Women's Clothing Stores
A list of the coolest women's clothing shops around.
Backspace
Hayes Valley - San Francisco, CA United StatesHaving spent its early year in the back of neighborhood furniture shop Find, Backspace was quite literally that. These days the shop has grown into its own pretty little storefront, but its underground sensibilities are firmly intact. Shop for...
Base
South Beach - Miami Beach, FL United StatesReader Suggested: The store carries lines by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and other cult labels. They also carry accessory lines by Martin Margiela and other less known labels (Erika Pena, Louis Moralis, King Baby) I find their taste quite stunning. The best part of their store is their taste in music. I find...
Base
South Beach - Miami Beach, FL United StatesReader Suggested: The store carries lines by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and other cult labels. They also carry accessory lines by Martin Margiela and other less known labels (Erika Pena, Louis Moralis, King Baby) I find their taste quite stunning. The best part of their store is their taste in music. I find...
Because I Love
La Veille Ville - Geneva, SwitzerlandReader Suggested: Very nice little store with designers from the UK, Japan and local designers.
Behind the Post Office
Haight - San Francisco, CA United StatesBehind the Post Office, a small store that's somewhat lost in the craziness of Haight-Ashbury, offers the fundamentals of fashionable living. Among its super-funky neighbors, the store is a bastion of clean lines, elegant cuts and neutral...
Bespoke Boutique
Downtown - Norwich, United KingdomReader Suggested: The collections are amazing, sourced from around the world. The two co-owners have bought fresh labels to the UK, they have a massive Scandinavian influence, with focus on cut and material. All the collections are designed to flatter! Very friendly and full of knowledge, the small but...
Bettina
Presidio Heights - San Francisco, CA United StatesBettina carries the brands carried by most other chic boutiques in San Francisco. But, what sets Bettina apart is their ability to introduce new brands to San Francisco. Among the usual suspects you are likely to find a small designer that makes...
Betty Blue
Pioneer Square - Seattle, WA United StatesYou don't want Marc by Marc, you just want Marc. You wish Yohji would have the decency to write his full name on a piece of your clothing. For those tired of diffusion brands but not quite ready for flagship brand prices, Betty Blue provides...
Bird
Park Slope - Brooklyn, NY United StatesYou're not in Manhattan anymore. Brooklyn based Bird, presents that other borough's idea of style. Instead of meticulously put together fashionista stylings are more laid back pieces. Peruse A-line cotton skirts in bright colors,...
Bird
Cobble Hill - Brooklyn, NY United StatesYou're not in Manhattan anymore. Brooklyn based Bird, presents that other borough's idea of style. Instead of meticulously put together fashionista stylings are more laid back pieces. Peruse A-line cotton skirts in bright colors, striped...
Bird
West Hollywood - West Hollywood, CA United StatesWith a plethora of clothing from up-and-coming, often European labels it's safe to say that this Bird has been around. Not content to let designers find the boutique, Bird seems on a mission to track down little-known talents a few seasons...
Blackmail
South Congress - Austin, TX United StatesScarred by cheeseball all-black/all-white concepts we'd seen in suburban malls, it was with trepidation that we entered Blackmail. The funny skeleton playing a piano in the window, that put us right at ease. The concept comes together...
Blu
Pacific Heights - San Francisco, CA United StatesThe hipper, younger sister of Cielo, Blu is less expensive and less serious. Inside the simple, sanitary interior, Blu lets their clothes do the talking--and boy do they have a lot to say. They come from all over the world, particularly Europe,...
Blu
Downtown - Palo Alto, CA United StatesThe hipper, younger sister of Cielo, Blu is less expensive and less serious. Inside the simple, sanitary interior, Blu lets their clothes do the talking--and boy do they have a lot to say. They come from all over the world, particularly Europe, and they make you beautiful just by hanging out...
Bond 07 by Selima
NoHo - New York, NY United StatesThe clothes are the accessories at Bond 07 by Selima. An extension of the Selima Optique mini-empire of eyewear shops, Bond 07 starts with a selection of Selima's downtown-cool frames and finds clothes and other accessories to match. Look...
Boutique Le Trou
West Queen West - Toronto, ON CanadaTo visit Boutique Le Trou is to get a sense of what fine Canadian clothing is really about. An abstract display will get your attention, a gallery setting will put you in the right mood, and elegant, finely crafted pieces of high-end Canadian...
B Store
Savile Row - London, United KingdomReader Suggested: B Store has long been at the very sharpest edge of London fashion. Opened in 2000, owners Matthew Murphy and Kirk Beattie started in a small unit on Conduit Street, Mayfair and soon began to make waves on the burgeoning London fashion scene. Designers like Peter Jensen, Bernhard Willhelm and Siv...
Butch Blum
Downtown - Seattle, WA United StatesEvery city worth a visit has its retail institutions. New York has Bergdorf, Boston has Louis and Seattle has Butch Blum. The store earned its institution status by combining old school with new, classic with avant garde. Old school comes from...
Butter
Boerum Hill - Brooklyn, NY United StatesOn our visit, Butter was doing its very best to stay low key. The storefront is small and the only adornments were two opaque screens blocking a view of the clothes inside. It wasn't working. The store was packed regardless, with women...
By George
West End - Austin, TX United StatesIf a certain Texan named George is not known for his style and sophistication By George almost makes up for it--almost. The Texas institution carries the cream of the crop in American and European designers, the sort of stuff normally only...