STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

someone else should add, but I will say that in Soho I saw a vendor selling those fabric covered headbands that everyone's buying here.  I want one now, so i'm gonna go back at some point.  Not sure on the price, but they surely can't be too much.  That was either on Prince or Spring street- there are still a ton of vendors in Soho. 

you know- i wish i paid closer attention.  all i remember was when I was in Soho thinking, damn theres a lot of vendors here.  Hah.  So they're everywhere in the city, but I think theres a good amount here.  You could also try Chelsea-ish, there is a flea market on the weekends there (sixth ave. and 15th?)- i see vendors some on fifth avenue between around 18th street too, and in Union square too.  But Soho has a lot!  I see everything, fake-o pashminas/scarves, chunky belts like so:

bohemian-ish big jewelry though not necessarily wood, lots of standard silver/beaded jewelry, those headbands, i saw a vendor that had some cool artsy prints somewhere in soho, this guy in soho that takes a photo of you and then prints it on the paper in this weird way thats kind of cool..I don't know if Soho is actually the best place for vendors, but to me it is because i usually am down there only to shop!  I rarely go midtown/uptown, so can't say much about there.