Streetwear Stores at Queens Center Mall

A|X Armani Exchange Stores bring the more elevated side of streetwear to Queens Center Mall. Armani Exchange, the streetwear line from Giorgio Armani, was launched in 1991 to provide the younger demographic with the Armani fashion line. Men’s and women’s clothing lines include jeans, tees, hoodies, jackets, and joggers in slim fits. The AX logo is displayed on all clothing items. The brand use higher quality fabric than most other streetwear brands in the mall. Armani Exchange features a line of denim clothing in various washes and fits with Armani branding. Seasonal drops include outerwear items such as puffer jackets and leather coats. Armani Exchange offers accessories including belts, wallets, and sunglasses. The store feature a minimal layout to reflect the brand’s design aesthetics. In addition to clothing, the store also features fragrances and watches. The store updates the clothing collections with new designs each season to feature the latest streetwear fashion trends with the Armani design elements present in all items.

Bold colors and tailored designs is the hallmarks of Psycho Bunny, a brand that aims to combine elements of prep and streetwear. Founded in 2005, the company made its name producing premium polo shirts featuring a skull-and-crossbones bunny logo embroidered on the chest. The brand’s logo has since become instantly recognizable to fans of streetwear. Located in the Queens Center Mall, Psycho Bunny offers men’s and boys’ clothing in a variety of categories. The store features polos in dozens of different colors each season. All polos feature the brand’s signature tailored fit. Most clothing items at the store are made with Pima cotton, a fabric that offers a softer feel than most brands that occupy the shopping mall. In addition to polos, the store has expanded its offering to include graphic tees, fleece garments, and streetwear-inspired clothing. Limited clothing collections in collaboration with other brands are also available at the store. The store displays clothing in an organized manner in color-blocked sections. In addition to apparel, the store also features accessories including hats, socks, and leather goods.

True Religion boasts one of the most recognizable identities within the world of American denim. Founded in 2002 in Vernon, California, the brand gain popularity throughout the mid-2000s and remained popular within circles of hip-hop and streetwear fashion ever since. The store at Queens Center Mall displays both men’s and women’s denim in various fits, including the classic Ricky, the Rocco, and the Skinny lines, as well as more relaxed and wide-leg jeans to cater to current streetwear fashion trends. In addition to denim, the store also offers graphic hoodies, logo sweatshirts, tees, shorts, and outerwear. Most apparel from the brand sports the Buddha logo located on the back pockets of the jeans and on the chest graphics of the apparel. True Religion denim features heavyweight cotton twill material with reinforced denim seam and embroidered pockets. Various denim items are offered in seasonal collections with distressed finishes and unique painted designs in contrasting colors. The brand has focused more on streetwear fashion in recent years with the availability of oversized denim and collaboration with other streetwear brands. Accessories available at the store include hats, bags, and belts featuring the same bold design elements as the apparel.

Asphalt NYC is rooted in the street culture of New York City and stocks a range of sneakers, streetwear apparel, and accessories. The brand emerged from New York City and remains deeply connected to both the city’s street fashion culture and the global sneaker culture. Asphalt NYC offer a range of footwear from popular brands as well as its own apparel and accessories. The clothing offerings include graphic tees, hoodies, caps, and outerwear with street fashion designs. Footwear offerings include popular brands as well as rare shoes that are harder to find in other retail stores. The name of the brand holds weight within New York City’s street fashion culture and has built a reputation of stocking shoes and clothing that are popular within the New York area. Accessories include bags, socks, and headwear. Footwear is the focus of the store with apparel displayed to coordinate with footwear available in the store. Asphalt NYC serves as an option for individuals in Queens who are looking for clothing and accessories that cater to the street fashion market. The identity of New York City are represented in every product in the store.

Hot Topic has been around since 1988 and has established itself as one of the more eclectic locations for pop culture and streetwear. The location in Queens Center Mall offers customers items like graphic tees, band shirts, anime-licensed apparel, hoodies, and bottoms representing alternative fashion such as punk, goth, metal and internet culture. The company offer licensed items from franchises such as Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Harry Potter and anime series. Hot Topic also offers private brand items that include alternative fashion and streetwear items in darker colors and more alternative graphics. For footwear customers can find options such as platform boots, chunky sneakers and canvas shoes with graphic prints. Hot Topic also offers a variety of accessories including pins, patches, jewelry, hats, bags, wallets and belts. The store also offers various brands of alternative hair dyes and cosmetics such as Manic Panic. Hot Topic also offers a variety of jewelry options such as ear cuffs, rings and necklaces. The store offers various seasonal items that represent holidays and entertainment releases throughout the year. Overall, Hot Topic mainly caters to customers who desire to express themselves through clothing and accessories.

PacSun began as a surf and skate retail store in 1980 but has grown to become one of the most youth-focused streetwear fashion destination in America’s malls. Located in Queens Center Mall, PacSun offers both men and women’s apparel that features a blend of California and streetwear fashion trends. Their apparel line includes items such as graphic tees, hoodies, jeans, shorts, joggers, and outerwear. Their jeans line offers various fits such as straight, baggy, skinny, and flared, as well as multiple washes. The brand has collaborated with brands such as Playboy, Guess, and various streetwear brands to offer limited capsule collections. Additionally, the store offer exclusive items from brands such as BDG as well as offers clothing from other established names in the streetwear fashion industry. Women’s clothing includes co-ord sets, oversized tees, biker shorts, and the PacSun denim line that follows the latest street fashion trends. Seasonal fashion lines as well as in-store exclusive fashion lines ensure that customers return to the store. The footwear line at PacSun features casual sneakers and sandals that complement the brand’s aesthetic. Various accessories such as caps, sunglasses, and bags are also available for purchase. PacSun primarily targets the Gen Z fashion market with clothing that features the latest fashion trends found on social media platforms. Additionally, the brand offer accessible pricing that makes it a preferred fashion destination for young shoppers building their streetwear wardrobes.

Snipes, a sneaker and streetwear retailer out of Germany, began operating in 1998 and has since made a significant push into the American market. The Queens Center Mall location features sneakers from brands like Nike, adidas, Puma, New Balance and Timberland, as well as a selection of streetwear apparel. The store’s “sneaker wall” display current and recent sneaker releases from various brands. Apparel lines include brands within the store’s sneaker offerings as well as streetwear labels, and also features Snipes’ own line of apparel. Accessories for the brands available in the store can also be purchased. Various features of the store pay homage to its ties to hip-hop culture and its brand partnerships. Additionally, the store occasionally features limited and exclusive colorways of sneakers available for purchase. Overall, the focus of the store is on the sneakers available for purchase, with apparel an additional selection for customer. Finally, as an European brand, Snipes offers a slightly different perspective on its available sneakers compared to many domestic brands.

Zumiez has been the go-to destination for skate and snowboard culture since its founding in Everett, Washington in 1978. The store in Queens Center Mall offers an extensive selection of clothing, footwear, hardgoods, and accessories for fans of skate, surf, and street culture. Some of the brands represented in the store include some of the most well-known brands in the skateboarding world, such as Primitive, Santa Cruz, Deathwish, and Creature for apparel, Obey, Volcom, and Vans for footwear, and complete lines of skateboarding gear for beginners and professionals alike. The clothing options range from basic tees and hoodies to outerwear that is design to withstand the elements of the winter months. Hardgoods in the store include complete skateboards, as well as the individual components that make up a skateboard. Zumiez also features cruiser and longboards in the store, allowing for more variety in the types of scooters available. In addition to featuring apparel and skateboarding-related brands, Zumiez also works with professional skaters to create limited-run collaborations and special capsule collections that often include collectible items. The store also features seasonal outerwear brands like Airblaster and L1, reflecting the brand’s association with snow culture. Finally, the staff at Zumiez has an understanding of the products in the store, as Zumiez has been closely associated with the skating community for decades.