The Best Spots to Buy Jeans in SF

If you're looking for the perfect fit, you'll want attentive (and honest) service. If you're looking for rare, limited-production denim masterpieces no one else will have, you'll want purveyors of exclusive and often obscure labels. And if you want a quality pair of jeans for cheap, you'll have to be ready to dig through the racks. Whatever you need, here's a list of the best places to look in SF.

Updated: January 12, 2010

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Blues Jean Bar

1827 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123

This one-stop shop for of-the-moment brands in Marina also has honest sales associates who will tell you which styles make your butt look big.


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Bloomingdale's

865 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Even indie-minded, anti-chain-store girls scour the sale section at the Westfield Bloomie's for insane deals on designer jeans.


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Azalea Boutique

411 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102

This Hayes Valley boutique stocks a pretty incredible selection of designer and organic denim, with OCD-style organization.


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A B Fits

1519 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

For women who want something different than everyone else at the office, this import specialist will have the all the latest styles from Europe.


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Thread Lounge

597 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102


For dudes


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Self Edge

714 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

This Mission raw denim specialist stocks hand-loomed, "selvedge" jeans from boutqiue Japanese brands like Iron Heart, Flathead and Sugarcane that can't be bought anywhere else in the country.


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Boudin Bakery Kiosk At Macy's

170 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Though there's a Levi's flagship store just two blocks away, their jeans are much cheaper in the basement at Macy's--sometimes up to 50 percent off. Very cheap, considering they start at $60.


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Jack's

2260 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

This tiny men's shop in the Marina has one of the best selection's of denim in the city, plus a good selection of preppy-hip gear to match.


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Rolo SoMa

1235 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

The local men's fashion institution carries a well-curated selection of upscale denim, and major sales are held frequently--call to find out about the next one.


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Marshalls

901 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Not every pair of jeans needs to be premium. It may take a little digging but finding a quality, good-looking pair of brand name jeans for $15 makes it worth it.


For both


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Jeremy's

2 S Park St Ste 1, San Francisco, CA 94107

Find steep discounts on super high end designer men's and women's denim at this shopper's secret in SoMa's South Park micro-hood.


Villains Vault

1653 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

The high-end couture of the Villains trilogy has a large selection of the edgier, boutique-label brands.


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Montgomery Management Co

2123 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

Thrift store for a whole new generation buys and sells used designer clothes and trendy accessories every day--get a perfectly worn in pair of jeans for cheap