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- 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris. Founded by Bernard and Marie France Cohen, all profits go to children's charity in Madagascar. See Fashion family decides to say "merci" by Jessica Michault, New York Times, March 6, 2009. "The resulting effect of the store is that of an oversized curiosity cabinet, filled with an eclectic and stylish mix of high and low pieces by famous designer names and unknown artists."
- A La Vieille Russie - Jewelry, snuff boxes, Faberge, silver, Russian icons and works of art.
- A. Testoni - Founded in Bologna, Italy by Amedeo Testoni in 1929, the firm makes shoes and accessories for men and women.
- Aaron Faber Gallery - 20th and 21st century jewelry
- ABC Carpet & Home
- Abt Electronics - Chicago
- Acorn Designs - Trumansburg, New York. Bookmarks, notepads, journals and notecards. "Images from nature on ecological papers." (800-299-3997)
- AddALL: Book Searching and Price Comparison - Allows you to search and compare book price at 41 bookstores.
- Advanced Book Exchange
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Adam + Eve - Luxury tees
- Adidas - Athletic footwear
- Abiding Branches - Rustic Furnishings by Anto Parseghian, King Ferry, New York. (315-364-7982)
- Adirondack Museum Rustic Fair - Blue Mountain Lake. Held annually at the Adirondack Museum the first weekend after Labor Day.
- Adirondack Rustic Creations - David Daby, Vermontville, New York (518-891-2557)
- Adirondack Rustic Furnishings - Phil Kellogg, South Glen Falls, New York (518-792-0017)
- Adirondack Rustics Gallery - Barry & Matthew Gregson, Schroon Lake, New York (518 532-0020)
- Adirondack Trading Post - William Betrus, Saranac (518-293-1240)
- Bald Mountain Rustics - Steve Bowers, Keene, New York (518-576-9116)
- Bookman Rustic Furniture - Russ DeFonce, Long Lake (518-624-6015)
- Thomas W. Brady Furniture Maker - Bolton Landing, New York (518-644-9801)
- William R. Gleaves Woodworking - Northville (518-863-6927)
- Jason Henderson - Contemporary rustic furniture. Bolton Landing, New York.
- George Jaques Rustic Furniture - Keene Valley, New York (518-576-2214)
- Gone Wild Creations - Antler chandeliers created by Brant G. Davis, Ellicottville, New York (716-699-6300)
- Ralph Kylloe Rustic Design Gallery - Lake George. Kylloe is an authority on the Indiana Hickory Furniture Movement and is
a designer for the Old Hickory Furniture Company in Shelbyville, Indiana.
- Major Pieces - Jay Dawson, Saranac Lake, New York (518-891-5075)
- Meet the Masters of North Country Folklife - Profile of Tom Phillips, rustic furniture maker (04/06/04). North Country Public Radio, Project of TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate New York).
- Tom Nicholas Custom Woodwork - Schuyler Falls
- Red Truck Clay Works - Located in Chestertown (518-494-2074) and Blue Mountain Lake (518-352-7611)
- Rustic Cottage - Jeffersonville
- Rustic Homestead - Tom Welch, Minerva, New York (518-251-4038)
- Rustic Show - Danbury, CT. With list of participating artists
- Sampson Bog Studio - Barney Bellinger, Mayfield (518-661-6563). Bellinger will be presenting a lecture on November 15th for the Doyle+Design series at Doyle New York: "Founded by furniture artist Barney Bellinger, Sampson Bog Studio is more than a rustic furniture manufacturer. It is an art studio where bark, twigs and natural materials are gathered into the hands of an individual inspired by the romance and mystery of logging trails, wildlife refuges, fly fishing sites, and the Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Mr. Bellinger's understanding of various woods is part book-learned and part inherited wisdom from a grandfather who worked in lumber camps in the early 1900s and spent cherished time in later years sharing secrets of the woods. Furniture created by Mr. Bellinger has been exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Adirondack Museum, and the Ralph Kylloe Gallery, and appears in the permanent collections of the Orvis Company and the Smithsonian Institution."
- Saranac Hollow Woodworking - Saranac. Owner Hal Moore makes Furniture and sells flooring, doors and lumber.
- Pete Schoonmaker - Gloversville, New York (518-725-4521). Makes a very handsome Adirondack Westport chair in teak-oiled mahogany ($525).
- Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
- Youngs Studio & Gallery - Jay. Sue Burdick Young and Terry Young.
- Adrienne Vittadini
- Aeropostale
- Agnelle - Saint Junien, France, glovemakers.
- Agnes B. - Boutiques in Boston, New York, Los Angeles & San Francisco
- Aigle - Outdoor clothing "based on three common principles: quality, function, and gimmick-free elegance."
- Airwalk - Athletic footwear
- Alain Gauthier - Chemises, Paris
- Alan Flusser - New York. Custom tailored clothing for men.
- Alapage - French online book and music store
- Alden Shoes of Carmel
- Alden of New England - Men's shoes
- Alfred Sargent - Shoemaker
- Allders - UK department store
- Allen-Edmonds - Men's shoes. Port Washington, Wisconsin
- Alessi
- Alexander McQueen - Menswear
- Allen Solly - Relaxed formal wear
- Alpineer - Crested Butte, Colorado, store sells outdoor clothing and equipment
- Altona - Caroline Freese, Palm Beach
- Altrec - Outdoor gear
- Amanda Wakeley - London
- Amazon.com - To find sales, search for special offers, On Sale Now , clearance, Bargain Books, 4-for-3 promotion , Today's Deals, Friday Sale , amazon.com outlet , outlet recommendations , 50% off , 75% off etc.
- American Eagle Outfitters
- American Girl - Pleasant Company, the manufacturer of the American Girls Collection of dolls.
- Anali - Fine linens and accessories
- Anderson & Sheppard - Bespoke tailors, Savile Row
- Andrew Marc
- Anichini - Tunbridge, Vermont. Luxury textiles
- Anita's Ocarinas - Anita Feng makes these ancient folk instruments from a smooth, high-fire clay.
- Ann Taylor
- Anne Fontaine
- Anne Klein
- Annick Goutal Parfums - Paris
- Anthropoligie - Clothing, accessories, home decor and furniture.
- Iroquois Doll Makers
- Located on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, home of the Seneca Nation of Indians.
- A La Vieille Russie - Jewelry, snuff boxes, Faberge, silver, Russian icons and works of art.
- Wartski - London
- Antonio Berardi
- Antonio Fusco - Milano
- A.P.C. - Paris
- Apple Ipods
- April Cornell - Women's clothing, housewares, linen
- Aquarius Records - Oldest independent record store in San Francisco
- Arche Shoes
- Ariat
- Armani Exchange
- Arnesco Scandinavia - Danish contemporary design products for home and office.
- Art and Craft Shows - Searchable database of arts and crafts events.
- Arc'teryx - Outdoor clothing and gear
- American Craft Council
- Art and Craft Shows - Searchable database of arts and crafts events.
- Bear Creek Glass - Founded in 2004 by Joseph Thompson in Birmingham, Alabama. Artisans in the studio create chandeliers, pendant lights, bowls and vases.
- Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Shows
- Great Barrington Pottery
- Oregon Wool Growers Association - The Gilkeson Family Farm sells small wool rugs, hats and felted soaps.
- Peterman Baskets and Bowls - Spencer Peterman, Turners Falls, Massachusetts
- SOFA - Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Expositions - Holds two shows annually in Chicago and New York
- Arthur Price of England - Silversmiths, cutlers. Web address no longer works (8/20/08). See DIME Working Papers on Intellectural Property Rights.
- Arte Italica
- Artelano - Paris. Contemporary furniture.
- Arnys - Paris. See photographs by David Henry of Staircase at Arnys and portraits of the owners - Jean Grimbert and Michel Grimbert.
- Ascot Chang - Shirtmaker
- Ashworth - "Golf inspired sportswear"
- Asics - Footwear for running, volleyball, track and field.
- Asolo - Italian company makes outdoor gear.
- Asprey - London
- Asprey & Garrard - Jewelry
- A.T. Cross Co. - Pens
- Adam A. Weschler's & Sons - Washington, D.C.
- Bonhams London
- Bukowskis Auktioner - Stockholm
- Christie's - New York & London auction gallery
- Dorotheum Auction House - Austrian auction house
- Galeries Lafayette
- Gazette de l'Hotel Drouot - Paris auction house. With catalogues, a search engine and links to auctioneers. Gazette Web is the auction sales weekly magazine.
- Lunds Auctioneers & Appraisers - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Nagel Auctions - Stuttgarter Kunst Auktionshaus
- Phillips New York
- Skinner - Boston
- Sloan's Auctioneers & Appraisers - Washington D.C. and Miami
- Sotheby's - New York (and London) auction gallery
- Stockholms Auktionsverk - Stockholm
- Swann Auction Galleries - New York
- Auping - Dutch company sells, beds, linens and accessories.
- Aurora Fernandez - Swimwear (Spain)
- Auto - "Located in New York City's meatpacking district and co-owned by husband and wife Renata Bokalo and Roman Luba...sells design-driven home, fashion and baby accessories, bedding, fine jewelry, furniture, books, art and gift items."
- Aveda - Plant-based beauty products, with a strong environmental sustainability policy
- Avventura - Men's shoes, boots & leather goods
- Avoca - 11 Suffolk Street, Dublin. Rugs, throws, scarves, tweeds, linens and pottery, teas and jams from Ireland.
- Austin Reed - Designer garments, U.K.
- Baby Phat
- Balducci's - "Food lover's market."
- Bally - Shoes and clothing
- Banana Republic
- Bang & Olufsen - Danish company manufactures high-end audio and video products.
- Barbara Bui - Paris, Milan, New York
- Barbour - Men's and women's outdoor activity and country sport clothing. They have an outlet in Milford, New Hampshire, just off Route 101 at 55 Meadowbrook Drive (603-673-1313 ext 24)
- Barclay-Crocker - Fine soaps and toiletries
- Bardwil Home - Their Lenox Platinum towels are "made from a combination of ultra soft premium cotton and bamboo fibers. These fibers result in a yarn which creates an extremely soft and absorbent towel with the feel of cashmere."
- Barker Black - "Epitome of English refinement....on select shoes the skull and crossbone logo is painstakingly tacked into the sole by hand."
- Barmah Hats - "Australia's best bush hats."
- Barnes & Noble - "World's largest bookseller online"
- Barneys New York
- Le Baron - Canadian outdoor products (Kamik, Sorel, Danner boots)
- Armand Basi
- Bass Pro Shops
- Bates Mill Store - Bedspreads (Lewiston, Maine)
- Battistoni - Guglielmo Battistoni started as a shirt maker in 1946
- Baume et Mercier - Fine watches, Geneva
- BCBG
- Bear Creek Glass - Founded in 2004 by Joseph Thompson in Birmingham, Alabama, artisans in the studio create chandeliers, pendant lights, bowls and vases.
- Beatties - UK department store
- Bebe - Women's clothing
- Become - Search engine for shopping research is in beta. You need to register to try it out.
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Bedhead - Pajamas
- Bedo - Montreal. Urban wear for men and women
- Belvest - Menswear, Milano
- Benneton
- Bennington Potters - Bennington, Vermont.
- Benson and Clegg - London shirtmakers
- Bentley & Skinner - London Jewellers. See their Cufflinks
- Bergdorf Goodman - U.S. department store
- Bernardaud - Paris. Fine China
- Bershka
- Annick Goutal Parfums - Paris
- Antica Farmacista
- Archipelago Botanicals
- Aveda - Plant-based beauty products, with a strong environmental sustainability policy
- Badger - "Simple blends of traditionally processed botanicals brimming with life force. They are completely natural and chemical-free."
- Barclay-Crocker - Fine soaps and toiletries
- Baronessa Cali - Known for Tarocco olive oil and blood orange skincare products
- Bigelow Chemists - New York. (Bath & Body Works sells their Premium Shave Cream with eucalyptus oil for $10)
- Bobbi Brown - Cosmetics
- Body Shop - Skin and hair care
- Bronnley - "Makers of the best soaps in the world."
- Burt's Bees
- Canus - Ville St. Laurent, Quebec. Goat's milk skin care products. Look for the soap bars in Canadian drug stores.
- Castle Forbes Collection
- Caswell-Massey - Soaps, toiletries, gifts
- Clarins - Paris
- Claus Porto - Italian luxury soaps
- Clinique
- Côté Bastide
- Coty
- Crabtree & Evelyn
- Diptyque - Paris. "Parfumeur parisien depuis 1961."
- Dr.Hauschka Skin Care - "Natural skin care with organic ingredients."
- East Coast Tropics - Haverhill, Massachusetts. Lovena Harwood sells hand-made soaps and other bath products that are "Hawaii-inspired".
- Eskandar
- Etat Libre d’Orange - Paris
- European Soaps Ltd.
- Floris of London - Perfumers to Her Majesty the Queen
- Fragrance
- Fresh - Known for their hand-milled soaps, but they also sell products for "skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare, bodycare and home."
- Geo. F Trumper - London. "Gentlemen's fragrances and grooming products."
- Gessato - Men's luxury skin care products. Founded in New York in 2005 by Cristina Lanza and Davide Carbone.
- Gianna Rose Atelier - "Fine soap and personal care gifts and accessories."
- Gilchrist & Soames - London.
- Guerlain
- Honey House
- Jane de Dananche - Paris. Skincare products.
- Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics
- Jao Limited - "Our multi-purpose products are specially formulated
without dyes, petroleum or artifical fragrances." Known for their Hand Refresher
- Kiehl's - New York pharmacy has been in business for over 150 years.
- Malin and Goetz - Skincare
- Mason Pearson - London. Brushes
- Mayari Goatmilk Soaps - Bucksport, Maine
- Mediterranean Spa - Body butters
- Miller et Bertaux - Paris
- Monoi Tiare Tahiti - Soaps and oils
- Mistral - "Thirty soap fragrances, as well as a full range of Mistral-scented personal care products." They sell lovely shea butter hand creams (Melon Pear, Grapefruit Red Currant, Vanilla Apricot, Green Fig)
- Molton Brown - UK
- Natura
- Neal's Yard Remedies - London. "Organic skin and body care, and natural remedies."
- Nude Skincare - Created by Bryan Meehan
- L'Occitane en Provence
- Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella - Via della Scala 16, Firenze / Florence. See Heaven Scent by Mishal Husain, Smithsonian Magazine, February, 2008.
- Origins - Skincare products
- Panier des Sens - Soaps, bath oils, body lotions from Provence. They have a very nice Green Tomato Shea Butter Soap.
- Pecksniffs - "Pecksniff's is still family owned, and one of the last truly independent British fragance houses."
- Penhaligons - London. Their Fragrance Collection includes Bluebell a scent used by Tilda Swinton.
- Perfume
- Perfume Bay
- PerfumMania
- Perscriptives
- ProTerra
- Redken
- Roger & Gallet - Paris. "Créateur de parfums, eaux de toilette, eau de Cologne."
- Rosebud Perfume Company - Woodsboro, Maryland. Known for their Rosebud Salve. "Since 1895, this world-famous salve has been lauded by fashion magazines, make-up artists, and celebrities as their number one preferred lip balm."
- Sally Beauty Supplies
- Les Salons de Palais Royal Shiseido - Paris. Serge Lutens, Parfumier
- Savon de Marseille - Olive oil soaps from the south of France.
- Scottish Fine Soaps
- Sephora
- Shu Uemura
- Stila Cosmetics
- St. John's Bay Rum
- Taylor of Old Bond Street - London. "shaving, straight edge razor, aftershave, mens gifts, luxury gifts, skin products."
- Thymes Ltd. - Bath, body and home products.
- Tocca - Try their Stella Eau de Parfum
- Tom's Of Maine - "Natural personal care products"
- Truefitt & Hill - London. "In 1805, William Francis Truefitt opened his first Gentlemen's Barber Shop at 2 Cross-Lane, Long Acre, London. Over the years clients have included the Royal Family, CEOs, members of Parliament, dignitaries, and countless celebrities."
Term used for custom-made suits, shirts and shoes. Journalist Peter Howarth it thus: "In brief, the elements that go into making a pukka bespoke product: you start from scratch with measuring sessions, individual patterns are created, horsehair canvasses for inside the garment are washed, softened and hand-shaped over the knee, there's a great deal of hand-making, three fittings, six to 10 weeks waiting time, 65.5 manufacturing hours and a price tag of about Pounds 2,750 for a two-piece. Personal tailoring, on the other hand, is where you take an existing garment and make a version of it, largely by machine to the customer's specifications. You can change fabrics and linings and details and in four to six weeks have a pretty special result starting at that magical Pounds 695 for a two-piece." (Tailored to a Suitable Price, Financial Times, 27 November 2004.)
Further amplification is provided by Ray A. Smith in his A Real Savile Row, Wall Street Journal, April14-15, 2007. "William Skinner worries that customers will think that made-to-measure, which typically involves using a stock pattern that is then adjusted to fit the client's measurements and taste, is the same thing as bespoke or custom...Custom suits are made entirely from scratch - mostly by hand, in a process that can take at least two or three fittings and at least eight weeks. More than 20 measurements are taken for a besopke garment."
Thomas Mahon provides much helpful information on his website, English Cut. See, in particular, his What is Bespoke?.
Other resources include The London Cut: Savile Row Bespoke Tailoring, an exhibition held in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence in January and February 2007, the Custom Tailors & Designers Association of America which has a Find a Tailor database, and Savile Row Bespoke an association formed in 2004 "to protect and to develop the art of bespoke tailoring as practised in the Row and the surrounding streets" which provides a member list.
Bespoke tailors, many located on Savile Row, include:
- Anderson & Sheppard
- Dege & Skinner
- Henry Poole
- Huntsman
- Gieves and Hawkes
- Timothy Everest
- Bespoke shoemakers or bootmakers include:
- Berluti
- John Lobb
- George Cleverley & Co.
- Edward Green - Jermyn Street, London. Bespoke shoes and boots. "Finest shoes in England for the discerning few."
- J. Amesbury & Co
- Handmade Shoes for Men - Book by Laszlo Vass & Magda Molnar
- Bespone shirtmakers include:
- Hilditch & Key - Jermyn Street, London.
- Steven Hitchcock
- Coles
- Turnball and Asser
- Thomas Pink
- Best & Co.
- Best Book Buys - Bookstore comparison service searches 26 online bookstores.
- Best Buy
- Best Things - "Company devoted to the sale of high quality goods offered at the best possible prices without sacrificing service."
- Betsey Johnson
- Better Business Bureau Search - You can also Locate A Better Business Bureau
- Betty Barclay
- Bettye Muller - Women's designer shoes.
- Bexley - "Fine [French] shoes for men."
- Bibliopoly - Beta version of multilinqual online database of rare books for sale from the stock of leading and specialised dealers.
- Bigelow Chemists - New York
- Bio Emerging Designers - 29 Prince Street, New York
- Birkenstock
- Bisazza - Manufacturer of glass mosaic for floors and walls located in Vicenza, Italy.
- Bisou-Bisou
- Bleuforet - des chaussettes et collants
- Blockbuster Video
- Bloomingdale's
- Blue Plate Fashion - "Young, contemporary fashion." Skirts, tops, bed spreads, dresses, shoes, bags.
- Blue Willi's
- Bluefly - "Outlet store in your home" sells Prada, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Gucci at a discount
- Bluemarine
- Blundstones - Boots, footwear (Tasmania)
- Electric Launch Company (Elco) - Athens, New York, company is the "recognized premier manufacturer of fine quality electric launches and electric drive systems."
- Hacker Boat Company - Silver Bay, New York (on Lake George)
- Hilmark Boats - Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. Known for their "high quality, handcrafted, traditional Wooden Boats including the Tyee Row Boat, the beautiful Campbell River Classic Row Boat, as well as new traditionally designed wooden lapstrake boats from W. J. Simmons of Duck Trap Woodworking."
- Willie Boats - "Custom aluminum boat manufacturer specializing in drift and power boats" located Central Point, Oregon.
- Boda Nova
- Bodega Chocolates
- Boden
- Bodleian Library Shopping Arcade - University of Oxford
- Bodum - Kitchenware. See Tested: Bodum Canteen Glass, New York Magazine, August 13, 2007.
- Body Shop - Skin and hair care
- Bol.com - "World's most international media and entertainment store." Offers books, music, dvd/video and gifts.
- Bolle - Eyewear, sunglasses
- Bombay Company
- Bombons Blanxart - Barcelona chocolate maker
- Bobbi Brown - Cosmetics
- Le bon marché - Paris department store
- Bon-Ton
- Bonpoint - Paris. Children's clothing.
- aLibris - Used, rare, out-of-print
- Amazon.com - Look for Today's Deals, Clearance, Friday Sale, amazon.com outlet and outlet recommendations.
- Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) - Lists dealers by specialty and has a Search Page
- AddALL: Book Searching and Price Comparison - Allows you to search and compare book price at 41 bookstores.
- Advanced Book Exchange (ABE) - "Search 13,500 booksellers selling 80 million books."
- Antiqbook - Netherlands Antiquarian Booksellers' Network. "Unites more than 400 independent booksellers from all over the world."
- Barnes and Noble
- Best Book Buys - Bookstore comparison service searches 26 online bookstores
- Biblio
- Bibliopoly
- BookFinder - "Compare prices on over 100 million books for sale."
- BookSense - National marketing campaign on behalf of the independent bookstores of America. Book Sense Bestseller List is based on sales from over 350 independent bookstores across America. Book Sense 76 Picks is a bi-monthly selection of eclectic new books chosen by independent booksellers.
- DealTime, a comparison shopping engine for books, music and video,
- Ebay
- ISBN - "Quick way to compare the prices of any in-print and many out-of-print books at 14 online bookstores."
- Site de libraires professionnels du livre d'occasion, anciens et modernes - M. Pascal Chartier. "589 librairies, 3 060 687 livres d'occasion, anciens et modernes." The Annuaire électronique is searchable by region, name and specialty.
- Strand Bookstore - New York. "18 miles of books."
- Used Book Search - "Search 60 million used books worldwide."
- Bose - "Acoustic wave music system"
- Botkier - Luxury handbags
- Bottega Veneta
- Boussac Fadini
- Bowling's Last Stand - Bear Lake, Michigan, company sells sturdy steel Christmas tree stands.
- Brahmin Leather Works
- Brigatti - "Tutto per tutti gli sport" (Milano)
- Brio - Swedish toy manufacturer
- Brioni - Italian menswear
- Bronnley - "Makers of the best soaps in the world."
- Brook Taverner - British orporate and retail tailors
- Brooklyn Industries - T-shirts, hoodies, bags
- Brookstone
- Brooks Brothers - Check out their Audubon Collection
- Browns - London. Created by Joan Burstein with her husband Sidney in 1970.
- Brunello Cucinelli - Perugia, Italia. Cashmere
- Bruno Magli - Shoes
- BTC Elements - "Sustainable and fairly traded products" including bamboo and organic denim.
- Buck Knives
- Buffalo Boots - (Requires Shockwave)
- Bulgari - Contemporary Italian jewellers
- Bulthaup étoile - Paris
- Bunnies by the Bay
- Burberry
- Burlington Arcade - London. "The world’s very first shopping Arcade, opened in 1819 to great acclaim and now recognised as a historic and architectural masterpiece."
- Burlington Coat Factory
- Burning Torch - Los Angeles company founded in 1999 by designer Karyn Craven. "The collections are driven by a vision that melds vintage, modern, organic and global sentiments. Unique to the company is Craven's commitment to recycling materials and to the idea that the energy of all time and history is in each and every garment."
- Burpee Seeds & Plants
- Burt's Bees
- Burton - Gear for snowboarders
- Buy.com
- Buyer's Index - "Search 20,000 Web shopping sites and mail order catalogs with over 300 million product offerings."
- Byblos
- C&C California
- C.R. Gibson - Photograph albums, scrapbooks, journals, stationery
- Cabela's - Hunting, fishing and outdoor gear
- Cacharel
- California Closets
- Callaway Golf
- Catherine Zadeh
- Calypso - Christiane Celle
- Camper
- Campmor - "Gear for camping, backpacking, mountaineering, hiking, trekking, canoeing, kayaking, in-line skating, and bicycling."
- La Canadienne
- Canali - Menswear
- Books on Canoeing include:
- Reflections from Canoe Country - by Chris Angus, Syracuse University Press, 1999.
- The Canoe: An Illustrated History - by Jim Poling, Countryman Press, 2001.
- Rushton and His Times in American Canoeing - by Atwood Manley, Syracuse University Press, 1977.
- Canoe makers include:
- American Eagle Canoes - Cocoa, Florida
- American Traders - Brattleboro, Vermont
- Bearwood Canoe Company - Parry Sound, Ontario
- Bell Canoe Works - Princeton, Minnesota
- Bending Branches - Canoe and kayak paddles
- Bent Tree
- Bluewater Canoes - New Liskeard, Ontario
- Carrying Place Canoe and Boat Works - Kleinburg, Ontario. "For over 30 years, canoe builder and designer Joe Ziemba has been custom building wooden canoes in cedar canvas and cedar strip epoxy."
- Clearwater Design - Picton, Ontario
- Clipper Canoes -Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Cranberry Creek Canoes -Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- Dagger - Easley, South Carolina
- Esquif
- Feather -Sarasota, Florida. Cedar strip canoes.
- Fletcher Canoes - Atikokan, Ontario
- Gatz - Köln (Cologne), Germany
- GRB Newman Designs - John and Gene Newman, Canton, NY (315-386-1363) - formerly Grasse River Boatworks
- Great Canadian Canoe Co. - Sutton, Massachusetts
- Grumman - Aluminum canoes
- Headwater Wooden Boat Shop - Buckhorn, Ontario
- Hellman - Nelson, BC, Canada
- Hemlock Canoe Works - Dave Curtis, Hemlock, New York (585-367-3040)
- Hornbeck
- Hurley
- Joe River - Traditional birchbark canoes made in Alcove, Quebec (819-459-2477)
- Langford Canoe Co. - Dwight, Ontario. "Canada's oldest and most trusted manufacturer of canoes." They make classic cedar, assymmetrical and symetrical and specialized canoes. (800-337-1006). They provide a helpful Canoe Tutorial. There are several Factory Outlets.
- Lost in the Woods
- Mad River Canoe
- Merrimack
- Mid-Canada Fiberglass
- Mohawk
- Navarro
- Northwoods
- Nova Craft
- Oak Orchard
- Old Town - Old Town, Maine
- Osagian Canoes - Lebanon, Missouri (417-532-7288 or 866-532-3565)
- Les Canots Pasquinel - Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Canots de cèdre (cedar canots
- Placid Boatworks - Lake Placid, New York (518-524-2949)
- Radisson/Sportspal
- Ranger
- Red River Canoe & Paddle - Lorette, Manitoba
- Savage River
- Scott
- Shearwater
- Souris River Canoes - Atikokan, Ontario, Canada.
- Stockton
- Superior Canoes - Scott Smith
- Swift - Gravenhurst, Ontario
- Upper Canada Paddle
- Vermont
- Vermont Canoe & Kayak - (802-496-5889)
- Wenonah
- Westport
- Wood Song.
- See also Maine Journeys Canoe, WCHA's Online Builder's Catalogs and Wooden Canoe Directory of Builders & Suppliers.
- Canterbury Leather International Ltd. - New Zealand. Sheepskin footwear and outerwear.
- Cappellini - Arosio, Italy. Giulio Cappellini has commissioned designers and architects from all of the world to create a Collezione of contemporary furniture.
- Carhartt - "Original equipment for the active worker."
- Carolina Herrara
- Carrot & Stick Press - Oakland, California. Antique letterpress stationery. The bamboo placemats are quite nice. (See Collection)
- Carson Pirie Scott - Regional department store chain (Chicago, Milwaukee, and central Illinois)
- Carter's - Clothes for infants
- Cartier
- Casch - Copenhagen
- Cassina - Contemporary furniture.
- Castañer - Shoes
- Caswell-Massey - Soaps, toiletries, gifts
- Catalog City - Umbrella site for catalogue retailers
- CatalogSite
- Catherine Malandrino
- CDBaby - Online record store that sells CDs by independent musicians.
Allows you to listen to generous portions of music (try Deb Talan's Forgiven from her Something Burning CD).
- CDnow - Online music store
- CD Universe - Online music and video store.
- Celine - Paris
- Century 21 - 22 Cortlandt St. New York. Discount store for designer clothers. (212-227-9092)
- Cesare Attolini - Napoli
- Chaco - Footwear for outdoors
- Le Chameau - French firm. "Since 1927, Le Chameau has been dedicated to creating exceptionally comfortable and refined collections of boots, shoes and clothing for all lovers of nature.
- Chanel
- Charbonnel et Walker - Chocolatier
- Charles Jourdan - Women's shoes, Paris
- Charles Tyrwhitt - Makers of fine shirts, Jermyn Street, London
- Chatham Marine - British firm sells "casual, marine clothing & shoes for men & women."
- Chaumet - Paris.
- Charvet - Jean-Claude Colban. See What's My Line? Only the Most Prestigious Shirtmaker in the World by Josh Patner, New York Times Magazine, Spring, 2006, p. 88. "The stiching on a standard collar is four millmeters from the edge," he says, explaining the special magic of a custom-made shirt. "In bespoke we can make it closer if you prefer...And we never fuse collars. When the collar is fused, it is dead."
- Chelsea Premium Outlets - Woodbury Common in Central Valley, New York, off the NY State Thruway (I-87) in Harriman, has 220 outlet stores, including Eileen Fisher, Fendi and Oilily.
- Cheaney - "Shoemakers since 1886"
- Chelsea Clocks - Chelsea, Massachusetts
- Chester Barrie - "Classic, English & Hand Tailored"
- Chie Mihara Shoes
- Baby Gap
- Best & Co.
- Bonpoint - Paris. Marie-France and Bernard Cohen. See also Merci
- Bunnies by the Bay
- Carter's - Clothes for infants
- Gymboree - Children's clothing and gifts
- Gap Kids.
- Hanna Andersson - "Soft clothes of the nicest European quality for kids and their families"
- Jacadi - Paris
- Juicy Couture - See the Juicy Couture Baby line
- Maclaren
- Oilily - Dutch children's and women's clothing company
- OshKosh B'Gosh
- Sons & Daughters
- Chinaberry - Online book store for families.
- Chippewa Boots - See also Snakeboots
- Aeschbach Chocolatier - Switzerland
- Amano Artisan Chocolate - Art Pollard
- Arnaud Soubeyran
- Berzelii Choklad & Konfekt - Sweden
- Bodega Chocolates
- Bombons Blanxart - Barcelona chocolate maker
- Burdick Chocolate - Walpole, New Hampshire
- Charbonnel et Walker - Chocolatier
- Chocolat Chapon - Paris
- Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut
- Chocolates El Rey - Venezuela
- Chocolove
- Chuao Chocolatier
- Claudio Corallo Chocolate
- Cocomira Confections Inc. - Toronto. Creator of Hazelnut Crunch, Espresso Crunch and Maple Crunch.
- Cocoa & Chocolate Links
- Cocoa Mill Chocolate Company - Lexington, Virginia
- Cote d'Or - Belgium
- Craft Chocolate Makers of America
- Dagoba Organic Chocolates - "On July 7, 2001, Frederick Schilling and his girlfriend, Tracey Holderman, arrived in New York to attend the Fancy Food Show and launch Dagoba, an organic-chocolate company." (Notes of a Gastronome, "Extreme Chocolate," by Bill Buford, the New Yorker, October 29, 2007, p. 68. Now owned by Hershey.
- Dolfin - Belgium
- Fauchon - Paris
- Fouquet - Paris
- Ghirardelli
- Ghraoui Chocolate - Damascus, Syria
- Godiva Chocolatier
- Green & Black's - Organic
- Guittard - California
- Hershey
- J. Emanuel Chocolatier
- Jacques Torres Chocolate
- Joseph Schmidt - San Francisco
- Laughing Moon - Stowe, Vermont
- Linda Grishman Chocolates - Burlington, Vermont
- Lindt
- Maglio - Italy
- La Maison du Chocolat - Paris. Their $10.00 Cuana bar is 73% cocoa.
- Mars
- Michel Richart
- La Praline - Sweden
- Recchiuti Confections
- Scharffen-Berger
- See's Candies
- Tcho - San Francisco
- Teuscher
- Toblerone
- Valrhona
- Venchi - Italy
- Vosges - Their Aztec Elixir Couture Cocoa is made with ancho & chipotle chillies, cinnamon, vanilla bean and dark chocolate.
- Yves Thuriès - Chocolatier
- Chopard - Watches & jewellery (Geneva)
- Christian Dior
- Christian Lacroix - Couturier
- Christie's - New York & London auction gallery
- Christofle - Paris
- Church's English Shoes
- La Cigale - Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania (717-964-2248 or 964-3313). French Provencal linens.
- Cintamini - Icelandic outdoor clothing
- Cinzia Rocca
- Circuit City - Computers, electronics
- Cire Trudon - Paris. "Cires et bougies depuis 1643." The company claims to be the "oldest wax and candle maker still in operation".
- Citizens of Humanity - Jeans
- Clae - Athletic footwear
- Clarks - Shoes
- Clinique
- Clint Orms - Engravers and Silversmiths. "Our belt buckle styles are named after the counties of Texas."
- The Clog Store - Located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, it claims to be the largest clog store in the world. Other sources for clogs include
Cool Shoes,
Dansko and
Solvang.
- Clovis Backpack Co. - Custom backpacks
- Coach - Leathergoods, including handbags, briefcases, footwear, men's and women's accessories, business and travel items.
- Cobra & Bellamy - Jewelry. 149 Sloane St., London
- Coldwater Creek
- Cole Haan
- Colette - 213 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris. "Style, design, art, food."
- Company Store - Home products
- Biz Rate - Shopping comparison service also evaluates and rates stores by category.
- Become
- Buyer's Index
- DealTime - Comparison shopping engine for books, music and video
- FatWallet
- Froogle - By Google
- Lycos Bizrate
- My Simon
- Nextag
- PriceGrabber
- Refund Please - Retail Price Drop Tool. A similar service is Price Protectr.
- Shopzilla
- Yahoo Shopping - See their SmartSort
- CompUSA
- Conifer - "Purveyors of specialty foods". Canterbury Cuisine, Canterbury Naturals, Fisher Fair Scones.
- Conran
- Container Store
- Corneliani - "Fratelli Claudio & Carlalberto Corneliani S.p.A. with headquarters in Mantua, is an international leader in quality menswear, with decades of experience dedicated exclusively to fine men’s apparel. Founded in the Thirties, Corneliani was one of the pioneers of clothing manufacture in Italy, and found definitive consolidation in the second half of the Fifties."
- Advertising Standards Authority - "Regulates the content of advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing in the UK."
- Better Business Bureau Search - You can also Locate A Better Business Bureau
- Boing Boing - "A Directory of wonderful things."
- Buyer's Index - "Search 20,000 Web shopping sites and mail order catalogs with over 300 million product offerings."
- Consumer Research
- How to Spend It Magazine - Financial Times
- Leo J. Shapiro & Associates - Chicago
- ConsumerSearch - Excerpts of product reviews from various publications
- CostHelper - Costs of Services
- National Retail Federation
- New Yorker Magazine
- Letter From Nova Scotia: Rag Time: What I Bought Last Summer - By Calvin Trillin, New Yorker Magazine, September 25, 2006. Article about the bargains at Guy's Frenchys.
- Organic Consumers Association
- Ripoff Report By Consumers, For Consumers - Over 347,000 reports.
- SeenON - Search for clothing and accessories and other products seen on television. A similar site is Starstyle and StarBrand.
- Cotswold Woollen Weavers - Filkins, Gloucestershire, UK
- Country Curtains - Stockbridge, Massachusetts
- CouponMountain.com
- WOW-Coupons.com
- CouponCraze.com
- SlickDeals.net
- FatWallet.com
- GottaDeal.com
- MrRebates.com
- Ebates.com
- FareAlert.com
- CourierWare
- Coveside Conservation Products - "Handcrafted habitats for threatened and endangered species."
- Crabtree & Evelyn
- Crane - Stationery, invitations.
- Crate & Barrel
- Creation Baumann -Swiss textile company from Langenthal
- Critics' Choice Video
- Crockett & Jones - London. "Makers of fine English footwear since 1879."
- Crocs - Footwear. See Chic Paris Boutique Tries to Sell Crocs, Heard on the Runway, Wall Street Journal, 25 February 2007.
- Cuddledown of Maine - Down comforters, linens, bedding and furniture
- Cyrillus
- Dale of Norwary - Sweaters. ""World-leading producer of water repellent wool products."
- Dana Buchman
- Danish Furniture Online - Homepage of the Association of Danish Furniture Industries. The Manufacturers' Index provides more than 120 links to Danish furniture manufacturers and exporters, listed alphabetically and by type.
- Danner Footwear
- Dansko - Clogs. See also Dansko Outlet
- D. Porthault - Fine linens. Paris.
- Dara Lamb - New York. "Finest Hand-Tailored Clothing For Women."
- David Goldie - Town & Country Clothing
- David Linley - "We concentrate on subtle details - hints of colour, contrasting textures and fine marquetry." (Son of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.)
- Davies and Sons - Savile Row tailor
- Daxon - France
- DDC Lab - Roberto Crivello and Savania Davies-Keiller
- DealTime - Comparison shopping engine for books, music and video
- Debenhams - "Britain's favourite department store."
- DealTime - "Free, independent, comparative shopping service that scours the entire Web, including online retailers, auctions, and classifieds, for products consumers want at the prices they are willing to pay."
- Dean & Deluca - Gourmet foods
- Decorating Studio - Offers a number of home decorating, home improvement & interior design links.
- Dege & Skinner - Bespoke tailors in Savile Row, London
- Dehillerin - Eric Dehillerin, located in Paris, has been selling copper cookware since 1820.
- Delias
- DeLorme - Maps
The following companies provide shipping, mailing, delivery services:
- DHL,
- Federal Express,
- United Parcel Service and the
- United States Postal Service. All offer printable shipping labels and customs documents, online tracking and arrival confirmation.
- UShip, a "community of feedback-rated mover, carriers, transporters and independent drivers", ships furniture, cars and other large objects. See their categorized directory.
- Allders - UK
- Au Printemps - Paris
- Beatties - UK
- Bergdorf Goodman - U.S.
- Bloomingdale's
- Le Bon Marché - Paris
- Bon-Ton - US
- Carson Pirie Scott - Regional department store chain (Chicago, Milwaukee, and central Illinois)
- Century 21 - Discount designer emporium. "Fashion worth fighting for."
- Debenhams - "Britain's favourite department store."
- Federated Department Stores
- Galeries Lafayette - Paris
- Gumps - "Legendary San Francisco house-and-home store"
- Harrods - London
- Harvey Nichols - UK
- Holt Renfrew
- House of Fraser - UK
- Hudson's Bay Company - Canada
- J. C. Penney
- John Lewis - UK
- Kmart - US
- Lord & Taylor - US
- Lowe's
- Marks & Spencer UK
- Marshalls
- Macy's
- Muji Online - Japan
- Neiman Marcus
- Ogilvy
- Le Printemps - Paris. Owned by François Pinault of the PPR Group
- Saks Fifth Avenue
- La Samaritaine - Paris
- Seibu Department Stores - Toyko
- Selfridges & Co - UK
- Spiegel
- Stockmann - Helsinki, Finland
- Takashimaya - Japan
- Target
- Wal-Mart
- Denby Pottery
- Derby Gardeazabal - Bilboa, Spain
- Descarga Online! - "Source for hard to find tropical Latin compact discs, videos, books, instructional material and percussion instruments."
- Design House Stockholm
- DesignAddict
- Design Within Reach
- Devi Kroell - Accessories
- Dewey Trading Company - Collection of Pendleton blankets.
- Dewolfson - Down, linens, and Abyss Super Pile towels. "Winning our hearts was the $56 Super Pile Towel from DeWoolfson...our Best Overall" (Catalog Critic: Weighing in on heavy towels, Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2006).
- Dexter Shoe Company
- Diesel
- Dior
- Federation of Danish Textile & Clothing - With Company Guide
- Furniture Society - Trade group of independent craftsmen has a List of Members
- HomePortfolio - Searchable directory helps locate thousands of home products, including furniture, appliances, tile & stone and lighting.
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Dockers
- Dolce & Gabbana - With Sitemap
- Donald J. Pliner - Shoes and handbags
- Donna Karan
- Dooney & Burke - Leathergoods. Their factory is in CT. (1 Regent Streeet, Norwalk, 06855, Phone: 203-853-7515) The Annual Dooney & Burke
tent sale is held in December. (Call 800-347-5000)
- Dragons of Walton Street - London. Hand-painted children's furniture.
- Dresdner Porzellan - Saxon Porcelain Manufactory was founded in Dresden in 1872.
- Droog Design - The use of industrial and recycled materials is emphasized by this Dutch design firm established in 1993. "The Droog collection features over 180 designs by over a hundred designers, in the product categories of lighting, furniture, tabletop, kitchen, bathroom, accessory and various. Droog products are chosen or commissioned based on the curatorial criteria laid out by founders Renny Ramakers and Gjis Bakker. They need to combine functionality and conceptual clarity with a keen expression of awareness of cultural and technological references and contexts." Some examples of their products:
Birdhouse by Marcel Wanders, 2005; 85 lamps chandelier by Rody Graumans, 1993; Treetrunk Bench by Jurgen Bey, 1999; and Heat wave electric radiator by Joris Laarman, 2003.
- Drugstore.com
- Dunham Boots - Founded in 1885 in Brattleboro, Vermont by George and Charles Dunham
- Dunhill - London. "Luxury goods for men"
- DVD Discounts - "Lowest cost DVD Movies anywhere."
- eBay - Online auctions. Other auction sites include Bidville, Sell, Overstock Auctions, and Yahoo Auctions.
- Earth and Elements - Furniture
- Eastern Mountain Sports
- L'Eclaireur - Paris
- Ecco - Shoes. See also Ecco Usa
- Ede & Ravenscroft
- Eddie Bauer
- Edward Green - Jermyn Street, London. Bespoke shoes and boots. "Finest shoes in England for the discerning few."
- Edward Sexton - Savile Row, London
- Edwards Ham - S. Wallace Edwards and Sons
- Edwin Watts Golf
- Eileen Fisher
- Abt Electronics - Chicago
- Apple Ipods
- Bang & Olufsen - Danish company manufactures high-end audio and video products.
- Best Buy
- Bose - "Acoustic wave music system"
- Circuit City - Computers, electronics
- CompUSA
- Jawbone - Bluetooth headset designed by Yves Béhar of Fuseproject
- Outpost - Computers
- Pacemaker
- See For Disc Jockeys as Well as Desk Jockeys by Ann Eisenberg, New York Times, January 20, 2008. "One of the new players, the Pacemaker (520 euros, or about $760), created by a small Swedish company, Tonium, reduces the basic D.J. equipment of dual players and mixer to a device the size of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. The Pacemaker has a 120-gigabyte hard drive, fits in the palm of the hand, runs on batteries and has a built-in mixer to layer tunes seamlessly so the music never stops."
- Price Watch - Computer resources.
- Samsung
- Ellen Tracy - Women's clothing in natural fabrics
- Ellington Leather Goods
- Ellos - Sweden
- eLuxury
- Elvang - Danish company specializes in throws and pillows made from Alpaca wool
- Emma Hope - London. "Regalia for Feet".
- Emmett - London shirtmakers
- Empire Canvas Works - Solon Springs, Wisconsin. "Traditional outerwear for winter adventures. Hand crafted in northern Minnesota." Great mittens and boots.
- Enyce Clothing Co.
- Engineered Garments - Daiki Suzuki's menswear line.
- Ermenegildo Zegna - Menswear. See article - Annals of Technology: Solar Chic: Dressing Off the Grid by Henry Alford, New Yorker Magazine, September 24, 2007 about their Solar Ski Jacket. "He pointed out two two-inch-by-three-inch solar panels embedded in the jacket’s removable Nehru-style collar. The panels are wired to a battery in the breast pocket which is the size of a deck of cards; with four hours’ worth of sun, the battery can be used to charge five- and six-volt appliances like cell phones and iPods."
- Erotokritos - Paris
- Ertl Toys
- Escada - Germany
- Eskandar
- Esprit
- Ethan Allen Inc.
- EthnicGrocer - Sells ingredients for ethnic foods. (See also Chefshop)
- Etienne Aigner - Handbags, footwear, fashion accessories.
- Etro
- Eureka Camping Center - Binghamton, New York, factory outlet sells tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, canoes, kayaks and camping accessories. They have an annual tent sale in March.
- ExOfficio
- Fabulous Stationery
- Façonnable
- Farlows - London. "Shooting Jackets, Country Clothing, Shooting Accessories, Mens & Ladies Shooting Jackets."
Alphabetical by last name
- Haider Ackermann
- Philippe Adec
- agnès b.
- Alena Akhmadullina
- Akris
- Hardy Amies
- Aquascutum
- Gustavo Arango
- Giorgia Armani
- Badgley Mischka
- Christopher Bailey - Burberry
- Balenciaga
- Pierre Balmain - Paris
- Armand Basi
- Baum und Pferdgarten
- BCBG
- Geoffrey Beene
- Anait Bian
- Dirk Bikkembergs
- Graeme Black
- Lie Sang Bong
- Bottega Veneta
- Anne Bowen
- Veronique Branquinho
- Thom Browne - 100 Hudson Street, New York
- Dana Buchman
- Burberry
- Stephen Burrows
- Cacharel
- Ally Capellinio
- Isabela Capeto
- Pierre Cardin (1922 - )
- Casch - Copenhagen
- Oleg Cassini
- Robert Cavalli
- Celine
- Richard Chai
- Georges Chakra
- Hussein Chalayan
- Chanel
- Igor Chapurin
- Cherry Chau
- Chloe
- Jimmy Choo
- Doo Ri Chung
- Franco Ciambella
- Claudia Ciuti
- Kenneth Cole
- Christophe Coppens - Tokyo. "An innovative milliner, Coppens boasts an oeuvre of witty headwear that has gained him fame at home, where he counts members of Belgium's royal family as clients, as well as further afield." ("Mad as a Hatter, Charlotte Vaudrey, Frame Magazine, Nov/Dec 2006)
- André Courrèges - Paris
- Emma Cook
- Zero Maria Cornejo
- Esteban Cortazar
- Costume National
- James Coviello
- Custo-Barcelona
- Oscar de la Renta
- Giles Deacon
- Anne Demeulemeester (1959 - ) - Born in Kortrijk, Belgium
- Diesel
- Christian Dior
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Duckie Brown
- Alber Elvaz - Lanvin
- Eleykishimoto Ellesse
- Erotokritos
- Etro
- Cesare Fabbri
- Nicole Farhi
- Jacques Fath
- Tracy Feith
- Fendi
- Gianfranco Ferre
- Erin Fetherston
- Anne Fontaine
- Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949)
- Bruno Frisoni - Paris
- John Galliano
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Nicolas Ghesquiere - Balenciaga
- Elspeth Gibson
- Romeo Gigli
- Gina Shoes
- Marithe and Francois Girbaud
- Givenchy
- Georgina Goodman
- Martin Grant
- Gucci
- Sari Gueron - "A '97 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Sari apprenticed with John Galliano in Paris and has worked with Oscar de la Renta in New York."
- Anna Gulmann - Copenhagen
- Douglas Hannant
- Anne Valérie Hash
- Heatherette
- Hermes
- Carolina Herrara
- Allegra Hicks
- Anya Hindmarch
- Lisa Ho
- Monique l'Huillier
- Iceberg
- Roksanda Illincic
- Marc Jacobs
- Julia Jentzsch
- Betsey Johnson
- Wolfgang Joop,
- Charles Jourdan
- Donna Karan
- Rei Kawakubo
- Dice Kayek
- Kenzo
- Waleed Khairzada
- Calvin Klein
- Jean Paul Knott
- Sophia Kokosalaki
- Michael Kors
- Holly Kristen
- Atil Kutoglu
- Christian Louboutin
- Christian Lacroix
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Derek Lam
- Adrienne Landau
- Helmut Lang
- Lanvin
- Ralph Lauren
- Nanette Lepore - See Lepore's trip to fashion's fast lane by Samantha Critchell,
Daily Herald, July 11, 2006.
- Luella
- Lutz & Patmos
- Jenne Maag
- Stella McCartney
- Alexander McQueen
- Maison Martin Margiela
- Catherine Malandrino
- Marni
- Marcel Marongiu
- Joanna Mastroianni
- Toni Maticevski
- MaxMara
- J. Mendel
- Carlos Miele
- Nicole Miller
- Missoni
- Miu Miu
- Edward Molyneux (1891 - 1974) - See his red Day dress, 1942 at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Roland Mouret
- Angelo Mozzillo
- Munthe plus Simonsen - Copenhagen
- MySelf Kai Kuehne
- Hiromichi Nakano
- Kosta Naum
- Charles Nolan
- Nolita
- Akiko Ogawa
- Dragana Ognjenovic
- Rick Owens
- Thakoon Panichgul
- Phoebe Philo (1973- ) - British designer, born in Paris, designs for Chloe
- Bruno Pieters
- Stefano Pilati - Yves St. Laurent
- Alexandre Plokhov (Cloak)
- Paul Poiret (1879 - 1944)
- Ports 1961
- Zac Posen
- Paco Rabanne
- Prada
- Project Alabama
- Emilio Pucci
- Gareth Pugh
- Lilly Pulitzer
- Paco Rabanne
- Tracy Reese
- Brian Reyes
- Doo.Ri
- Clements Ribeiro
- John Ribbe
- Nina Ricci
- Stefano Ricci
- Rochas
- Rodarte
- David Rodriguez
- Narciso Rodriquez
- Alice Roi
- Cynthia Rowley
- Sonia Rykiel
- Elie Saab
- Behnaz Sarafpour
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Jil Sander
- Rupert Sanderson Shoes
- Fausto Sarli
- Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) - See her
Hand-knitted wool jumper, 1927 (Image from the Victoria & Albert Museum, Number T.388-1974)
- Proenza Schouler - Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough
- Jasmin Shokrian
- Sigerson Morrison
- Denis Simachev
- Raf Simons - Jil Sander
- Dominique Sirop
- Hedi Slimane - Dior Homme. See Pretty Things, a profile of Slimane by by Nick Paumgarten in the March 20, 2006 New Yorker.
- Paul Smith
- Peter Som
- Franck Sorbier
- Kate Spade
- Camilla Staerk - London
- Olivier Strelli
- Gharani Strok
- Jill Stuart
- Anna Sui
- Elie Tahari
- Jun Takahashi
- Rebecca Taylor
- Alice Temperley
- Yeohlee Teng
- Thakoon
- ThreeasFour
- Olivier Theyskens - Rochas
- Zang Toi
- Nadya Toto
- Ellen Tracy
- Philip Treacy
- Trussardi
- Undercover
- Emanuel Ungaro (1933- ) - See his Day dress and jacket, 1966. (Image from the Victoria & Albert Museum, Number T.320&A-1978)
- Valentino
- Giambattista Valli
- Carmen Marc Valvo
- Dries Van Noten
- Af Vandervorst
- John Varvatos
- Louis Verdad
- Ashleigh Verrier
- Viktor & Rolf
- Roger Vivier
- Diane von Furstenberg
- Saeyoung Vu
- Louis Vuitton
- Vera Wang
- Junya Watanabe
- Vivienne Westwood
- Matthew Williamson
- Christian Wijnants
- Charles Frederick Worth (1825-1895) - See his Brique designed in 1924 (image from the
Victoria and Albert Museum)
- Yohji Yamamoto
- Yeohlee
- Gaspard Yurkievich
- Zaldy
- Ronit Zilkha
- Zoran -214 Sullivan Street, New York
- Arnette Sunglasses
- Bolle
- Costa del Mar - check out "Deep Blue" and "the Howler"