New York Shopping Guide
West Village/Meatpacking District/ Chelsea/Union Square
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-beaten-path corner of the West Village, which means that perusing the racks for picks from Acne and United Bamboo is a gloriously stress-free affair. 238 W. 10th St. (between Bleecker and Hudson Sts.), 212-645-6572
Hotoveli
The newish, easy-to-miss brick-walled Hotoveli—from the owners of the Bleecker Street boutique Irma—has the feel of the VIP room from some cool '90s club. The pieces are fittingly sophisticated and progressive, including Belstaff jackets, tops from Ilaria Nistri 
and Rick Owens, and LD Tuttle boots. 271 W. Fourth St. WEST VILLAGE 212-206-7722
