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Rough Trade Gear is a Leather, Neoprene and Gear clothing store in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake.
They specialize in custom items by Rough Trade/RT and their cousin store Lustern in DTLA as well as support other queer/lgbtq+ artist, companies and small businesses selling a lot of product in their two story shop such as:
Cellblock13, HomoAF, Nasty Pig, OxBalls, Radriguez, Universal Bear Designs, even Mr. S (located in San Francisco) to name a few #BetterTogether #CommunityBridge
From graphic tees, caps, street wear, pants, shorts, gifts and accessories to a lot of specialize items you can find in very few places in L.A.
As a gay owned and Latinx owned business they make sure all feel welcome whether a cool regular, casual shopper or an inquiring new face #OpenToAll
The service is always great and whether you're mingling with Jessica, Cristina, Merlyn, Nabor, Sera, the head beary honcho jefe Adrian and company (Greg, who makes cameos).
The upstairs is very much and will always be a wonderland of all things fetish as the more adult store section of this local emporium with a very knowledgeable sole (Sera), he's kind, caring and very open to talking about anything here as well as recommending.
Truly loving a lot of the new things in-stock including more alternatives to traditional leather in the polyvinyl and/or polyurethane realm. Wouldn't surprise me if some custom mycelium (mushroom leather) products pop up in the future in their growing popularity #FeelinSeen #GottaCatchEmAll
Quality is amazing for all products. They offer some great value deals, plus sales throughout the year especially when they host events here, including their 25th Anniversary last year and their Mr. Rough Trade Gear 2025 appointment night this year.
Additionally they promote many local events throughout Greater L.A., advocate, support and show up as much a possible.
This safe space known simple as Rough Trade opens by 12pm Noon every day and stays open until 7pm on Sundays as well as Mondays, 8pm Tuesday through Thursday and until 9pm on Friday, not to mention Saturday.
Music is always a bop with a variety of hits, remixes and fun.
Parking is limited but available in their lot, though exiting can be tricky, so most will recommend local street parking.
LA Metro runs along Sunset Blvd with multiple connections, but it's also only a 20 minute walk or less for the nearest Metro Stations at Vermont/Santa Monica or Vermont/Sunset. Loads of Lime scooters and LA Metro bikes clos eby as well.
Their online inventory (free shipping over $45, domestic based) and shop is just as impressive as the physical store, but nothing beats the real fell in-person feel good vibes of RTG.
Te sientes como en casa, or at least I do as well as many others I know.
Stop in to Rough Trade Gear - Los Angeles and also Rough Trade Gear - Palm Springs #ShopSmall #SupportLocal