Top 50 Sneaker Stores: Livestock (#18)
Just like an art collector scouring the globe for a masterpiece, sole searching sneaker fiends will go to great lengths to find an exclusive pair of kicks. Back in Dime #25 (August 2006), we put together a list of the Top 25 Sneaker Stores when the kick game had never been bigger. But while that list was limited to mostly US spots, we decided in our 50th issue to take it worldwide.
Many factors went into our rankings – selection, build-out, atmosphere and status – as a combination of all of these aspects create the quintessential locale. Remember, this is all about the kicks, so clothing selection was immaterial. After months of traveling and research, and talking to people in all facets of the industry, we came up with our list of the Top 50 Sneaker Stores in the World.
Each day we’ll be dropping a few new spots as we count down to No. 1…
18. Livestock (Canada)
When it comes to Canadian kicks, Livestock raises the bar. With shops in Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary, they stock only the best with no discrimination on who makes them. This has spawned Chris Bosh to do an interview for a local sports channel in the store, and other members of the Raptors to roll through here and there along with Pharrell, Benicio Del Toro, Lupe Fiasco, Jason Statham and Tinker Hatfield. With only a select group of really good shops out there, what sets Livestock apart is that they paved their own way.
239 Abbott Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 1M2
604.685.1433
1709 W 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 2K7
604.568.1444
116 Spadina Unit G1
Toronto, ONT Canada M5V 2K6
416.360.5483
50. Sportie LA (CA)
49. Social Study (MD)
48. Black Rainbow (France)
47. MAJOR (DC)
46. Norml (Canada)
45. Attic (CA)
44. Premium Goods (TX / NY)
43. Espionage (Australia)
42. R.sole (MO / TN)
41. Gentei (MD)
40. No Boys Allowed (The Netherlands)
39. Goliath RF (NY)
38. Saint Alfred (IL)
37. Standard (GA)
36. Da-Fresh (Israel)
35. The 400 (CO)
34. Grand (Switzerland)
33. Hanon Shop (Scotland)
32. Leaders 1354 (IL)
31. True (CA)
30. NORT (Germany)
29. Qubic (New Zealand)
28. Limited Edt (Singapore)
27. Highs and Lows (Australia)
26. Norse (Denmark)
25. Commonwealth (VA / DC)
24. Overkill (Germany)
23. Compound Gallery (OR)
22. Main Source (England)
21. Shoe Gallery (FL)
20. Dave’s Quality Meat (NY)
19. Proper (CA)
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September 14th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Coop says:
This might go down in history as the worst idea in Dime history hahaha
September 14th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
sh!tfaced says:
hahaha
***crickets chirping***
September 14th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Will Purdue says:
back when jud buechler and i used to go sneaker shopping we used to get the best deals at famous footwear.
srsly dime, just stop this shit now
September 15th, 2009 at 12:46 am
dave says:
yes livestock is the shitttttt…..they were the first to do it in BC
September 15th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Me says:
Headquarter was the first sneaker store in BC. And 24 paved the way.
September 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
YoursTruly says:
for more info about Benicio Del Toro visit http://www.beniciodeltoro.ca
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
BiG ShoT BoB says:
@Aron Phillips…I love these articles man. I’m thinking of starting a sneaker boutique here in San Francisco but have no idea where to start any info you guys could shoot my way would be awesome.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Mr.Me3 says:
Brutal…. Livestock beats DQM??? – NOPE! NEVER! NADA! Any shop with a Tier O account beats the wackness of livestock.
October 19th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Nick Poppageorgio says:
LIVESTOCK eats a big donkey-dick!
*and it’s true, Twenty04 & Headquarter were well before*
If you’re visiting Vancouver, look around a little, u will find much better spots than these nut-riders
April 12th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Horse says:
i love how u guys just quit this whole thing.