Al’s Attire, North Beach

Measuring Betty's foot.
Betty loves fashion. Anything vintage is her passion so when we ventured into Al’s Attire in North Beach she was in heaven. When you walk into the store, you are instantly transported to a different time period. The designers are exquisitely dressed and Al is a very personable person and warmly welcomes you.
Al’s Attire has both “ready to wear” clothing from their racks or they can create custom tailored clothing for their customers. Their clothing is not “vintage”, their designers take from the classic looks of the 40’s – 60’s in more modern tailoring. Reasonably priced for the quality that they produce it’s a find if you are in search of beautiful clothing that you know will be a staple in your closet. Betty walked away with a beautiful pair of shoes and me with an awesome hat. We’ll be back that’s for sure.
As a side note I took a handful of Kodachrome photos there but my camera malfunctioned and most of them were mis-focused. It would have been perfect. I may post some of them.
Thank you Al and Ting for letting me take photographs at the shop.
Wonderful documentary, John. Custom-made shoes and clothing are pretty amazing.
Nancy April 22nd, 2011 at 8:24 amGreat work John, documenting the experience with photos and story.
Brad April 22nd, 2011 at 9:24 amJohn, fabulous essay! Great images, well constructed piece. Really love the story.
David W. Sumner April 22nd, 2011 at 10:15 amI loved the third one
Hasan Almasi April 24th, 2011 at 11:17 amExcellent documentary work, John.
alan dejecacion April 24th, 2011 at 2:39 pm