The Flatiron/NoMad area has come into its own as a shopping district. Brands as diverse as athletic gear favorite New Balance, modern-furniture purveyor Blu Dot, and womenswear designer Yeohlee are among those with flagships here. Eataly enables you to savor Italy without jumping on a plane, with shops specializing in Italian meats, cheeses, pastas, confectionary, tableware, soaps, and more all under one roof, alongside several restaurants and cafés. A different sort of one-stop shopping experience is the Chelsea Flea, where dozens of vintage and antiques vendors gather outdoors every weekend.
Nearly two dozen dealers of vintage and antique home furnishings, art, jewelry, and accessories, including designer Nate Berkus and David Ashville Fine Art, have galleries in this emporium. Offerings range from Cartier diamond earrings to 19th-century Japanese screens, 18th-century candlesticks to Mid-Century Modern furniture.
If only cool or cutting-edge apparel will do, this eight-floor mall is a must-shop. Designers including Balenciaga, Comme Des Garçons, and Maison Margiela have outposts here; so do rising luxury brands such as Jacquemus, Undercover, and Weinsanto. Events and installations take place here as well; for instance, fashion-forward hairstylist Guido Palau recently held a signing of his book <i>#Hairtests,</i> and photos by French New Wave filmmaker Chris Marker were on display.
Like Dover Street Market, Timothy Oulton is a British import. That’s where the similarities end. Timothy Oulton creates and sells furniture that marries time-honored forms with 21st-century sensibilities: button-tufted chesterfield sofas with serpentine aprons, dining tables and sideboards made with prismatic glass, beds upholstered in plush sheepskin. The store, which opened in the original Lord & Taylor building in September 2021, includes a luxe replica of the Apollo 11 module, where you can sip a glass of champagne amid velvet upholstery.
Another newcomer to the neighborhood, Project Gaia aims to showcase up-and-coming luxury brands. The curation is an eclectic one that includes handblown glassware from Cedric Mitchell Design, sustainably produced perfumes by Strangelove, flowing dresses by MdP x Amrit, and abstract artworks by Paige Boller.
The self-described “most beautiful bookstore in New York” is indeed lovely, as are the lavishly illustrated books it is best known for, covering such visual topics as decorative and fine arts. But you will also find a bevy of general-interest fiction and nonfiction here, along with children’s books, magazines, and stationery. This is not a store where you’ll run in and out; once inside, you’re almost certain to linger.
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