Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they’re yours.

LOLA TRIBECA
24 Harrison | Greenwich & Hudson
Give the kid something that didn’t come from Urban Outfitters.
••• Cooler than usual cross body leather purse from Paris that’s the perfect size for phone, MetroCard and lip gloss. $189
••• These laminated silk socks in metallic colors crinkle and look fab. $49

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CHURCH STREET SURPLUS
327 Church | Canal & Lispenard
Teens love vintage anything and this neighborhood OG has vintage everything. I didn’t get in there this year but it almost doesn’t matter since it’s all one-and-done.
••• For your next Kamala Harris speech, antique hankies. $3.
••• And in case it’s still there, run: a vintage charcoal shearling full length Carolina Herrera coat. $675.

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EVERAFTER / WESTSIDE
349 Greenwich at Franklin
The teens are in the back of the store, where they don’t have to mix with the little kids. It’s worth taking a spin through the Westside for the teens too.
••• Aviator Nation sweats come in all sorts of great color combos. $158 for the hoodie.
••• PJ Salvage shorties for the next slumber party. $58 for the top and $48 for the bottoms.

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PHILIP WILLIAMS POSTERS
122 Chambers | West Broadway & Church
••• I want credit for this if you do it: antique Vogue covers from the 1920s. Get a grid and put them in acrylic box frames from the ’70s. $20 (I get mine at Jerry’s.)
••• For the true city dweller, or the kid whose dorm room still looks bare, get a cluster of the New Yorker covers and do the same thing on just about any theme. I picked out skiing just because. $20

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ONDA BEAUTY
117 West Broadway | Reade & Duane
We always find a couple items here for the teen girls, who are obsessed with bath products. It was just cold cream in my day. (Only kidding.)
••• Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop bath soaks in “Phys. Ed.” scent that I assume does not smell like a locker room. $35
••• Necessaire washes and lotions are at the right price point with some slick packaging. $25-30.

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PLAYING MANTIS
32 N. Moore | Hudson & Varick
••• These are recommended for 14 and up and are very cool — all with moving parts. Good way to get them off their phones and doing something with the younger cousin. UGears mechanical models. $38 – 72

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NAKAMOL
391 Broadway at Walker
••• This newcomer to Broadway is teen jewelry heaven: wrap bracelets, zodiac necklaces, etc etc. $25 – 38.

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RAG & BONE
228 West Broadway at N. Moore
••• Since I have a couple teens on my list, I am going back for the Addison Sherpa clutch (it converts into a small tote). $85. Or maybe the reversible bucket hat. $150. Or both.
••• I loved the commuter backpack for myself, but it’s probably better for someone younger. In recycled nylon. $350.

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MORE 2021 GIFT GUIDES
For the kids
For the home
Threads for gals
Threads for guys
Baubles!
Unique among the unique
Good Eats!
Teens!
Pampering