Ashes Boutique
1st Floor 22A Jalan Telawi,
Bangsar Baru, KL.
Tel: 03 2287 7911

What’s in a name?
Young, budding female entrepreneurs make Telawi street what it is today - an area full of boutiques to dry anyone’s bank account and while we come by the truckloads with cash and plastic ready in hand (and sensible shoes to combat those stairs) it seems that with more boutiques comes competition. As a result the Telawi market becomes over-saturated with boutiques selling the same ol’ products as every other boutique on the street. So how does that make newcomer Ashes boutique any different?

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JUICE KL
46 & 46-1 Jalan Telawi 5,
Bangsar Baru, KL.
03 2283 5811
www.clotinc.com

Saturday 20 June 2009 went down as one crazy day. In the run up to the Juice store opening, the buzz generated over Twitter and Facebook was nuts. The culmination of founders Edison and Kevin and Malaysia’s Edwin Choong (Sole What?) burgeoning friendship and shared interests, the stores opening was a big deal for 3 reasons: 1. the very guys that kickstarter the Hong Kong sreetwear scene, bad-boy Edison and Kevin were on hand to officiate; 2. suddenly we could getting our hands on previously hard to get streetwear labels; and 3. with Bangsar already a fashion hotspot for boutique trawling babes, finally it looks like the boys will be getting  their own back as streetwear and men’s fashion in particular makes in roads into the area.

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MNEP
79C, Jalan SS15C/8A,
Subang Jaya, Selangor
manualepoch.blogspot.com

Shop, drink, party!
A café? A bar? A boutique? Turns out MNEP is all of the above.

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Badger Malaysia
18-M, Jalan SS21/58,
47400 Damansara Utama
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
T: 03 7729 3005
F: 03 7729 4005
www.badgermalaysia.blogspot.com
www.badgerinvaders.com

Indonesian streetwear brands get Malaysian representation and prove a fierce creature.
An indie streetwear label for men first established in Bandung in 1999, Badger features retro-inspired design motifs with a strong graphic attitude. Its line of tees, jackets, sweatshirts and accessories have already found fans in Indo bands Nidji and Peter Pan and it was that same musical connection which attracted Malaysian’s Zai, Farid, Faezal and Izzat to form Badger Malaysia and open the country’s first store.

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The Super Sunday Store
K04 Station Monorail Bukit Bintang,
Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
T: 016 947 1541 (Kioue) /019 376 8735 (Tha-B)
www.thesupersunday.tk
www.myspace.com/thesupersunday

It’s not how big the store is, it’s what’s inside that matters
Super Sunday Store owners Kioue (pronounced Kayu) and Tha-B have been running The Super Sunday Store for almost 2 years, but their movement within the graffiti and t-shirt designs circles is closing in on the 4-year mark. Kioue and Tha-B are also active in the breakdancing scene as well as event management, so don’t be messin’ yo. Their store, located at the Bukit Bintang monorail station may be tiny but you can’t be mistaking that graffiti influence.

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Sole What?
Lot S-098, 2nd Floor,
Sungei Wang Plaza,
Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
T: 03 2144 5811
www.solewhat.com

Taking your soles into another dimension.
Sole What? was created because they saw the stagnant progression in the streetwear scene. First opened in The Gardens, the store’s main principal was to bring in the unattainable locally. They cut the unnecessary process of bidding or waiting, making your life simpler to rock out your fave sneaks. Sole What? is the bridge between you and the gear of your choice. This streetwear store has definitely created a newfound awareness for sneakers, streetwear, accessories and the whole lifestyle.

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Barely a year old, Krookz has already created serious waves amongst the fashion conscious this side of the South China Sea. Owners Nizam and DJ Biggie know the way to the heart of even the toughest skater bro out there.

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Up springs yet another boutique on Bangsar Baru, this time catering to those hard-pressed and hell-bent on acquiring that latest IT clothing item seen on celebs splashed across the pages of tabloids all over the world. Be it high end urban wear like Ed Hardy, Hard 8, Double Standard and Miss Me to designer denim labels like True Religion, KL inhabitants now have a cove to trawl for these rare and exclusive goodies.

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Bangsar is deemed the fashion haven and Sevendays is one of entities making its mark since mid-November last year. The brainchild of two music-fashion lovers, local DJs Roxy and Goldfish, Sevendays is stylish, modern and classy not to mention chic.

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Zone5 may have been operating for almost a decade, but it’s worth the repeat mention. Having upped sticks from Sungei Wang Plaza to Berjaya Times Square, the skate- and streetwear store now carries more brands than before. [more »]