Minneapolis clothing store lands on New York Times top 50 list

The New York Times considers a minimalistic Minneapolis boutique among the top U.S. clothing stores.

Equipment in Northeast Minneapolis recently made the NYT's 50 Best Clothing Stores in America list, billed as a collection of "distinctive and inspirational" stores, most of which are independent small businesses.

Equipment is singled out for its "clothes that whisper good taste," including an array of European and Japanese brands, such as Studio Nicholson, A Kind of Guise and Mfpen. Many of the items lean unisex.

"Certain brands say more with less. Rather than call attention to themselves, they instead leave a faint trail of elegance — a shoulder that slopes just so, a button slightly more ornate than necessary — that rewards close looking. Equipment is a men’s wear store where nothing