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The Best Streetwear Stores in America, City by City

Every "best streetwear stores" list is somebody's opinion.

New York: the deepest bench in the country

Brooklyn runs four Woodstack locations plus institutions like Imax Fashions and Tom Dick and Harry. The Bronx is fitted-cap country: 4U House of Fitteds, Sneaker Bar, Capsule, Gravity.

Detroit: the most loyal streetwear city in the Midwest

Six stores deep: Krispy Addicts in the city, Cityman in Dearborn, 4Men and Fashion Bistro in Southfield, and Puffer Reds holding down Ypsilanti and Wayne since the eighties.

Atlanta: the tastemakers

Wish ATL and Nacirema were shaping Atlanta's closet before streetwear was an industry word. Sole Play out in Lawrenceville extends the metro.

Houston and Texas: the quiet circuit

Hook Up and Sole Lounge split Houston; JJ Boxx holds Dallas, Gold-N-Threadz reps Amarillo and Lee Baron covers Huntsville on the Texas page.

New Orleans: four stores most of the country has never heard of

Nouveau in the city, Nouveau2 in Gretna, Politics in Metairie, Phenom in Lafayette. The Louisiana circuit is the most underrated streetwear scene in the South.

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Every shop, address and detail is in the full guide, and the store map covers 21 states.

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