Shoes and Apparel

Mint Julep
A charming women’s clothing boutique with a selection of unique clothing, jewelry, and accessories from US and European designers. The employees are always knowledgeable and helpful in finding one-of-a-kind designer items.
6 Church St., Cambridge, MA

Proletariat
A vintage shop featuring used clothing, skateboard, and art supplies. Proletariat is located in The Garage, a former multi-story parking garage that has been renovated into a mall. It offers unique t-shirts (over 1,000!), jeans, and other thrifted clothing, holds a full service skate shop, and provides paints and art accessories. The store is known for the friendly and helpful service.
36 JFK St., Cambridge, MA

Berk’s Stores
A specialty shoe store that carries trendy styles for men and women. The large selection of shoes varies from the traditional to off-beat, low prices to high, designers brands to up-and-coming names… basically something for everyone.
50 JFK St., Cambridge, MA

LF Stores
A trendy, young contemporary fashion retailer as seen in People, In Touch Weekly and Instyle magazines. It offers a selection of unique clothing and accessories from US and European designers.
26 Church St., Cambridge, MA

The Tannery
The Tannery offers a large selection of shoes, apparel, accessories and outerwear with an urban, hipster feel. Brands range from G-Star and Nike to Citizens for Humanity to John Varvatos.
39 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA

Calliope
A charming children’s boutique featuring a collection of locally made and selected clothing for children ages newborn to 6 years. It also offers a wide selection of stuffed animals, from traditional teddy bears to exotic iguanas, as well as a playpen.
33 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA

Hootenanny
A hipster store featuring trendy, pop culture apparel for men and women. Their selection varies from Ben Sherman to Lip Service to Vans, as well as many of today’s other popular hipster brands.
36 JFK St., Cambridge, MA

Image: Flickr, Straightedge217

August 27th, 2009