NoLita
Not so long ago, only a few noteworthy shops dotted the landscape east of Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The neighborhood known as Nolita, or North of Little Italy, seemed quaint and trapped in amber-hidden enclave of narrow streets, mom-and-pop stores and quiet affordability. Slowly however, in the go-go real estate boom of the late 1990s, refugees from the Banana Republicized Soho and celebrity-clogged Tribeca fled eastward. Designers intent on showcasing their work took over tiny pizzerias and shoe repair shops to display their goods.
By 1999, a slew of mini boutiques had sprung up all over Mulberry, Mott and Elizabeth Streets, offering unique designer goodies-andmade jewelry, embroidered purses, sherbet-colored shawls and silk slippers. These days you can clothe yourself, feed yourself and furnish your home not just adequately, but beautifully in Nolita. From the narrow streets in this old neighborhood, you could fill your earthly needs with style to spare.
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Amy
Chan
247 Mulberry St
A bright, high-ceilinged space with mosaic tile
floors, Amy Chan has a romantic, frescoed ambience.
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Area
ID Modern
262 Elizabeth St
To prevent your sparsely furnished loft from looking
like a hospital waiting room circa 1959, stop by Area ID Moderne to
pick up some nifty, decorative do-dads.
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Blue
Bag
266 Elizabeth St
This airy, light-filled store is girly handbag
heaven.
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Calypso
St. Barths
280 Mott St
This cozy Nolita boutique that specializes in,
irony of ironies, summery resort wear.
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Hedra
Prue
281 Mott St
Hedra Prue will remind you of the cozy, overstuffed
closet belonging to your grooviest, style-spotting friend
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Jamin
Puech
247
Elizabeth Street
Tired of your Fendi baguette? Sick to death of Louis
Vuitton? You're ready for a breath of whimsy from Jamin Puech, the boutique
that's all about bags.
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Karikter
19 Prince St
Karikter is one of those stores that'll inspire
you to become a collector of obscure things.
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Lunettes
et Chocolat
25 Prince St
An inspired pairing between Selima Optique's Selima
Salaun and artist/ caterer Maribel Lieberman, Lunettes et Chocolat caters
to two of a girl's favorite things...
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Mayle
252 Elizabeth St
Peter Mayle's novel A Year in Provence allows you
to experience the golden warmth of southern France vicariously.
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Me&Ro
241 Elizabeth St
Me and Ro feels like a private jewelry gallery,
with its pomegranate red plaster walls and silk, ceiling lamps.
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Minette
238
Mott Street
With their debut venture--the very successful Blue
Bag handbag haven on Elizabeth Street--Marni and Pascal Legrand established
themselves as pioneers of downtown chic.
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Resurrection
217 Mott St
In the early 90s, we rooted through Goodwill bins
for drab flannel button-downs and shabby cords.
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Seize
Sur Vingt
243 Elizabeth St
Imagine a sleek Soho mini-loft offering old-world
tailoring services, where clothes hang on industrial metal racks like
wearable art.
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Sigerson
Morrison
28 Prince Street
Let Jimmy Choo design the shoe world's g-string and Manolo corner the
market on 4-inch stilettos.
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Tracy
Feith
209 Mulberry St
Some prefer their luxe a little faded, a little
more subtle and demure.
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