Hip shops in Boston?

Hey all!
Just a college student in Boston - I have been wondering...
Is there any good hip shops in the city? I went to Coolidge Corner last weekend and found a nice Indian shop, but it didn't have all that I was looking for. I'm looking for a shop that sells cool vintage clothing, patchwork, eastern flavor - you know - hippie. ^_^(sorta like the garment district) I go to a local one in CT and could spend hours just searching through the store up and down (and not buy anything). I'm open to any and all suggestions. We all know Boston's a great walking city, so spending a Saturday walking from Cambridge to Chinatown, Beacon Hill to Brookline isn't an issue for me.

Thanks for your help!
~Shambhala

 

where do ya go to school? i go to school up in vermont, but live in boston...

umm, the hempest on newbury st. sells hemp clothing. pretty nice little shop. thats about all i can think of right now. maybe check out harvard square.

 

Hey thanks! I appreciate your suggestions.
I go to Simmons over by Fenway. Great School. ^_^

 

yea the hempest has cool stuff went there the other day... its pretty expensive though...

garment district is cool...
i dont know where else... yea check out harvard square. there are lots of shops... near central there are indian food places...

 

i was in boston yesterday..i had a great time

 

there should be a meeting sometime in boston of NE people

 

I agree. My friend just told me about this great tea shop in Harvard Square - no coffee at all. That would be a cool place...

^_^

 

a lot of cool coffe shops in cambridge... one good one is in davis square... but there are more if you venture beyond the TTTTTTTTTTTT

 

Before I left for the summer, I walked all the way from Brookline to Cambridge. Loved it. I love the T just because you meet so many interesting people on it. I'm hoping to come back a couple of times in the summer to do some more exploring. You can never do enough exploring in Beantown.

 

are you talking about Tealux? that place on Newbury st is a great little tea shop they have over 150 different flavors of tea and great portions on the sandwiches they sell for cheap.

 

Heck yes I am talking about Tealuxe. I prefer the one in Cambridge, just because it's in and out for me.

 

Try Harvard Square Cambridge

 

"the garment district. it's not a district, it's a store!"

 

I don't really like the tea at Tealux... I like ERC (Espresso Royale Cafe)...but I like the one on Comm Ave (on BU campus...where I go) better than Newbury...its more comfy and friendly and they play fab tunes. There's also a nice tea place in Alston...a few (3?) blocks past Super 88.

As for clothes...I def vote for Garment District...that big ol' pile of clothes is good cheep fun! You never know what you'll find. I found a whole outfit for $3.

 

Hempest is a good shop if you have alot of money to shell out. They have really heady pipes and some cool clothes there, but i must emphasize how expensive everything is.

 

Tealux on Newbury can suck a fatty... they wouldn't let me pee in there.

 

I adore the Garment District. I get so much cool stuff there.

As far as food, I love Felipe's on Harvard Square. I go to movies late with my friends in Harvard and have to catch a shuttle back to Brandeis. Normally there's about an hour between when the movie lets out and the shuttle, so we go to Felipe's and play board games. The owner sometimes comes over and plays with us too

My cousin's aunt owns the Tealuxe on Newbury Street, but I've never been.

 

I have to say, Ganesh imports in NBPT is great.

 

NBPT?

What/Where is that?

 

Newburyport
You can get there from North Station on the commuter rail if you don't know where it is.