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With 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...
Okay, 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...
Seamlessly 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...
Seamlessly 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...
Seamlessly 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...
Now 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...
In 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...
The 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
In 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...
Start 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...
Hollywood 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...
There 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...
There 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...
There 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...
There'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,...
There'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,...
The 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...
The 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...
Reader Suggested:
Self Edge is the San Francisco version of Blue In Green and Denim Bar. Walking along the hip Valencia Street/18th, you will see this store stacking many different Japanese denim labels, KMW, Skull,...
From its beginning as the outpost to find all of New York promising young designers, Steven Alan slowly started nurturing its own line, which begun as a small collection of quality, utilitarian...
Everything is, generally, stylish at Steven Alan Annex. The general store of chic stocks men's and women's clothing and accessories, along with home products and an apothecary. As any...
From its beginning as the outpost to find all of New York promising young designers, Steven Alan slowly started nurturing its own line, which begun as a small collection of quality, utilitarian...
Très Bien indeed. Who knew a shop first opened in southern Sweden could become HQ for promising young designers in Europe? Situated close to the young designer hotbeds of Stockholm, Copenhagen and...
Très Bien indeed. Who knew a shop first opened in southern Sweden could become HQ for promising young designers in Europe? Situated close to the young designer hotbeds of Stockholm, Copenhagen and...
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A B Fits
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With 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 Europe, Asia and America includes something for every taste. The original North Beach location has a laid back, beatnic vibe with stylish, casual clothes...
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Address:1519 Grant Avenue
San Francisco CA 94133
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-982-5726
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-6:30 Sun: 12-6
Aloha Rag
Okay, 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 are more often associated with New York or Tokyo. If you're too caught up in the tourist thing...
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Address:1221 Kapiolani Boulevard #115
Honolulu HI 96814
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-808-589-2050
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 11-6
American Rag
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Seamlessly 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 eerily well-organized vintage section has large selections of button down shirts, jackets, suit pants...
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Address:1305 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco CA 94109
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-474-5214
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-9 Sun: 12-7
American Rag
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Seamlessly 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 eerily well-organized vintage section has large selections of button down shirts, jackets, suit pants...
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Address:150 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-474-5214
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-9 Sun: 12-7
American Rag
Seamlessly 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 eerily well-organized vintage section has large selections of button down shirts, jackets, suit pants...
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Address:953 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach CA 92660
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-949-760-1510
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-9 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-6
An Earnest Cut & Sew
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Now 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 Cut & Sew line of more high-end, specialized denim jackets and jeans or for the ultimate treatment have a pair custom-made (using Japanese...
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Address:821 Washington Street
New York NY 10079
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-242-3414
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 11-8 Sun: 11-7
August
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In 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 minimal pieces from Belgian designers and quality, organic basics. In between and all around are selected separates, accessories and such. A $800 coat...
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Address:5410 College Avenue
Oakland CA 94618
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-510-652-2711
Blue in Green
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The 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 carry the denim brands that American magazines typically cover but instead focuses on the product of (mostly) Japanese companies for whom jean quality...
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Address:8 Greene Street
New York NY 10013
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-680-0555
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-8 Sat-Sun: 12-7
Claude Maus
Reader 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.
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Address:19 Manchester Lane
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 61-9654-9844
Context
Reader 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 store featuring Kicking Mule Workshop's $600 AWA denim produced in a limited batch of 50 total...
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Address:113 King Street
Madison WI 53703
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-608-250-0113
Hours: Mon-Wed: 12-5 Thu-Sat: 12-9 Sun: 12-3
Denim Bar
Reader 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 today's cutting edge fashion. Tsubi, Nudie, Surface to Air, APC, Levi's Premium, Rag and Bone,...
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Address:1101 South Joyce Street
Arlington VA 22202
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-703-414-8202
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-9 Sun: 10-6
Denim Bar
Reader 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 today's cutting edge fashion. Tsubi, Nudie, Surface to Air, APC, Levi's Premium, Rag and Bone,...
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Address:4939 Cordell Avenue
Bethesda MD 20814
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-301-986-5260
Hours: Mon-Wed: 10-7 Thu-Fri: 10-8 Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-6
Denim Revival
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In 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 want to your jeans--hem it, rip it up, age it or de-age it, or just hem it. As you're getting your denim doctored, you will get an education in...
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Address:
8044 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles CA 90048
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-852-0171
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-4
Famous Friends
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Start 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 revered denim lines. Jeans in hand, complete the look with a T-shirt or two, a pair of sneakers and some sharp accessories. T-shirts are distinctive,...
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Address:616 East 9th Street
New York NY 10003
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-460-9094
Hours: Mon: 3-8 Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 1-8 Sun: 12-7
Holllywood Trading Company
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Hollywood 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 low-key space with space with them. Clothing for men and women is casual, cool and even avant-garde at times. Menswear puts a fresh twist on classic shirts...
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Address:7383 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90036
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-964-0080
Jake
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There 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 York boutiques like to carry, the better casuals line from LA, tiny up-and-coming shoes and bags...
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Address:3740 North Southport Avenue
Chicago IL 60613
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-773-929-5253
Hours: Mon-Fri: 11-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5
Jake
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There 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 York boutiques like to carry, the better casuals line from LA, tiny up-and-coming shoes and bags...
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Address:939 Rush Street
Chicago IL 60611
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-312-664-5553
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-7 Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5
Jake
There 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 York boutiques like to carry, the better casuals line from LA, tiny up-and-coming shoes and bags...
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Address:565 Lincoln Avenue
Winnetka IL 60093
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-847-501-5252
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed
Jean Shop
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There'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, pick from a few of the shop's own jeans for men and women, made from premium Japanese denim. Then pick how you want it distressed or leave it...
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Address:435 14th Street
New York NY 10014
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-366-5326
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 1-6
Jean Shop
There'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, pick from a few of the shop's own jeans for men and women, made from premium Japanese denim. Then pick how you want it distressed or leave it...
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Address:24 West Broadway
New York NY 10012
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-334-5822
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6
Oak
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The 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, today and next year. And that's what Oak does. First to go are impractical colors--maybe 75% of the store is black and various shades of gray....
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Address:208 North 8th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-718-782-0521
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Fri: 1-7 Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-6
Oak
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The 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, today and next year. And that's what Oak does. First to go are impractical colors--maybe 75% of the store is black and various shades of gray....
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Address:28 Bond Street
New York NY 10012
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Self Edge
Reader Suggested: Self Edge is the San Francisco version of Blue In Green and Denim Bar. Walking along the hip Valencia Street/18th, you will see this store stacking many different Japanese denim labels, KMW, Skull, Iron Heart, Sugarcane, Samurai, etc... Great store.
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Address:714 Valencia Street
San Francisco CA 94110
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-558-0658
Steven Alan
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From its beginning as the outpost to find all of New York promising young designers, Steven Alan slowly started nurturing its own line, which begun as a small collection of quality, utilitarian men's button down shirts. Now we have a full lifestyle collection encompassing men's and women's clothing and accessories, including everything from underwear to suit jackets, all of it...
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Address:229 Elizabeth Street
New York NY 10012
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-226-7482
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11:30-7 Sun: 12-6
Steven Alan Annex
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Everything is, generally, stylish at Steven Alan Annex. The general store of chic stocks men's and women's clothing and accessories, along with home products and an apothecary. As any proper general store would, Steven Alan carries clothing for all occasions. There are plenty of nice jeans, funky T-shirts, and pretty tops, along with neckties, little black dresses and button-downs....
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Address:103 Franklin Street
New York NY 10013
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-334-0692
Hours: Mon-Wed: 12-7 Thu: 12-8 Fri-Sun: 12-7
Steven Alan Outlet
From its beginning as the outpost to find all of New York promising young designers, Steven Alan slowly started nurturing its own line, which begun as a small collection of quality, utilitarian men's button down shirts. Now we have a full lifestyle collection encompassing men's and women's clothing and accessories, including everything from underwear to suit jackets, all of it...
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Address:465 Amsterdam Avenue
New York NY 10024
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-595-8451
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-6
Très Bien
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Très Bien indeed. Who knew a shop first opened in southern Sweden could become HQ for promising young designers in Europe? Situated close to the young designer hotbeds of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Berlin, the store finds designs bursting with creativity and energy. Men can find spot on graphic T-shirts and colorful footwear. Women can find arty print dresses, svelte modern tops and edgy...
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Address:Karlsgatan 10
252 24 Helsingborg
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 46-(0)42-13-00-32
Très Bien
Très Bien indeed. Who knew a shop first opened in southern Sweden could become HQ for promising young designers in Europe? Situated close to the young designer hotbeds of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Berlin, the store finds designs bursting with creativity and energy. Men can find spot on graphic T-shirts and colorful footwear. Women can find arty print dresses, svelte modern tops and edgy...
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Address:Friisgatan 14
211 46 Malmö
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
