Density

Love, love, love this store. If I lived in San Francisco I would spend a lot of paychecks here. I’m not even a big spender but I found a jacket that I immediately fell in love with and had to have. The folks there were super friendly. Lots of great, locally made, clothes for men and women and a pretty big sale rack too. Great store.

I’d worn the wrong socks.
My Saturday walking adventure was being threatened to come to a sharp end due to problematic, thin socks. With each sashayed strut — my toes cried out for more padding — more nurturing. They ached for a dry pair of epic manifested socks.
And so — with the help of my incredible sock hunting accomplice we began hunting down some in the mission.
Density was the first store that we walked to. A wave of nostalgia flowed over me. I haven’t been back in this store for about five years! But everything was just as alluring as I remember. And the prices were still just as decent as well.
They didn’t have socks — but I did spy a fluffy cream colored shawl wrap that I couldn’t stop touching. I couldn’t put it down. My friend smiled as I draped it around me. It had to be mine.
Since the price was so reasonable — I bought it. I lovingly pressed it toward my face. Sometimes in life we have to manifest our own soft things. Our own comforts.
My friend picked up a stunning pair of turqouise earrings that hung from her ears with chic grace.
We both strutted out (me a little uncomfortably so — due to my not what’s up sock) of Density with our well manifested finds.
Trust.

A hip urban little store that supports local artists. They often have screen-​printed Tees by local artists/​designers and every once in a while the hold art shows and pretty much always have some sort of art on display.
Clothes/​accessories: They pretty much have something for everyone! Definitely worth checking out if you are in the mission or browsing stores on valencia.

Great little store where you can find a mix of locally designed clothing and upscale street wear. I can always find something cool here. Their middle T-​shirt section has a lot of prideful Cali/​SF prints, which I like to snatch up and wear now that I’m a Chicagoan. Their sale section is pretty small though (and I’m all about the sale section), but that makes sense since it’s a tiny store.

Wonderful little boutique with very affordable clothes. Great service too.

Great find for men’s casual wear. I found a casual jacket that I wear all the time with my jean. It was $ 180.00 but worth every cent. I only live once.
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I was happy that i randomly walked into Density while walking down Valencia street. All the items were great quality and unique. The price points are a bit high and their sale rack doesn’t have much, but it’s a great place to buy a special piece. Their jewelry selection was great too, i especially liked the native American aesthetic they had. I didn’t find much in this boutique I wouldn’t wear. Service was friendly, wish they did mail orders since I live in southern California.

Nice selection. Unilocal posted the hours in error. They are closed Wednesdays

My wife and I live 2 blocks away and have shopped here a few times before and had decent experiences. But after our last experience we will no longer step foot in this establishment. We felt like we just were scammed.
For some odd reason now they have a lot of clothes where the price isn’t listed on the actual item. So my wife decides on a sweater and I a nice button down shirt. We go to ring up and the cashier doesn’t know how much my shirt costs because it’s not tagged and there aren’t anymore on the rack. She then huddles with another employee while they scramble through some invoice book when I think I hear «just charge 116». Now that’s a little expensive I thought for a shirt but I thought what the hell I’ll just get it. After ringing us up I walk out and find out that my wife’s sweater was indeed tagged and the price was a lot lower than I thought. We then do the calculation and find out that the shirt is more in the range of 160 dollars! So we head back to the store asking if we can return it because we didn’t know it was that expensive. The cashier than says that she can only give store credit for the cost of the item. This was literally 5 minutes after we walked out the door. So not only do I have to pay the tax on the item I also have to come back and use the store credit? No thank you. We reluctantly just take the shirt because there is no way in hell we’re ever coming back here after this experience. We feel like we were just cheated. We also checked the rack and the sweater that was next to where we found the shirt we bought was marked $ 116. So apparently what happened was they couldn’t find the price of the shirt so decided to mark it the most expensive item in store. Do NOT shop here! They’ll just make prices up on their own and when you try to return the item 5 minutes later say they can only give you store credit and you have to foot the cost of the tax. Unbelievable.

Bad ass clothes, bad ass prices!

Updated on 10/​30/​2012
Tried to go again and they closed early. Man, these people are lazy.
I give up on this place. They clearly do not care about customer experience.
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Showed up at 3pm on a thursday and the store is closed. Post it Note says they will be back in 15 minutes.
Wait 30 minutes and its still closed. Weak Sauce — I had driven across town to get here and its not easy to park in this area
One basic rule of retail is to maintain consistent and normal operating hours. Another basic rule is do not say you are going to be back in 15 mintues when you are gone alot longer.

I really enjoy this store. I’ve bought a few things from here and they have a good selection of clothes that is updated often.
One of the girls who works here is really nice. I was going to buy a pair of jeans, but their credit card machine was broken that day. She said if I were to pay in cash she’d give me an additional discount (even tho it was a sale item)! Since I never carry any cash on me, I had to stop by the ATM, but great customer service nonetheless.

Wonderful owners, great stock and really reasonable pricing.
I’m not someone who feels compelled to buy something in every store into which I walk, but I always find a great deal and leave with something when I go to Density.
SHOP LOCAL!!!
xoxox.
p. s. Tuesday and Thursdays are TAX FREE (Density covers the sales tax on your purchase)

Oh Density how I love thy. While walking down Valencia headed originally towards Therapy we came across this store. My bf wanted to take a look I really didn’t care to go in until but I did. GLAD I DID. This boutique is beautiful and not over priced at all. I found a what I call my new «Sherlock Holmes» coat for only $ 120. True it isn’t a very warm coat but think fashion before comfort. Kinda silly but just layer! The girl that works in here was very helpful and friendly.
Shoe selection here for the ladies was not as much as I would of liked. They carry brands like 80%20 and GOLA and etc etc… Men’s selection is minimal. Clothing here is another thing tons and tons of stuff for both the ladies and the men. True they sell RVKA clothing but it is the boutique-​y line. Not board shorts and lame T’s. I ended up finding an Element shirt that I really liked for under $ 40. Damage here was $ 170.
Note: Check out the hand made jewelry ere that they sale. They buy from a local gal that makes the raddest jewelry out of crochet fabric and other random bits and pieces. Super fun. When I asked who the artist was the girl here didn’t know here name. Bummer because I would of loved to of seen if she has an on line store or sells on ETSY.
They had a 20% sale going on all accessories and shoes when I was here last Sunday. Worth checking it out!

I went in looking for shoes. They had shoes. They even had shoes I liked. I tried them on and they seemed just slightly big. They didn’t have the next half size down, so the very helpful and friendly worker suggested I look for them somewhere else or online.
I came home and after some searching online found that this model is actually discontinued or something. It’s not even on the actual brand’s website anymore and nobody online has this in the size I am searching for. I rode back to the store right away, the girl totally remembered me and immediately grabbed the shoes for me. She gave me a sweet sale price too because I pointed out that the same model shoe in the window was on sale and because I wanted to make sure I got a pair of these to wear at my wedding before they were sold out everywhere. Thanks!
Great service + great products + great price = five stars
For anybody not getting fantastic service at Density, you must not have gone on a day this girl was working.

At first glance, Density looks kind of small from the outside, but they use their small space well. Every item in here has been carefully picked and is super cute in that Euro-​style way. They have a great wall of shoes filled with sassy sneakers, boots, and flats. I scored a pair of hard-​to-​find Golas in bright red & blue for $ 15 less than what they retailed for online.
The sole girl working the store was extremely sweet and didn’t mind pulling lots of shoes out of the back for me to try on. Even though she was working by herself, she seemed to juggle all of the customers well.
Another plus is the men’s section. Unlike most boutiques, Density wasn’t slacking on guy’s clothing. There were a good amount of guys browsing, which was refreshing for a change.
I refrained from buying a lavender tunic while I was there, but since I enjoyed my Density experience so much the first time around, I’ll probably be back ASAP to snag it. See you soon, Density!

The only time I walk by this place is when it’s closed, I always end up going in and looking through everything they have to offer for the ladies from the very first rack to the right of the door as you enter, all the way to the sale rack at the back and around to their fabulous new shoe collection.
Their selection has a great range of hip, casual and classic pieces from established labels to local indie designers. A little something for everyone at very reasonable prices mostly under $ 150 for their newest pieces and a solid sale rack. It’s hard to say no.

Love this hip little boutique with an awesome selection for guys and gals. It’s one of the few shops that draws me in, but that also draws in the hubby. Some things are on the pricey side, but they also have great bargains. A great place to pick up a last minute gift
With Triple 5 Soul, French Connection, Upper Playground, Fred Perry and a great selection of funky tees, this place always has something I want!
Bonus points for a friendly staff and a laid back vibe.

Update: ⁵⁄₂₀ — saw a sign outside!
Four or so months in business and still no sign out front, but that doesn’t matter! It seems a lot of businesses have gone this route and are doing just fine. Density still manages to distract me during a two-​block stroll from 17^th/​Mission to 16^th/​Valencia. In less than ten minutes, I was the owner of a cute new Loyal Army hoodie. [It was a hit at the Orson event!]
Tons of hip, stylish, cool, neat, cute and casual clothing in the store, there is something for both men and women [a pretty even split between the two]. Check out the sale rack. I spoke to the gal running the shop at the time, and there are a lot of new styles in. They’re looking to clear stuff off the racks to make room for the new, so it’s likely that these items will be hitting the sale rack soon. I’m definitely going to check it out again soon!
Spontaneous shopping isn’t good for me. My hoodie was supposedly 40% off — stuff they wanted to clear off the racks for the new. I’m a nerd and a fan of cute, so I went home and looked up the brand. Turns out I spent a few dollars less than what they’re selling it for online. -.-

A sleek urban boutique. Different than most of the other hip Mission stores. I think hard edges and attitude when I think of Density. Most other Mission boutiques are soft and fluffy.
The selection is small but well chosen including my fave RVCA jeans