Denim Stores
A list of the coolest denim shops around.
A B Fits
North Beach - San Francisco, CA United StatesWith one of the largest selections of denim on the west coast, A B Fits is a fitting tribute to the city the birthed the blue jean. With their 30 or so styles of pants and jeans there is at least one pair for every body type. Clothing from...
Aloha Rag
Ala Moana - Honolulu, HI United StatesOkay, we admit it, our vision of the Hawaiian wardrobe is based on movies and tourist visits. So, Aloha Rag is at once a shattering of stereotypes and an amazing shopping experience. Aloha Rag carries hip, edgy "big city" brands--avant-garde constructions for both women and men that...
American Rag
Fashion Island - Newport Beach, CA United StatesSeamlessly mixing new and vintage clothing to create a unique look may mainly be the work of hip celebrity stylists, but with stores like American Rag the task got just a little bit easier. The store's large space is filled to the brim with new and vintage clothing and accessories. The...
American Rag
La Brea - Los Angeles, CA United StatesSeamlessly mixing new and vintage clothing to create a unique look may mainly be the work of hip celebrity stylists, but with stores like American Rag the task got just a little bit easier. The store's large space is filled to the brim with...
American Rag
Lower Pacific Heights - San Francisco, CA United StatesSeamlessly mixing new and vintage clothing to create a unique look may mainly be the work of hip celebrity stylists, but with stores like American Rag the task got just a little bit easier. The store's large space is filled to the brim with...
An Earnest Cut & Sew
Meatpacking District - New York, NY United StatesNow this is what we call a flagship. Popular high-end denim manufacturer Earnest Sewn opened An Earnest Cut and Sew as a demonstration of their dedication to high-quality denim. Besides the full line of Earnest Sewn denim, look for the An Earnest...
August
Rockridge - Oakland, CA United StatesIn August you'll find a shop where the hip, zen surroundings are perfectly in tune with the clothing and accessories. Laid out in an impossibly long shelf one side is denim from some of the finest manufacturers. On the other side are...
Blue in Green
SoHo - New York, NY United StatesThe typical Blue in Green customer will not only care a particular pair of jeans are blue but also what sort of indigo dye was used, what type of loom the fabric was woven on and what weight fabric was produced. The denim specialist won't...
Claude Maus
Downtown - Melbourne, Victoria AustraliaReader Suggested: One on the best labels to come out of Melbourne, Australia. Has a huge cult following. Amazing leather pieces all produced in Australia. Cut Copy wears the label and is one of Claude's biggest fans. It's an amazing space, in a heritage listed building in Melbourne.
Context
Downtown - Madison, WI United StatesReader Suggested: Context has become one of the leaders in breaking exclusive premium denim brands in the US. They were the first North American retailer of Australian selvage denim line Imperial, and are currently the only North American retailer of French denim label Atelier La Durance. Context is the only...
Denim Bar
Bethesda - Bethesda, MD United StatesReader Suggested: Labeled one of the top 100 stores in the US in 2006 by GQ magazine, this denim boutique serves not only the most premium, hip denim in the area, but also a bottle of beer or glass of wine while you shop. Mauro Farinelli has quickly put his stamp on the East Coast as the go-to guy for...
Denim Bar
Pentagon Row - Arlington, VA United StatesReader Suggested: Labeled one of the top 100 stores in the US in 2006 by GQ magazine, this denim boutique serves not only the most premium, hip denim in the area, but also a bottle of beer or glass of wine while you shop. Mauro Farinelli has quickly put his stamp on the East Coast as the go-to guy for...
Denim Revival
Third Street - Los Angeles, CA United StatesIn the day and age of designer (and expensive) denim, only the foolish would sacrifice their denim to bad tailoring. As the name implies, Denim Revival (formerly Denim Doctors) is here to fix whatever ails your denim. They can do anything you...
Famous Friends
East Village - New York, NY United StatesStart with the denim. For Famous Friends, a hip casual wardrobe starts with a fine pair of jeans. And they have several examples of such: raw selvedge denim from Scandinavia, high-end denim from Levi's, a selection from Japan's most...
Holllywood Trading Company
Mid City/Beverly - Los Angeles, CA United StatesHollywood Trading Company could have opened a shop with their extensive line belts and buckles and called it a day. Instead they decided to assemble clothing from some of the most interesting young labels from around the world to share their...
Jake
Winnetka - Winnetka, IL United StatesThere are surely some who will sneer at the prices Jake asks for it's selection of casuals--denim, T-shirts, button-downs and sweaters. But if you're looking for that T-shirt in GQ or those jeans in Lucky this is where to go. Hip, sought after denim, the T-shirt brands those pesky New...
Jake
Gold Coast/Streeterville - Chicago, IL United StatesThere are surely some who will sneer at the prices Jake asks for it's selection of casuals--denim, T-shirts, button-downs and sweaters. But if you're looking for that T-shirt in GQ or those jeans in Lucky this is where to go. Hip, sought...
Jake
Lakeview/Wrigleyville - Chicago, IL United StatesThere are surely some who will sneer at the prices Jake asks for it's selection of casuals--denim, T-shirts, button-downs and sweaters. But if you're looking for that T-shirt in GQ or those jeans in Lucky this is where to go. Hip, sought...
Jean Shop
Meatpacking District - New York, NY United StatesThere's something to be said for going to the source. With designers coming out of the woodworks to present their interpretation of distressed jeans to sell to consumers for an ungodly sum, Jean Shop offers a more hands-on approach. Walk in,...
Oak
NoHo - New York, NY United StatesThe best clothing shops are really good filters. It's one thing to seek out and stock the hippest labels. It's another thing entirely to irreverently edit these lines to find those handful of pieces that are both stylish and versatile,...
Elsewhere
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- Hint Mag
- IHT Style
- JC Report
- LA.com Shopping
- Men.Style.com
- NY Mag Fashion
- NY Times Fashion & Style
- Refinery 29
- Style.com
- Superfuture