New York Magazine

Expect the unexpected at Chelsea’s surviving outdoor market, whose longtime venders reliably unearth one-off treasures for flea-bitten fans.

Since 1948, this donation-based shop benefiting the Arthritis Foundation’s New York City chapter has been a choice destination for designer hand-me-downs.

With its regal Anglo crests and purple logo, Asprey stands out from the other glittering emporiums lining Fifth Avenue in the fifties.

The luxury book publisher of high-shine manifestos on photography, art, and fashion unveils its first stateside boutique in the lobby of the renovated Plaza Hotel.

A gigantic discount warehouse of major bargains on food and a department store’s worth of other goods.

This crowded market draws about 200 vendors every Saturday, selling a mix of new and used goods.

All-purpose Murray Hill gift store with an eclectic jewelry collection.

For the luxury safari junkie, this venerable boutique offers luggage and an itinerary, all in one place.

Shopping in this retro vintage store is like rummaging through the bedroom of an incredibly cool seventies teenager.

Tasteful, high-end handbags, accessories and clothing for uptown sophisticates.

Tasteful, high-end handbags, accessories, and clothing for sophisticates.

This antiques and oddities shop yields a mixed bag of whimsical accents, vintage housewares, and furniture.

Ilene Chazanof's loft is crammed with, as she says, everything from plastic to platinum. By appointment only.

The Texas-based retailer known for its affordable apparel, jewelry, beauty products, footwear, and home furnishings makes its first foray into Manhattan.

A well-organized, mid-range department store focusing on a short list of discounted big-name brands.

A cluttered treasure trove of vintage furniture, collectibles, and oddities.

Brooklyn boutique with a mix of funky, new knits and girly dresses amid classic antique furnishings for the home.

Japanese-born chain store where simplicity is king.

Japanese-born chain store where simplicity is king.

A small shop that carries quirky yet practical home-décor goods and specialty gift items.

A small shop that carries quirky yet practical home-décor goods and specialty gift items.

Former gallery owner Penine Hart’s art and antiques shop recalls a more bohemian Soho; happily, the prices are those of an earlier era, as well.

Theater props, household necessities, and felt purses handmade in Nepal all find a place in this minuscule thrift shop.

This Williamsburg pioneer has fifties, sixties, seventies, and even eighties furniture, and a knowledgeable staff to show you around.