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On the Scene
Shops
Worth the Stop
Words by Ginger Harris
Level up your #supportlocal game with a visit to one of these small businesses that add color and whimsy to the neighborhood.
Allapattah is one of Miami’s up and coming cities. Along with it comes shopping. The kind of shopping where you’re supporting local businesses and get a feel for the real Miami. When you shop these outstanding spots, you’re supporting a dream someone worked to make a reality. And that reality is, these shops are so quaint, cute and necessary, you’ll be happy to keep someone’s dream alive by coming back time and time again.
2516 N.W. Second Ave., Miami 33127; 305-573-1480
Boutique and Concept
FRANGIPANI
Describing itself as funky and fresh, Frangipani is a mishmosh of cool finds that make for great gifts. Don’t be surprised if you gift yourself things you never knew you needed along the way, too. The selection of housewares, jewelry, clothes, throws, towels, books, stationary, even pet leashes—the majority of which are likely handmade, sustainable or artistic—is just what you needed for that person who has everything. And after gifting
them Frangipani’s Smells Like Male Fragility and Rude
Interruptions Candle, they really will have everything.
And now you will, too
Donating and shopping here directly helps women and children
LOTUS HOUSE
THRIFT CHIC BOUTIQUE
Here’s your chance to stock up and save lives while doing so. For more than 15 years, Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Overtown has been sheltering women and their children. Donating and shopping at Lotus House Thrift Chic Boutique directly helps those women and children and not only financially. The store
has a job training program that teach those at Lotus House how to prep for the job force. It’s also a spot where stores like Reformation (as in the one in the Design District) donate their
overstock of seasonal inventory. But clothing is just the tip of this thrift shop, you’ll also find a ton of furniture, art and a barrage of cool knick knacks to give your abode a little flavor.
All while giving back to a great cause.
2040 N.W, Seventh Ave., Miami, 33136; 305-576-4112
7580 N.E. Fourth Ct #115, Miami
Clothing boutique, art gallery & apothecary
CIRCULAR GALLERY
Part clothing boutique, part art gallery, part apothecary, Circular Gallery in Ironside is a chic boutique that oozes sophistication. Unique fashions like 1726 graphic tees are a
nice drawl for fashion plates, but once inside they’ll spy unique works of art adorning the walls of Circular Gallery. Hop to the other end of the shop and you’ll stumble into the Apothecary, complete with homemade candles and a refill station, so you can stock up on shampoos, conditioners and body washes without creating waste, as all products are sold in refillable containers.
6300 NE 4th Ave, Miami; 786-758-4418
Expert cleaning, restoration and customizations
THE COBBLERS
If anyone knows what it’s like to walk a mile in your shoes,
it’s The Cobblers. This unique repair shop is known for
not only repairing designer shoes, it also has a foothold
on reviving designer goods like handbags. Housed in a
13,000 square foot warehouse flanked by two largerthan-life shoe statues, if you have a slight shoe obsession,
be it Louboutins or Jordan’s, step right this way. Expert
cleaning, restoration and customizations all happen on site
at The Cobblers. They’ll even go so far as deconstructing
a bag and turning it into a custom pair of shoes. If that
doesn’t make the most of all your luxury vices, we don’t
know what does.