San Francisco's Haight district is full of fixies, moccasin clad scene kids, left over hippies and punks and a motley crew of german and french tourists.
Likewise, the sidewalks are lined with used record shops, used book shops, second-hand clothing shops, smoke shops, skate shops, and funky eateries. Crepe Express is a tiny, pretense free restaurant slinging sweet and savory crepes, sandwiches and salads. Paired with sassy employees with take-it-or-leave-it attitudes, Crepe Express is a perfect example of the Haight's rebellious nature. Look them up on Yelp!
Doe, for women, men and children. Stock also includes housewares, stationary, bath and body products. doe-sf.com
Art covers all surfaces, from murals on shop walls to stencils sprayed on the sidewalks.
All the trappings you need to attract that hipster-sceanster-strung out crowd. These are the folk who search for hours through milk crates for one record or through the racks at Goodwill, Aardvarks, Held Over, Buffalo Exchange, Crossroads...etc. These are kids who value personal style, whatever that might be.
Along those same lines, the stores up and down Haight Street vary from modernist, sleek displays, like at Kid Robot. The all white shelves and floors and ceiling really show off the bright vinyl and packages that comprise their stock. kidrobot.com
to ramshackle, been-here-forever attitudes
In the San Francisco style, even the architecture contributes the the street's vibe of casual mix-matching.
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