Eleven

2008 | Best Vintage-Clothing Store No One Knows About

In the former Little Italy, now universally known as Nolita, small, quirky stores struggle to hold their own amid the encroaching chains. Among the oddest is Eleven, a Japanese-run vintage shop with a penchant for mid-century American work wear (worn and faded plaid shirts; bruised denim jackets; dowdy housewife dresses) along with battered old suitcases for hitting the road--all sharing space, surprisingly, with a small selection of postmodern Comme des Garçons accessories. More »