Bilal Abu-Khalaf

While much of the Old City is filled with tourist traps and cheap souvenirs, Bilal Abu-Khalaf’s eponymous shop has enough authenticity for the entire city. A third-generation fabric salesman, Abu-Khalaf gets his intricate textiles (some designs take months to produce even a few yards) from India and Palestine and used to have a special permit to travel to Syria to shop at Damascus and Aleppo. He dresses Orthodox Jews, Muslims and Catholic priests, and consults with Hollywood costume designers as well as Jerusalem’s elite.