Steven Alan Annex

And my rating goes up… today’s service was very pleasant.
The selection of Steven Alan merch has gotten a bit smaller and they are featuring other brands a bit more.

Oh my goodness the service here is terrible! Really, really terrible. The kind of terrible that leaves you (well, me) feeling terrible for the rest of the day. The kind of terrible that makes you hate Abbot Kinney and every single person there that looks like the long haired too-​hip, too-​stylish, too-I-don’t-care-about-anyone-but-me-even-though-my-job-is-supposed-to-be-about-service woman working there.
To back up one second … the store itself is super cute. I’ve been to a lot of these lifestyle-​general-​store kind of spots recently, and Steven Alan really does have an amazing collection. Specifically I really like their selection of very minimal, very tasteful and still unique jewelry. So, way to go person buying the stuff for the store. I gave this rating 2 stars because of you!
The service however really ruined the store for me, and as I mentioned above, it really did leave me feeling frustrated and annoyed for the rest of the day. You know, one of those things where 3 hours later, when you are doing something completely different and you get a flash of that person or that incident in your head and you are so annoyed that you say it out loud and commiserate with your shopping partner.
I went to buy my wedding ring. Something that of course I was very excited about. The woman behind the counter couldn’t care less. Which is fine. Actually, I never told her that is what it was for, but her lack of enthusiasm was infectious. When I asked to see a particular designer’s display she asked with an annoyed tone which piece. I get it, there is a lot of stuff there and I suppose I could just book it down the street with all of it, but given that she was helping at least one other customer, it also made sense for her to just let me look through the selection without bothering her for each piece. That said, even getting to that point took me 10 minutes of standing at the counter waiting for her to acknowledge that I was a person wanting a thing that she is purportedly (though under the circumstances it seems more apt to say arguable) there to provide). I did find a beautiful Grace Lee ring that I knew would be perfect. Unfortunately though they did not have my size in the store. No bother. She asked if I would like her to call another store to see if they had it in stock and of course I said yes. After doing 3 other things she finally called the store in Los Feliz. Then, after establishing that the person at the Los Feliz store was having a good day and that no, they were actually kind of slow, she was able to establish that no, they did not have the size ring I wanted. She then asked if I would like her to check the inventory and see if any stores in LA had it. Again (of course), I said yes. She then did 3 more things and then asked me again if I would like her to check the inventory. I said yes. Then, as she began folding clothes behind the counter I decided that my iPhone provides better customer service. So I said thank you … which was met with another, very familiar question, «don’t you want me to check the inventory?» I said something along the lines of: yes, but I don’t want to wait.
I walked outside and used ye olde iPhone to call the Steven Alan on La Brea. The woman on the phone was amazing! Without me even asking she had already checked the inventory and ascertained that the only stores that had it were in Texas and Boston. Given the difficulty I had just had trying to get that information, I was a little taken aback with how helpful and easy it was to get it in the end. So, thank you woman at the La Brea store. You are wonderful! Also, thank you Grace Lee for designing great stuff. And, another shout out to the person who purchases for Steven Alan. The opposite of a shout out for the person who does the hiring. To those who are pondering a trip: go with patience and time to kill.

Visited the store with my boyfriend and we really enjoyed it. Has a great vibe and a great selection of clothing. They carry various brands for both men and women: A.P.C., RRL, LVC, Wings+Horns, and more! Great selection of mens and womens accessories as well (shoes, bags, jewelry, etc.). These brands come with a higher than normal price tag, so if you’re going in expecting to not spend a ton on clothes, then you might be surprised. But quality comes with a price.

Came here for the first time for First Friday and have been looking for cool tees forever. The 2 guys working were the typical gay hipster who looked up and then back down. One was very busy spacing out the spaces between each garment because I’m sure he was told to keep busy if it was slow. The other guy sat behind the counter spacing out. No one said hi or said anything. We were smelling the apothecary and they decided to spray windex right next to us. I guess they really wanted us out. The stupid thing was we really like the scent and came back to buy it and the guy locks the door and motions that they were closed. I guess they must be swimming in money to turn away business especially on First Friday. I hate writing bad reviews but I have worked retail before was taught to always engage and never turn business away. We ended up spending $ on many other shops.

I want EVERYTHING here. As much as I love Steven Alan, I especially love the selected indie labels sold here. Unfortunately, I am a poor grad student who can only afford things on super sale.
The new collection of Steven Alan bags are really cool as well as the shoes sold here.

One of my favorite store in the whole LA. I have always been a fan of Steven Alan’s clothes, I have their necklaces, clothes, earrings… etc; everything they carry are so cuteeee. The store isn’t really big and it is divided into female and male section. Interior is simple, fresh, hip with a modern touch, they have extremely cute shoes, bags and jewelry too.
If you are going for a trumpy style, this place is not for you!
But recently, i bought a pair of earrings from Steven Alan, i experienced the worst ear piercing inflection ever on both ears which is really weird. So I don’t suggest anyone to buy their earrings although they are really cute too :’(
I would have given you a five star if i didn’t get the ear piercing infection from your dirty little earrings.

I first visited Steve Alan In Tribeca, and bought one of my, still to this date, favorite button down shirts ever.
Annex is a mix of Steve Alan stuff, mixed along with a slew of other brands. They still have the full selection of Steve Alan buttondowns, in all their flavors and shapes.
They aren’t cheap though, a hip lumberjack plaid will set you back $ 168big ones (that is so many tacos i lost count)