Best of Arlington 2024: Shopping

Reader Pick
Fine Jewelry

Dominion Jewelers

Picturing a personalized locket or a chunky emerald ring with an unusual setting that you have yet to find anywhere on the market? With more than 20 goldsmiths on staff, Dominion Jewelers can turn just about any gemstone dream into reality—“as long as it’s within the realm of physics,” jokes Rachelle Barimany, chief operations and financial officer for the family-owned business founded in 1985. If you can imagine it, chances are they can make it. One of the shop’s particular specialties is transforming heirloom jewelry into modern pieces that feel fresh while retaining their sentimental meaning. A local gem, indeed. –Adele Chapin

Other top vote-getters:

Ascot Diamonds, Boone & Sons Jewelers, Pavé Jewelers, Sacramento Jewelers

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Virginia Kennedy, owner of The Preppy Pink Pony (Photo by J. Michael Whalen)

Reader Pick
Boutique in McLean

The Preppy Pink Pony

You can add a monogram to just about anything for sale at The Preppy Pink Pony, including baby gifts, tote bags, key chains and ponchos—or bring in your own items to have them personalized. Owner Virginia Kennedy got her start selling ribbon belts and other preppy items out of the trunk of her car during her daughter’s horse shows and, before long, she had her own storefront. For 16 years, this McLean boutique has been the neighborhood place to score fabulous hostess gifts. –Adele Chapin

Other top vote-getters:

Fashion Exchange Consignment, Le Village Marché, Mesmeralda’s Gifts, Treasure Trove

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Lemoncello Boutique (Courtesy photo)

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Boutique in Arlington

Lemoncello Boutique

Other top vote-getters:

Covet, Current Boutique, Gossip, Le Village Marché, Trade Roots, Two the Moon, The Urban Farmhouse

 

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Vintage finds at Arlington’s largest flea market (Photo by Lisa Helfert)

Editor Pick
Flea Market

Arlington Civitan Open Air Market

From Fiestaware and 1940s bowler hats to gilded frames for your favorite artwork, this community flea market has it all on the first Saturday of every month from April through November. Starting before dawn, more than 150 vendors set out their wares on four levels of the sprawling 20,000-square-foot I-66 parking garage off North Stafford Street next to Washington-Liberty High School. The market routinely draws more than 1,200 bargain hunters searching for treasure, and vendors from as far away as Pennsylvania and Delaware pay $20 to rent a space, which the Arlington Civitan Club contributes to local charitable organizations, many of which serve people with developmental disabilities. –Barbara Ruben

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A bouquet by Company Flowers & Gifts Too! (Courtesy photo)

Reader Pick
Florist

Company Flowers & Gifts Too!

Other top vote-getters:

Botanologica, Flowers & Plants, Etc., Full Bloom, Galleria Florist, Stem & Thistle, Twin Towers Florist

 

Gift-worthy greenery and bouquets at Botanologica (Courtesy photo)

Reader Pick
Boutique in Falls Church

Botanologica

Tucked inside a little pink house in the heart of The Little City, this verdant shop is a plant paradise, and proprietor Sarah Langan Orrison fancies herself a matchmaker of sorts. “You have to figure out the right plant for the right person,” says the shopkeeper, whose inventory includes everything from low-maintenance ZZ plants to TikTok-trendy Pink Princess philodendrons, as well as a curated selection of jewelry, home accessories and garden tools. Orrison herself was the perfect match for Botanologica when its previous owners, Holly Manon and Julie Liu, announced a year ago that they were selling the boutique on West Broad Street. A devoted and longtime customer, she jumped at the chance to buy it. “It’s a dream come true,” says Orrison, who is now celebrating her first anniversary hosting workshops and selling houseplants, gifts and seasonal bouquets composed of vibrant blooms from local farms. “It feels good that the shop is living on and people still love it,” she says, “because I love it.” –Adele Chapin

Other top vote-getters:

Lemon Lane Consignment, New to You, Stylish Patina

 

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(Image courtesy of ABW)

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Appliance Store

ABW Appliances

Other top vote-getters:

Bray & Scarff, Glebe Radio & Appliances

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Framing Shop

KH Art & Framing

Other top vote-getters:

Art & Framing Club, Framebridge, Frameworks, McLean Custom Framing, Sterling Picture Framing

 

Reader Pick
Running Store

Pacers Running

Other top vote-getters:

Potomac River Running, Road Runner Sports

 

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Toy Store

Child’s Play Toys & Books

Other top vote-getters:

Doodlehopper 4 Kids, Kinder Haus Toys, One, Two Kangaroo Toys!

 

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