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Vintage dog coats from the fifties. Folk art from the Czech Republic. And for Passover, toy bones emblazoned with the word kosher. Welcome to the Four Paws Club, a 450-square-foot dog-and-cat boutique that's so jam-packed it feels like a small-town general store à la Little House on the Prairie. You'll also find celebs rummaging about. Gwyneth Paltrow stops by regularly with her dog, Holden. Faye Dunaway was spotted buying a bagful of treats. And if you can't find it, owner Laura Bilyeu will have it made for you. She recently commissioned Sergio Duque, a member of Diane Von Furstenberg's design team, to create a one-of-a-kind coat (think Diesel for dogs) for a 170-pound Irish wolfhound. As for those vintage coats, there were only two left when we stopped by. But don't worry. The Harry Barker Company was so inspired by Bilyeu's finds that it's making knockoffs that Four Paws is selling for just $40.

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