I wish I could say that shopping is a dirty little secret of mine but unfortunately, everyone knows and when everyone knows, it ceases to be a secret. I wish I could say definitively that my Senseless Desire to Acquire Syndrome (aka SDAS) was caused by one specific thing but it’s probably actually several reasons: 1.) the thrill off the hunt, 2.) new hobbies that must be pursued to the fullest degree, 3.) I go from couch potato to fitness queen and back again, thus needing a wide range of clothes sizes/options, 4.) I’m trying to help the economy regain its footing singlehandedly, and 5.) i’m bored.
So apart from scouring the world of information for places to eat and things to do, I also make it my mission to figure out what I can buy in said parts of the world. Here are just a few of my favorite places to shop!
FRANCE
Marius Fabre (Soap Factory)
148 av Paul Bourret
13300 Salon de Provence, France
M – F 9:30 – 11:30am; 1:45 to 5:00pm (4pm on Fridays)
E.DEHILLERIN (cookware)
18 et 20, rue Coquillière
51, rue Jean- Jacques Rousseau – 75001
PARIS
Phone: +33 1 42 36 53 13 – Fax: +33 1 42 36 54 80
Email: info@e-dehillerin.fr
Open on mondays from 9 to 12.30 and from 14 to 18 and on tuesdays to saturdays from 9 to 18. Closed on sundays and off-days
Prada Outlet (Space)
Strada Statale 69
Localita Levanella, Montevarchi (Arezzo)
39.055.91901
Diffusione Tessile (Max Mara)
Via Goleto 13/B
Boretto (Reggio Emilia)Emilia Romagna
39.0522.964415
The Mall (various labels)
Via Europa 8Leccio/
Reggello (Florence)
39.055.865775
Il Salvagente
via fratelli bronzetti 16
Milan, Italy
02.76.11.03.28
Mon: 3 – 7pm
Tues – Sat: 10am – 7pm
JAPAN:
Depachika (basement of department stores)
Uniqlo
100 Yen Shop
NEW YORK:
Century 21 Department Store
22 Cortlandt Street
New York, NY
212.227.9092
M – W: 7:45am – 9pm
Th – Fr: 7:45am – 9:30pm
Sat: 10am – 9pm
Sun: 11am – 8:00pm
Clothingline
Sample Sales
261 W 36th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10079
Shop Gotham
take the garment center tour! great look into sample sale/showroom shopping!
Uniqlo
546 Broadway
New York, NY
212.221.9037
I will continue to update this list as additional places come to mind (or if I find new places, of course!)
