We partnered with The Gloss to find the Best Shops Ireland 2022. We asked The Gloss readers to nominate their favourite shops and together we have a list of over 100 Best Shops. This is the roundup of Best Menswear Shops Ireland 2022, including accessories. For more Best Shops Ireland 2022 click HERE.
Nominations are closed for 2022. We will invite new nominations from January next year. So, if you know a fabulous shop, whether it’s a coffee shop, a flower and plant shop, food shop or market, menswear or womenswear boutique, accessories or beauty shop or a vintage, interiors, lifestyle or antique shop, we want you to share with us!
FRESH CUTS
13 Castle Market, Dublin 2
www.freshcutsclothing.com
An ethical and sustainable multi-brand store, FRESH CUTS got its start in 2015 in Cow’s Lane Designer Market. Husband-and-wife team, Steven and Lorna Murphy are the creators of the brand. Lorna designs the Fresh Cut brand goods for men, women, and kids which are complemented by an assortment of sustainable European brands.
INDIGO & CLOTH
9 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
www.indigoandcloth.com
A multi-level lifestyle store and specialty café located in the heart of vibrant Temple Bar, Dublin. Established in 2007, Andy Collins became the new owner in 2018, expanding the menswear offering and introducing womenswear and homeware to the assortment. The ground floor is home to the café serving an ever-changing list of international coffee roasters. Also, on this floor there is a selection of magazines and apothecary items.
KEVIN & HOWLIN
31 Nassau Street, Dublin2
Founded in 1936 by Jim Kevin and Michael Howlin to provide quality tailoring using tweed fabrics. Jim’s son, Noel, took over the business in 1974. Men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, in a colorful rainbow of tweed fabrics, line the walls. There are jackets, trousers, skirts, and stacks of hats in a variety of shapes. Bolts of fabric are stacked at the rear of store, and are sold by the metre or used for bespoke, made-to-measure orders.
KINDF_OLK
Unit 10, The Corn Store, Middle Street, Galway City
www.kindfolkgalway.ie
A modern and airy contemporary menswear store with a selection of books, home goods and apothecary items and a coffee bar. Established in 2021 by fashion industry veteran Declan McGowan, Kindf_olk’s Scandi aesthetic is the perfect backdrop for the mix of ethically-made goods with a focus on sustainability.
MAGEE 1866
The Diamond, Donegal Town, Donegal & Unit 21 – 22, South Anne St, Dublin 2
www.magee1866.com
The Donegal MAGEE store has stood on the same site since it opened in the 1800s and is a true destination shop for womenswear, menswear and gifts (with a great café too). “Our ethos has always been one of ‘slow fashion’, with high quality, natural fabrics our focus,” explains creative director Charlotte Temple. “This season we dipped into our archives and revived some exciting patterns, adding a contemporary slant and new colour palettes.”
OPTICA DUBLIN
6 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
www.opticadublin.com
Deirdre de Síun lovingly oversaw the renovation of the ground floor of a Georgian building to house her luxury eyewear shop. Local artisans were employed to restore and fit the shop with vintage fittings to best display stylish designer frames from around the world as well as Optica’s own Wolfhound collection of Irish linen scarves and eyewear.
TRUTH
8 High Street, Ennis, Co Clare
www.thisistruth.com
TRUTH’s neon green door signals that Conor Harkin’s approach to menswear is fresh and unique. With ten years’ experience, menswear veteran Conor Harkin opened Truth in 2021. There is a tightly edited assortment of athletic and contemporary casual wear merchandised in a modern way that is easy to shop. With frequent deliveries and items chosen to work together, Conor makes it easy for men to update their wardrobe.
