Enormous 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 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 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 BroadwayThe 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
Canada's most luxurious department store chain manages to feel more intimate than ever, despite the opening of these swish, multi-million-dollar, 12,700sq m...
737 Dunsmuir StreetCanada's first, and most famous, department store began as a trading outpost for furriers in Eastern Canada. While there is still a fur department, most...
674 Granville StreetIf you miss some of the lesser-known international brands available back home, make a point to visit this small but well-stocked boutique. Owner Jackie...
2570 Main Street
If there is one store that sums up the pioneering spirit, raging entrepreneurialism, health obsession, body perfectionism and anti-establishmentarianism of...
2113 W 4th AvenueCanada's second-largest mall has close to 500 stores, including international chains like Old Navy, Baby Gap and Town Shoes, as well as independent stores....
4700 Kingsway