Hip Guide to Shopping in San Francisco
Name: Alternative Design Studio
Address: 418 Valencia St.
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Hat lovers of all persuasions flock to ADS Hats to score a bit of fashionable flair for their heads. The hip hat shop has a head-spinning collection of caps for men, women, and children that range from smart porkpies and fedoras to chic clothes and sun hats decorated with ribbons. Alternative Design Studio offers hats from local and international names like Parkhurst, Bailey, Kangol, and San Diego Hat Company, as well as from Alternative Design Studio's own line. The medley of options truly spans the style spectrum, including driving caps, newsboy caps, fedoras, porkpies, stingy brims, cocktail hats, bridal hats, beanies, berets, cadets, and cloches. Fabrics run the gamut too, with felt, straw, cashmere, wool, cotton, knits, and faux-fur all represented. With hats for scores of different occasions and personalities, even the "I'm not a hat person" person may walk out the door singing different tune.