Zagat Shopping: Williamsburg Gear
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As NY1 celebrates Brooklyn Week, Michelle Yu turned to Zagat's Best of Brooklyn survey for ideas on where to shop for trendy threads and home items in Williamsburg.About Glamour
103 North Third Street
718-599-3044
www.aboutglamour.net
The survey says it's all about mixing it up at this wacky, multipurpose warehouse space. The guide says vintage and 21st-century apparel and accessories from Europe and Japan collide in a colorful hodgepodge. Zagat says you can take home a proper tea set or quirky coffee mugs, drink in the artwork on the walls, or lose yourself in the racks of eclectic clothing.
About Glamour has yet to be rated in the guide, but Zagat says prices are expensive.
POP
310 Grand Street
718-486-6001
www.shoppop.com
The survey says this lifestyle lair is owned by a former lawyer with a soft spot for affordable fashion. Zagat says the shop boasts a colorful, trend-friendly array of must-haves for guys and gals, plus upbeat accessories and housewares. The guide adds you can choose from retro-inspired apparel lines that give maximum style for the buck along with wardrobe-freshen-uppers.
POP has also yet to be rated, but Zagat says prices are moderate.
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