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New Orleans Streetwear: Canal Street and the Four-Store Circuit

New Orleans dresses like it does everything else: on its own terms, with its own history, and better than it gets credit for.

Canal Street: Nouveau

Nouveau trades on Canal Street itself, the boulevard that has been New Orleans' retail spine for two centuries.

The Westbank: Nouveau2 in Gretna

Cross the river and Nouveau2 covers the Westbank from the Westbank Expressway in Gretna.

Metairie: Politics on 17th Street

Politics trades from 17th Street in Metairie, the suburban stretch where a huge share of the metro actually lives.

Lafayette: Phenom on Johnston Street

Two hours west, Phenom on Johnston Street extends the circuit into Acadiana.

Run it right

In the city, start on Canal Street; the Westbank and Metairie stops are short drives; Lafayette is its own trip.

The full story has the receipts

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

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