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Hermes of Paris

Upper East Side

The orange box or bag from your Hermes purchase indicates one thing: Supreme luxury. This French fashion house is undoubtedly most famous for its scarves and ties, which push color and design to the absolute limit. You can also find the world famous Birkin and Kelly bags here, seen on the arms of your favorite celebrities around the globe. Be prepared to jump on a waiting list though, as the charms of Hermes are no little known secret, and anyone with the right budget knows that if you're going to spend, Hermes is one of the absolute best places to do it. Also noteworthy are the gold and laquer bangles and the sweater selection.

192 Books

Chelsea

Renowned art dealer Paula Cooper opened a trendy Chelsea bookstore in 2003 to rave reviews. The superb selection of literature and history, art and criticism, the social and natural sciences, travel and children's books as well as interesting events and readings draws customers back again and again. Along with Printed Matter across the street, this corridor of Tenth Avenue has a highbrow quotient in addition to endless new restaurants.

McNally Jackson Booksellers

NoLIta

This small and highly reputable chain of Canadian booksellers opened their only outpost in the United States to much fanfare in SoHo/NoLIta. Although the smallest of McNally's stores, with 7000 square feet it is quite spacious for an independent bookseller in New York City. With a charming café and fantastic staff, it is a pleasure to browse and buy here as well as to attend the many book signing, readings, and other events.

Aedes de Venustas

A gorgeous shopping experience with stunning interior, beautifully displayed products, and luxury scents. Aedes de Venustas is the place to shop for impossible to find European scents, candles and lotions. Incredible service and beautiful packaging round out a divine shopping experience.

Warby Parker — SoHo

Founded with a rebellious spirit by four college friends, Warby Parker is dedicated to providing affordable, fashionable eyewear. By circumventing traditional channels and engaging with customers directly through their website, Warby Parker is able to provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the price. It is a business with a purpose. For every pair of eyeglasses sold a pair is distributed to someone in need.

Warby Parker — Upper East Side

Founded with a rebellious spirit by four college friends, Warby Parker is dedicated to providing affordable, fashionable eyewear. By circumventing traditional channels and engaging with customers directly through their website, Warby Parker is able to provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the price. It is a business with a purpose. For every pair of eyeglasses sold a pair is distributed to someone in need.

Apple Store — Fifth Avenue

Midtown East

The city that never sleeps was bound to get an Apple store that never sleeps. The massive underground store open 24/7/365 is marked by a sleek glass cube at the plaza in front of the drab GM building on Fifth Avenue, a dramatic setting that symbolizes the old tech vs. new tech dichotomy. Indeed, the soaring glass cube, each face more than 30 feet, marks new territory for Apple, which before the introduction of its beloved iPod almost went to the brink. Seems intuitive that the Big Apple gets the biggest Apple Store, right? Not only is this the largest Apple Store (with more than 300 employees), its Genius Bar will have almost 100 full-time staff. In fact, with this 45-foot-long combo Genius Bar, iPod Bar and The Studio, we predict New Yorkers of all stripes will abandon Kinko's and instead hang around here to swap ideas as well as work feverishly on projects in the middle of the night.

La Maison Unique Longchamp

SoHo

This French label is most famous for its nylon and leather totes spotted on the arms of schoolgirls all around the world. The bags come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Luggage here is also stunning and functional, and the leather used for the higher-end bags is sumptuous and worth every penny.

Warby Parker — Meatpacking District

Meatpacking District

Founded with a rebellious spirit by four college friends, Warby Parker is dedicated to providing affordable, fashionable eyewear. By circumventing traditional channels and engaging with customers directly through their website, Warby Parker is able to provide higher-quality, better-looking prescription eyewear at a fraction of the price. It is a business with a purpose. For every pair of eyeglasses sold a pair is distributed to someone in need. Our store is surrounded by cobblestone streets, century-old warehouses, and the High Line park.

Emporio Armani — Madison Ave

Midtown

Classic, timeless, elegant glamor. Pantsuits, and shift dresses for business, classic clutches, and possibly the best suits on Earth for your man. Featuring the impressive Armani Collezioni.

Adidas Originals Store

SoHo

As the Germans say, "the brand with the three stripes" has become so much more in the new millennium, with its incredibly happening line of footwear as well as fashion. Here in fashionable SoHo, the store stays humming with shoppers from all over the globe checking out Adidas' latest. Hot tip: amazing accessories here.

Chloe

Upper East Side

Fresh, French, and girly as can be, Chloe is one of the best fashion houses on this planet. In addition to the flowy, silk dresses, and ridiculously cool cardigans and tops, Chloe also happens to offer the best buttery leather bags and chunky heels on the market.

Bookculture — 112th Street

Morningside Heights

Excellent bookstore serving the Columbia University area, with plenty of fascinating titles, new releases, obscure books from academic presses and the chance to rub elbows with erudite literary types.

Emporio Armani — Downtown

SoHo

Classic, timeless, elegant glamor. Pantsuits, and shift dresses for business, classic clutches, and possibly the best suits on Earth for your man.

Armani Exchange — Flatiron

East Village

Classic, timeless, elegant glamor. Pantsuits, and shift dresses for business, classic clutches, and possibly the best suits on Earth for your man.

Armani Exchange — Fifth Ave

Midtown

Classic, timeless, elegant glamor. Pantsuits, and shift dresses for business, classic clutches, and possibly the best suits on Earth for your man.

Leather Man

West Village

Essentially the butchest and manliest outfitters in town, you'll find no shortage of leather and fetish gear here.

Strand Book Store

Greenwich Village

The beloved and infamous Strand underwent a radical transformation, quantum-leaping into the 21st century with a beautiful new second floor chock full of art and photography books. Now with new lighting thoughout the store and impressive air conditioning on the main level, searching here seems less like trolling through your grandmother's attic. While New Yorkers previously loved this zany outpost with its "18 miles of books," the truth is that in its previous incarnation the Strand was filthy, dusty and sometimes smelly. Now the renovations as well as its Internet book sales have brought Strand on par with its toughest competitors, and Strand is clearly holding its own. The quirkiness remains—especially in the lower level—where we recently heard the Replacements "I Will Dare" while admired several thick piece of label tape on bookshelves such as "Eastern thought ends here" and "Returning books to their proper place is a sign of healthy social integration". Well worth many repeat visits.

Pearl River

SoHo

This neighborhood giant has made its reputation by selling quality Chinese goods to New York's deal-crazy shoppers for the last 25 years. From ceramics to musical instruments, home furnishings to arts & crafts, Pearl River is the undisputed champion of quality products.

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