Ecentric Miami Boutiques

Metta is a small boutique for the socially conscious customer. The store stocks ethically made goods with portions of each sale donated to GlobalGiving, a non-profit that connects donors with grassroots projects around the world to make a high impact. They stock everything from ornaments to aromatherapy patches and T-shirts to baby bloomers. Beauty products are made of all-natural ingredients while T-shirts address world issues like poverty, humanitarian rights and the environment. The shop carries the hippest and most unique ethical brands like Peace, Love World, Sir Alistair Rai, Tom's, FEED, ZEN Sei, and more. There's even a line of hobo Indian bags in which the owner of the line employs an entire family in Indian in order to produce the line. Prices are affordable with T-shirts averaging around $40 and trinkets around $35). Plus, gift wrapping is free.

Metta, 3435 Main Highway
Coconut Grove
305-648-0250

The W Hotel's new three-in-one concept shop, Therapy, features 3,000 square feet of retail space. The shop is divided into three areas offering menswear, womens wear and accessories. The assortment is a sea of casual wear including hoodies, denim and fedoras with brands popular brands like Earnest Sewn, Paige Premium Denim and John Varvatos and some other not-so-popular names yet like Mihndi a West Coast label of T-Shirts and Christys', a British line of straw fedoras. And when you're in need of some much needed therapy (after your retail therapy), you can unwind at one of the six hair salon stations for a mani / pedi, blowout or even a color treatment.

Therapy
2201 Collins Avenue (inside W South Beach)
305-673-9101

It's unusual to find trendy shops in the middle of the suburbs, but Viva Verde is a gem hidden in the neighborhood of Coral Gables. The shop is full of charm from its décor to its assortment. What you'll find are bright walls lined with vintage furniture and recycled shelving that display apparel, accessories, and everything in between. There are dresses, tunics, organic pajamas, beaded bracelets, teas, soy candles and water bottles. No matter what it offers the owner, Nancy Sepulveda, keeps orders to limit, so each purchase feels like a unique find. Additionally, everything in stock is either organic or all natural, including its cleaning supplies.

Viva Verde
4794 Southwest 72nd Avenue
Coral Gables
305-666-5202