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Three Trees
Hanoi
This specialty store showcases original jewelry designs by a Belgian expat. Showpieces in the front display cases are oversized, but still delicate. Designs often feature floral motifs (which balance out the chunkier shapes and sizes) in gold, interlaced with well-placed, small-cut diamonds.This specialty store showcases original jewelry designs by a Belgian

Tina Sparkle
Hanoi
You've come to the right place for gaudy little Zakka fashion bags and accouterments for the ladies. Run by jet-setting Hong Kong lawyer-turned-designer Christina Yu, the place is popular with Japanese and Singaporean ladies and has managed to cause a small stir in other international markets. Celebrities Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Osbourne (admittedly, not your typical fashion icons) have been known to sport an Ipa Nima creation or two. Yu herself admits that you either love it or you hate it. Her bags are creative, glitzy affairs adorned with rhinestones, metal grommets, and contrasting materials. They have two stores: a newly opened flagship Ipa Nima store in the south end of town, and Tina Sparkle in the heart of the popular Church Street cafe area.You've come to the right place for gaudy little Zakka

UZU Gallery I.T.
Hanoi
This intimate gallery showcases a small selection of exquisite lacquer pieces. Unlike most of the lacquer seen around town, these are multi-layered, multi-faceted pieces, which are extremely time- and labor-intensive.This intimate gallery showcases a small selection of exquisite lacquer

Van Hoa Viet (Viet Culture)
Hanoi
This hard-to-find little storefront on the southeastern edge of Hoan Kiem carries a cool collection of authentic hilltribe weavings, mostly from the Jarrai people in nearby Nam Ding, as well as copies of Christian statuary from the same region (near Ninh Binh and Phat Diem Cathedral).This hard-to-find little storefront on the southeastern edge of Hoan

Van Loi
Hanoi
You'll enter past one of Hanoi's classic banyan trees along Hang Gai into the interior of Van Loi, which centers around a large circular staircase and open gallery space filled with fine furnishings and handicrafts, mostly in wood.You'll enter past one of Hanoi's classic banyan trees along

Velvet Underground
Hanoi
This store carries an adorable selection of cotton summer frocks for children. They also have a fine selection of quality bed linens and other household knickknacks. One of my favorite pieces is a bucket bag made of traditional embroidered silk encased in clear plastic -- a perefectly stylish (and original) beach bag.This store carries an adorable selection of cotton summer frocks

Viet Fine Arts Gallery
Hanoi
Just north and east of the church area is this high-end collection of works bearing the authentic stamp of local painters. The gallery has an imposing storefront and an extensive collection.Just north and east of the church area is this

Vietnamese House
Hanoi
A good little collection of gems, handicrafts, small ceramics, jewelry, and antiques.A good little collection of gems, handicrafts, small ceramics, jewelry,

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