Manhattan shopping for discerning young gentlemen

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

 1. BBlessing - CLOSED

181 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 378-8005

Category: Men's Clothing

Neighbourhood: Lower East Side

5.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

This place is fantastic. It wreaks of ritual and attention to detail. Its like someone raided a flea-market / antique store for the best old-canes, diving suites, old maps and other weird crap. Then with a certain amount of finesse and obsessive…More »

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 2. Acne

10 Greene St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 625-2828

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

Neighbourhoods: SoHo, TriBeCa

4.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

Acne is one of my favorite labels. The store has everything you would expect. Thoughtful design, big selection of their stuff. Nice to see it all in person and in one place. People working their were friendly.

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 3. Dunderdon

25 Howard St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-4040

Category: Men's Clothing

Neighbourhood: SoHo

5.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

Holy hell. Can the Swedes do no wrong?

Discovered this last trip to NYC. One of the Opening Ceremony staff recommended it I believe. Its like Carhartt was taken over by tall swedish hipsters...

LOVE their basic hoody. Most importantly for me are the…More »

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 4. Opening Ceremony

35 Howard St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-2688

Categories: Men's Clothing, Women's Clothing

Neighbourhood: SoHo

4.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

Love their clothes, love the store. A must hit for people cruising SoHo for these kind of clothes. Good for boys and girls. Don't miss the 2nd floor downstairs.

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 5. Seven New York

110 Mercer St
New York, NY 10012
(646) 654-0156

Categories: Women's Clothing, Men's Clothing

Neighbourhood: SoHo

4.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

This place was a trip. Generally not my style... but appreciate the fashion and will probably find something here on one of my visits to NYC.  Def worth stopping by if your walking around shopping.

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 6. Odin

199 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 966-0026

Category: Men's Clothing

Neighbourhood: SoHo

4.0 star rating
  6/30/2008

Great labels. Helpful staff. Lots of stuff to pick through. A bit cramped on busy days.

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 7. Tsubi

219 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 334-4690

Neighbourhood: Nolita

4.0 star rating
  6/30/2008 First to Review

Love their jeans. The store is small and quirky. Staff was friendly and full of smiles. The two times I have been there was all kinds of stuff to look at beyond the jeans. Def worth poking your head in and looking around. Love the sunglasses they…More »

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 8. A.P.C.

131 Mercer St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 966-0069

Categories: Men's Clothing, Women's Clothing

Neighbourhood: SoHo

4.0 star rating
  9/22/2009

I love APC, and when I first went to the SoHo store the idea of walking into a large room FULL of APC made my wallet herniate. Surprisingly I found that seeing it all in one place just didn't do it for me. I prefer discovering their pieces in smaller…More »

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 9. Arth

75 W Houston St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 539-1431

Category: Accessories

Neighbourhood: SoHo

4.0 star rating
  9/22/2009

Looking for that perfect hat to take you from "hasnt he already worn that flannel 2 days in a row?" to "My what a striking hat that gentleman is wearing!" ???? Arth will sort you out without breaking the bank.

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