Fashion boutiques and concept stores are curated retail spaces that often carry trend-forward, designer, or avant-garde fashion, sometimes blending fashion, art, and culture in one experience.
Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo founded Dover Street Market (London, Tokyo, LA and NYC) to offer global fashion boutiques and concept stores.
Avant-garde, high fashion, and underground labels all exist within one system.
Brands such as Rick Owens, Marine Serre, CDG, and Bode can all be found.
L’Exception (Paris)
Focuses on French designers and sustainable fashion practices.
Emerging and upscale brands with a Parisian aesthetic.
Brands Available: Ami Paris, Jacquemus, and Veja
Harajuku-based boutique with street-luxury flair.
High-energy youth fashion and collaborations
Brands Including Alyx, Ambush and MISBHV.
The Webster (Miami, LA, NYC and Houston) embodies luxury with an eye towards fashion-editorial appeal.
It provides both top-tier designer brands and emerging names in apparel.
Brands Available: Balmain, Loewe, Area and Cult Gaia
Voo Store (Berlin) Showcasing Berlin-style aesthetic with unisex appeal
Find fashion, art, and lifestyle items here.
Dries Van Noten, Martine Rose & Our Legacy Brands.
Nitty Gritty (Stockholm) | Swedish minimalism meets rugged streetwear
Subtle yet exquisite pieces make up this exquisite, carefully curated display.
Brands Offered Include A.P.C., Norse Projects and Margaret Howell
Why Shop Here? : Clock on up emerging designers before they become mainstream! Among these stores are stores where emerging designers may soon go mainstream!
Find limited-edition or exclusive capsule collections available now.
Discover a blend of fashion, art and lifestyle in one location.
Discover regional fashion (e.g., Tokyo streetwear and Parisian chic).
What Influences Perceptions of Attractivity?
Culture: Some societies associate fuller figures with wealth, health, and fertility, while in other cultures, slimmness is idealized.
Trends: Beauty ideals often change — for example, curvier hourglass figures may now be popular while thin, waif-like bodies were ideal in the 90s.