A good day may turn up a second-hand tunic with a psychedelic print by fashion designers like Leonard, or a pedigreed lamp for just a few euros by the next "it" retro designer that no one has heard of yet.
Here, she wears a cotton, hand-embroidered tunic from Roberta Freymann, a moonstone and gold-vermeil pendant of her own design and trousers by Theory, which she snaps up in every color and style.
And Simplekonsepstore (No. 40; 62-361-730-393; sksbali.com) prides itself on one-of-a-kind design: limited-edition graphic T-shirts, origami-inspired bags and hand-dyed tunics that reinvent Bali's rich tradition of batik in totally unexpected ways.
Ms. Anderson — whose "Mad Men" party frocks, duchess satin lantern skirts, hand-painted tunics and princess-seamed day dresses can often be seen at events like the annual luncheon of the Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy — explained how her customer differed, say, from those who shop the Career Chic collection at Ann Taylor, lest there be any confusion.
Her felted wool denim jeans, painted trainers and hand-loomed tunics hung in cubicles like museum pieces.
Pavel was new, she thought; the child was shy with him, sticking close to his mother, one hand clutching her tunic.
They put on their big sideways hat, tucked their hand into their tunic, puffed out their chest, and marched into battle.
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — A shy boy with filthy hands and a shabby tunic approached the great man, bowed and tried to kiss his hand.
A handful of examples: an 800-year-old Peruvian, feather-patterned woolen mantle as fetching as any modern designer shawl, at Gail Martin Gallery; a Balinese silk ikat-weave woman's shoulder or breast cloth, from the late 19th or early 20th century, at Apsara Arts of Asia; and a 19th-century hand-stitched woman's tunic, from Bhutan, at Thomas Mond Carpets and Textiles.
His hand-painted silk tunics with long skirts covered in transparent sequins sold then for $1,000.
He clapped each of them on the back, smiling, and presented them with new bats, which two young women in military tunics handed to him.
