Weirdo Beardo Shops

Hello people, I am off to New York at the end of November (just before Thanksgiving) and was just wondering if anyone had any tips for good weird clothing shops anywhere. I have quite strange taste, not goth but getting there. Really love Paul Frank clothes and retro/vintage stuff. Also love skinny jeans and converse trainers. Would appreciate any tips for cool clothes/shoes/accessories stores. (I know about Rickys, last time I was in the city I bought a brilliant Parcel ghetto blaster bag). Thanks!

Weirdo Beardo Shops

Hit Alphabets..there are a few locations in the city.

251 E Houston St, New York, 10002 - (212) 777-8194

115 Avenue A, New York, 10009 - (212) 475-7250

2284 Broadway, New York, 10024 - (212) 579-5702

They were one of the very first people to carry Paul Frank, and still have some of the best selection in town.

Weirdo Beardo Shops

Oh and also do Tokio 7 in the East Village....

64 E 7th St, New York, 10003 - (212) 353-8443 (b/n 2nd %26amp; 3rd)

It%26#39;s a Vintage Designer Consignment Shop run by these really fun Japanese people with really great eclectic tastes.

Laura Ashley is a weird clothing shop.

Dolly - I swear, I fell off my chair!

Hee....hee!! You laugh, but my taste in clothing and stuff is quite weird and I absolutely cannot live without my Laura Ashley hypo-allergenic pillows. ($12.99 at Bed Bath and Beyond)

thanks cbcito, i will definitely try these.

dont reckon i%26#39;ll try Laura Ashley, unless I%26#39;m in the need of some nice paisley curtains or a rather fetching floral gown DollyLevy

Another place to hit is... Air Market

97 3rd Ave, New York, 10003 - (212) 995-5888

I do a lot of work with Toy and Novelty companies and people are constantly going there to buy things to knock off for Mass Market. I think they were one of the very first places that carried Parcel bags in New York.

How marvellous! I love Parcel bags, will definitely be going there.

Is TJ Maxx any good for weird stuff, in our equivalent (TK Maxx) they sometimes sell Parcel bags and a lot of cool jackets and tshirts and stuff. Can the same be said for the New York shop?

Hiya TraceyBunny~

Hey, New Yorkers, help me out here...

Aren%26#39;t there a bunch of second hand stores on East 23d. I forget where, but I made the rounds last year when there.

Some are run by rather high-brow groups, like the Opera Society, I think.

Also, depending on how much time you have, and just how much you like digging through old clothes, there is the Good Will Warehouse (or is it Salvation Army) just full of clothes, tschotschkies, accessaries, some old cosutme jewellery and just a bunch of fun junk. I love digging around in there.

That%26#39;s up in Hell%26#39;s Kitchen, not too far from the Hell%26#39;s Kitchen Flea Market.

I%26#39;ve found some amazing things at both the used clothes stores and Good Will.

Cheers,

Dev

Beacon%26#39;s Closet in Williamsburg and Park Slope (both in Brooklyn) is my favorite vintage clothing shop in the city.