Where to Wear New York Shopping Guide (Where to Wear: New York City Shopping Guide) [Paperback]

Jill Fairchild (Author), Gerri Gallagher (Author), Julie Craik (Author)

Book Description

Series: Where to Wear: New York City Shopping Guide | Publication Date: October 2005

Slick, cool and unforgettable, New York City does fashion with sophistication. Confidence is not lacking in this 'city that never sleeps', so don't miss out - especially on a chance to shop. Our New York guide, the first of the series, is as up to date as ever with shopping tips. Whether you're heading to Madison Avenue or over to SoHo you'll discover something new in this shopper's bible. The quirky vintage dress, the perfect leather jacket.there's no better source for where it's at. New York, New York. Need we say more?

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About the Author

Where to Wear is run by three partners. Jill Fairchild launched the first book (New York) in 1999 and founded the company, Gerri Gallagher and Julie Craik joined the company two years later to develop Where to Wear into a global brand. Where to Wear now has three head offices; New York, London and Sydney, Australia. There are currently nine books in the series covering fourteen cities worldwide with more launches planned for 2007.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Where to Wear; Revised edition (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976687704
• ISBN-13: 978-0976687702
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 3.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,624,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where to Wear New York 2006, March 13, 2006

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This review is from: Where to Wear New York Shopping Guide (Where to Wear: New York City Shopping Guide) (Paperback)

Extremely helpful for all fashionistas. Makes a great gift for clients as well. Very well researched and a fun read.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very good but too elitist, November 26, 2006

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This review is from: Where to Wear New York Shopping Guide (Where to Wear: New York City Shopping Guide) (Paperback)

Definitely covers all the good places but only has token "vintage" and "discount" entries and entirely ignores the 34th street shopping district in the garment district where there is a ton of stuff to be found. Focuses way too much attention on Soho. To be a fashionista in NYC though, you definitely need this book. One thing it needs to have is maps-by-neighborhood with the stores marked/numbered. Otherwise its hard to spend a day shopping, working from the book. You have to make your own map. But it is the only book of its type that I've seen so its a must have.

4.0 out of 5 stars Still the Best Fashion Guide to NYC, Made Even More Useful by the Web., December 1, 2008

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This review is from: Where to Wear New York Shopping Guide (Where to Wear: New York City Shopping Guide) (Paperback)

At the time of this writing, it has been about 3 years since the last "Where to Wear" for New York was published, and I haven't seen any new "Where to Wear" guides since 2006. I don't know if this line of shopping guides will ever be updated, but the 2006 edition is still the best fashion guide for New York. It was written by three fashion journalists: Jill Fairchild, Gerri Gallagher, and Julie Craik. Whether the guide is comprehensive depends on your perspective. There are 288 pages in the Store Directory, with typically 3 stores listed per page. Nothing that I have specifically looked for has been omitted, except by a printing defect, but off-pricers seem to be underrepresented.

The bulk of "Where To Wear" is the Store Directory, where stores that primarily sell fashions or accessories, contemporary and vintage, are listed alphabetically. For each store, there is a description of the type of merchandise they carry, symbols that indicate men, women, or children, address, phone number, store hours, neighborhood, price guide (affordable, moderate, expensive, luxury), and a web address when available. The web addresses are useful, because you can always take a look at the web site to get an idea of what they carry. This is a good strategy if you are planning a shopping trip and don't want to waste time with stores that probably won't be to your taste.

After the Store Directory, there is a Stores by Neighborhood section, with maps and stores listed by neighborhood for 12 areas of Manhattan and one list for Brooklyn. After that, there is a list of Stores by Category and lists of Restaurant, Health & Beauty, and Repairs & Services establishments that could be useful. There are some printing defects in my copy that have caused me some frustration: Two pages in the M's are repeated, which means that 2 pages of stores are missing. There is some repetition in the Stores by Category section that appears to be an editing problem, so I'm not sure if anything has been left out. The printing problems may or may not occur in every copy of the book.

Despite its faults and age, "Where to Wear 2006: New York" is helpful if you are planning a trip to New York or want to order something from one of these stores. You can see what's out there, and the internet makes it even more useful, as you can check out the stores' style and some of their merchandise online. Unfortunately, the guide is out-of-print as of this writing, and the Where to Wear web site is no longer functional. But if you will be shopping New York for clothes or accessories, for yourself or for children, it's worth picking up a copy of this guide -even if you live in NYC. When I lived there, I found shopping guides very helpful in learning what and where my options were.