What are some good brands that would be easy to stock for a new clothing boutique?

[Pilot]

me and some friends have been throwing the idea of opening a clothing boutique and have finally started doing some leg work. its been a dream for all of us and now were trying to make it a reality.

i know its hard to get bigger designers and labels when your a beginner store with no reputation. but what are some brands that fit the styleforum asthetic (clean simple, not gaudy) that would be easy to stock for someone starting out?

of course i would build a dream list of designers and labels to carry but i know thats not reality.

how difficult would it be to carry A.P.C. denim and some clothes, fred perry, penguin, shades of greige, levi 501 (LVC??), B. son, RRL, and premium denim like KMW, iron heart, PBJ?

even cheaper suiting like Z Zegna.

also the type of clothing would be mid level, not outrageously priced, simple, quality, that has originality and something you don't see every day.

keep in mind we're in little rock arkansas and there are pretty much 2 other mens stores. one is ridiculously expensive suiting (brioni, rl purple label, kiton, zegna) and the other is like a douchebag clubwear store.


thanks in advance.

 

[Studio27]

I didn't know there was kiton/brioni/RLPL in little rock. Ahh well, I guess Steven's has to spend it somewhere.

 

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Studio27

I didn't know there was kiton/brioni/RLPL in little rock. Ahh well, I guess Steven's has to spend it somewhere.

very true all though Jack Stephens died in 06.

 

[LA Guy]

You will not get A.P.C. off the bat. A.P.C. accounts are pretty tough to get because the company is very sensitive to their marketing. Likewise, you are also not going to get RRL, LVC, Ironheart, or PBJ.

In order to reach a wider demographic, you might try stocking some better known lines that have decent pricepoints and solid but accessible design like RVCA, Original Penguin, Fred Perry, and along with some basics and some collection from the more expensive Velvetmen, B.Son, and Splendid Mills. For jeans, I recommend only a small selection of dry denim. It is hard to sell except in the major markets. Corpus is a pretty reasonably priced brand with some decent denim and nice designs. Other brands that might make the cut are newcomers Lova and Orthodox.

If you are interested in visiting showrooms and tradeshows, www.modemonline.com will have pretty full schedules and contact info.

 

[KitAkira]

Although I hate to say it you should start out with jeans lots of people will buy (7FAM, TR, R&R, Citizens, etc.)

 

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by KitAkira

Although I hate to say it you should start out with jeans lots of people will buy (7FAM, TR, R&R, Citizens, etc.)

this is what we have discussed too. that were gonna have to carry alot of popular brands like this but i also want to have some brands that would be marketable to a smaller crowd who care about dry denim

thanks for all the advice guys. keep the brands coming.