has been honored by the city for preserving the traditional way of business.
Tacuarí 601, 4334-0301

Products: Tabletop
Type of Store: Fair/Flea Market

Faustino Lopez

Right now Argentina is a hotbed of up-and-coming designers: It's inexpensive to start a business, the economy is rebounding, and due to the country's relative geographic isolation, there isn't a lot of competition from lines being imported from other parts of the globe. Former graphic designer Faustino Lopez is one of Buenos Aires' most promising new names, and his predilection for clean silhouettes, a stark palette, and mod details—like jumbo buttons—has made his first collection a standout.
Estados Unidos 756, 4300-6941, W - Sun 2:30 pm - 8 pm, faustinolopez.com.ar

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Gil Antiguedades

Owned by a cantankerous yet ultimately endearing husband-and-wife team, this trilevel spot is best known for its antiques, but we only had eyes for its basement stash of vintage clothing. As you take in the floor-to-ceiling assortment of museum-quality clothing, hats, bags, and shawls (many pieces date from the Victorian era), you'll feel like you've been let in on some amazing secret.
Humberto I, 412-4361/5019, gilantiguedades.com.ar

Products: Women's Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories, Antiques, Furniture
Type of Store: Consignment

Guastavino

A family business for nearly a century, this dusty optical shop has a lockdown on vintage designer eyewear, and the selection is so charmingly haphazard—crazy, colorful, oversize no-name resin-frame sunglasses might be fastened onto a crumbling cardboard display next to ultra glam, highly collectible Gucci ones—that you'd swear all the stock was dragged straight from a long-forgotten trove in someone's attic.
Defensa 1066, Ste. 31, 4307-6820

Products: Accessories
Type of Store: Consignment/ Resale, Designer Discount

Materia Urbana

Created and run by a coterie of artists, this studio-shop showcases the work of more than 100 different names in the world of Buenos Aires design, from animators and architects to ceramicists and painters. The airy, second-floor spread is broken up into various gallery like rooms, and it all has the feel of a working studio, with exposed rafters, whitewashed walls, and wares unfussily displayed atop simple sawhorse tables.
Defensa 707, 4361-5265, materiaurbana.com

Products: Jewelry, Accessories, Furniture, Linens, Tabletop, Books/Stationery, Tabletop
Type of Store: Boutique