Shopping in New Rochelle

Nestled between Soho and Little Italy, Posteritati’s expansive gallery space invokes the golden age of cinema with more than 9,000 black-and-white and Technicolor movie posters. Petite placards and wall-length signboards span decades and genres that range from the once-popular film noir to the criminally overlooked fettuccini western. Colorful books on cinema arts round out Posteritati's collection and share space on the gallery’s dark hardwood floors with a rotating array of autographed handbills signed by producers, writers, and stars such as Lena Horne. The shop regularly hosts shows and poster exhibitions that revolve around central screen themes such as politics, romance, and actors’ relationships with antagonizing laugh tracks.

The meticulous tailors at Custom Men handcraft scores of made-to-measure garments for both men and women. Each tailor possesses a minimum of 10 years of experience and uses traditional methods of design and construction, such as hand-stitching buttonholes and using an old-fashioned tailor’s tape measure instead of the newfangled ones made out of lasers.

The framing specialists at Galleria on Third design and build artful borders to accentuate and protect works of art. Visitors receive warming welcomes from the natural woodwork of the shop's façade. A consultation with a skilled craftsman helps determine the ideal frame for a piece, from antique mouldings to shadow boxes and electric fences to hold in mischievous portraits. In addition to providing museum-quality framing and matting services for posters and family photos, the frame emporium displays an eclectic selection of original artwork by notable contemporary artists. Galleria on Third also supports charities through annual benefit shows.

Julie Lindsey lets her passion for color shine through in an assemblage of baubles, which she curates to match the trends of each season. Her pieces marry semiprecious stones in understated combinations with gold and silver settings to encircle bodies in the gossamer strands of a range of necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Eye-catching prints and beaded accents characterize Julie's clutches and shawls, which add color to wardrobes and cause rainbows to go back to night school. The shop's selection leaps from the glossy pages of articles in such publications as O, The Oprah Magazine, Lucky, Glamour, and InStyle.

Inside their Greenwich Village studio, artist Jill Fagin and her team of deft artisans transform recycled aluminum into functional art and stylish accessories. Each piece of jewelry, Judaica, and home décor is handmade and carefully combines select metals and colors to create eye-catching items such as bracelets and stemware. Jill began crafting items as a hobby more than 20 years ago, and her products have since sprouted legs and dispersed across the United States, popping up on store shelves throughout the country. The company’s unique designs have also been featured at various distinguished venues, including museum shops, galleries, and in the homes of trendsetting metal detectors.

The shelves of Westsider Rare & Used Books overflow with literary works from all eras, including preread and antiquated titles that create a cozy maze for bibliophiles. A selection of fiction, plays, and children’s books captivates the imagination, and architecture and art tomes display magnificent works and expose the truths of Rembrandt’s robot twin. Westsider's modern first editions, wealth of signed titles, and an antiquarian collection delight collectors, and an online inventory allows patrons to search in advance and peep new arrivals.