08-12-07, 08:54 PM
Livestock in Gastown on Abbott street should be your first stop. Next would be Gravity & Pope on W4th. Then there's the shop on the south side of W4th, a few blocks down the hill to the east that I can't remember the name of (it's some guy's name, right on the corner...)
after that, there are a number of little shops in Yaletown and Gastown that I don't know the names of, but you should probably check out.
Knowing what I know now, if I was starting my collection and unsure of what to buy, I'd probably start with a pair of white SS1's or white vins and go from there. UP's are fantastic and they were my first pair, but it's a bit like trying to hit a homerun without warming up first. You don't want to end up with fakes and you don't want to spend $250 on a pair of kicks you aren't sure are going to properly fit you.
If you aren't in the city, take skytrain into town, start at gastown, up to yaletown and then walk over to Kits.
after that, there are a number of little shops in Yaletown and Gastown that I don't know the names of, but you should probably check out.
Knowing what I know now, if I was starting my collection and unsure of what to buy, I'd probably start with a pair of white SS1's or white vins and go from there. UP's are fantastic and they were my first pair, but it's a bit like trying to hit a homerun without warming up first. You don't want to end up with fakes and you don't want to spend $250 on a pair of kicks you aren't sure are going to properly fit you.
If you aren't in the city, take skytrain into town, start at gastown, up to yaletown and then walk over to Kits.
If God gives you lemons you should find a new God