SHOP THE MARKET: THE DENIM BAR
DC denim heads shop at The Denim Bar, a 2 store chain in the DC area that specializes in, you guessed it, jeans.
Owner Mauro Farinelli has created the Denim Bar as not only a super comprehensive jeans retailer with deep assortments of over 60 brands, it’s also a fun place to shop, with a bar, an Xbox, and coming soon, a foozball table . The store is available for rent for private shopping parties, as well. What more could a fashionista or her boyfriend want in a store? Well—there’s tons of great denim and sportswear as well from super cool brands like Nudie, Tsubi, Cheap Monday, Julian Red and Prps, as well as the more mainstream faves: Chip & Pepper, Joe’s, and True Religion at Denim Bar, which caters to a young professional crowd whose ages range from mid 20s and up.
But it’s not all fun and games, Farinelli has an eye for fashion- he studied tailoring in Italy before venturing into the retail game and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the denim market. The staff is highly knowledgeable. They can tell a client about the backstory of a brand, or about what type of denim is used, or which mill a denim comes from, says Farinelli. “It’s important when you’re selling $300+ jeans to have an educated staff.”
1101 S. Joyce Street, Arlington, VA; 703.414.8202; www.thedenimbar.net
4939 Cordell Ave, Bethesda MD; 301.986.5260
