Tilly’s

Tilly’s is the type of store my friends’ teenage kids love. Expecting a small boutique type store with limited selection, I was surprised to find Tilly’s stocks clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids. It promotes itself as a sports clothing store, with its skateboards and board clothing, and although it does sell those items, I found the overall looks to be closer to simple casual.
The wall on one side have backpack bags, the walls on the other have a decent offering of Nike shoes. In between the two are sweaters, shoes, shorts, skirts, phone cases, sunglasses, earbuds, jewelry and scarves. The men and boys apparel have one side of the oddly shaped store and the women and girls the other.
The employees are all young enough to know exactly what a picky pre-​teen and teenager would like and do a nice job of pointing things out. For the most part, though, they leave you alone but make themselves available when you need help.
I found some great ideas for gifts, but given how particular some recipients can be, I like how Tilly’s has gift cards and the option to order online.