Less 17

Everytime I’ve been in to Less 17 with my boyfriend, or by my self to do some gift shopping, Im always greeted by pleasant staff who know their stuff.
The selection of product is fantastic, and different that your more mainstream mall stores. The guys are great at making recommendations, even giving you the back story of the brand.
Now if only they could start carrying some lady things…

I often find myself having a fashion dilemma: I like to look sharp and stylish, but I absolutely despise clothing shopping. The last thing I want to do is spend a day bopping around from store to store (or worse yet — going to the mall) hoping to find a pair of pants here, a shirt here, some shoes over here, hoping at the end of it all I’ve have put together something worth wearing.
Enter Less 17 — my new one stop shop for looking so good! Less 17 takes a lot of looks and inspiration from skate culture and makes it a little more grown up. If you were a little skate punk back in your teen years like I was, there’s no doubt you had at least a few The Source Skateboards/​Snowboards shirts kicking around your closet. Now that I’m a little older I want something that allows me to blend in with the adult world, but dammit, I’m not ready to lose my edge. Looking good and looking like a downtown 9 – 5 suit are two very different things.
They carry several high end denim lines included Naked & Famous, Nudie, and Levi’s. I picked up some Naked & Famous Jeans. Super high quality denim that’s going to last you a long time. If you’re going to spend a lot on jeans, you might as well be spending it on the quality instead of the name brand. They’re not flashy — just really good fitting high quality denim. Any kind of clothing where the less you wash it, the better you’re taking care of it is alright with me.
For footwear they carry some cool picks from the classics. For you sneakerheads they carry Converse, Vans, Adidas and more. If a bitchin’ boot is more your style they’ve some excellent high end picks from Red Wing and Wolverine. Both so incredibly nice. I’m saving up starting now.

This recently opened (July 2014) men’s clothing and accessory store is located one block west of Tomkins Park, and it is a triumph of location and stock. I walked by on a brisk January afternoon on my way to fetch my wife and sister at Steeling Home when the display of VHS tapes (notably the Godfather collection across six tapes) and skate shoes in the wide window caught my eye. I decided to double back and take a peek: the hardwood floors, generous lighting and big mirrors definitely looked more inviting than the snow.
Although they are marketed as primarily a skate shop, it betrays their true colors of a catch-​all of great product. Once inside I was dazzled by the selection of popular and hard-​to-​find products I hadn’t seen around town before: Ursa Major face products, Taylor’s shaving accessories, Filson wool blankets and wallets, Red Wing boots. The helpful sales associate notified me of their basement: clothing! A huge lineup of Naked and Famous tops and bottoms, Levi’s, Filson jackets, Nudies. A veritable paradise for a gentleman of hipster dispositions! I ended up walking out with my long-​desired N&F 7 mm belt, and an Ursa Major face wash.
Although I was pressed for time during my visit, I did get a great vibe from the place and next time I am in the area I will definitely stop by to gaze longingly at their products.