General Pants

Yes, yes, yes it’s a hipster clothing store. But whatever, it stocks some nice clothing and in Australia you gotta just run with that (Madewell, j crew and just like everyone else — please head the globalisation call k thanks).
I just really like the sales assistants; sometimes I admit I don’t want help and for them to just go away. But when you do need help they are just super helpful! and so friendly — so mega props.
Plus I bought the FLUFFIEST jumper from there, it’s like wearing a kitten. But, like, a kitten didn’t die. So all good.

This is the most uncomfortable store to visit.
I’m not going to lie. Too much talk from sales assistants can get annoying, but a simple «hello» isn’t going to hurt anyone, especially when a possible customer says it to you first. Take note, sales assistants in this store.
I’ve only been downstairs the few times I’ve visited. I wasn’t actually that keen on looking at much in this store. It was just uncomfortable from the second I walked in. Was it the sales assistants failing to acknowledge my existence? Possibly. The overpriced clothes that I could buy for much less? Maybe.
The lighting and merchandising also needs a bit of work. It was like shopping in a garage. I suppose that makes it more hipster though, right? :P

General Pants is where I generally start off my shopping adventures within the city. They stock a great range of «hipster» clothing. Yes I went there, and I said it. All the things we stereotype about hipsters’ fashion sense, they stock. But I suppose, stereotypically, they are a fashionable bunch.
The store is split between two storeys. Women’s on the ground floor, men’s upstairs.
Now as far as I’m aware, I am a male, so I have not seen too much of the bottom floor. A mysterious and eerie place it is. I often head right upstairs to the men’s area.
At the back of the top floor is the shoes and gifts section. They have some pretty interesting gift items. Novelties and books that I have not seen elsewhere in Adelaide.
I could quite easily walk into this store and spend thousands, unfortunately at this stage in my life I doubt I’ll have that much in excess funds.

General Pants is what happened when Globalized met a hipster and reproduced. Think more checkered shirts, more ksubi and less loud club music playing as you enter the doors.
They stock a lot of generic brands, such as one teaspoon, ksubi, havainas, cheap monday and more. They are decent and produce some good clothes, but nothing too amazing. However, I do love the line they have called Miss Brown. It is all altered, one-​off vintage pieces, which are reasonably priced as well. I must confess to being a massive fan of their mens range. I would do a lot of things to be a guy for a week just so I could wear the clothes they have. They stock amazing singlets (I own a few), pants, jeans, shorts and shirts. Their range of men’s ksubi is also amazing, unfortunately it is very pricey.
Apart from clothes they have great random things. Yes they are random things, for example, a toothbrush holder that is shaped like a tooth, skull shaped shot glasses and street art books. They are definitely great items for when you are looking for a last minute present.
The staff here are ridiculously nice. More than your usual retail workers. They will actually stand there and have a complete conversation with you, then help you put the pile of clothes you have chosen into the change rooms. I don’t want to be negative about people being nice, but sometimes you are in a shit mood seeking desperate retail therapy and the last thing you want is to talk to someone, so I understand it could be slightly annoying on some occasions.