Retro threads in New Paltz, Millbrook

I used to love scouring the racks at Beacon’s Closet in Brooklyn for cool vintage threads at cheap prices. But where to get my fix in the valley?

For that answer, I asked my colleague, retro clothing princess Christine Pizzuti.

Pizzuti, who describes her personal style as a cross between Vivien Leigh, and “The Little Match Girl,” recently scored a pair of late 1950s eyeglasses (see photo) at The Bottle Shop antiques store on Route 44 in Washington Hollow.

For great bargains on purses and hats, she stops at Medusa Antiques, on Church Street in New Paltz.

But for the motherload of vintage clothing finds, Pizzuti’s favorite haunt
is the Salvation Army, on North Chestnut Street in New Paltz.

Post your favorite local places to find retro threads below.

Rock 'n' roll baby clothes in Rhinebeck

My nieces and nephews (and their parents) have come to expect a certain level of coolness from me when it’s birthday time. For a few years my main source of hip baby and children’s clothes was Sam&Seb in Brooklyn.

But since moving to the mid-Hudson Valley my street cred with the little
ones has moved dangerously close to uncool giraffes and elephants.

Until I discovered No Sugar in Rhinebeck.

This store features baby and children’s clothing with an edge that reflects
the indie spirit of the parents who shop there.

No Sugar stocks L.A.-based Claude’s reworked vintage concert tees cut with
flutter sleeves for girls.

My favorite is the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers version (above photo).

Other standouts are the Kingsley T-shirt line that features art and rock inspired graphics.

I also love the Nagano Dragon raincoat by Tea Collection.

And for the mom who doesn’t want to sacrifice style for function: a Paulina
Quintana metallic leather diaper bag in copper.

No Sugar is located at 41 East Market St. in Rhinebeck. Call 845-876-6040.

Thanks to hip mom Jacquie Mastropietro for the tip!

Where do you shop for hip baby and children’s clothes? E-mail me at
kmurray@poughkeepsiejournal.com.