![]() ![]() RELATED: Where to Eat, Sleep, and Play in Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York VintageĬelebrity stylists head to this vintage mecca when they’re hunting for one-of-a-kind looks for red carpet events, but you’ll find just as many regular fashionistas here shopping for special-occasion looks. But this is Brooklyn, after all, so you can also expect eco-conscious items like trousers from Zero + Maria Cornejo made with sustainably sourced woven twill. ![]() The brand also sells unique accessories (like throws stitched from Indian saris) and lavender-oatmeal soap from Red Hook-based soap-maker Saipua. Now, with four Brooklyn locations (and one in Culver City, California), Bird is an established go-to for both womenswear (a mix of street-cool labels and wearable basics) and menswear (button-downs and sweaters by the likes of A.P.C. When it debuted in 2009, Bird helped put Brooklyn on the map as an international shopping destination. On the hunt for an oak-wood piano from Japan? VR headsets? A lamp shaped like a fanned-out book? It’s all here. Like the exhibits it keeps, this museum gift shop sells all amounts of quirky kitchenware, prints, books, jewelry, furniture, and office supplies with a commitment to cutting-edge design and eye-pleasing aesthetics. Have you ever needed to buy a birthday or housewarming present for someone who has everything and is impossible to shop for? Our solution: head to the MoMA Design Store. RELATED: 10 Insanely Romantic Hotels in NYC The MoMA Design Store Set in a third-floor loft, the Apartment by the Line is experiential shopping-everything is laid out as if it were someone’s home, affording you the opportunity to see the lived-in potential of its clothing, accessories, beauty products, homewares, and art. If you’re the type of shopper who frequently finds a piece of clothing or object you love, but can’t picture working it into your wardrobe or home, this is the store for you. ![]() Post-shopping, head to the Kelly Wearstler–designed seventh-floor restaurant for the fanciest Caesar salad you’ll ever eat. The fantasy continues as you browse handbags by the likes of Nancy Gonzalez, Givenchy, and Chanel on the ground floor before making your way up one story to shoe heaven or two floors to the designer collections (where store-in-store concepts like curated section on vacation attire are often featured). Expect to be transported before you even walk through the door: the experience starts with the windows, in which seasonal displays transform high-end clothing with magical realism. It’s hard to even call Bergdorf’s a department store-it’s more like fashion wonderland. RELATED: Which NYC Neighborhood Fits Your Personality? Bergdorf Goodman Though her store obviously sells online, a visit to the flagship-popular among Upper East Siders and downtown fashionistas as much for its curated selection of established designers (including Giambattista Valli and Carolina Herrera) as for its exclusive offerings from lesser-known (but no-less-upscale) labels like Rocio and Mateo-is an experience worth having. When New York City socialite Claire Distenfeld opened her fashion, accessories, and jewelry gallery in a townhouse off Madison Avenue a few years back, she was lauded for being a millennial who chose the traditional brick-and-mortar route. Expect to pick up floaty dresses by bohemian-chic designer Ulla Johnson, fine bracelets and necklaces by Greek jeweler Ileana Makri, and home goods (including eye-popping backgammon sets) by Hector Saxe. This SoHo concept store is the resident cool kid of downtown Manhattan-and the place to go for a curated selection of next-generation designer goods. ![]()
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