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New York Shopping Guide

Dumbo/Fort Greene/Park Slope

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Baxter & Liebchen

An impressively comprehensive collection of Scandinavian midcentury modern furniture.
33 Jay St. (at Plymouth St.), 718-797-0630, baxterliebchen.com

Products: Antique, Furniture
Type of Store: Boutique
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Bird

Jennifer Mankins, who started her career at Barneys before becoming the head buyer for Steven Alan, opened her first Bird in 1999, and over the last decade she has steadily established three of Brooklyn?s most compelling boutiques. Mankins has a visionary eye for mixing offbeat fabrics and textiles, positioning exuberantly patterned Tsumori Chisato blouses alongside madras skirts from A.P.C. and printed dresses from Jackson, Johnston & Roe. 220 Smith St. COBBLE HILL 718-797-3774; 316 Fifth Ave PARK SLOPE 718-768-4940; 203 Grand St. WILLIAMSBURG, 718-388-1655
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Blueberi

Occupying a refurbished industrial space, the globally infused Blueberi offers an eccentric array of items you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere—or at least hard-pressed to find sold together in one store. There are Karen Walker tunics painted with images of roosters, trade beads from Africa, bright patent belts, and Victorian-era hats. 143 Front St. DUMBO 718-422-7724
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Cloth

The texture and drape of garments is what most excites owner Zoë van de Wiele, so expect pieces with a tactile appeal, like New Scotland thick wool cardigans and velvety washed-silk American Vintage tees.
138 Fort. Greene Pl. (at Hanson Pl.), 718-403-0223, clothclothing.com

Products: Denim, Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique
5

Dossier

As an extension of its brand, this new biannual literary journal decided to open an independent bookstore in Fort Greene this May. And just as the magazine melds fiction with fashion and art, the shelf space not occupied by limited-edition volumes is devoted to prime vintage clothes, Pamela Love claw cuffs, sweaters by Cardigan, and signed Calder prints. 244 DeKalb Ave. FORT GREENE 718-783-0783, dossierjournal.com
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Lacasapark

Situated in the parlor of a brownstone and open by appointment only , this vintage resource is still little-known. It's headed up by a Gap designer who travels the world to source truly gorgeous garments from a variety of eras.
542 Washington Ave. (between Fulton St. and Atlantic Ave.), 917-373-1548, lacasapark.com

Loopy Mango
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Loopy Mango

When Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher set about naming their store, they decided on Loopy Mango, since they both like the fruit and both crochet (and even cowrote a book on the subject). That sort of oddball-yet-straightforward thinking sums up the shop's feel. It's an anything-goes universe where disparate aesthetics collide—fancy Gryphon dresses and hippieish totes, for example—but it's fun, and it works. 117 Front St. DUMBO 718-858-5930, loopymango.com
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Matter

Before opening Matter in 2003, Jamie Gray studied sculpture at the Pratt Institute, which explains the shop's focus on architecturally minded design. If you see a cool item in a forward-thinking, modern shelter magazine, chances are it's here, whether it's Areaware's wooden bear or slick Alvar Aalto chairs. 405 Broome St. SOHO 212-343-2600; 227 Fifth Ave. PARK SLOPE 718?230-1150, mattermatters.com

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