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A Ma Maniére

Elevated streetwear, rooted in community

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Featured in The Best Fashion Stores in the World

A Ma Maniére is a beautifully designed network of four stores across America that reimagines the sneaker and streetwear boutique as something more elevated and community-rooted. Part of founder James Whitner’s wider retail vision, it grows in neighbourhoods the broader industry has overlooked, pairing coveted footwear and streetwear with a spa-like, considered experience. It has become a cultural anchor as much as a shop.

Store Locations:Atlanta, Washington, Houston, Folly Beach

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TYPERetailer
ESTABLISHED2014
OWNERSJames WhitnerThe Whitaker Group
HEADQUARTERSAtlanta

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