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Taxes clothes and gifts at
The New York City sales tax is discount prices.
8.875 per cent, although Barney’s New
clothing and shoes under $110 York, favored by
are exempt. Sales tax will young professionals,
be waived if the goods are spe cializes in excellent,
shipped home. though expensive,
designer clothes.
Luxurious, elegant,
Shopping Tours
and understated,
If you dread braving the Bergdorf Goodman
stores alone, shopping tours sells contemporary
are a good, reasonably clothes by European
priced option. Apart from the designers at high Exterior of the Century 21 department store
main department stores, you prices. The men’s store
could visit private designer is across the street. with service to match. It sells
show rooms, auction houses, Bloomingdale’s (see p177) stunning designerwear for
or fashion shows. Some is the Hollywood film star adults as well as children.
operators will customize tours of the department stores,
to suit your requirements. with many eye-catching Directory
displays and seductive goods.
New Yorkers young and Shopping Tours
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devoted entirely to
caviar. Extensive Department Stores
shopping services and and Malls
amenities include a
noted restaurant, Le Barney’s New York
Bloomingdale’s on 3rd Avenue Train Bleu, with its 660 Madison Ave. Map 13 A3.
view of the Queensboro Tel (212) 826-8900.
Department Stores Bridge. There is also a SoHo Bergdorf Goodman
and Malls 754 5th Ave. Map 12 F3.
branch on Broadway. Though
Most of the large – and best – much smaller than the main Tel (212) 753-7300.
department stores are located store, it stocks a similar selection Bloomingdale’s
in midtown Man hattan. Explore of luxury goods. 1000 3rd Ave. Map 13 A3.
them at your leisure, since all At the exclusive Henri Tel (212) 705-2000.
these stores tend to be enormous, Bendel, everything from 504 Broadway. Map 4 E4.
with a great range of goods. If the Art Deco jewels to beautiful Tel (212) 729-5900.
possible, avoid weekends and handmade shoes is displayed Century 21
vacation times, when the as a priceless work of art. The 22 Cortland St. Map 1 C2.
crowds can be overwhelming. store, laid out in a series of Tel (212) 227-9092.
Prices are often high, but it is 1920s-style boutiques, sells an Henri Bendel
possible to find some bargains excellent range of innovative 712 5th Ave. Map 12 F4.
during sales. women’s fashions. Tel (212) 247-1100.
Stores such as Saks Fifth Lord & Taylor is renowned Lord & Taylor
Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and for its classic and much more 424 5th Ave. Map 8 F1.
Macy’s provide a diverse and conservative fashions for men Tel (212) 391-3344.
extraordinary range of shopping and women, with an empha sis
services, including actually on US designers. Macy’s
shopping for you. Macy’s, the self-proclaimed 151 W 34th St. Map 8 E2.
One of the biggest malls in largest store in the world (see Tel (212) 695-4400.
Manhattan is the Shops at pp130–31), has 10 floors selling Saks Fifth Avenue
Columbus Circle in the Time everything imaginable from 611 5th Ave. Map 12 F4.
Warner Center. Its stores include can openers to antiques. Tel (212) 753-4000.
Williams-Sonoma, Coach, and Saks Fifth Avenue, known for Shops at Columbus Circle
Hugo Boss. Century 21 is a style and elegance, has long Time Warner Center. Map 12 D3.
legendary Downtown depart- been considered one of the Tel (212) 823-6300.
ment store selling designer city’s best department stores,

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