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Lurie Gallery
From unknown local painters to Rauschenberg and Warhol, to a tried-and-true collection of black-and-white jazz photography by Herman Leonard, this gallery has the lot. It also has staying power and plenty of art-collecting fans.
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Ma Vie En Lingerie
The gorgeous lingerie at this store is extremely hot. Hot in a 'Your boyfriend will either be very uncomfortable or totally psyched to be in here with you' kinda way. Designs run the gamut from elegant to provocative to Wow.
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Mac
Join the fabulous folks who have, at one point or another, been spokesmodels for this trés hip makeup shop: RuPaul, KD Lang, Linda Evangelista and Diana Ross. You'll be ready to do a testimonial, too, once you fall in love with the cosmetics' sleek packaging, fab hues, subtle fragrance and great staying power - as well as the shop's policy to donate all sales profits from its Viva Glam lipstick to the Mac AIDS Fund.
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Macy's
A grand Southern department store, this one-stop-shopping spot, hovering at the edge of Lincoln Rd, is an old-school sort of experience where you'll join retired snowbirds (Northerners who fly south during winter) and hipsters alike, all looking for some sort of dress-lipstick-towel-pillow-sham collection of goods.
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Me & Ro
If it's in the Shore Club, it's got to be good. Right? Join in-the-know bauble mavens (including Julia Roberts) who shop for these bracelets, rings and earrings in silver and gold, crafted with Asian accents by celebrity jewelers Robin Renzi and Michele Quan.
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Mini Oxygene
Clothe your baby or toddler in fine French fashions. Isn't the mini-you worth it?
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Miss Sixty
This is one seriously hot Italian label, boasting an array of jeans, dresses, jackets and sweaters for the cool, skinny, model-beautiful gals among us.
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Modernism Gallery
If you're serious about vintage and retro interior design, then look no further than this renowned dealer of deco furniture and accessories, plus a range of items from designers including Gilbert Rohde and Paul Frankl.
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Moooi
They've got a great motto here: 'For design addicts, but more for design virgins.' If you've always wanted your house to look conceptual but haven't the slightest idea where to begin (or if you know exactly what you require out of a room), the friendly folks at this Marcel Wanders boutique will get you on the road to a really fine interior.
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News Café Store
Look for the separate 24-hour newsstand between the News Café bar and restaurant. It has a good selection of international and domestic papers.
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Nicole Miller
Think Hamptons-chic at this boutique: home to perfect little halter tops, skirts, cocktail dresses and blouses.
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Nordstrom's
The granddaddy of American department stores has staked out an entire new wing of Aventura, where they hock brand fashion, watches, perfumes and everything else under the consumer-crazy sun.
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Ocean Terrace
While this shopping strip along Collins is evocative of an old-Miami main street (note the colorful tile facade of Walgreens, formerly a Woolworths), the short Ocean Tce behind the dunes and along the beach evokes South Beach in miniature. You'll find quaint shops, oceanfront cafés, MiMo apartment buildings and a strong Argentine flavor.
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Palm Produce Resortwear
Buy all your swimsuits, flip-flops, sun hats and flowered, draw-string, loungey resort-getups, especially from that classic Jams label, at this mellow beach boutique.
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Paper & Concept
Slick pens, fancy greeting cards and, of course, really flash paper products await in this friendly little boutique.
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Pleasure Place
You should focus on buying sex toys and other adult accoutrements here, because the actual clothing is about as risqué as the rest of the clubwear on South Beach. OK, just kidding about the last bit. But only just.
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Pop
Find the collectible kitsch of your dreams at this pop-culture purveyor. From George Jetson and his nuclear family to Ken and Barbie, the traditional household unit is covered.
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Primo Milano
The name evokes Milan, but not as much as the fashion. When we visited, Primo Milano was all about lookin' like a rockstar, selling the sort of big, diamante-studded skull belt buckles you either find irresistible or incredibly gauche.
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Pure Perfume/The Fragrance Shop
There are racks and racks of smells and soaps here, but the most innovative bit: they let you mix up your own scents if you so desire.
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Recycled Blues
Got budgetary blues? It's wall to wall funkdefied used clothing here, although the focus is more discarded modern style than vintage chic. Think of Recycled as a very cool Salvation Army. Find Levi's for around US$15 , shorts for around US$10 and jackets for around US$20 .
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Ricky's Nyc
Ricky's is a nice little example of the 'where the hell did that come from?' school of retail display. There's all kinds of souvenir kitsch downstairs plus everyday useful things you'd find in a convenience store. And then, upstairs, you enter rack upon rack of naughty nurse uniforms, sexy schoolgirl outfits and the like. It's packed here come Halloween.
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Ritchie Swimwear
Mix-n-match bikini tops and bottoms make a big-busted, tiny-hinied (or flat-chested, big-bootied) gal feel at home. This place is heavy on string-comprised, minimum-coverage styles.
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Scoop
If yours was the real-life story Zoolander was based on, you'd probably like to shop in Scoop, located in the Shore Club and full of hot-ticket fashion for models (male and female) from both its own label and others, including Juicy Couture, Paul Smith and Theory.
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See
Find high-style eyeglass frames from clunky electroclash-DJ to wireframe bookish-babe, straight from manufacturers used by big-name labels, all available at reasonable prices.
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Sephora
This massive makeup chain emporium has every conceivable line of cosmetics and skin products - Clinique, Hamadi, Clarins, Toni & Tina, Hard Candy, Nars, Estée Lauder, Paula Dorf, Korres and much, much more.
