Take a look at the list of fashionable stores for the rest of
us
We strongly
recommend that you spend some time on
Fifth Avenue and even pay a visit to stores like
Louis Vuitton, Fendi,
Versace,
Gucci, and
Escada, but unless you are Paris Hilton, you will be
able to do only part of your shopping at these boutiques.
But don't lose heart. A new set of stores in the
area actually sells very trendy clothes at highly
affordable prices. Based on our research (and actual
shopping by our staff), below is the list of stores that
we like:
H&M:
This chain of apparel stores (for both men
and women) is rapidly expanding worldwide, including in
Asia. While they do have their stand-alone shops, some of
the malls now have these stores too. In our research,
though, for some reasons we concluded that their shops in
New York City seem to be much better in selection than
those in other cities. There are a few H&M stores around
New York City and the biggest one is on Fifth Avenue.
The main selling points of H&M are trendy clothes, wide
selection of sizes, high quality, and unbeatable prices.
If you are looking for moderate prices, you may want to go
to 34th street at both sides of 5th avenue; perhaps not
the trendiest and most unique street in the city, but the
one where regular New Yorkers shop for fashionable
clothing. The store has an extensive selection
for men.
Zara: This retail stores chain,
originally from Spain, has high quality clothes with good
cuts that characterize the European style clothes and
medium range prices.
Zara stores sell clothes that are trendy, but still
with a more classic touch. Their stores are on 5th avenue
and 34th Street. A whole floor is dedicated to men's
apparel.
Mexx: This
store comes from Sweden. The clothes are trendy, but still
very casual. We will not call it a
store for teenagers since the prices/styles are
definitely for adults but the clothes are definitely for
those women who want to
look younger and modern. The clothes are of good
quality, have good cut, and manufactured from good
materials. They also have wonderful jeans. Most apparel
items are moderately priced. These stores have
excellent choices for men. Update:
This shop is now closed.
Strawberry: This is another chain of
apparel stores. There are a few of
them in different parts of the city including 34th
street and 57th street (between 5 and 6 avenues).
They carry trendy clothes at much lower prices than
department stores. They also have a large selection
of casual clothes in most sizes. The stores are very
neatly organized but since the selection is so huge,
you have to make sure you have enough time to shop
there. The store does not have a selection for
men.
H&M:
This chain of apparel stores (for both men
and women) is rapidly expanding worldwide, including in
Asia. While they do have their stand-alone shops, some of
the malls now have these stores too. In our research,
though, for some reasons we concluded that their shops in
New York City seem to be much better in selection than
those in other cities. There are a few H&M stores around
New York City and the biggest one is on Fifth Avenue.
The main selling points of H&M are trendy clothes, wide
selection of sizes, high quality, and unbeatable prices.
If you are looking for moderate prices, you may want to go
to 34th street at both sides of 5th avenue; perhaps not
the trendiest and most unique street in the city, but the
one where regular New Yorkers shop for fashionable
clothing. The store has an extensive selection
for men.
clothes and
medium range prices.
