Custom canvas bags - yes you heard me…read more.. These guys will make you a simple weekend bag, shopping bag, or computer bag per your specifications. They only have three colors (black, maroon, and blue) of water resistant canvas, so selection is limited, but they do good work. Perhaps if you ordered your own canvas they could use that? I had them design a work bag for me with custom internal zippered pockets and some other pockets. Turned out really nice and only took two weeks. I eyeballed the measurements, so it turned out a bit too big, but that was my fault. "Measure twice, cut once." Whoops. They usually also keep in stock a couple different standard duffel or shopping bags.

Found this place when I first visited 12 years ago and bought a great tote bag they had already…read moremade. Fast forward to this past winter when my dog decided it would be her chew toy...I am back in Amsterdam again for vacation and bought my new one today. Love this shop and couldn't believe I was able to find it again! Wish you delivered to NYC!

Yay! Another great addition to the Van Woustraat! Everytime a new place opens here it gets better…read moreand better. I haven't seen anything leave that I'm not glad about and the same goes for the places that open here. Gathershop just opened today and I made sure to celebrate my Christmas holiday by checking out this place as soon as possible. The friendly British owner did a wonderful job with the interior of this place as well as the collection. I loved so much of the things she sells, and the best thing is; I could actually afford it! I bought a lovely ring for only 27 euros which is a great price. There was a lot of cute jewelry but I also loved the art prints and magazines, saw a few cute tote bags and cute kitchen supplies. The upperfloor of the shop is reserved for pop-ups. At the moment 'Rewind Play Fast Forward's vintage collection is available and it suits the rest of the more permanent collection at Gathershop very well. I saw a few very nice items and again, for very reasonable prices. I would really recommend this place if you need gifts for a creative lady friend, or if you want to treat yourself with something nice, but don't want to spent too much money, like at simular style shops in the Negen Straatjes. This shop is just as good and if you're not from this hood gives you a good reason to discover the Van Woustraat a little bit more (because it has so much to offer lately!).

What a lovely little shop! Has a nicely curated collection of affordable jewelry, home decor and…read moreclothing- one can feel how the owner, who is super sweet, carefully chose and selected the merchandise! Really charming new addition to Van Woustraat.

AMAZING H&M! As an American I am familiar with H&M, but this location was the BEST. They had sizes,…read morevariety, and several levels of floors to shop. The dressing rooms were challenging, as they were not on every floor, but the cash registers to buy were available on various levels. The building is beautiful, well lit and open with high ceilings on some floors. There's an elevator and some have stairs the higher the floors. The stairs were crazy-steep: we would never see that in an American store! The prices were spot on, my daughter found a sweatshirt for under $3Euros, which is amazing prices for Europe and America. Very happy shopping experience.

Really beautiful new location of H&M that just opened in the former building of Maison de…read moreBonneterie. It's enormous, spanning over 5 floors, and they've done a really beautiful job of preserving the original details and decorations of the Maison de Bonneterie. This is a new flagship store for H&M in Amsterdam, and what makes it really special (aside from the beautiful building itself) is that it's the only H&M in Amsterdam that has every H&M collection in the store including H&M Home. Admittedly some collections are there but don't have much space - I noticed that the H&M+ collection was only about two racks in one corner. It does boast a very large women's shoes selection, and I must say the dressing rooms were really nice. What this location definitely has over other H&M locations is the building - it's very spacious with high ceilings so that even on a busy pre-Christmas shopping day it didn't feel packed and claustrophobic. But I would recommend stopping by to have a look inside just to see the building, it's a beauty!

My all time favorite boutique in Amsterdam. Cool designs with affordable prices. I have her shorts…read morefor many years and keep buying more . Good quality. Send her regards from Sigi from California

Shirdak is a super cute shop to buy fall and winter accessories. It's in the same neighborhood as…read morethe Ann Frank Museum, so easy to find. They also can custom make your hat to fit your head perfectly. For example, if your head is too small or big or you just happen to have a full head of thick hair. They also have some super cute wool boots in there to persevere through the winter. You will come across some lovely shawls, blankets, rugs, pillows and more.

Cute little shop right near where the shopping street begins. Even then, it doesn't get very…read morecrowded. The best part - unique screen printed tees! I was told that the owner's girlfriend designs all the prints by hand. As such, they tend to be nothing else like you'll find in the city, which is good for your own unique identity. The quality is decent. The shop specializes in bags of all shapes and sizes and styles. My favorite was one that you hang on the side of your bike, but good enough to just carry around. Next to bags this is a good place to buy tee shirts. The range of sizes and colors is pretty nice for each design. Prices are average. I hope the design refreshes are frequent!

If you are looking for a local shop, this is the real deal! PARKARMA is owned by a local designer…read morethat in addition to her own collection offers an eclectic selection of hand-made goods from other artisans, from the Netherlands or around the globe. Common line is that all things in the shop are made in a responsible manner regarding both people and the environment. I have multiple T-shirts from PARKARMA printed in Amsterdam with water-based ink in organic cotton shirts. I got these for 20€ each which I consider to be a real bargain, and they are awesome. In addition, I have a "one-of-a-kind" backpack that you can fix on your bike as well. Really high quality. So in essence, if you are looking for original, unique, hand-made local gifts in Amsterdam, this place is a must!

A fashion company and fashion-label specializing in handprinted and hand-dyed clothing. Very…read moreexpensive, but a cool store to stop by and take a look (very small men's collection). You won't see colors or textures like this in many other places. In addition to clothing, they carry things for your house (bedspreads, cushions, etc). The bedspreads are fantastic but they cost almost $2000 Euro so I'll just be looking. I think this is a pretty unique store - although stores across the world carry People of the Labyrinths items, I think only in two stores (one in Amsterdam) can you see their entire collection in a single place. Worth a quick stop if you are in the area.

Recently, I've seen shoulder bags become really fashionable. You know the kind that used to be…read moreFanny packs but basically dudes would now hang them diagonally across their chest? Well, I wanted something like this but I didn't want it to look like a fanny back. Here, I found a bag that served the same purpose but was much more my style. I really like a lot of their stuff here, in fact, but I restricted myself to this one bag. The staff were also super friendly.

Nice shop to purchase some travel items. Every time I pass this shop I feel motivated to travel and…read moreexplore the rest of the world.