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Honeymoon Antiques, Ltd.
105 Avenue B
NYC
10009
(212)
477-8768
New
York’s Lower East Side is full of vintage shops, but Honeymoon
stands out. Stocked with care, it features some of the coolest
retro gear around. Go loud and proud with a floor-length Pucci
dress, get funky with a leather trench coat, or mix-and-match
your own personal style. Honeymoon also sells coveted items
such as Playgirl magazine clutch purses, vintage
designer shoes, and Enid Collins handbags. Call before
dropping by—their hours are a little haphazard.
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The Hispanic Society of
America
Broadway between
155th and 156th
NYC
(212)
926-2234
Hispanic
Society Museum
This is one of
those New York museums that so often gets overlooked by
visitors and New Yorkers, alike—which is a shame, as inside
are marvelous works of art from Spain, Latin America, and
Portugal. Masters like Velazquez and Goya are well-repesented;
among the latter’s works is a celebrated portrait of the
Duchess of Alba. The Society’s courtyard is also a great place
to read, draw, or just soak up the atmosphere.
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Magasin
505 West 23rd
Street
NYC
10011
(626)
729-4692
A
small space abounding with taste and style, the brand new
Chelsea design shop Magasin is filled with vintage
items peacefully co-existing with contemporary pieces—yet more
proof that you can, in fact, live comfortably with design.
Proprietor Jerome Thenot, a designer and architect himself,
plans on featuring pieces by emerging designers. Also, an
extra room in the shop will soon be serving as a showcase for
the renowned talents of mosaicist Pierre Mesguich.
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Pearl River Mart
277 Canal Street (at
Broadway)
New
York City
(212)
431-4770
Yeah,
people know about this store as the place to buy
Asian-themed souvenirs and household items like kung-fu shoes,
silky purses, sushi dinner plates, and scissors of every
conceivable size and shape. But Pearl River’s also one of the
best bets in the city if you’re browsing for unusual, quality
paper. Look for the folded sheets of colored, fibrous
stock—you never know what hues are going to be available at
any given time, which of course is part of the fun.
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Save-a-Thon
411 Bridge
Street
Brooklyn,
NY
(718)
852-5757
Save-a-Thon
is the coolest arts and crafts store (and probably the biggest
and the cheapest) you’re likely to find in the NYC area. It’s
crammed full of glittery glue sticks, yards of clearance
fabric, plain hair barrettes, and plastic baubles. There’s
also a good selection of sewing machines for reasonable
prices, they do repair work, and they have a really
knowledgeable staff. But be prepared for some real old-school
New York attitude from some of the people there—apparently
they haven’t heard that the Big Apple’s a polite place
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