The Jeans Genie: Finding Your Perfect Pair

by Christine Liu - Citysearch Editor - 63 Reviews - 102 Lists

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Updated: June 18, 2009

Do you think Levi Strauss, inventor of the modern jean in 1873, would have anticipated the cult status of premium, well-fitting denim today? (A visionary, he.) Hit the ground running with these top jean boutiques in Boston, where making your booty look good isn't a crime--merely par for the course. Bring it!

Jean Pool

  1. 1 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Barneys New York
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    100 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116 (map)

    Curated brands of jeans are stacked at CO-OP for all ilk of label whores. Ladies can browse Stella McCartney, Acne, Loomstate and Earnest Sewn; gents are privy to Prada, Rag and Bone, Helmut Lang and Paul Smith. Get zipper-trigger happy.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Riccardi Boutique
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    116 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 (map)

    A serious denim destination for both the well-versed obsessive and the curious newbie, the back area of the lower level teems with pairs of all shapes, labels and price--to seemingly no limit. Fitting experts (they're serious, folks) helpfully navigate men and women through the likes of Ksubi, Original Fake and Stitch's jeans.

  3. 3 G Star
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    348 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115 (map)

    It's one of several chain denim outposts on Newbury (see also: Diesel, Lucky, Adriano Goldschmied), but this one is leaps and bounds above the others. The store's soundtrack is always trendy, the crew is super-friendly and the jeans--basic to future-forward--seem more innovatively designed than a space shuttle.

  4. 4 The Tannery
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    39 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138 (map)

    Denim fans can make a beeline for the rear of the store, where myriad styles of designer jeans are hung, stacked and fanned oh-so-nonchalantly. Labels for both sexes range from the tried-and-true (Paper Denim and Cloth) to the relatively obscure (Mynk), with plenty to distract you (skinny! raw! shiny!) for a good few hours.

  5. 5 1 Star Rating: Poor Pure Blu Jeans
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    1309 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446 (map)

    Flanked by sushi restaurants, a gym and Trader Joe's, this Coolidge Corner boutique stands out for dressing young women to the trendy nines in Brookline. Lined with designer jeans and apparel, the gang's all here, including Rock and Republic, Chip and Pepper, J Brand, Habitual and Hudson.

  6. 6 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Achilles Project--CLOSED
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    283 Summer St, Boston, MA 02110 (map)

    Stacked on tables or hung in translucent wardrobes, the jeans here mean serious business. High-concept, upper-end brands like Acne and Nudies mingle with McQ and Earnest Sewn, for the fashionista's so-cool-it's-not-even-an-issue issue.

  7. 7 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Dress
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    221 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 (map)

    Though the most pawable pieces in this Newbury boutique might be the fluttering dresses and cashmere sweaters, the denim selection is nothing to sneeze at. Pairs are primarily designed by Lofli and 3.1 Phillip Lim, with designations like "comfort straight" and "potassium blue" to pique the jean-drooling palate.

  8. 8 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended in jean ius
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    441 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113 (map)

    North End is famous for at least two things: killer cannoli and independent boutiques. This one falls in the latter category, with ladies' jeans as far as the eye can see. With more than 30 cult denim brands, including Raven and Tylerskye, safe to say you'll find yourself walking out with something novel on your bum.

  9. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Jean Therapy
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    524 Commonwealth Ave (Hotel Commonwealth), Boston, MA 02215 (map)

    Therapeutic in more ways than we can name, this below-street-level Hotel Commonwealth boutique scratches the hardest denim itch. With an edited collection of about a dozen labels, from 1921 to Red Engine, zeroing in on the perfect pair is a cinch.

  10. 10 4 Star Rating: Recommended Stel's
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    334 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115 (map)

    Racks of jeans hang in the back of the store's welcoming, brick-lined, loftesque interior. The range of brands and styles are perfectly balanced--enough to have a choice, yet with pieces feeling madly exclusive. Opening Ceremony and Rogan for her, Nom de Guerre and APC for him. Go on, parade in the big-big mirror.