Social Apparel: Now on the West End, Too

If you need a sequin SWAG T-shirt or a bleeding Chanel logo T, I've got your store.

Meet Social Apparel. The store was once known as Cliquers on 34th Street, then moved into Manhattan Mall and became Social Apparel, and now has opened another outlet on the west end of 34th Street. I haven't stopped by the Manhattan Mall store in a while, but based on what I've seen there in the past, this new Social Apparel is the best iteration. Although yes, there are these...

... there are also the occasional Strawberry-esque gems.

Trashy, sure, but in a music festival way.

A perfectly cute dress and blouse.

There's also a wide variety of special occasion dressing, as you can find on their website. I recommend dropping by this 34th Street Social Apparel to look for an inexpensive blouse, a good little summer dress, or your ironic trashy T-shirt.


Social Apparel
255 West 34th Street just east of Eighth Avenue

West End Shoes: The Selena Gomez Dream Out Loud Sandals

Kmart is one of the original pioneers on the West End of 34th Street, but I always forget to visit their shoe department (probably because I get immediately waylaid by the Route 66). The other week, while checking out shoe stores across the street, I remembered to peruse the Kmart shoes. And happily discovered the adorableness of Selena Gomez's Dream Out Loud sandals.

Cute, cute gladiators for $16.99.

Scarf print sandals, so resort.

A great little beaded sandal for $14.99 (I crossed out the B1G1 sale as I can't confirm it's still on! ).

 Impressive, right?!

Kmart

250 West 34th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues

West End Shoes: DSW 34th Street

There's a lot of shoes going on in what I like to call the new West End of 34th Street, aka 34th between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. First to enter the lists was the Queen of West End shoes: DSW. Later came Payless, and then Footaction, but DSW regularly lures me westward with their designer shoe selection. Recently the Kurt Geigers were making me drool.

This mod-ish white sandal was seriously tempting me to break out the Amex.

The 34th Street DSW is full of designers, including a nice selection of Manolo Blahniks, Alaia Paris (really sexy heels in addition to the flats online), and Bottega Venetas, below.

When the store first opened, I wasn't as pleased with the designer shoe selection, but in 2013 I happily now cannot complain. Although looking back, how could I bitch with those gorgeous House of Harlow wedge booties up for grabs?!

DSW

213 West 34th Street just west of Seventh Avenue