16. Saxquest
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 664-1234
Address: 2114 Cherokee Street
Description: Located in the Historic Cherokee Antique Row, Saxquest specializes in buying, selling, trading, repairing, and restoring vintage and professional saxophones. Run by a couple of professional musicians, the shop has an on-site master craftsman and features the only dedicated saxophone museum in the U.S.
17. Uma, Urban Materials + Accessories
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 241-9990
Address: 313 North 11th Street
Description: UMA is ideally located in the downtown loft district, as its furniture and lifestyle accessories are a perfect match for the sleek, contemporary loft developments all around the store. In addition to various gifts, spa products, and designer handbags, UMA offers lighting options, vases by Jonathan Adler, candles from the Frank Lloyd Wright collection, and the increasingly popular Chilewich floor coverings. Open Monday through Saturday year-round, plus Sundays during December.
18. Beverly’S Hill
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 621-1633
Address: 1309 Washington Avenue
Description: One of the new unique boutiques that have popped up in St. Louis’s newly revitalized downtown, Beverly’s Hill showcases the latest in Paris fashion, women’s intimates, swimwear, and activewear. Closed Sunday.
19. Boutique Chartreuse
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 458-2410
Address: 8135 South Big Bend Boulevard
Description: This Webster Groves-based shop, the only eco-fashion boutique in the area, offers “green” and sustainably-made clothing and accessories for the fashion-conscious woman. The shop features items from such designers as Eco-Ganik, Passenger Pigeon, Del Forte, Habitude, and many more. Closed Sunday.
20. Lee J.
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 241-0440
Address: 1000 Washington Avenue
Description: This trendy and comfortable boutique features dressy and casual clothing, shoes, and accessories for men and women. In addition to offering brands such as Kenneth Cole, Coogi, French Connection, Gucci, and Calvin Klein. Lee J. and his staff are always willing to help customize your own hot look and keep you apprised of the latest worldwide fashion trends. Lee J. is one of the latest additions to the hip and chic shops in the Loft District, aka Washington Avenue.
21. Ncjw Council Shop
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 692-8141
Address: 8612 Olive Boulevard
Description: The National Council of Jewish Women’s resale shop offers new and gently used clothing and accessories for men, women, and children, along with household items and electronics. Options range from bridesmaid dresses and giftware to chandeliers and handbags. Additionally, the store features a number of special sales and preview events throughout the year, such as its popular Couturier Sale, which features designer merchandise at bargain prices. Closed Sunday.
22. Tantrum
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 783-0527
Address: 6370 Delmar Boulevard
Description: Tantrum brings in trendy—yet affordable—men’s and women’s fashions from international designers such as French Connection, Itsus, Silver Jeans, JLo, Fire Crown, and TankFarm. The store also offers the latest West Coast styles and assorted upscale fashions for those who strive to dress to impress.
23. City Sprouts
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 726-9611
Address: 6354 Delmar Boulevard
Description: Located in the über-hip University City area called The Loop, City Sprouts is “cootchie-cool” in its approach to clothing, furniture, bedding, toys, and gear for newborns, babies, and kids up to age six. The shop, recently named one of Child magazine’s Top 100 Children’s Stores in the country, features contemporary kids’ wear from clothing lines such as Wry Baby and Tea, furniture by Nursery Works, and the popular European wooden toys by Haba. There’s also a selection of gear for mom and dad, including “masculine” diaper bags from Diaper Dude. Open daily.
24. Savile Row Custom Clothiers
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 567-8500
Address: 9727 Clayton Road
Description: Recognized as one of the country’s top custom clothing businesses by Town & Country and Cigar Aficionado magazines, Savile Row specializes in fine men’s clothing, including custom-made shirts, suits, and business and casual wear. Closed Sunday.
25. Alice’S Vintage Clothes
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 361-4006
Address: 6370 Delmar Boulevard
Description: If you’re in the market for vintage clothing, jewelry, purses, and other accessories from the 1920s to the 1970s, Alice’s could have just what you’re looking for. One of the few vintage stores that carries a large selection of clothing in a broad range of sizes, it specializes in threads from the ’40s and ’50s but has items from all six of the “official” retro decades. In addition to duds, the shop offers an extensive stock of antique hats and buttons, as well as one of the best selections of vintage jewelry in St. Louis. This is a place where vintage fanatics can easily lose an entire afternoon.
26. Rag-O-Rama
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 725-2760
Address: 6388 Delmar Boulevard
Description: This vintage clothing shop is regularly voted “Best Place to Buy Used Clothing” in local readers’ polls. Rag-O-Rama buys, sells, and trades current, classic, and vintage styles for men and women, as well as one-of-a-kind accessories, wigs, handbags, jewelry, sunglasses, and costumes. Open daily.
27. Tag
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 721-1370
Address: 6314 Delmar Boulevard
Description: Timeless Authentic Garments (tag) offers a variety of men’s and women’s vintage fashions, ranging from T-shirts to formal wear. The shop offers vintage merchandise with a modern shopping experience and the owners are skilled at creating unique, fashionable outfits that incorporate something old with something new.
28. Macrosun International
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 421-6400
Address: 1310 Washington Avenue
Description: MacroSun International offers fashion with a mission. The store earmarks a portion of its profits for Third World relief efforts and imports all of the handmade items from South Asia. The store’s clothes target a more mature fashionista who still craves styles that are colorful as well as flattering. Fashion mavens are sure to find unique outfits and accessories, from vintage silk sundresses and mantra scarves to Chinese wrap pants and Burmese backpacks. There’s a second location in The Loop (6273 Delmar; 314-726-0222). Closed Sunday.
29. Merle Freed
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 997-3300
Address: 9723 Clayton Road
Description: This upscale shop specializes in cutting-edge designer fashions. Merle Freed prides itself on having all of the hot new looks from catwalks around the world before they even make it to the department stores. Whether you’re looking for something striking and casual or elegant and dressy, the shop will do whatever it takes to get you the clothes you need. It even offers after-hours appointments if the store hours don’t mesh with your schedule, and it delivers to area hotels. Closed Sunday.
30. Ziezo
City: St. Louis, MO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (314) 725-9602
Address: 6354 Delmar Boulevard
Description: You’ll find cutting-edge, up-to-the-minute fashions as well as accessories, shoes, and gifts here. Brand names include Triple 5 Soul, Miss Sixty, To The Max, Urban Outfitters, and the sporty-chic fashions by Forarina. Ziezo also carries a collection of decorative items, including trinkets from Asia, retro decor reminiscent of ’50s-style Americana, and whatever else the hip thing is to have or to wear at the moment.