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The short answer is no; shopping in Pittsburgh is really limited.
Larrimor's (downtown) is a really good men's shop and the only place in Pittsburgh ever named to Esquire's "Best of Class" list. You might also try Brooks Brothers and Heinz Healy's (also downtown). HH carries Alden shoes and some tweed jackets. Then there's a Nordstrom in Ross Park Mall and Charles Spiegel on Forbes Ave. in Squirrel Hill, which carries an eclectic mix on the flashier end of business casual (think Eton shirts and Italo Ferretti ties), as well as clothing that would appeal to the SW&D crowd. And that's it. Even the outlet mall in Washington, PA, 45 minutes south, has no decent merchandise since the downtown Saks closed last summer (the Saks Off Fifth used to get Brioni jackets, etc.).
Just moved from Pittsburgh after living there for 5 years.
You can get great non-official Steelers and Penguins T-Shirts in the strip district. That is basically what everyone there wears. For more formal occasions, like church, they will wear their official Steelers jersey.
Expect to see people dressed like it was 2001. (Cargo pants, gel spiked hair, ect.)
Make sure you try some of their terrible cuisine. Not only does it taste like flavorless ****, it is also pretty unhealthy.
At night, go "dahn" (Pittsburghese for down) to E Carson street and hit on some fat chicks. Just to warn you, all those girls that look like hookers, aren't actually hookers. Thats just how the girls dress.
Careful driving there, everyone is either on their cell phone, texting, or just has their head up their ass. Don't expect anyone to use their turn signal. Do expect a 15 min delay at any merge point.
There is a place in Market Square (Dahntahn) called Nettleton's. They sell Alden, Carmina, Vass and a few other brands of shoes. The proprietor Scott is a really nice guy.
I think he may have only started carrying Vass and Carmina more recently. Not sure if they go on sale. All I know is that Scott is a great guy, and it must be tough for him to stay afloat selling the kind of shoes he sells in a city where most people think that $100 is a lot to spend on shoes, but that $300 is a great deal for football tickets. So give him some business if you can.I seem to recall browsing Nettleton's before I learned about Carmina or Vass and after I had bought all the Alden's I want, so I've never been back. Now that I know about Vass/Carmina, I'll go take a look. Does Nettleton's ever put their Carmina/Vass shoes on sale?
I think he may have only started carrying Vass and Carmina more recently. Not sure if they go on sale. All I know is that Scott is a great guy, and it must be tough for him to stay afloat selling the kind of shoes he sells in a city where most people think that $100 is a lot to spend on shoes, but that $300 is a great deal for football tickets. So give him some business if you can.
I think he may have only started carrying Vass and Carmina more recently. Not sure if they go on sale. All I know is that Scott is a great guy, and it must be tough for him to stay afloat selling the kind of shoes he sells in a city where most people think that $100 is a lot to spend on shoes, but that $300 is a great deal for football tickets. So give him some business if you can.
The Grove City Outlets suck. Never anything good there. Nice Pick up on the pants though.So for anyone interested, I was informed about an outlet store approx. 1hr north of Pittsburgh. There was a Brooks Bro's store and with an instore 30% discount along with a 15% instant discount, I picked up 2 madison wool pants for $145 all in.
Not too bad a place to check out but a lot of the 346 BB outlet stuff.
In terms of events - there were baseball games both nights but I'm not a fan. I was very fortunate to get to see Joshua Bell play at the symphony on Saturday night, and along with the show, I got a signed CD.
Just moved from Pittsburgh after living there for 5 years.
You can get great non-official Steelers and Penguins T-Shirts in the strip district. That is basically what everyone there wears. For more formal occasions, like church, they will wear their official Steelers jersey.
Expect to see people dressed like it was 2001. (Cargo pants, gel spiked hair, ect.)
Make sure you try some of their terrible cuisine. Not only does it taste like flavorless ****, it is also pretty unhealthy.
At night, go "dahn" (Pittsburghese for down) to E Carson street and hit on some fat chicks. Just to warn you, all those girls that look like hookers, aren't actually hookers. Thats just how the girls dress.
Careful driving there, everyone is either on their cell phone, texting, or just has their head up their ass. Don't expect anyone to use their turn signal. Do expect a 15 min delay at any merge point.
There is a place in Market Square (Dahntahn) called Nettleton's. They sell Alden, Carmina, Vass and a few other brands of shoes. The proprietor Scott is a really nice guy.