Planning an international getaway? Make sure to pack light... you'll be filling up your bags with irresistible items from these shopping shrines:
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Brooklyn Bound: Zoë
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I discovered this Brooklyn-based shopper’s paradise whilst apartment hunting last summer. To be honest, I was “DUMBO-founded” to find such… read more »
Manhattan Mania: Anik
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
 | Store: | Anik |
 | Description: | a one-stop-shop for all the hottest labels du jour |
 | Address: | 1355 Third Avenue (additional location at 1122 Madison Avenue) |
 | Phone: | 212-861-9840 |
 | Hours: | Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 12-7 |
 | Price Range: | $40-$500 |
 | Return Policy: | No cash or charge refunds, store credit only within one week of purchase |
 | Subway: | 4, 5, 6 at 86th Street |
If you’re looking for super stylish gear for work or play you’ve hit the jackpot. Peruse jam-packed racks filled with sexy suits from Theory, Teen Flo (a Canadian fave) and Duca d’Andrea. You’ll go gaga over Juicy Couture sweats, comfy Joie pants, 3 Dots tops and loads of hot denim labels. Cashmere addicts will love the super soft cardigans from Malika.
Manhattan Mania: Shop
Thursday, June 14, 2007
| | Store: | Shop |
| | Description: | A Lower East Side gem stocked with hard-to-find frocks for day-to-night |
 | Labels: | Rebecca Minkoff, Ella Moss, 3.1 Philip Lim, Kale, Charlotte Ronson, Deener, Madison Marcus and much more! |
 | Website: | iloveshop.com |
| | Address: | 94 Orchard Street (@ Delancey) |
| | Phone: | 212-375-0304 |
 | Email: | info@iloveshop.com |
| | Hours: | Mon-Sun 12-7 |
| | Price Range: | $30-$600 |
| | Return Policy: | Store credit within 7 days. Accessories, jewelery and lingerie are final sale. |
| | Subway: | F/V to Second Avenue |
 | Directions: | Click here for a map |
Photography © Shop
Manhattan Mania: Pookie & Sebastian
Saturday, June 16, 2007
| | Store: | Pookie & Sebastian |
| | Description: | a fun, flirty, and oh so girly specialty boutique |
| | Labels: | of-the-moment lines from Citizens of Humanity, Havaianas, Carmen Flores to Cosabella |
| | Website: | pookieandsebastian.com |
| | Address: | 1488 Second Avenue, New York City (additional stores in Murray Hill & the UWS) |
| | Phone: | 212.861.0550 |
| | Email: | customerservice@pookieandsebastian.com |
| | Hours: | monday-saturday, 11-9pm; sunday, 12-7pm |
| | Price Range: | $20-$150 (a serious bargain) |
| | Return Policy: | Exchange or store credit within 14 days of purchase |
| | Subway: | take the 6 train to 77th St. |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
Head to this fun ‘n flirty shop for irresistible cheap ‘n chic designer knock-offs that won’t break the bank. Our faves for the season: whimsical skirts, beaded cocktail dresses, True Religion jeans, girly T’s, Cosabella undies and sparkly jewelry. Jazz up your look in a NY minute with a knockout clutch you’ll covet for years to come. And if you can’t find what you came for, don’t sweat it: there are two equally impressive sister stores in the city, plus a swanky online store. Happy shopping!
Photography © Pookie & Sebastian
Manhattan Mania: Canteloup
Friday, July 13, 2007
| | Store: | Cantaloup |
| | Description: | trendy togs to die for |
| | Address: | 1036 Lexington Avenue (@ 74th Street) |
| | Phone: | 212-249-3566 |
| | Hours: | Mon-Sat 11-7, Sun 12-6 |
| | Price Range: | $36-$1000 |
| | Return Policy: | 10 days for store credit. Sale items are final sale. |
| | Subway: | 6 to 77th Street |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
A mix of downtown cool with uptown sophistication, Canteloup is a super chic boutique stocked with cutting-edge designer labels from around the world. Fashion editors, celebs and the A-List crowd flock here for hipster Australian labels like Sass & Bide and Willow, Diego Binetti, La Cosa and re-worked vintage T’s from Burn ‘n Violet. As if that’s not reason enough to sprint on over, they also carry a dynamite denim selection, sexy lingerie, funky tees, cool carryalls and to-die-for jewelry by the cash. Need we say more?
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