Our Favorite Shops in the Heights
Lindsey and Skye Vila
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Saint Lo Boutique
Some days you just want to look cute, but also comfortable—there’s still a pandemic, after all. Enter Saint Lo. This three-year-old Heights Mercantile spot, named for owners Skye and Lindsay Vila’s daughter, Lola, is the acme of contemporary, upscale, and casual style. Plus, the Vilas hand-pick every item they sell in the store. saintloboutique.com
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Kind Collective
Stop into this bungalow boutique for ethically sourced gifts and accessories, as it stocks social-enterprise and nonprofit brands that promote fair wages and safe working conditions. kindcollectivehou.com
Forth and Nomad
Founded by husband-and-wife duo Andy and Morgan Sommer, this shop across from Heights Mercantile is the perfect place to browse locally made, hand-crafted gifts and goods. forthandnomad.com
The Pink Swan Shop
From work clothes to date-night outfits to activewear, you can fill your entire closet at this boutique, which began in Pareesha Gudipaty’s Houston apartment in 2017. thepinkswanshop.com
