Hydra Leather and More

I love the vintage look. Another kindred vintage soul turned me on to this place, and I like it. Lots of cute clothes, from dresses, tops and bottoms to swimwear, accessories, menswear and even clothes for kids. I was definitely suggest trying on, as some of the vintage stuff, even though recently manufactured, is not true to size or stretchy.
A cool lady runs it with her brother, and they’re always helpful and nice. Great location too, easy to pop in when I’m cruising Congress street.

I love the style of 50’s Rockabilly dresses and this is one of the few stores that has them. Bought two 50’s dresses here so far plus a skirt and two crop tops.
First of all, what kind of stuff do they have? They have a mixture of 50’s Rockabilly/​Pin Up wear for women (dresses, skirts, tops, bikinis, etc.), fetish-​y sexy clothing for women (and for men? not sure, I only pay attention to the women’s clothing when I come here), kinky costumes like nurse costumes etc., vintage second hand clothing for women, some more regular fashion including some tank tops and stuff, some shoes.
Btw, I noticed that they do not get new stuff that often. They still have many of the same models they were carrying 8 months ago.
Price: very pricey. I cannot afford shopping here regularly. It’s really a treat. One of the dresses I bought here was $ 60, the other $ 90 (before taxes). One of the crop tops was $ 25, the other I forgot. The skirt was $ 60.
Quality: most of the things I tried on in the store seemed to be of a very good quality (except for some of the second-​hand items but those are also generally cheaper). The dress I bought there about a year ago I wear quite often and nothing has torn or fallen off so far. The fabrics they use for the dresses are relatively thick and sturdy, good quality. Can’t say that much yet about the items I bought more recently but my expectation is that they will be very durable as well. Also, I should note that the dresses all have a very good fit, at least for my body. I really like the cuts they have and I found it hard to get similarly well-​fitting dresses elsewhere.
Dressing rooms: their dressing rooms are part of why I only give 4 starts, rather than 5. They are very very warm. I think their air conditioning does not cool the dressing rooms and instead they put a fan inside. The fan, however, does not do that much cooling. I noticed that I started sweating while I was trying on clothes there recently. Other than that, the dressing rooms are fine. There are mirrors in the dressing rooms. You can take 3 – 4 items at a time.
Customer service: the employees are friendly and eager to assist you. When I first came there, they had run out of an item that I was interested in and they remembered to email me when they had it back in stock.
Btw, the store has never been very crowded when I came here.

Vintage sexy, classic retro sleek, steam punky western, rockabilly flapper, punk. All these adjectives and more can come close to describing the experience Of Hydra. One of my girl’s favorite stores to shop in, I had to pick up a retro bowling Shirt in honor of the «dude».
Old swing Music serenaded me as I looked through thrift store styles to world war era dresses onto full S&M boots.
Go in and if you’re into fun and have an open mind, you’ll find something you’ll love!

This is the coolest store ever. These guys have a great selection of new and vintage clothes and shoes. The customer service is great ! My wife loved the vintage repro dress. Definately going back. Downtown Tucson is the bomb !

I know I said this about the last store, but this is one of my all time fav stores too! I fell in love with Tucson at this store.
It is chock full of SteamPunk and other items like that. We plan on buying Ren Faire outfits here, and other things to wear every day. My daughter had to redo her Christmas list before we even saw half the store, and finally just asked for a gift card! She wants to buy for her brother here too.
There are really pretty blouses and dresses, really slutty stuff, quality material to plastic. Just something for everyone, well… everyone cool anyway.
Parking seemed to be easy access, and the store was clean and had several employees, one of whom climbed a ladder, even though we made it clear we couldn’t buy that day, because she said it’s best she knew for the next person! That, my freinds, is customer service!

They have an amazing selection of leather and cotton clothing. The owner is super nice and helpful. The place is also expensive and they don’t accept Amex. Good thing is that their costumes are durable so they last a long time despite rough/​constant use.

This out of towner had a great time browsing, and finding a crazy retro shirt that made my girlfriend’s eyes light up. The staff were super helpful helping me pick out a dress for my daughter too. Wild and fun — this fits the bill.

Had a slave take Me shopping here during a recent visit to Tucson.
Considering this IS THE ONLY store of it’s kind in Tucson (to My knowledge) I should be thrilled I found it.
It does have a nice variety of steam punk, retro, pin up, costumes, jewelry, men’s clothing, women’s clothing, and shoes.
However the clothes run small EVERYTHING in the store or for petite people!
I did manage to find clothes for a curvaceous woman with the help of the sales associate.
We were ignored by the sales team until they noticed I had My slave on a collar and leash and he was holding ALOT of merchandise and it appeared W/​we were going to spend ALOT of money. Then they paid us some attention.
Everything was overpriced and über mark up. But I guess when you are the only store of its kind in town, you can do that. Markup 300% is a bit insane to Me. But then again, It wasn’t My money, I was spending so it really didn’t matter. LOL

Well gave the store another try, and the person this time was in a better mood, we all have bad days…

I love this store it has a huge selection of very cool clothing. I’m not huge into fetish wear (went threw that phase years ago), and the leather doesn’t do it for me, what I love is their great selection of shoes, and rockabilly, and pinup dresses.
This store is one of the only that I have found that sells pinup girl clothing (the brand), and I love their stuff! This place really proves that Tucson has some very cool people.

Friendly staff, awesome stuff, lots of leather stuff, lots of crazy awesome shoes, Super cute piercers, belt buckles, jewelry, for a while they had every wig imaginable, they pretty much always have every type of underwear imaginable. I always stop in and see whats new when I make it down to tucson. I love Hydra and if I ever make it to Rome I will check out Hydra 2 as well! xoxo to the staff at Hydra!

Hydra doesn’t really fit in with the rest of Tucson’s shopping, and I mean that in a good way. This is where you shop when you want to stand out in the sexiest way possible. Pin up clothing, fetish wear, stripper shoes and funky accessories. Hydra has a little bit of everything.
This is the only place in Tucson I have found a decent selection of Lip Service clothing. They did piercings in the past as well, not sure if they still do. Staff is really friendly, willing to suggest items to go with other items or to just let you do your thing if you prefer…
The only thing I dislike about Hydra is how warm the dressing rooms can get during the summer months, and that you have to park in the lot down the street.

I love Hydra so much! My boyfriend actually loves them more than I do, but we usually go here every other week or so from Chandler and spend a couple of hundred on clothes. If you are into certain fetish clothing and shoes, this is your place.
There is a section in the back reserved specifically for shoes, which I love. Any kind of stockings you are looking for, they probably have them. I know because I love different types of stockings, especially fishnets and back seams. Many types of belts and purses are along the wall when you come in as well as hats. There is a case full of jewelry, belt buckles, and other whatnot’s.
My boyfriend picked out the coolest clothes from vests with nice chains to really nice Lip Service shirts and pants. We are big Lip Service fans, so if they are your thing as well, this is the place to go get it! The staff is super helpful and know us now by name. Margo the owner and Jose the manager will go out of their way to help you make some selections. GET YOUR ASS OVER THERE NOW!

This place is down the street from where I work so I have to shop here every payday, it’s getting ridiculous, but I love Hydra. I do think items can be overpriced but you can not find that kind of merch anywhere else here in Tucson. Hydra will definitely bring your sexy side out! I like the rocker wear, that’s just me, but you can go full out bondage outfit in here! whoo! I like all the purses on the wall and they are all about $ 20.00, not bad. The accessories are to die for and the best variety of platform shoes are here. This is a must stop for Halloween, too!
My last visit purchase:
betty page looking purse $ 19.95
mini skirt $ 19.99
punk nylon top $ 46.95