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SHOPPING

When artist Nick Cave came to town to prepare for the exhibit of his work at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, SMoCA curators toured him around town. Cave's favorite spot, they report, was the part of south Scottsdale that houses The Antique Trove, where Cave and company happily combed the aisles for hours. If the idea of 130 dealers and 25,000 square feet of furniture, flatware, jewelry, books, tools, and toys sounds like it might not be enough stuff, then you might also want to check out the nearby Goodwill for more cheap chic. Farther north, in Old Town, local fashion legend/modeling agent Robert Black has opened his own vintage boutique, where he carries not only clothes but vintage and contemporary jewelry and handbags created from vintage fabric.
The Antique Trove
2020 N. Scottsdale Rd. 480-947-6074 antiquetrove.com

Goodwill
2115 N. Scottsdale Rd.
480-425-8062
goodwillaz.org

Fashion by Robert Black
7144 E. 1st Ave. 480-664-7770

Urban Outfitters
7135 E. Camelback Rd. #150
480-292-9485
urbanoutfitters.com

HUB
7014 E. Camelback Rd. #2079
480-970-0707
hubclothing.com

Saba's Western Wear
7254 Main St.
480-949-7404
sabaswesternwear.com

Estilo
7135 E. Camelback Rd. #185
480-664-0365
estiloboutique.com

Moody Blues
7144 E. Stetson Dr. # 220
480-941-0352
shopmoodyblues.com

American Apparel
4501 N. Scottsdale Rd.
480-333-0090
americanapparel.net

a.k.a. Green
Eco-Friendly Building Center
8100 E. Indian School Rd.
480-946-9600
akagreen.com

Artafax
8230 E. Raintree Dr. #109
artafax.com

The Green Room (desert landscapes)
4026 N. Miller Rd, #100
480-946-2458
thegreenroomaz.com

The Mix Shops
7144 E. Stetson Drive
themixshops.com

Anthropologie
15210 N. Scottsdale Rd. #100
480-951-4230
anthropologie.com

Babette
7051 E. 5th Ave., #A
480-947-2450
babettesf.com

Swank
8711 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd.
shopswank.net

Target
9000 E. Indian Bend Rd.
480-951-4403
target.com

Forever 21
7014 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 2109
480-946-7799
forever21.com

Lindsay Lou
6107 N. Scottsdale Rd.
480-443-2522
lindsaylou.com

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MY TOWN: Duc and Noelle Liao
Fashion photographer Duc Liao and his wife, model Noelle, chucked in their fast-lane Paris life for Scottsdale in 2004, and they say they don't ever regret it. "Another day in paradise," Duc says of life here. The couple have three young daughters (the newest of whom is named Phoenix) and they run the cafe Scratch Pastries, so they don't have much free time, but they like to walk through the gardens at the Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza and stop at the James Turrell skyspace Knight Rise, which Duc calls one of the most beautiful places in town. And they love restaurant AZ88 because it's a place with character. It's "not trying to pretend to be anything it's not." (Plus, Duc says, AZ88 is one of the few places in town where he can get his hamburger "rare medium.") In addition to running the tastiest pastry parlor in town, Duc recently launched an online fashion magazine called Canal Mag (www.canal-mag.com) with Lisa Macchiaroli, who works at Scratch. "With the magazine, we tried to produce some images that are more European, more New York," Duc says. He solicited advice from Randy Krebs, owner of the well-edited boutique Covet, whom he "always asks about clothes for the magazine," and he sings the praises of Joy Li, whose eponymous line he has featured in Canal Mag. "You should go see Joy Li," he urges. "She knows how to design clothes."

Scratch Pastries
7620 E. Indian School Rd.
480-947-0057
scratchpastries.com

AZ88
7353 Scottsdale Mall
480-994-5576
AZ88

Knight Rise
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
7374 E. Second St.
480-874-4666
smoca.org.

Covet
4234 N. Craftsman Ct.
480-949-3000
Covetm

Studio Joy Li
7144 E. Stetson Dr.
480-947-7676
joyli.net

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URBAN SPRAWL

In Phoenix, the stretch along the north side of Camelback just west of Central Avenue, which is anchored by the great local music store Stinkweeds, offers multiple delights, including sweet jewelry, hand-picked new and vintage clothing, and baby gear at Frances, and toys — plus art — for the hip kid in you at Red Hot Robot, a "toy gallery and cultureshop."

Stinkweeds
12 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
602-248-9461

Frances
10 W. Camelback Rd.
602-279-5467
francesvintage.co

Red Hot Robot
14 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
602-264-8560
redhotrobot.net

Just a stone's throw east on Camelback is Red Modern Furniture, where you'll find vintage modern art, furniture, and accessories housed in a swank two-story concrete, glass-and-steel Haver building. Farther south on Central is Haus, which sells fabulous mostly modern home furnishings from a variety of names, including Jonathan Adler.

Red Modern Furniture
201 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
redmodernfurniture.com

Haus
4700 N. Central Ave., Suite 102, Phoenix
602-277-0111
hausmodernliving.com

Downtown Phoenix, just off Roosevelt Row, contains several gems, including Bunky Boutique, with its fresh, friendly collection of men's and women's clothing and accessories. And over on Grand Avenue is Devious Wigs & Things, which is like a visit to your grandmother's closet, if your grandmother used to be a drag queen in the East Village.

Bunky Boutique
812 N. 3rd St., #A, Phoenix
602-252-1323
bunkyboutique.com

Devious Wigs
1229 Grand Ave.
602-330-5794

Finally, for a little haute couture, head to Phoenix Art Museum to take in "Geoffrey Beene — Trapeze," a look at the pioneering designer's career, on view in the Ellman Fashion Design Gallery from November 7 to March 7, 2010.

625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
602-257-1222
phxart.org