I'm just back from a few days in SF and while I was there, I checked out a few stores you should know about. First up, Harputs Market (1525 Fillmore Street) in trendy Hayes Valley.

More than thirty years ago Harputs Adidas first opened in Oakland. Over the years, business evolved; Harputs Adidas gave birth to Harputs Market and transitioned from slinging sneakers to providing San Francisco with an outpost for avant-garde and rare designers, stocking names like Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Pleasure Principle, Stephan Schneider, and a line designed in-house called Harputs OWN.

Harputs takes a pragmatic approach to design, concentrating on the development of select "generic" garments (a shift dress, sweater, overall) as statement pieces. Their creative process leans on curiosity and experimentation in conjunction with the various influences that inform our work: how each garment ages, how our customers react, and what new fabric we find. As a result, each piece is part of a communal effort and, thus, always subject to change. Their aesthetic is simple yet unconventional- intelligent pieces that can be insensibly worn. By pairing tailoring techniques and refined details with simple silhouettes each piece is complex, yet uncomplicated.

Read more about Harputs OWN here and check out pieces from their line here. Although the online shop only shows womenswear, a 1/3 of the stock in the physical store is menswear, including Pleasure Principle (they have the hottest tees!), Y-3, Margiela, and Harputs OWN.