Tenue de Nîmes

Tenue de Nîmes opened in Amsterdam in 2008, founded by Menno van Meurs, whose love of denim traces back to raiding his father's wardrobe of old Wrangler jeans and Levi's Big E jackets. The name is a play on words, a "tenue denim" being an outfit built around jeans, and that idea still runs through the three-shop set-up, which includes a dedicated footwear space in the Jordaan run with longtime Red Wing partner Mitch de Vries.

The shop specialises in quality over quantity, with a heritage-leaning, minimalist edit built on brands like Red Wing Heritage, RRL, R.M. Williams, Wacko Maria and Golden Goose, alongside quieter, considered names such as CDLP, Sofie D'Hoore and Nonnative. Everything is chosen with longevity in mind, pieces meant to be worn in and lived with rather than replaced each season.