Shopping in Southwest
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Atomic City Tattoo
Be seduced by the green neon sign outside –is it from a UFO or just a paranormal glow? Favored by Goths and fetishists, this bare-bones tattoo shop often holds events on First Friday, when you can get pierced for $20, or tattooed from $40.
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Paradise Electro Stimulations
‘Innovating human sexuality since 1986, ’ this dungeon-esque fetish boutique is tucked away on the wrong side of the tracks. It’s the exotic, neon-lit home of owner Dante Amore’s legendary auto-erotic chair, which must be seen (and felt) to be believed. Yeeowch.
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The District
An off-Strip shopping magnet, the open-air upmarket District has a mix of chain and boutique shops and eateries, including REI, an outdoor-sports retailer; Oya Eco Couture for ‘green’ fashion trends; Whole Foods grocery store; and Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana.
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Double Helix
At this wine boutique, exclusive bottles are stacked higher than poker chips on a WSOP final table. Knowledgeable staff escort oeno-philes through the VIP room and proffer champagne flights outside at the tasting bar, which dispenses rare vintages by the glass.
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Williams Costume Co
Williams Costume Company has supplied the Strip’s starlets with do-it-yourself costuming goods since 1957. Check out the headshots in the dressing rooms, then go pick up some rhinestones, sequins, feathers etc – you go, girl. Costume rentals are also available.
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Pushkin Gallery
Owned by the family of poet Alexander Pushkin, this gallery shows Russian masters including Nikolai Timkov and Vasily Golubev, who are outshone by newcomer Alexy Smirnov Vókressensky. Museum-quality Orthodox icons and lacquer boxes are also on display.
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Déjà Vu Love Boutique
Sidling up next to a strip club, this candy-colored sex shop stays open around the clock. Drop in for a pick-me-up, maybe passionfruit-flavored lube, a bouncy paddle or a very adult DVD to enjoy in your hotel room. Bachelor/bachelorette parties welcome.
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Montecristi
The classic Santa Fean hat is a steal at around US$550 but maybe you're more of a Trail Boss, a bad boy/bad girl hat for around US$1200. But you're not really outfitted until you've chosen just the right sterling silver concho hatband (starting at $125).
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Red Rooster Antique Mall
In the lowly shadow of the interstate, here at this one-stop retro extravaganza, the vintage tiki-wares draw shoppers from as far away as Hawaii. Keep a sharp eye out for Rat Pack-era memorabilia. It's tricky to get here, so call first for directions.
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Linda Durham Contemporary Art
Representing emerging and mid-career artists working in all media, this gallery focus on stimulating, elegant and original pieces that represent contemporary issues in culture, society and politics. Good-value investment pieces are often scored here.
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Harley-Davidson Cafe
Official logo store carries motorcycle and bomber jackets, collectors’ pins, chrome shot glasses and silver belt buckles. Also at New York–New York, Fremont Street Experience and Rio.
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Voodoo Tattoo
If sky-high prices or the bone-chilling reception at more-famous shops bugs you, head west of the Strip to this fave run by long-time city artist Joe Cool (no joke), who has been inking nervous first-timers and tattoo addicts since the 1990s.
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Gun Store
Attention wannabe action heroes. If you’re dying to fire off a sub-machine gun or feel the heft of a Beretta, Colt or Glock in your hot little hands, visit this high-powered shop with an indoor video training range. Tuesday is ladies’ day.
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Gypsy Caravan Antique Village
One person’s trash truly is another person’s treasure, as the saying goes. Helter-skelter shops inside this shabby-chic collection of houses are filled with affordable treasures, especially for fans of outrageous kitsch and funky fashions.
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Buffalo Exchange
Trade in your nearly new garb for cash or credit at this savvy secondhand chain. They've combed through dingy thrift- store stuff and culled only the best 1940s to '80s vintage fashions, clubwear and designer duds.
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American Apparel
toSearching for the hottest, hard--find designer labels? Vegas’ independent clothing boutiques have gravitated toward suburban Summerlin. Try sweatshop-free LA import American Apparel at Boca Park Fashion Village..
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Sheplers
In business since 1899, this reliable Western outfitter has everything you’ll need to dress up like a real cowboy or cowgirl: blue jeans, button-down shirts, leather jackets, felt fur hats and even embroidered ostrich-skin boots.
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Jackalope
Here the Southwest meets the Orient. It's fun for small gifts as well as rugs, folk art, pottery and furniture from around the state and the eastern part of the globe. Bring home a cow (or rabbit) skull for your loved ones.
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Trading Post
Thirty miles west of Window Rock in the town of Ganado, this is the oldest operating trading post on the Navajo Nation. Local artisans sell local crafts and jewelry, including top-quality Navajo weavings.
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Adobe Gallery
This gallery includes pieces by the 'Five Matriarchs' of the Pueblo pottery renaissance: Maria Martinez, Margaret Tofoya, Maria Nampeyo, Lucy Lewis and Helen Cordero, among many other famed Southwestern Indian artisans.
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Adult Superstore
This enormous, well-lit porn warehouse is a sexual fantasyland of toys, books, porn magazines and movies, ‘marital enhancement products’ and titillating accessories. Solo guys gravitate toward the XXX arcade upstairs.
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Escalante Outfitters, Inc
Escalante Outfitters, Inc is a great travelers' oasis, selling maps, books, camping supplies, liquor, espresso and the best homemade pizza ($17 to $23, no slices) you'll find in Utah - no kidding.
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Kiki de Montparnasse
Let the ‘romance concierge’ lead you through this high-end boudoir boutique spilling over with classy lingerie, towering heels and ‘instruments of pleasure.’ The couples’ dressing room even has a portrait booth.
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Rainbow Feather Dyeing Co
Where to satisfy that boa fetish? Need turkey, chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, ostrich or peacock quills? Rainbow stocks a positively fabulous selection of fine feathers and showgirl fans in every possible hue.
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Talulah G
Searching for the hottest, hard-to-find designer labels? Vegas’ independent clothing boutiques have gravitated toward suburban Summerlin. Try Talulah G at Boca Park Fashion Village.
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