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SHOPPING
Colonizing the area's evocative old brick warehouses, the chichi Yaletown
shopping scene has some interesting indie stores and designer
boutiques. But for arts and crafts fans, it has to be Granville Island. It's
teeming with studios where artisans throw clay, blow glass and silver-
smith jewelry. A tempting array of shopping nooks are housed in former
industrial buildings. Head to the Net Loft, Railspur Alley or Granville Is-
land Public Market if you're lacking direction, but make sure you explore
as much as possible and duck down the back alleys to see artists at work
in their studios. Buskers also hang out here on summer afternoons, mak-
ing this Vancouver's most convivial shopping area.
Yaletown
GOORIN BROS HAT SHOP
HATS
(
www.goorin.com
;
1188 Hamilton St; 11am-7pm Mon-Thu, to 8pm Fri & Sat, to 6pm Sun;
Yaletown-Roundhouse)
This highly welcoming hat emporium can transform your tired old
look in an instant. An outlet of a funky US family-run business, it caters to men and
women, and the store feels like an old-fashioned haberdashers. Styles mix the classics
with the latest looks; you can't go wrong with a straw fedora, and you'll be up there
with Yaletown's fashionable blokes when you step outside.
CROSS
HOMEWARES
(
www.thecrossdesign.com
;
1198 Homer St; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun; Yaletown-
Roundhouse)
A large store with an entirely irresistible array of goodies for your home -
from perfect wine glasses to cool linen sheets - Cross has a continental, vintage-chic
feel to much of its collection. It's ideal for a rainy afternoon browse, but be careful:
