Miami : Lucky Magazine

Bal Harbour Shops

All the big names (Louis Vuitton, Prada, Chanel—you get the idea) are here at Miami’s ritziest shopping center, where they sit next to independent boutiques like Lulu (our favorite denim store in the city). If you have any cash left post-spree, pick up something to read at Books & Books, the city’s best independent bookseller, then treat yourself to a sushi lunch at Makoto.

9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour, balharbourshops.com

Alchemist

The price tags on the Rodarte and Givenchy gowns are nearly as—gulp—spectacular as the setting at this glass-walled boutique, perched on the fifth floor of a Herzog & de Meuron–designed parking garage. (Don’t drive up or you’ll get stuck with an up-to-$15 parking fee—take the elevator from the first floor.) A five-minute walk down Lincoln Road is a sister store with edgier lines, like Thompsen and Etoile by Isabel Marant—at less spectacular (in a good way) prices.

1111 Lincoln Rd., 305-531-4815; 438 Lincoln Rd., 305-531-4653, shopalchemist.com

C. Madeleine's

This 10,000-square-foot space on a nondescript stretch  of Biscayne Boulevard is the improbable home of the best vintage collection in the U.S.—we’re talking Edwardian slips, Thierry Mugler power suits, pristine-condition design pieces and one boutique dedicated entirely to Chanel. Don’t go looking for bargains—the staff maintains an incredibly high level of curation, with the price tags to match. Even so, we’ve got our eye on a pair of Bertoia diamond chairs with their original seat pads—not a steal, but gorgeous investment pieces, starting at $600.

13702 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach, 305-945-7770, cmadeleines.com

Fly Boutique

This jam-packed Lincoln Road vintage shop rewards the scavenger: We found ’70s beaded clutches, Marc Jacobs ballet flats and too many Louis Vuitton handbags to count.

650 Lincoln Rd., 305-604-8508, flyboutiquevintage.com

Rebel

Rebel is three shops in one: a boutique of perfect-for-lounging clothes from brands like Parker and Bianca Coletti, an independent concessionaire from yoga retailer Bahdi and a consignment selection offering your best shot in the city for resort classics like Tory Burch  and Lilly Pulitzer.

6669 Biscayne Blvd., 305-758-2369

All Saints Spitalfields

With a design philosophy rooted in vintage workwear, this chainlet is packed with shrunken leather jackets and charcoal-hued strapless dresses.

910 Lincoln Rd., Miami, 786-517-8180

Base

Everything at this gallery-like shop is exquisitely hip, from the coffee-table books to the gauzy embellished tops and limited-edition Nikes.

939 Lincoln Rd., 305-531-4982, baseworld.com

Tuccia di Capri

A million different spins on the iconic bare sandal indigenous to the island of Capri are the focus of Tuccia di Capri. Each pair is made in-house, by hand, by cobblers trained in Italy; shoppers custom-design what they want and can pick through a seemingly endless selection of colors and styles.

1630 Pennsylvania Ave., 305-534-5865

Flirt

Up-and-coming Sunny Isles, just north of Bal Harbour, is home to one of the best-kept-secret boutiques in South Florida. The chic, modern store offers flowy T-Bags dresses, soft jumpsuits by Juicy Couture, denim by True Religion Brand Jeans, elegant tops by Sass & Bide, and more.

17100 Collins Ave., #104, Sunny Isles Beach, 305-944-3533

Jenna White

Originally a jewelry designer, Coconut Grove native White offers loads of her own jewelry, plus super-feminine clothing picks from labels like Grace Sun, Tibi, Geren Ford, Graham & Spencer, and Mint by Jodi Arnold.

7301 SW 57th Ct., Ste. 110, 305-669-5940