Planning an international getaway? Make sure to pack light... you'll be filling up your bags with irresistible items from these shopping shrines:
Holiday Shopping… On A Shoestring Budget!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Brooklyn Bound: Zoë
Saturday, March 29, 2008
I discovered this Brooklyn-based shopper’s paradise whilst apartment hunting. To be honest, I was “DUMBO-founded” to find such a stunning… read more »
Benelux Beckons: Beadies
Sunday, May 06, 2007
 | Store: | Beadies |
 | Website: | beadies.com |
 | Address: | Huidenstraat 6, Amsterdam |
 | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-428-51-61 |
 | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This bustling bead emporium is the place to custom-create fashionable and affordable faux baubles on the fly. Pick from a plethora of candy-colored glass pearls, pendants (hearts, butterfly’s and tusks are all the rage) and other natural, mouth-watering materials (everything is nickel free so you needn’t worry about allergies). Not in the mood to make a masterpiece? Choose from the store’s pre-made stash of stunning necklaces, earrings, bracelets, jewel-adorned belts and bags.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Bits & Pieces
Monday, May 07, 2007
| | Store: | Bits & Pieces |
 | Description: | cutting-edge international clothing lines |
 | Labels: | Acne, Marc Jacobs, Temperly London and more |
| | Address: | Cornelis Schuytstraat 22, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | (31)-0-20-618-1939 |
 | Price Range: | $40-$1,400 Euros |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This residential hideaway is home to the hautest designer labels in the Oud Zuid hood. Fashion junkies frequently flock here for the well-edited mix of mutli-label lines including Acne and Ernest Sewn (butt-firming blues), Marc Jacobs (feminine blazers and skirts), Temperly London and Michael Stars (casual T’s). Be on the lookout for limited-edition items made exclusively for the shop like the jaw-dropping Dutch jewelry. Bottom line: if you see something you like, don’t dare think twice about buying it.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Sprmkt
Monday, May 07, 2007
| | Store: | Sprmkt |
| | Description: | avant-garde clothing, accessories and furniture |
| | Labels: | SPRMRKT collection, Martin Margiela, Chie Mihara (shoes), Acne (jeans), Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior and more |
| | Website: | sprmrkt.nl |
| | Address: | Rozengracht 191-193, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | (31)-0-20-330-5601 |
 | Email: | info@sprmrkt.nl |
| | Price Range: | .50 - $14,000 Euros |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
DISTRICT: THE JORDAAN
This artsy area is brimming with avant-garde shops, street-side cafés, groovy galleries and low-key bars, all nestled on narrow, coble-stoned streets named after local flowers.
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Photography © Michael Thieberg
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
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