Visit an idea store as of late and you would possibly come home with a cactus, a biography, a lip balm — or a dining room suite — along along with your fix of designer clothes and accessories.

Here, WWD rounds up a collection of creative retail destinations that promise to surprise, and keep the torch alive for creative merchandising.

The Americas

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7 St. Thomas Street, Toronto

The concept: A Victorian-era brick town house shelters a sleek industrial space, and a rambling collection of edgy brands from Europe and Asia.

Claim to fame: Clothes, gifts, homewares, fragrances and accessories which have a distinctiveness of view. The shop name is an abbreviation of “wanderlust” and managing director Jason Morikawa says the goal is for patrons to find a brand or item that “makes them look otherwise on the world of fashion; for themselves or the house.”

Noteworthy brands: Ichendorf Milano for tableware, Carbone for menswear, Mendittorosa for fragrance and &Klevering for home objects.

What to Instagram: The arched brick entryway, with its restored and refinished antique door.

Price range: $25 for a retaW lip balm as much as $11,950 for pair of alligator Guidi boots.

Departamento

1019 South Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles

The concept: This 2,200-square-foot L.A. destination for locating recent global menswear brands is tucked away behind Maru Coffee within the Arts District, and helmed by Andrew Dryden, a former buyer for Selfridges, and Joseph Quinones, who handles client relations. “We would like people to are available in and find themselves in the shop; we don’t pitch anybody look or aesthetic,” says Dryden, who built the shop to be celebrity stylist-friendly. “The fantastic thing about L.A. is you’ll be able to be quite ostentatious and buy very loud things, so we’re not held back like lots of European markets are with classic, conservative clientele.”

Claim to fame: Drake, Frank Ocean, Nicolas Ghesquière and other famous fashion plates make the trek downtown to go to.

Noteworthy brands: Loewe (the shop was the primary menswear account in L.A.); Marni, 3Man, Lemaire, Lanvin, Martine Rose, Wales Bonner, The Soloist, Bode, The Row, Anecho (as worn by Brad Pitt).

What to Instagram: The mirrored neon-lit hallway that results in the gallery-like space.

Price range: $140 for an Our Legacy tank top to $8,000 for a Loewe puffer jacket.

Just One Eye

915 North Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles

The concept: With an open 10,000-square-foot store space inside a 30,000-square-foot constructing that doubles as the corporate’s headquarters and storage, Just One Eye is understood for its collection of positive art, furniture, jewelry, homewares, vintage pieces and global luxury labels. Within the back is a hair salon and upstairs is a workout space for one-on-one Pilates classes.

Claim to fame: The shop’s founder, Paola Russo, takes risks on recent brands. Just One Eye was the primary high-end boutique to hold Off-White and God’s True Cashmere, founded by actor Brad Pitt and Sat Hari. The massive outpost can be often known as a gallery for positive art, akin to the billboard-sized “Cherry Blossoms” painting by Damien Hirst on one wall.

Noteworthy brands: Eterne T-shirts , God’s True Cashmere, Fear of God and new-to-the-store Oberon’s reworked vintage and antique garments, along with brands akin to Giorgio Armani, Prada, Cartier, Bottega Veneta, Alexandre Vauthier, Khaite and The Row.

What to Instagram: The John Chamberlain sculpture of mashed automobile parts that greets customers at the doorway.

Price range: $60 for a book to $1 million for a bracelet and earring set by Fernando Jorge.

Terminal

8271 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles

The concept: Former Maxfield visual director Ericka del Rosario and her fiancé Mason Rothschild (the digital artist behind the controversial MetaBirkins) opened their 2,200-square-foot space to bring together the social, digital and retail experiences. They incorporate digital collectibles with purchases, in addition to VIP event access to their raging parties, and offer memberships akin to a social club. The shop is expanding to Tokyo in October and Dubai in 2025.

Claim to fame: Catering to the youth scene with full looks for attending Coachella and other events. “I’m 27. After I moved to L.A. it was all Rodeo Drive energy, but celebrities and influencers want culture and experiences,” says del Rosario, noting Terminal has hosted events for 40 brands including Ambush, Adidas and the launch of Jimmy Choo x Mugler.

Noteworthy brands: Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Marni, MM6 Maison Margiela, YP/Project, ERL, Vaquera, Diesel, Dion Li, Rui, Louisa Ballou, Vivienne Westwood.

What to Instagram: A Terminal event (the founders handle the guest lists, marketing, set design, and pulling in DJs like Kitty Money) or a selfie within the leafy outdoor courtyard.

Price range: $225 for an Undercover flower corsage to $6,050 for a Peter Do embossed croc coat.

A’maree’s

2241 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California  

The concept: With 47 years in business over two generations, Dawn Klohs, Denise Schaefer and Apryl Schaefer preside over a retail institution that invites comparisons to Peggy Guggenheim’s Palazzo in Venice. It’s a port of call for the yachting set, who can pull as much as the shop’s harbor-side boat slip for a California-casual curation of luxury and hard-to-find labels for men and girls, positive jewelry and residential wares.

Primary claim to fame: The modernist 1961 constructing (designed by Thornton Ladd and John Kelsey, the architects of Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum) with arched bay view windows and glass portholes on the ground to permit views of the fish swimming below.

Noteworthy brands: The Row, Alaia, Nick Fouquet,  Dosa, Astier de la Villette, Dusan, Co, Visvim, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, Jil Sander, Extreme Cashmere, Sidney Garber, Massimo Alba, Mira Mikati, Kilometre, Celine.

What to Instagram: The view of the boats in Newport Harbor from the outdoor patio, where shoppers are welcome to linger, or any of the creative merchandise displays in-store.

Price range: $89 for a “Chakra 6: Third Eye Jazmin” Amen candle to $79,060 for an Irene Neuwirth aquamarine bead necklace.

Market Market

1555 South Palm Canyon Dr. Unit F, Palm Springs, California

The concept: In vintage Valhalla Palm Springs, this 40,000-square-foot marketplace featuring only vintage, repurposed furniture, homewares and fashion was created by Mojave Flea founder James Morelos, who turned his pop-up makers markets right into a retail chain of stores in Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, San Francisco and Hudson Valley, Recent York.

Noteworthy brands: Curated spaces by RTH designer Rene Holguin, Maurizio Donadi’s Transnomadica, Hawaiian shirt enthusiast Red Dot Hawaii, western wear dealer En Vintage; upcycled beach towel accessories brand Picnicwear, and hand-dyed lingerie and clothing brand Kazmik Grace.  

What to Instagram: The vintage lips sofa from Nok Nok or every other of the pieces of furniture and art on display within the sprawling space.

Price range: $58 for a tie-dyed, sun-faded, “Palm Springs” T-shirt by Best Regards to $20,000 for the one-off vintage cars that may turn up, like a 1969 Custom Dune Buggy with Corvair engine.

La Laguna, Mexico City

Calle Dr Erazo 172, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, 06720 Ciudad de México

The concept: More of an amalgamation of factories than an idea store, Laguna houses 24 firms in fashion, design, architecture, urban planning, books, ceramics, gastronomy and art in a former textile factory. About half offer products on the market; the remaining services. One resident is, ahem, an idea store called Sioux.

What to Instagram: The courtyard patio with its jungle vibes, because of landscaping by the architecture firm Estudio Ome, is a must. The complex’s metal grid furniture by Roberto Michelsen might be the runner-up.

Price range: A souvenir Laguna mug, a part of a recent collection, for $6, or splurge on the solid aluminum “swan” dining room set with six chairs by architect Javier Senosiain for $21,000.

Brand check: Mexican fashion is certainly one of the most well liked categories at Laguna, led by the streetwear clothing brand Hermanos Koumori, which is working on a collaboration with Adidas.

GoodMrkt

4130 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana

The concept: A 5,000-square-foot artisan shop that focuses on environmentally and socially-responsible brands and retailers — and it comes with a café.

Claim to fame: The concept provides a platform for mostly small and emerging brands to sell their products while supporting their causes through product donations, a percent of sales, fundraising events, or through how they source and create their merchandise.  Harry Cunningham, owner and founder, characterizes GoodMrkt as a community of makers and creators out to confront the challenges of the world and spark change.

Brand check: Able, a fashion company that trains and employs women to assist break the cycle of poverty and extricate them from the sex trade; Sackcloth & Ashes, which donates a blanket to a shelter for each blanket purchased, and Ellis Brooklyn, which sells fragrances with clean ingredients and sustainable sourcing. 

Instagrammable moment: Within the café. 

Price range: You might go as little as a 1 cent round-up donation to support goodMrkt’s community development and projects while a Pura Vida barrette sells for $1.50, an Amble leather jacket is $385 and a stag statue is $850.

BDDW

5 Crosby Street, Recent York

The concept: A showroom for a variety of luxury products, from large dining tables and tapestries and mirrors to deck swings, jigsaw puzzles, ceramics, upholstery fabrics, clothing, even beanies displayed in a series of display rooms segmented by tall archways in addition to narrow portals for a way of discovery and intimacy. All BDDW’s pieces are designed and developed by the corporate’s founder, Tyler Hays, and created in his Philadelphia studio by him and his team of craftspeople.

Claim to fame: Craftsmanship, timeless design and heirloom quality pieces.

Price range: Pottery handmade in Philadelphia with clay sourced from the Frankford clay pit, with a fragile cup going for $150; a furniture maker’s rugged pants with loads of pockets for $438 and up for the furniture line and as much as $690 for cotton dress created from a 1908 pattern.

There’s more: The flagship and headquarters are in SoHo but BDDW also has two London showrooms, in Mayfair and Bethnal Green.

Instagram moments: Taxidermy deer with antlers poised passively by a lakeside model diorama, or a pair of Samurai-style warriors in antique-like diver helmets and armor composed of a melange of materials.

Don’t forget to: Ask what BDDW stands for.

Europe

Merci

111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris

The concept: A rambling, 15,000-square-foot, loft-like emporium with a bohemian flair housing fashion, jewelry, furniture, homewares, stationery and a number of other eateries.

Claim to fame: Merci has an eco and charitable bent, earmarking some profits for educating children in distant parts of Madagascar, for instance.

Noteworthy brands: Le Minor for striped T-shirts, Mother for jeans, Autry for sneakers, Leonor Greyl for hair products. Recent brands for fall include Bergfabel, Cordera, Studio Nicholson, Elia Maurizi, Myssy and Couper et Coudre.

What to Instagram: The red Fiat 500 steadily parked near the doorway — or the bedding arranged in mouthwatering tonal rows.

Price range: 5 euros for a Merci logo lighter to five,694 euros for an oversize sofa.

The Broken Arm

12 rue Perrée, 75003 Paris

The concept: Named after a sculpture by Belgian artist Marcel Duchamp, the two,100-square-foot unit within the Marais offers a decent curation of fashion’s sharpest signatures and a present shop section featuring books, objects and CDs with a powerful connection to fashion culture.

Go there for: The style-forward yet never highfalutin’ vision of founders Romain Joste, Anaïs Lafarge and Guillaume Steinmetz.

Linger for: A beverage from their café, now operated by the team behind Parisian coffee shop Dreamin’ Man.

Noteworthy brands: Prada, Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens, Alaïa, Maison Margiela, and Ann Demeulemeester alongside smaller labels like Niccolò Pasqualetti, Rier and Namacheko, in addition to leather goods brand Isaac Reina and Salomon’s lifestyle footwear.

Price range: From 35 euros for the shop’s logo T-shirt to six,500 euros for a Prada leather jacket.

Dover Street Market 

18-22 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4DG

The concept: In Rei Kawakubo’s words, Dover Street Market’s aim is “to create a sort of market where various creators from various fields gather together and encounter one another in an ongoing atmosphere of gorgeous chaos…the blending up and coming together of various kindred souls who all share a powerful personal vision.”

What to anticipate: Turning 20 years old next yr, DSM stays a pioneer within the genre, offering a cool mixture of fashion, culture and lifestyle, together with Rose Bakery on the highest floor and a collection of indie zines and rare books by Idea books within the basement.

Noteworthy brands: The whole lot under the Comme des Garçons umbrella, including Junya Watanabe and Noir Kei Ninomiya, dresses fit for fairy princesses from Elena Dawson, plus Miu Miu, a large selection from The Row and a Supreme shop-in-shop.

What to Instagram: Outfit experiments within the changing rooms, and seasonal fashion installations by famed set designer Gary Card.

Price range: 5 kilos for a cappuccino from Rose Bakery to just about 37,000 kilos for a vintage 1926 Cartier Tank Chinoise watch sourced by specialist Harry Fane.  

Blue Mountain School

9 Probability Street, London E2 7JB

The concept: A six-floor spread of one-of-a-kind commissioned work including clothing, furniture, and ceramics, in addition to an array of exhibitions, residencies, and projects.

Claim to fame: An area for makers across all disciplines — fashion, art, and interior design — that beyond shopping offers seasonal seafood-focused fare at in-house restaurant Cycene, and various installations inside the space.

Noteworthy brands: Anecho for romantic reimaginings of on a regular basis clothing, Bobby Mills for amorphous oak stools, and Alexis Gautier for jacquard textiles woven from silk, cotton and wool. 

What to Instagram: The space’s current exhibition, Kazunori Hamana’s “Tsbuos.”

Price range: 10.83 kilos for the record “Yantlet / Grains” by Junior Loves from BMS Records to 75,000 kilos for Carl R. Williams’ painting “Capsules of Doom.”

Storm

Store Regnegade 1, 1110 Copenhagen

The concept: Encompassing every part from fashion, beauty to stationery, the shop was founded in 1994 by Rasmus Storm, who previously worked in management for a wood pallet company.

Claim to fame: For Storm’s twentieth anniversary in 2014, the shop teamed with Raf Simons for a special collection of T-shirts featuring black and white imagery with texts.

Noteworthy brands: Gold coin rings from Maria Black, colourful knits from Nith Studio to the youngsters’s book series “Little People, Big Dreams” about Vivienne Westwood, Michelle Obama, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and others.

What to Instagram: Storm is in the form of a curved corner of where it sits, so approach a shot from any angle.

Price range: A limited edition tent from Maharishi and Heimplanet for 923 euros, while a vest from the collaboration between Pleasures and Eastpak goes for 166 euros.

Ettresex

Åsögatan 136, 116 24 Stockholm

The concept: A twin concept store on Åsögatan 136, one stocks apparel, prints and ornamental objects, while the opposite round the corner is an area for curation, inspiration and research that could be visited and rented out for events and classes.

Claim to fame: The mix of indie labels with used and vintage clothing.

Noteworthy brands: From Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake, Marithé & François Girbaud, and Prada to independent brands akin to Iggy NYC, Fifth Store and Book Works. 

What to Instagram: The Brutalist interiors and stonewash partitions and floors are made for architecture enthusiasts.

Price range: $9 for a Connie Costas air freshener as much as $950.

Andreas Murkudis

Potsdamer Str. 81, 10785 Berlin

The concept: Greater than 200 brands across fashion, furniture, design, stationery, literature, art, chocolates and stuffed animals in an enormous, whitewashed space.

Brand check: Nothing from the large fashion conglomerates. Recent for fall is Japanese indigo specialist Aton, Guy Berryman’s clothing label Applied Art forms and Aldo Maria Camillo’s namesake brand. And that’s just the As.

What to Instagram: The iceberg-like podium that juts out in the midst of the shop displaying shoes and an array of design objects.

Linger for: Furniture, a growing category present in the side wing of the primary store. Phantom Hands, Lehni and Tecta are among the many design houses showcased.

Price range: Milk chocolate bar by Erich Harmann for 3 euros as much as 79,000 euros for a limited edition walnut and brass table by Frankfurt-based furniture brand e15.

LuisaViaRoma

19-21/r, Via Roma, Florence 50123

The concept: Founded in 1930, the shop changes almost every six months depending on the period, events, and the chosen collaborations with an artist.

Claim to fame: The shop is the window to town of Florence where every part began. Luisaviaroma.com is the shop’s window to the world.

Noteworthy brands: Eco-friendly denim from Triarchy, Auralee, Gigi Hadid’s cashmere brand Guest in Residence and TheMoirè for accessories.

What to Instagram: The interactive windows as they alter continually featuring different brands and themes.

Price range: 90 euros for Toteme’s tank top to 9,500 euros for Brunello Cucinelli’s shearling jacket.

10 Corso Como

10, Corso Como, Milan 20154

The concept: Hailed as the primary “concept store” in Italy, it was founded in 1991 and has turn out to be recognized as a key spot for mixing culture with trends, promoting an in depth link between fashion and design.

Claim to fame: It pioneered the “boutique as a way of life” trend, nestled in a luscious garden. Art exhibitions, a bookstore, a restaurant and site-specific installations contribute to the “slow” shopping attitude at the guts of the shop.

Noteworthy brands: From Azzedine Alaïa, Comme des Garçons, Sacai, Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, Martin Margiela and Loewe, to Balenciaga and Rick Owens.

What to Instagram: The recent collaboration with Giorgio Armani that focused on denim and cognac leather details set right into a real artwork by the Italian artist Flavio Favelli.

Price range: 70 euros for the brand printed canvas mini shopping bag to 11,458 euros for a Comme des Garçons coat.

Recent entries: Poetry by Renata Brenha, and the Cubist volumes by Chen Peng.

The Pink Closet

28, Via San Giovanni del Toro, Ravello, 84010

The concept: Mariella Avino, managing director of Palazzo Avino that houses the shop, says The Pink Closet represents a journey told through a layering of memories, souvenirs, pieces of clothing and objects with eclecticism the important thing.

Claim to fame: The boutique is inspired by the concept of a “traveler’s closet” and carries every part from ready-to-wear to homeware and lifestyle objects.

Noteworthy brands: Playful clothing from Cormio, timeless shoes from Piferi, bags combined with jewels from Rosantica.

What to Instagram: The boutique itself is a photograph booth. Every corner is jazzed up with mirrors, shells and pastel colours.

Price range: The Pink Closet Lipstick in three shades at 35 euros, to the Benedetta Bruzziches bag at 1,200 euros.

Calienna

Neubaugasse 68, 1070 Vienna

The concept: A combination of houseplants, artworks, books, candles, ceramics, beauty products, a café and furniture.

Brand check: Made by Selection and Mattiazzi in furniture, Rowse for skincare, and Orris Paris for soap.

What to Instagram: Anything green. The shop’s objective is to combat “plant blindness,” and to assist people “grow on daily basis.”

Price range: A small cactus could be had for 4 euros, while prices for rare plants can climb as much as 1,700 euros.

Coming soon: A second level is being added this fall for an apartment, gallery and pop-up space.

Mouki Mou

Diogenous 15, Plaka Athens

The concept: A life-style store selling fashion, jewelry, and residential accessories. Situated within the historic Plaka district, the shop has a planted roof terrace spanning greater than 1,700 square feet and a view of the Acropolis.

Claim to fame: Based on its founder-owner Maria Lemos, it’s the primary and only fashion concept store in Athens. Its sister store, Mouki Mou London, is situated on Chiltern Street.

Noteworthy brands: Lemaire, Alexander Kirkeby glass, Sofie D’Hoore, Ten Thousand Things jewelry.

What to Instagram: The view from the roof terrace, and the terrace itself.

Price range: 20 kilos for the Alyko soap bar from The Naxos Apothecary, to 33,100 kilos for a Judy Geib Colombian emerald bracelet.

Ieri

Wine Factory No. 1, 1 Vasil Petriashvili Street, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia

The concept: The word “ieri” in Georgian means without delay look, appear, image, outfit and attitude and it’s this side of Georgia that founders Anka Tsitsishvili, who serves as creative director and buyer, and Sofia Guguberidze, who makes a speciality of luxury business management, desired to encapsulate on this “inspiration spot” — a gallery, coffee spot, wine bar in addition to an event and exhibition place multi function.

Go there to: Get a taste of the thriving Georgian creative scene. The shop offers over 35 designers either from Georgia or who’ve found their inspiration within the country.

Brand check: Fashion labels David Koma and Situationist; eco-friendly lingerie label Sheidish; jeweler Sofio Gongli with stunning enamel designs; beauty brands Kash Kash and Senself; perfumes by Kaveuli. There’s also a collection of antique carpets, home décor and books.

What to Instagram: The architecture. Ieri’s house is within the eaves of Wine Factory No.1, a historical winery inbuilt 1896 on Vasil Petriashvili street, in Tbilisi’s Vera district.

Price range: 17 Georgian lari (or 6 euros) for the Hidden Tbilisi — Old Town guidebook, written by Bakur Sulakauri, as much as over 4,000 lari (or 1,420 euros) for a white David Koma gown with a crystalized keyhole neckline.

Middle East and Africa

Maison 69

Garden 8, Salah El Din Abdel Karim Street, Recent Cairo

The concept: Built entirely by 432 craftsmen using traditional construction techniques, this 43,000-square-foot space has fashion (each womenswear and menswear), an art gallery, design shop, flower shop, book store (spread across the dramatic central staircase), bakery café and coworking space.

Claim to fame: Maison 69 has 14 art installations by famed Egyptian artists including Karim Haywan, Amina Kudos, Jamila Hamza and Reform Girls.

What you will see: Their “shop the globe” strategy curates local and international brands from A.P.C., Ronny Kobo, Maison Kitsune and C/meo, to Dina Shaker from Egypt, Lebanese Joanna Andraos and Aspect Dore from Saudi Arabia.

What to come back here for: Founder Amir Fayo says their visitors come to not only buy, but to experience an unforgettable feeling that creates a memory which “Instagram just can’t capture.”

Price range: $50 for an Egyptian photo print to $1,000 for Hollywood favorite Egyptian designer Tamanza’s dresses.

Alára

12A Akin Olugbade Street, Lagos

The concept: Billed as West Africa’s first fashion, luxury and lifestyle concept store, Alára is the brainchild of Reni Folawiyo offering a variety of creations from Nigerian fashion labels to furniture brands from South Africa and objets d’art from Morocco.

Claim to fame: The Alára “family” includes the likes of Naomi Campbell, clothier Kenneth Ize and Tokini Peterside, who founded Art x Lagos, amongst others.

Linger for: Art exhibitions and book launches in addition to a table on the restaurant Nok by Alára, where executive chef Pierre Thiam cocreated a up to date Pan-African cuisine and drinks menu with Folawiyo.

Noteworthy brands: Kenneth Ize, Imane Ayissi, Duro Olowu, and Bloke, a genderless luxury line by London- and Nigeria-based designer Faith Oluwajimi, alongside a smattering of international brands across fashion, accessories and design like Saint Laurent, handbag label Boyy, or Tom Dixon.

What to Instagram: The striking constructing that was designed by controversial Ghanaian architect David Adjaye.

Don’t miss: The Alára curation on the Brooklyn Museum, on the occasion of the Africa Fashion exhibition, until Oct. 22.

Asia-Pacific

Boontheshop

21 Apgujeong-ro 60-gil, Gangnam-gu, 06016 Seoul

Boontheshop in Seoul.

The concept: The sleek, museum-like marble space by Peter Marino spans over 55,000 square feet and offers every part from street fashion to high jewelry and art exhibitions to non-public shopping services. It also houses the Michelin two-star restaurant Kojima, which is understood for its sushi dishes by chef Park Kyung-jae.

Claim to fame: South Korea’s first luxury multishop that opened in 2004, Boontheshop has marked more firsts for the country, akin to landing an area at Harrods in London and hosting a not-for-auction show for Christie’s.

Noteworthy brands: Marine Serre for sneakers, Area for button-down shirts, Suel for bracelets, Gragg for phone cases, Heeley for fragrances.

What to Instagram: The plate displays, or the splatter-paint wall mural by the menswear department,and the Brutalist staircase.

Price range: $5.99 for a birthday card by Raffle Paper & Co. to $60,000 for a diamond necklace by Buccellati.

Beaker Cheongdam

408 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu 06014 Seoul

Beaker in Seoul.

The concept: The open floor plan features loads of lounging areas including a café, perfect for relaxing after browsing the expansive display of fashion, collections of books and furniture, in addition to thematic exhibitions and pop-ups.

Claim to fame: Beaker is credited with introducing fast-emerging brands to the Korean market, particularly Japanese indie fashion labels, in addition to offering a collection of whimsical lifestyle products.

Noteworthy brands: Pura Utz for beaded accessories, Beaker for knits, Soonjeans for denim jackets, Warren & Laetitia for 3D-printed vases, Normann Copenhagen for stools.

What to Instagram: The water tank-turned-fitting room or the row of chairs mounted on a mustard-yellow wall that functions as a clothing rack.

Price range: $4.11 for a thanks card by Le Typographe to $2,982 for a sheepskin coat by Anne Vest Furhouse.

Addicted

24 Seolleung-ro 155-gil, Gangnam-gu, 06018 Seoul

Addicted in Seoul.

The concept: A landmark within the Apgujeong shopping district, Addicted serves as a retail space and showroom for experimental fashion, home interior props, and stationery.

Claim to fame: Reflecting its roots as a trading and importing company, Addicted has introduced lesser known avant-garde labels and collectibles from around the globe.

Noteworthy brands: Walter Van Beirendonck for graphic sweatshirts and dog bowls, Kiko Kostadinov for knits, Henrik Vibskov for ankle boots, Rassvet for skateboard decks.

What to Instagram: Window displays featuring seasonal installations akin to the most recent piece by Yusuke Seki for Kiko Kostadinov x Asics Novalis by the doorway (no photography allowed indoors).

Price range: $5.24 for stickers by 4WD to $3,200 for a bejeweled lambskin leather coat by Simone Rocha.

Design Orchard

250 Orchard Road, Singapore 238905

The concept: Spanning some 25,295 square feet on three levels, the five-year-old Design Orchard was imagined as a showcase for Singapore’s homegrown creative talent — offering anything from spirits and decor items to kids’ swimwear and wonder — with a café on the highest floor.

Go there for: It’s the biggest one-stop shop destination for Singaporean talent based locally or abroad, with over 100 labels, with window displays designed by students of Nanyang Polytechnic University as a part of their curriculum. The twice-annual open call brings a raft of recent brands every six months, refreshing around 20 percent of the roster. This July saw the addition of skincare brand Jomo Studio and activewear label Band of Sisters, amongst others.

Noteworthy brands: Ginlee Studio by Israel-based Singaporean designer Gin Lee, Reckless Erika by designer Afton Chen, veteran womenswear designer Thomas Wee, August Society’s swimwear , Peranakan label Foundation Jewellers, who designed the Bird of Paradise brooch presented to the late Queen Elizabeth by Singapore’s then-president Tony Tan Keng Yam for her 2012 Golden Jubilee.

What to Instagram: The grey concrete wall dotted with portholes and fondly often known as the “Cheese Wall” and the graduating terraces that lead as much as the café on the third level.

Price range: 6.5 Singaporean dollars (around $5) for a hand and body wash from Jomo Studio as much as 18,000 Singaporean dollars ($13,320) for a filigree gold and diamond brooch by Foundation Jewellers. There’s also Chopvalue, an upcycling brand that has turned a few of the 500,000 chopsticks discarded each day in town into cheese boards, coasters and even a writing desk.

Siwilai

Central Embassy, 1031 Phloen Chit Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok

The concept: When founder Barom Bhicharnchitr imagined Siwilai in 2014, the goal was to “bring Thailand to the trendy world” with a fresh retail outlook embodied within the name — a “Thai adaptation of the word civilization, or higher yet, progress,” he explains.

Go there for: The collection of local and international labels with a splash of art. A memorable exhibit was the Sorayama Spacepark by AMKK, the primary set of collaborative art pieces by Japanese artists Hajime Sorayama and Azuma Makoto featuring a life-sized scale giant aluminum Tyrannosaurus sculpture on a lunar landscape.

Noteworthy brands: A-Cold-Wall, Rhude, Stüssy, Paris-based label Carne Bollente, Ami, Nanushka, Christian Wijnants in addition to the Thaimade label, which features items created with Thai craftspeople, in addition to buzzy local brands. The shop has recently stepped up its give attention to menswear and unisex labels and recent for fall are Casablanca, A.P.C., Wacko Maria, Carhartt.

Price range: A box of Phaya Naga matchsticks, customized for Siwilai, for 80 baht (or $2.30) while outerwear pieces and couture-level designs in delicate fabrics can go as much as 100,000 baht, akin to $2,850. On average, prices hover around 10,000 baht ($285) for clothes and accessories.

Linger with: A coffee, sourced in a plantation-to-cup approach, from its in-house specialty Siwilai Café, which has now spanned a clutch of outposts in town. Proceed with its “Social Clubs,” with the Siwilai City Club situated on the rooftop of the Central Embassy complex, or go explore town by heading to the Siwilai Sound Club, a listening bar in Bangkok’s old town.

Coming soon: A nightclub is slated to open in the subsequent three months, and a colonial home is on the cards for next yr.

Belowground

Basement, 5 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

The concept: Tucked within the basement level of luxury mall Landmark, the space is about creating “unexpected experiences in unassuming corners,” says Belowground head Ryan Kwok. It’s without delay a pop-up store, temporary gallery space and cool-kid hangout that occasionally takes over the bottom floor atrium of the retail hotspot.

Claim to fame : The ever-changing roster of pop-up stores and exhibitions, and the collectibles.

Brand check: Suicoke, for its first foothold in Hong Kong; Sacai; Berluti’s ode to patina; Valentino’s Pink PP collection, and a slew of collaborations including Kaws x the North Face, Jimmy Choo x Eric Haze, Loewe x sports specialist On and Vans x Kila Cheung “Siu Ming” to call but just a few.

What to Instagram: There’s all the time something recent to snap, just like the “swimming pool” installed during Art Basel to rejoice a collaboration between streetwear label Victoria, outdoor goods maker Yeti and Vans. But don’t miss the fully equipped studio, home to the Belowground FM radio station broadcast in Hong Kong and available for replay online.

Price range: 120 Hong Kong dollars (or $15) for a set of Yoshitomo Nara stickers from Quiet Gallery or the Various Key Tag x J.30000 for 250 Hong Kong dollars ($32) from vintage and collectible store Asterisk; as much as 19,000 Hong Kong dollars ($2,425) for a Moncler x BBC down jacket, over 400,000 Hong Kong dollars for original art work from Kasing Lung or perhaps a million-dollar timepiece with Horoloupe, the moniker of collector and entrepreneur Austen Chu who can be behind watch marketplace Wristcheck.

Postpost

Xingfu Sancun Village, Lane No.5 – next to a food market, Beijing

Postpost in Beijing.

The concept: Situated in a former employee’s canteen near the favored Sanlitun shopping district, the chapel-like store offers fashion, jewelry, indie publications, vinyl records, coffee and Slovenian wine that caters to the local cool kids cohort.

What’s on offer: A good choice of other finds from forgotten corners of the world; Post post’s independent publishing arm.

Noteworthy brands: Handwoven wool cap from Pronounce, zany jackets from Henrik Vibskov, inflated purse from Feyfey Worldwide, 3D-printed earring from Baggira.

What to Instagram: Posing in front of an origami mushroom installation, or the archival Fruits magazine wall, while covering your face with Clément Lambelet’s automated facial features picture zine.

Price range: $35 for a Postpost cartoon scented candle to $480 for an Ed Curtis wool sweater.

LMDS

No.1 Taojiang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

LMDS in Shanghai.

The concept: Short for Le Monde de SHC, LMDS is a dive into the universe of founder Eric Young, an industry veteran and former fashion editor, offering fashion and accessories, lifestyle items, an intensive collection of books and magazines — and the chic Parisian-style café tucked on the bottom floor.

Claim to fame: Shop like a Chinese celebrity, as LMDS’s clientele includes Fan Bingbing, Jackson Wang and Ouyang Nana. 

Noteworthy brands: Handmade ceramics mug brand Zilan, greater than 100 magazine titles from around the globe, woven bags from Le Temps des Rêves, women’s fashion from Samuel Gui Yang, Dries Van Noten, Huishan Zhang and Mame Kurogouchi.

What to Instagram: Every spot of this Thirties constructing situated in the previous French Concession is extremely photogenic, but a favourite is the balcony garden on the second floor.

Price range: 548 renminbi, or $75, for a Zilan mug, to three,400 renminbi, or $466, for a Harago embroidered shirt.

Blue Mountain School