Threads of Time (446 W 6th St, 310-833-0568) has hard-to-find vintage apparel, while Cheap Vintage Inc has a huge inventory of bargain clothing and some notably racy mannequins in its window display.

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Window coatings that block UV rays also give the option of natural light while minimizing its clothing-fading side effects.

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Clothing and shoes were scattered through the concrete rubble, broken steel bars and shattered wooden window frames littering the streets.

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