Shopping the Coasts

Amen de Girlshop
Did you ever have the pleasure of trolling Girlshop? This was a trailblazer among women’s fashion sites. For almost a decade, it sold the finest threads from various emerging NYC designers. There was absolutely zero chance of head-on collision (at parties, say) with your dress-double, so long as you stayed put in Minnie and were clad in your (uh, expensive) Girlshop duds. It could be said that Girlshop has gone out of style; last month, it permanently closing its cyber shop. Now, it appears, that the Girlshop email list has been sold to the more mainstream Net-a-porter.com. (Psst. Here’s what I hear: Enter GIRLSHOP into the promotional code box and get free shipping.)

Go West
On the other hand, if you’re more interested in a West Coast look, or into getting sweet deals on suggestive clothing for that matter, try Funkythreads.com.