Brooklyn - Carroll Gardens
Here's a little secret to get your retail eyes roving: when it comes to cutting-edge fashions in funky, off-the-beaten-path locations, New York's best bets are not in the Lower East Side, the Meat Packing District or even super-trendy NoLita. They're across the bridge in Brooklyn -- yes Brooklyn! -- in a newly chic quarter called Carroll Gardens. There, long-time Italian families now rub shoulders with Seventh Avenue refugees who are opening sleek boutiques without Manhattan's sky-high rents. Getting to Carroll Gardens is easy: Take the F-Train downtown from any F station in Manhattan and get off at the Carroll Street Station. Find your way to Smith Street and voila, you're in the heart of the acquisition action. Smith Street, between Atlantic Avenue to Second Place, is ground zero for the emerging Carroll Gardensshopping scene. A slew of groovy clothing, home furnishing and accessory outposts has triggered a reverse migration for New York fashionistas and is more than worth the trek for visiting style-lovers. But remember: most of the area closes on Mondays, so head out on weekends when the local glitterati are also making the rounds.
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. .Meat Packing District
.. NoLita
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Astro*Turf
290 Smith Street
Anyone with a penchant for '50s and '60s modernist furniture from Europe and American will love Astro*Turf.
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Frida's Closet
296 Smith Street
As its name suggests, Frida's Closet's range of skirts, t-shirts and hand-knit sweaters take their cue from artist Frida Kahlo.
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290 Smith Street
Anyone with a penchant for '50s and '60s modernist furniture from Europe and American will love Astro*Turf.
>Go to Store
Frida's Closet
296 Smith Street
As its name suggests, Frida's Closet's range of skirts, t-shirts and hand-knit sweaters take their cue from artist Frida Kahlo.
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Hoyt
and Bond
248 Smith Street
This is the place to go for unbearably cute kids'
clothes from high-end European and American brands such as Petit Elephant.
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Refinery
254 Smith Street
The Refinery solves two problems in one: decorating
your body as well as your home.
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Swallow
361 Smith Street
Located at the far end of Smith Street, Swallow
boasts perhaps Brooklyn's finest collection of hand-blown glasswork.
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