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The emphasis is on contemporary housewares and collectible 1950s furnishings by international designers such as Herman Miller, Starck, Alessi, and Eames.

One of Seattle’s smaller book retailers (see Broadway) that specializes in gay and lesbian literature and periodicals. The staff is exceptionally well informed and friendly.

Big spenders and frugal shoppers alike can shop for men’s and women’s footwear from chic manufacturers such as MOD, Camper, Aquatalia, and Diesel.

This large thrift store is a Seattle original and has no pretension whatsoever. Items here are not necessarily fashionable, but they are always inexpensive.

The shop carries an assortment of designer-class merchandise such as toothbrushes from Italy, imported soaps and handbags, and novelty greeting cards. Most of the commodities are made locally, and the owner also sponsors art openings every first Thursday of the month.

This hip clothing and accessories shop sells to a young and female crowd. Don’t pass up the store’s wild ideas in purses and funky footwear.

Established in 1986, the art gallery specializes in 19th through 21st century American and early Northwest Regionalism, with special emphasis on contemporary figurative art, and early women artists.

A treasured small, independent shop selling new and used music CDs. Carries obscure recordings of rock, jazz, ethnic music, electronic, modern classical, and anything out of the ordinary.

Seattle’s resource for all things pagan and occult. Search for books on wicca, feng shui, neo-paganism, and santeria, or purchase your own tarot deck, goblets, and chalices.

A bastion of fetish fashion since the 1980s, the store deals in the latest goth, punk, and industrial fashions. Also sells videos and other accessories.