435 Best Places to Shop in USA

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We've compiled the best of the best in USA - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Golf Wang

Fairfax District

This flagship streetwear store on Fairfax Avenue for avant-garde clothing and accessories is by American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, Tyler, the Creator. Whether you're shopping for hats, sweatshirts, t-shirts, socks, or even custom skateboard decks, this store has exclusive collections.

Oaklandish

Downtown

The ultimate place for Oakland swag started in 2000 as a public art project of local pride and has become a celebrated brand around the bay, with clothing and accessories for men, women, and kids. A portion of the proceeds from hip T-shirts and accessories supports grassroots nonprofits committed to bettering the local community. It's good-looking stuff for a good cause.

Supreme

West Hollywood

Crowds of fans seeking the freshest urban gear wait in line for new merchandise drops that include shoes, shirts, outerwear, hats, and backpacks. 

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88 Tees

Waikiki Fodor's choice

Hip and fun, this shop stocks some of the island's coolest T-shirts, accessories, and apparel for women, men, and kids, featuring funky, retro Hawaii themes and designs. Bruno Mars famously wore a tank top from this eclectic shop on a Rolling Stone magazine cover in 2021. You may spend more time browsing—and buying—here than you might expect. A second location is nearby on Kuhio Avenue. Note that the store opens at 1 pm.

ABLE

The Nations Fodor's choice

Chic elevated basics are ABLE’s hallmark, which they sell in their stylish flagship boutique. Popular around Nashville for their simple yet sophisticated leather bags, clothing, and jewelry, ABLE is also known for their commitment to employing women in need, both locally and worldwide, to create their goods.

Agent Provocateur

SoHo Fodor's choice

If Victoria's Secret is too tame for you, try this British-based lingerie shop, which has a naughty twist. Showpieces include corsets, lace sets with contrast-color trim, bottoms tied with satin ribbons, and some fetish-type leather ensembles. A great selection of stockings is complemented by the garter belts to secure them.

Anthropologie

Rittenhouse Square Fodor's choice

The flagship shop of the locally based national chain takes up three floors of an elegant Rittenhouse Square building (once someone's mansion, of course). The sales floors that encircle the grand stone staircase are brimming with lush colors, floral patterns, and vintage and unique styles that offer a departure from the ordinary. Pretty jewelry, stylish shoes and handbags, and other accessories add an enchanting femininity to fashion. Head downstairs for the brand's BHLDN bridal line featuring an array of dreamy wedding dresses, elegant jewelry, bridesmaid dresses and more. Downstairs also offers a selection of Anthropologie's lauded home line, including candles, glassware, pottery, pillows, and mirrors. Be sure to check out the third floor for racks of bargain-priced sale items, and don't forget to look up at the towering first-floor ceiling of the onetime front parlor.

As Hawi Turns

Fodor's choice

Housed in the 1932 Toyama Building, this landmark North Kohala shop stocks sophisticated women's resort wear made of hand-painted silk or high-quality cotton in tropical designs by local artists. There are also plentiful vintage treasures, jewelry, gifts, hats, bags, and toys, plus handmade ukuleles by local luthier David Gomes.

55-3412 Akoni Pule Hwy., Hawi, HI, 96719, USA
808-889–5023

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Blush Boutique

The Gulch Fodor's choice

A Nashville staple and frequently voted one of the best women's boutiques in town, Blush specializes in trendy colorful pieces that won't break the bank. Their focus is on \"unique affordable fashion,\" and they definitely deliver on that promise. If you fall in love with their carefully curated selection during your trip, you can call to order your favorite pieces that pop up on their Instagram feed, even after you head back home.

Comme des Garçons

Chelsea Fodor's choice

The designs in this swoopy, gold-adorned space consistently push the fashion envelope with brash patterns, unlikely juxtapositions (tulle and neoprene), and cuts that are meant to be thought-provoking, not flattering. Architecture students come just for the interior design.

Dirty Coast

Uptown Fodor's choice

T-shirts and bumper stickers with the phrase "Be a New Orleanian. Wherever you are" deeply resonated with displaced residents after Hurricane Katrina. Since then, locals leave it to this shop's shirts, stickers, and hats to both satirize ("New Orleans: So far behind, we're ahead") and celebrate local culture in a clever way. The store has a Lower Garden district location ( 1320 Magazine St.) and a French Quarter location ( 713 Royal St.).

Emerson Grace

12 South Fodor's choice

This beautifully curated collection of women’s clothing features the work of numerous designers and is showcased in a rustic-industrial space matching the casual-chic aesthetic of the apparel. You'll find local and international brands in this shop that's been a neighborhood fixture for a decade.

Felt

Fodor's choice

Up-and-coming and established upscale women's clothing designers are artfully showcased in a space that's airy, bright, and uncluttered. The owners are pros at mixing fabrics and patterns, and putting unexpected pieces together with wonderful results. Refreshingly, staff put a premium on personable service, making you feel genuinely welcome whether you've come to drop a paycheck or just to browse.

Frances May

Fodor's choice

This popular clothing retailer is one of the Pacific Northwest's most defining trendsetters—a favorite of stylish locals who come for that cool, understated look (casual to dressy) that Portlanders are known for. You'll find made-here labels as well as European faves. Frances May also stocks jewelry, art books, housewares, and the city's own OLO Fragrances.

H. Audrey

Green Hills Fodor's choice
Nashville's Holly Williams (the granddaughter of Hank Williams) is a fixture of the local boutique scene, and H. Audrey is one of her beloved outposts. Stop in at the shop's location at the Hill Center at Green Hills for a thoughtfully curated selection of women's clothing and accessories, all presented in a beautifully styled space.

Hampden

Fodor's choice

One of the city's trendiest boutiques attracts the young and well-heeled, who come here for an edgier, New York–influenced style. Hot designers like Alexandre Birman and Rachel Comey make it a premier destination for the latest in fashion.

Hawaii's Finest

Fodor's choice

Prices are fair for the contemporary aloha apparel that makes up one of Hawaii’s better-known clothing lines. This shop on the Ala Malama shopping strip fits in with the Hawaiian pride that permeates Molokai’s culture. The modern designs and bold colors adorn light cotton fabrics and accessories, and the apparel comes in a variety of sizes. This is your best option if you're looking for matching family wear.

Held Over

Haight Fodor's choice

The extensive collection of clothing from the 1920s through the 1980s in this vintage store is organized by decade, saving those looking for flapper dresses from having to wade through lime-green '70s polyester sundresses. Shoes, hats, handbags, and jewelry complete the different looks.

1543 Haight St., San Francisco, CA, 94117, USA
415-864–0818

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Hi-Tech

Fodor's choice

This locally owned shop is a favorite among stylish surfers and landlubbers alike. Stop here immediately after deplaning to stock up on surf trunks, windsurfing gear, bikinis, or sundresses. You can also rent a surfboard or sign up for windsurfing or kiteboarding lessons while you're at it. You'll find additional branches in Kihei and Paia.

Hip & Humble

Fodor's choice

Look to this dapper little 9th and 9th lifestyle shop for casually stylish women's attire, from cheerful floral midi-dresses to handmade silver jewelry, platform sandals, and cotton totes. There's also a big selection of housewares and gifts, including handpainted planters, charcuterie boards, and detox soaking-tub teas.

Homefrocks

East Side and Canyon Road Fodor's choice

This shop features simple, yet exquisite, women's clothing designed by local artist Nancy Traugott. The natural silk and linen fabrics are colored by hand with botanical dyes, making each classic piece truly one-of-a-kind. Equally appropriate for a farmers' market stroll or a night at the opera, these breezy yet substantial mix-and-match dresses, scarves, pants, and jackets are certainly an investment but are sure to become staples in any wardrobe.

Ibu Movement

Fodor's choice

Artisans from 40 countries contribute the elaborate and intricate textiles used to make the clothing in this brightly colored shop that's nestled in a nook overlooking Lower King. Purchases support the communities where the clothing and supplies originate.

Isabel Marant

SoHo Fodor's choice

If you're after that casually glamorous Parisian vibe, look no further than Isabel Marant. Long a favorite of globe-trotting fashionistas, the tailored jackets, shorts, and flirty dresses are eclectic and sophisticated, with textured, deeply hued fabrics.

Joseph's

Old Port and Waterfront Fodor's choice

A smart menswear boutique (and mainstay of the Old Port) that will have you looking suave in no time. Most impressive is the shop's balance of contemporary, casual pieces and custom men's suiting.

Judith

Old Port and Waterfront Fodor's choice

Owned and operated by a former fashion designer, this well-curated concept boutique features high-end and international women's apparel, shoes, accessories, and contemporary housewares. The stock can be quite pricey, but these are high-quality investment pieces meant to build a wardrobe around.

131 Middle St., Portland, ME, 04101, USA
207-747–4778
Shopping Details
Closed Sun. and Mon.

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The Local Gentry

Fodor's choice

Spacious and classy, this store has clothing for every need, from casual men's and women's beachwear to evening resort wear, shoes, jewelry, home decor, accessories, and hats. There are also fancy fashions for tots and selections of original Lanai-themed clothing and accessories, as well as items from popular Hawaii brands. Proprietor Jenna Gentry Majkus will mail your purchases.

Ludivine

Upper East Side Fodor's choice

If you loved Barney's, then make a beeline for this high-end women's clothing store founded by French native, Ludivine Greogoire. Originally focusing solely on French designers, this boutique's inventory now carries many of today's fashion trendsters. Think Brandon Maxwell, Gabriela Hearst, R13, Emilia Wickstead, and The Elder Statesman, among others.

Margaret O'Leary

Pacific Heights Fodor's choice

If you can only buy one piece of clothing in San Francisco, make it a hand-loomed cashmere sweater by this Irish-born local legend. The perfect antidote to the city's wind and fog, the sweaters are so beloved by San Franciscans that some of them never wear anything else. Pick up an airplane wrap for your trip home.

Maryam Nassir Zadeh

Lower East Side Fodor's choice

A well-chosen collection of clothes, accessories, and objects from some of the most exciting independent designers in the world is on display at this minimalist, industrial-chic boutique. Try on a hot-pink blazer from Eckaus Latta, a colorful patchwork blouse by Sophie Andes Gascon, or a classic silhouette from Paris Georgia. Zadeh's own line is also available, and she sometimes stocks flea-market finds from her travels.

Maxfield

West Hollywood Fodor's choice

This modern concrete structure is one of L.A.'s most desirable destinations for ultimate high fashion clothing, shoes, accessories, jewelry, and fragrances.