DOWNTOWN ARMOR

 Hello everyone.  Welcome to Downtown Armor. Thank you so much for stopping by. 

Since moving out here to San Francisco in 2005, I've seen leather and boot shops either move out of the city or close for good. Even though we still have the amazing www.mr-s-leather.com www.leatheretc.com  www.goodvibes.com and others, San Francisco needs more.             

 I used to work at Stompers Boots  https://stompersboots.com/ in 2012. It was brief but I loved it. Stompers is missed here in San Francisco. They sold mostly new boots but also did a small amount of consignment. That part was mostly boots but did have pants and jackets as well. After Stompers moved to Florida I started working at Worn Out West, a consignment kink shop on Market St. in the Castro. That's where I met my fiancé Gray. We were going to buy it but that didn't work out good at all.  Ultimately our goal is to have a brick and mortar business. We also really want to include other types of non-traditional styles. I like the idea of catering to other kink groups/subcultures.

DOWNTOWN ARMOR

Legacy leather, restored and re-homed.

Curated secondhand leather, boots, and kink gear in San Francisco — helping preserve, triage, restore, and re-home quality pieces from closets, collections, and estates.

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GOOD GEAR SHOULD KEEP MOVING.

Leather carries stories. Downtown Armor exists to keep those stories moving by helping quality pieces find their next person.

Some items are practical. Some are personal. Some carry community history. We treat them with respect, assess what they need, and help determine what can be cleaned, restored, preserved, sold, donated, or responsibly re-homed.

WHAT WE DO

Donate. Consign. Triage. Shop.

DONATE

Ready to let go of leather, boots, or gear? Downtown Armor accepts selected donations of quality items that can be cleaned, repaired, restored, sold, donated, archived, or responsibly re-homed.

Donations are final once accepted.

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CONSIGN

Have quality pieces you would like to sell? We review selected leather, boots, gear, and accessories, decide what fits our current inventory, set pricing, display accepted items, and manage the sale.

Our standard consignment window is generally 90 days, with some flexibility depending on stock and item type.

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ESTATE & COLLECTION TRIAGE

Dealing with a leather collection after a death, move, breakup, downsizing, or major life change can be overwhelming. We help partners, families, friends, and community members triage collections with discretion and care.

We can help sort what may be sold, donated, restored, preserved, specially handled, or responsibly discarded.

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SHOP

Downtown Armor is for people who love leather with character: broken-in boots, jackets, vests, pants, chaps, harnesses, accessories, gear, and one-of-a-kind community pieces.

Every piece is selected with an eye toward quality, usability, story, and fit within the Downtown Armor collection.

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WHAT WE ACCEPT

Quality pieces with another life ahead of them.

Downtown Armor accepts selected items based on condition, safety, cleanliness, resale potential, restoration potential, and current inventory needs.

We may accept:

- Leather jackets, vests, pants, chaps, and harnesses

- Quality boots

- Leather accessories

- Kink and community gear in usable condition

- Pieces with resale, restoration, archival, or community value

ITEMS WE MAY DECLINE

We may decline items that are unsafe, unsanitary, damaged beyond use, counterfeit, illegal to resell, outside our current needs, or not a good fit for Downtown Armor.

Items not accepted for donation that are left behind may be discarded or donated elsewhere.

HOW INTAKE WORKS

Clear, respectful, and practical.

1. Contact us or bring items in during intake hours.

2. We review the items and determine what Downtown Armor can accept.

3. Accepted items are sorted for donation, consignment, restoration, resale, archival consideration, or responsible re-homing.

4. Items that are not accepted must be taken back unless other arrangements are made.

OUR APPROACH

Clean. Respectful. Practical. Community-minded.

Downtown Armor is not here to judge your closet, your collection, or your history. We are here to help determine what can be cleaned, restored, preserved, sold, donated, or responsibly re-homed.

CONTACT

Have gear to donate, consign, or triage?

Send us a message with a brief description and photos if available. For larger collections or estate situations, let us know approximately how many items are involved and what kind of help you need.

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Downtown Armor

San Francisco, California

Legacy leather, restored and re-homed.

The main goals on my list of main goals is to do consignment. I love the idea of reselling kink gear. it almost feels like a must.  Memories and stories are so important. It ALL has a story behind it. One of my favorite things about Worn Out West was when customers would bring in what used to be pin covered vests that were worn to dozens of events over the years. These would be covered in tiny little holes. There were some customers that had stories for each of the empty spots. When I came across some that came in on a day off all I could think was "Where have they been? What did they do? Who were they with?". I loved it. I love vests. I'm not really sure what it is, but there's something a little more intimate about them. All the ones covered in patches showing where they've been or just a huge patch on the back showing everyone the hard work you did getting that damn thing. I will sell smaller pieces like vests, harnesses, suspenders, and most importantly, boots. 

I'd love my store to be a lovely buffet of sexy boots and hot gear.