The reigning queen of fashion, this Highland Village landmark is the place for serious femme shopping. Don’t let the overattentive sales staff (“May I get you a drink?”), trophy wives and designer jewelry intimidate you. Sure, River Oaks divas drop a bundle on the evening gowns here, but Tootsies also stocks more reasonably priced fashion-forward casual clothes. Plus, get in good and they’ll alert you to the fabulous sale days and maybe even hold a little something aside for you. And the shoe department keeps getting bigger and better. We’ll take the Charles David platforms in a size 7, please.
This article appears in Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2006.