Brooklyn

Alter (109 Franklin St.-Men's Shop & 140 Franklin St.-Women's Shop, Brooklyn, NY 11222/ 718.784.8818 [men's]; 718.349.0203 [women's])

Labels: Alex + Chloe, Cheap Monday, Preloved, Kill City, Matt and Nat Bags, Rojas, Dear Creatures

Store Hours:
T-Sat 12-8
Sun 12-7
Closed Mondays

Bird (3 locations: 220 Smith Street; 316 Fifth Avenue; and 203 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY/ 718.797.3774, 718.768.4940, and 718.388.1655)

When friends Belle Benson and Marla Walker set up Bird in 1999, the boutique was one of the first of its kind—a collection of fine and subtly funky women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry, and accessories—to take flight in Brooklyn. Management has since shifted to Jennifer Mankins (formerly a buyer for Barneys), but the idea behind Bird remains the same: to bring an array of international, national, and local designs from high-end, affordable, and emerging names to the neighborhood, creating a must-hit spot for the ever-increasing numbers of stylish Park Slope residents. — Christine Ajudua for NYMag.com

Labels: 3.1 Phillip Lim, A.P.C., Bodkin, Apiece Apart, Band of Outsiders, Current Elliot, Comme des Garcons, Eberjey, Generra, Isabel Marant, Mociun, Loeffler Randall, Shipley & Halmos, tenoversix, No.6, United Bamboo

Store Hours:
M-F 12-8
Sat 12-7
Sun 12-6