LA shopping for discerning young gentlemen

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This is the circuit of shops I hit on a regular basis for clothes in LA. I like labels like Acne, Nudie, Surface2Air, APC, Wings+Horns, and Band of Outsiders to give you an idear. Sneakers, bikes and skateboards are also big on my list.

 1. Mohawk General Store

4011 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 669-1601

Categories: Women's Clothing, Accessories, Men's Clothing

Neighbourhood: Silver Lake

5.0 star rating
  9/22/2009

One of my favorite shops in LA. Love the Generic Man / Surplus shoes and the thoughtful choices they made in the shops decor and what's for sale. Nice people too!

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 2. Opening Ceremony

451 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 652-1120

Category: Fashion

Neighbourhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood

5.0 star rating
  4/17/2010

Been to the one in NYC many times over. The LA shop has a much more interesting lay out with a lot of small/medium/large rooms. This allows them to create a considerable more curated / featured experience than in NYC. Its fun to poke around and…More »

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 3. Union

110 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 549-6950

Categories: Men's Clothing, Shoe Stores

Neighbourhood: Mid-City West

5.0 star rating
  4/17/2010

Post-streetwear its nice to see places like this emerge from the dust as a fixture for doing what you always have done, and doing it well. Their art/design/fashion/culture blog is really well maintained to boot. Fun place to go look around even if…More »

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 4. Supreme

439 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90189
(323) 655-6205

Category: Shoe Stores

Neighbourhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood

4.0 star rating
  9/22/2009

Check it out if for anything, the gigantic wooden bowl in the shop. Sick.

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 5. Turntable Lab

424 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-0173

Categories: Music & DVDs, Vinyl Records, Bookstores

Neighbourhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood

4.0 star rating
  9/22/2009

The combination of "stuff" in this store is deadly if your into the things they pedal. The staff could be complete A-holes, it could be up 4 floor walk up... I would still squeal like a school girl when I walked in the door.

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