M A C Modern Appealing Clothing

For those interested in cutting edge Japanese and European fashion, M A C can’t be beat. They carry a select few renowned brands, such as Commes des Garcons (main line, Homme Plus, Junya, and SHIRT), Our Legacy, Dries van Noten, and Engineered Garments. Of these, their stock is quite comprehensive each season. They also rotate several other lesser known brands, sourced all over the world.
The staff are cool and are impeccably dressed with a deep knowledge of the clothing they sell. The space is open with kitschy and eclectic décor. Overall, this is a place I would recommend anyone with an interest in clothing or style to check out. While the apparel isn’t cheap, you can easily find a piece you’ll wear for years to come.

Scott was such a wonderful help throughout our process of finding a wedding suit for my husband. We met with Scott a couple times and he treated us like friends and had the best advise and style to help get my guy dressed and looking his best. We bought a beautiful tan suit and pink shirt that my guy will have forever. I would highly recommend going to see Scott and investing in a beautiful, quality suit here. Worth every penny. Free alterations is a big plus.

As someone who generally dislikes shopping, I love shopping at MAC. The owners have integrity and have curated their boutique for beauty, diversity in price points and ethics in manufacturing. They support individual and up-​and-​coming artists. And, despite the artistic design sensibilities of the shoppe, the clothes and the owners, there is no pretension. They are down-​to-​earth, community-​minded people. Ben, Chris & Scott are welcoming and I’m happy to be a part of their world.

MAC has been around for a very long time. With their incredibly curated selection and impeccable /​knowledgeable service, it’s easy to understand why. The owners have followed their passion and have delivered like no one else.
MAC is truly the best of the best!

This is an amazing store with clothes that I can almost imagine affording! Scott wandered around with my wife, chatting and telling her about all the designers they carry. It was quite an education, and a really good time. I wish that I made more money, so that I could make shopping here a regular thing! It is truly a unique and wonderful place, and we are so grateful to Scott for showing us around!

You’ve heard of «slow food?» MAC is the epicenter of the «slow clothes» movement. The owners, Chris and Ben, are unbelievably knowledgeable about style and design, and will never sell you anything that doesn’t suit you. They carry brands that are, for the most part, hard or impossible to find in San Francisco (and in some cases the US), primarily Belgian and Japanese designers. No corporate fashion or flashy labels here; just great people, gorgeous, unique clothes and a warm and welcoming place to experiment with your personal style.

Such a gem of a clothing store. Better collections than any dept store, no matter how large/​fancy. The owners, Chris and Ben are awesome. So helpful. They’ve been running this place for 34 years! Will be going back again soon; it’s the kind of local business worth supporting.

MAC is (kind of) hard to find and (definitely) hard to afford, but is a beautiful store filled with quality goods and kind, informative attendants. It’s well worth your time.
As I walked in, I was cordially greeted by someone who encouraged me to look around because «we’re having a superb sale!» Many items were generously marked down, but still soared above my budget. As I browsed, an attendant assisted a customer with pants, noting how different bodies call for different fits and discussing the history of the given clothing line. It’s clear the workers know what they’re talking about and care deeply about both their clientele and the products their store offers.
Modern Appealing Clothing would earn five stars from me if it were accessible to a broader demographic. It instead earns four, all of which I give with great enthusiasm: it’s home to excellent service, a remarkable selection, and a distinct air of comfort. If you have the resources, I encourage you to spend your time and money here.

I usually walk into boutiques, peruse the pretty clothes, find something I like, see the price tag, put my eyeballs back into my head and then wander around trying to figure out if it’s worth it.
But, I’ve been surprised time and time again here. There is a great selection of reasonably priced items that usually cause me to question how many things I want instead of which one.
Do you want a dress that doesn’t walk past you eight times on the street because you all bought it at H&M? Check out M A C.

The store has a nice layout. They have great apparel but it’s limited in selection. It’s based more on alot of nice products. Nothing here caught my fancy but doesn’t mean I wouldn’t go back for a second try. The staff isnt pushy and I like that. It is on the high end of retail cost but like I said there are alot of nich products.

M A C is an art gallery in the form of a boutique. A plethora of gorgeous plants greet you upon entering and the space is well displayed and rather casual given the upscale goods on sale here. As a Dries Van Noten acolyte and devotee, they meet my needs with good buys from his collection every season. They also have a good selection of Engineered Garments, another favorite not easy to find in S.F. This store, of course, is really expensive given the brands on the racks, so be careful about just wandering in. But Ben, Scott, and Chris are all really nice and enthusiastic about the clothes and are happy to talk about the Belgians and all the other artists on the racks with you. The Warehouse sale is not to be missed: $ 30.00 dollar pieces and 70% mark-​downs. One downside; a place this special deserves fitting rooms a little more glamorous.

From the looks of it, I’m in good company. And I have so much to learn.
So to date I’ve kind of been a Nordstrom’s fellow. For clothes and cocktails in the café before clothes It’s convenient and the salespeople and bartenders know my name and it’s shopping in a Cheers kind of way. Which is all good.
Then one day not long ago I had a little time to kill before meeting a friend for supper and adventured into a little boutique and good grief I must have walked all the way through the store and into the wardrobe and out the other side because …
There’s a whole different world out there!
I’m not canceling my Nordstrom’s card just yet, but I can say with certainty that I’ll be peeling the onion that is the smaller stores every chance I get.
MAC is one such store. Sadly, I arrived night before last just before closing time but they let me stay and poke around for awhile and I bought some socks with robots on them as a modest show of appreciation. See the other reviews for the designers they feature. I don’t know from designers, but the other reviewers are raving so they must be cool. This I can tell you (and I’ll update after I have a chance to dig a bit deeper) — quality hangs on these racks. Selections that have clearly been made by somebody who will have to live with the decisions made. A relation of one of the pleasant ladies accommodating my visit makes apparel with the Creative Growth art. You know I love CG. So I’m almost automatically partial to MAC.
Loveys, seriously — if you like nice things to wear and you enjoy an environment that’s not rush or pressure or too corporate, come here. You can’t go upstairs for a tasty libation by Edgar, but you can go around the corner to Absinthe or up the block to Smuggler’s Cove and really in a way these are almost better anyway.
Right?

Wow ! MAC just opened another store in Dogpatch in the newly renovated building which is now the new home to Piccino and a great new wine store called DIG.
Absolutely beautiful clothing in a beautiful space. It is so nice to see the gracious and friendly owners, Chris & Ben, offering their eye for fashion in such an up and coming neighborhood.

M A C I have been shopping here since they had a store on Post street! Those two have always been a front runner in bringing new and amazing brands to San Francisco!
You can always find a fun piece here! So happy they carry Margiela
Heart!!!

Modern Appealing Clothing is a shop that offers a variety of very high quality garments for men and women. The collection they’ve assembled is impressive and unique and not to be found elsewhere in the Bay.
Being a non suit owning individual who’s wedding is fast approaching, the need to find something suitable became an incredibly pressing issue (ooooh, bad puns abound). Being almost completely ignorant about suits made it a stressful pressing issue. We shopped around for a day and a half in San Francisco, asking questions and trying to figure out what’s what. After a few fairly pushy salespeople and a pretty wretched experience at Nordstrom, Modern Appealing Clothing came through in a way that can only be described as incredible.
Ben, who worked with us during our visit, was extraordinarily helpful and informative above and beyond the call of duty. He was able to give me more information about suits, how they should be made and how they should fit than I was able to find after several weeks of internet research. He was never pushy and seemed almost unconcerned about making a sale, which was welcome and refreshing. Ben listened very carefully to what I was looking for then lead me through a comfortable and productive round of trying on various suits. When we mentioned we weren’t ready to pull the trigger and had more places to look, he had no problem whatsoever and proceeded to give me more tips on what to look for and what to avoid. He was fun to work with and made the experience truly enjoyable. I hate shopping for clothes so, for me, this is really saying something.
After more failed attempts the next day, we went back to MAC and Ben’s friendly, affable, excellent customer service and purchased a fantastic suit. It’s been a long time since I felt this good about a purchase and so much of that was the confidence and new found knowledge I was able to put into that purchase. I can’t thank Ben and enough for his service and knowledge and opinions. MAC is a wonderful place to buy clothes. I highly recommend it.

MAC is by far the best place to shop for upscale clothing in SF. I wish I could give them 6 stars. Their selection is great, and the service is like no other. I went in my first time 2 years ago and Scott hooked me up with an amazing Armand Basi suit, which they sent out for tailoring and I was able to pick it up the next day. Since then I’ve been back plenty of times and am starting to fill my closet with quality clothes that will last for years. If something doesn’t fit right, they will tell you, whereas most salespeople will tell you everything looks good just to get a commission. Not at MAC, they want you to look the best you can. Simply the best!

I had a big wad of cash to spend and thought this would the place to do it.
I approached the elderly woman who works there, and asked where the Ann Demeulemeester was. She babbled something about Dries…and then babbled something I could not make out. Again, I asked which rack or racks had the latest Demeulemeester and she seemed confused.
Glancing around the store there was a younger perkier man working there truly helping his customers. I thought about waiting, but they looked like they’d be awhile.
I took a cab to Barney’s. Score!

I cannot say enough about how great this place is!
Chris and Ben are consummate clothes aficionados with a customer service style that is familiar and helpful without being overbearing or sales-​oriented. My lady and I were in search of a wedding suit, and MAC hooked us up! We spent 2.5 hours in this store, got INCREDIBLE customer service and were awed by their unique sense of quirky, sophisticated style. If you consider yourself a person who has any interest in style at all, run, don’t walk to MAC.

Although I did not find anything to buy, this place impressed me more than some boutiques in this area I’ve been to.
While many clothing retailers in town resemble factory outlet shops where you feel like you’re in a cage in the zoo, MAC does their best efforts at producing perfectly elegant and adventurous atomosphere without displaying parvenu taste.
I’d rather spend a few extra bucks here than buy at on-​line shops just to save 15%.

I think I was there on a good day, or it’s just one of the final sale period while MAC still has plenty good stuffs on their rack with huge discount.
Their collection, of course, is way better than average selected brand stores. A place packed with Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten, Tsumori Chisato, Raf Simon, AF Vandevorst, Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Liberty, Paul Smith AND nice sales reps, how could I resist. No waaaay. I have to call them to check out what they get for the ss collection as well!
P. S. To Fred Segal/​Ron Hermen in L.A., would you please send some of your ppl here to learn the accurate manners of customer service?