Brooklyn Industries shop, 8th Avenue

The fun and funky NYC clothier Brooklyn Industries has a particularly gay-popular branch in Chelsea at 161 8th Ave. (212-206-0477), open daily till 10 pm (till 9 on Sundays), and carrying a nice range of hoodies, handbags, wallets and accessories, dresses and tops for women, jackets and pants for men, and graphic T-shirts, sweaters, and the like for both women and men. Prices and styles are comparable to Urban Outfitters, but the look is distinctly New York. Other good bets in the neighborhood for fashion include Giraudon (for shoes), Universal Gear (for clothing), and Gallerie H (for clothing and accessories).