Enter the sidewalk hatch to a basement shop channeling London (or Paris!) in the ’60s. Clothing for men and women is styled near jazz records, apothecary potions, horn-rimmed glasses, and a vintage bathtub. Co-designers Osore Oyagha and Eloise Simonet manufacture their wardrobe in NYC in limited runs.
Photo: Nicola Kast
Owners of antiques store Darr extend their quirky, eclectic taste for vintage finds into men’s clothing in a retail space, adorned with busts, across the street.
Originally a rental showroom, the LES store now offers women’s designer clothing, accessories, and shoes from the ’60s to the ’80s. Browse big names (YSL, Dior, Chanel, Valentino) — perhaps even alongside a few (Rachel Weisz, Beyonce, Lucy Liu).
Once you realize the vintage shop was named after an old book and movie in which a country girl marries up, you see the inspiration for the colorful cotton Western skirts that hang next to fancy lace and silk dresses.
Beachy outpost of a Soho showroom with vintage collectibles like rare surfboards and special accessories stylists like to fight over.
Festive frocks, vintage pieces, and indie designers (especially young Latino newcomers) showcased in a modern-styled boutique.
Find carefully selected, well-edited vintage treasures or shop store’s flirty, bohemian, eponymous line.
Vintage shop with a good rep is known for designer duds and shoes (think Marc Jacobs, YSL) at relatively low prices. Stop by and shop or take your closet clutter to swap or sell.
An eclectic shop carrying salvaged, vintage, and small-run items for those who shop with worldly aspirations.
Refined. Delicate. Ladylike. At Emma Fletcher’s new Nolita boutique, one side of the room displays perfectly edited, right-for-right-now vintage picks, while the other side showcases the designer’s immaculate, tailored designs.