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Argyle Street. the Buchanan Galleries and
St Enoch Centre are mostly stuffed with high street chains. but we don't want to overlook the number of excellent record shops in the area: Classics in the City and the legendary Avalanche (see page 23). both hidden amid pakora shops behind Queen Street Station. and the superlativelv friendly Rubadub on Howard Street. There are little pockets ol‘ cool all the way along Argyle Street. in fact. from Missing Records. jaw- droppingly comprehensive second-hand warehouse Retro City Vintage. and the Glasgow leg of Focus skatewear at the cit_v centre end to The Land of Odds. the new flagship store for the Oddities label (formerly of Edinburgh‘s Victoria Street) in Finneston. sharing lloorspace with The lvv‘s uber-hip new music venue. Meanwhile. the Charing (‘ross intersection might seem a strange location for a small vintage shop. but newcomer We Love To Boogie has cannilv marketed itsell‘ at the Art School demographic. with expertly- selected hipster gear. The Lighthouse Shop.
Lauriston Street, Edinburgh
The stock of thus brilliantly cool streetwear and vlntage menswear store is usually found all over the backs of staffers at The List. Great labels. great murals on the walls and great in-store events.
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Rose Street, Edinburgh
Where streetwear goes to grow up. Top-notch casual stuff and work Clothes for former skaterhovs.
Parnie Street, Glasgow; Argyle Market, Glasgow
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