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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Benelux Beckons: Erny van Reijmersdal
Sunday, May 06, 2007
 | Store: | Erny van Reijmersdal |
 | Description: | high-end shopping haven |
 | Labels: | private label collections including: 5th Avenue, Cruise, Imperial, Maharadja, Singin' In The Rain + Soaked And West |
 | Website: | ernyvanreijmersdal.nl |
 | Address: | P.C. Hoofstraat 93, Amsterdam |
 | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-673-6036 |
 | Email: | info@ernyvanreijmersdal.nl |
 | Price Range: | $58-$5,000 Euros |
 | Directions: | Click here for a map |
HIGH-END SHOPPING HAVEN: P.C. HOOFTSTRAAT
Move over Madison Avenue. This chichi shopping strip is home to dozens of high-end European designers à la Armani, Gucci and Versace.
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Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Magna Plaza
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | Magna Plaza |
| | Description: | Best Mega Mall |
| | Website: | magnaplaza.nl |
| | Address: | Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 182, Amsterdam |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
Set in a former Post Office headquarters, this four-story mega mall is frequented by locals and tourists alike not just for it’s merchandise, but for its’ eye-catching Neo-Gothic architecture. Should you get the urge to splurge, saunter inside Laundry Industry, Replay, Shu Uemura, Mango and Van Balen. Refuel with a miniature Gouda wheel at the Henri Willig cheese shop and funk up your feet with hand-painted wooden clogs from the souvenir shop next door.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: Metz & Co.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | Metz & Co. |
| | Description: | dreamy department store with luxe labels for men and women |
| | Labels: | high-end designer labels |
| | Website: | metz-co.nl |
| | Address: | Leidestraat 34-36, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-520-70-20 |
| | Email: | Office@metz-co.nl |
| | Price Range: | put it this way, don't expect any bargains |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
A cross between Barney’s New York and Canada’s Holt Renfrew, this luxurious landmark has been luring in top designer labels since 1740. Expect seven expansive floors stocked with a mouth-watering selection of giftables (Georg Jensen to Kosta Boda), perfume (Gucci), shoes (Sergio Rossi), handbags (Furla) and ready-to-wear (Chloé to Marc Jacobs). Pooped from all that power shopping? Head to the swanky upstairs café for a jolt of caffeine and panoramic views of the city.
Photography © Michael Thieberg
Benelux Beckons: The Frozen Fountain
Sunday, May 06, 2007
| | Store: | The Frozen Fountain |
| | Website: | frozenfountain.nl |
| | Address: | Prinsengracht 645, Amsterdam |
| | Phone: | 31-(0)-20-622-93-75 |
| | Email: | info@frozenfountain.nl |
| | Price Range: | $4-$6,000 Euros |
| | Directions: | Click here for a map |
This dynamic décor shop stocks a mind-blowing assortment of international furniture, lighting, off-the-wall accessories, clothing and art (a past exhibition showcased silhouettes from the famous Dutch design duo, Viktor & Rolf). Housed in a spectacular gallery-cum-loft space, you’ll coo over the range of contemporary couches, retro rugs, cutting-edge ceramics, Samsonite luggage and computer bags, rain boots, jewelry (Gem Kingdom rocks!) and kitschy gifts (Elvis cards anyone?).
Photography © Michael Thieberg
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
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