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The stylish, minimalist designs on the T-shirts, sweatshirts, tanks, and baseball caps at this shop focus on a love for the city and its spirit. Many proceeds go to nonprofits and community organizations. An additional store can be found at the Ace Hotel New Orleans ( 600 Carondolet St.) in the Warehouse District.
Owned by the ebullient Lauren Thom, Fleurty Girl—its name is a play on "fleur-de-lis"—is the place to go for New Orleans apparel, home decor, and gifts. The store is known for its T-shirts displaying the humorous catchphrases and iconography of local culture and New Orleans Saints pride. There's affordable jewelry, children's books, colorful rain boots, Carnival-theme gear, and fleurs-de-lis in every imaginable form. There's also a location in the Garden District, at 3117 Magazine Street.
The groundbreaking Mana Up organization promotes Hawaii-based entrepreneurs and shares many unique locally made products with consumers. Its retail store in the Royal Hawaiian Center not only showcases innovative, Hawaii-made items but also shares the stories of the makers behind them. It's fun to browse for gourmet chocolate, edible coffee bars, art, sustainable food wrappers, surf-inspired clothing, extra-comfy flip-flops (called slippers in Hawaii), children’s books, and much more. All the profits are used to support these small businesses.
Owned and operated by two artists, this gift shop showcases the delightful works of more than 120 local artisans and makers. Browse handcrafted paper and print art, collage art, chocolate, soy candles, jewelry, ceramics, and much more to bring home or to give as charming presents to a friend.
Shipping-container-like buildings line a busy stretch of Seaport Boulevard, each housing pop-up shops by local entrepreneurs looking to get their retail ventures off the ground. Container residents change with the season, but may include sweets shops, consignment, jewelry, men's fashions, parfumiers, and more.
Hovering above the harbor, this microscopic shop is loaded with local character and stocks an eclectic selection of gifts and souvenirs from Maine, from marine books to handcrafted and nautical items.
This laid-back gallery features individually screen-printed T-shirts, satchels, jewelry, and affordable wall art displayed along a sweeping three-story spiral staircase. Most items don't say "Alaska" on them, but everything here is handmade in the state by established and emerging artists.
A collaboration between local makers, this airy boutique aims to provide ethical and green options for clothing, jewelry, houseware, cosmetics, and more. Choose from specialty glass-jarred candles, where purchase of each scent donates to a specific campaign or relief fund.
This Mid-City shop, with another location Uptown, carries food items, books, decorations, crafts, shirts, and so much more–all Louisiana themes, and in many cases, made by Louisiana artists.
Bring home a truly local souvenir by heading to this diminutive space where owner Caroline Weaver has curated hundreds of fun, high-quality products made within 100 miles of NYC. All your favorite buzzwords are here: small batch, sustainable, organic, artisanal, etc. Pick up sunscreen made in Rockaway Beach, Queens; fettuccine from the Bronx's "Little Italy"; candles from Brooklyn; and even eat-on-the-spot pickles from the city's oldest pickle purveyor.
An eclectic collection of Maine-produced books, puzzles, toys, clothing, and art (such as carved birds and myriad alpaca items) await within the walls of the Periwinkle. Business hours fluctuate, so always call ahead or check the Facebook page for updated hours.
It’s not that you’ll find anything out of the ordinary at this east Austin boutique, it’s just that everything you find will be extraordinary. Take the kitchen wares, for instance, like porcelain mugs from Japan beside the shop’s artisanal wooden serving tools. Knickknacks from here in town and across the country, such as wooden toys and mobiles, blend impossibly well with vintage items, almost as though they were curated to live in the gallery-worthy space. The store has a beautiful assortment of hand-pressed cards by local artists if you’d like to write home.
