Comments on: Shopping Amsterdam | Tenue de Nîmes

By: Denimaniac

Denimaniac — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:56 +0000

Definitely one of the best!! If I’m going to have a shop one day, I want it to be like Menno and Rene’s…

By: Marc Tumson

Marc Tumson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:44 +0000

Michael,

Great call on Tenue de Nîmes! It’s a fantastic store, that is helping to put Amsterdam on the European Menswear map, but I have discovered that it’s only one of a growing number.

I moved here from Dublin on 30.Dec.2009 to make the most of the fact that I was able to work from home 75 per cent of the time. I was keen to embrace what Sam refers to above… “the canals, fries with mayo, and the…cafes” (though I think he meant coffeeshops – which is not my thing).

I was lucky enough to fall across a basement store just 200 metres from my new home – a real aladin’s cave: Edwin, Porter, SNS Herring, Our Legacy, APC, Rouleur Magazine, Nike, Levi’s, Hudsalva…the list goes on! Next time you are over you check it out http://www.290sqm.com/

Get in touch with me and I’ll even by you a beer and some fries at the “Lunch Café Waterlooplein” around the corner where are the Waterlooplein Flea Market traders eat and drink year ’round.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:45:25 +0000

please tell me you brought back home some cabourn. Cameraman jacket anyone? So sick.

By: Brandt

Brandt — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:44:51 +0000

The ironic thing about Lee is the marketing of the jeans here in the states..Anyone ever see that shitty television commercial that states “Why pay $100, $75, $50….for a pair of jeans??”

Yea, well the Lee stores in Europe sell ALL premium jeans and cuts and you cant even get them for less than $100 – Its bizarro!

By: derek

derek — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:20:12 +0000

I thought ALD went out of business over one season ago?

By: Joachim Baan

Joachim Baan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:15:48 +0000

Thank you so much for this post Michael. I’m really honored to see our little boutique getting featured by ACL!

By: unitedstyle

unitedstyle — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:07 +0000

It’s been years since I’ve been to Amsterdam. This just makes me want to go back even more!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:55:05 +0000

Thanks for posting this!! I will probably be in Amsterdam in April, and will add it to my list which already includes the Anne Frank house, the canals, fries with mayo, and the…cafes.

Good find, A Lean Continuous!

By: Johnny B

Johnny B — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:26 +0000

Great post ALC! I used to work with one of the owners, and it’s awesome to see him move on to this great project,.. and to be doing it with his friends, how much better can it get!!

What is really interesting is that some of the most exciting new denim shops in the world, Tenue de Nimes in Amsterdam, Burg & Schild (www.burgundschild.com) in Berlin, and That Store (http://www.thatstore.com.au) in Australia were all started by former colleagues who worked for the same international denim brand…
Thanks for giving the new guys on the block some ALC love!!

By: matthijs

matthijs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:54 +0000

this post is pretty cool. i am from the netherlands and for the first time i know the stores your talking about haha.
@tyler
episode is pretty good for vintage stuff and skins cosmetics is a great place to get perfume. bellerose (utrechtste straat) is pretty cool. have a good trip!