Although it's frequently closed while the owner travels the world on buying trips, society ladies shop here for half-price designer skirt suits (DKNY and...
1628 W 4th AvenueEnormous parade of clothes from the hip LA athletic clothing experts. Expect to be helped by girls wearing gold lamé hot pants or similar.
872 Granville Street
Set up like an art gallery (or a posh skate kid's dream bedroom, take your pick), AntiSocial is a shrine to West Coast skateboarding culture.
2337 Main Street
Aritzia is the city's most service-conscious, trend-setting store for young women. It is a rite of passage for local girls to work here before becoming...
1110 Robson StreetYes, it is where models shop - for top LA and New York labels that are hot today, forgotten tomorrow. Don't forget your lap dog and massive sunglasses.
1036 Mainland StreetSide-by-side European designer clothing and posh housewares: what more could you want? Designer shoes and Kiehl's skincare, too? Well, you're in luck.
2788 Granville StreetOwned by the wife of a long-time National Hockey League star, North American and European labels found here are often Western Canada exclusives, meaning...
1189 Hamilton StreetThe wild and wacky New York designer brings her unique brand of flirty, feminine clothing here in one of her very few international shops.
1033 Alberni StreetTons of hot jeans and deconstructed sweats for the guy who is over Levi's but not at all interested in skinny black suits.
418 Davie StreetPart art gallery, part techno hub, part fashion store specialising in reworked military clothing… it's all cool at this tiny shop. Hosts regular parties...
183 E BroadwayAuthentic Edwardian jackets have been spotted here amid contemporary and 1970s finds. Consignment pieces are marked down 10% every few weeks.
310 W Cordova StreetThe Latino gangsta fashion trend dubbed 'cholo chic' begins and ends here with cutting-edge labels for tough guys with skinny hips and fat wallets.
1025 Robson Street
An excellent, established source for up-and-coming local designers, as well as international brands such as APC, Converse, RVCA and Red Flag Designs,...
3683 Main StreetWeird Japanese collectable toys provide wacky eye candy amid the club gear and streetwear.
1232 Burrard StreetThe younger Hill progeny have taken this clothing store, a family-owned institution that was once a dry-goods shop, to new levels of hip. One son grew the...
2125 W 41st Avenue