Presenting the Winners of the 2013 Racked Awards

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to unveil the winners of the 2013 Racked Awards for San Francisco. Our victors represent the best of retail in SF across 12 categories. The competition was fierce and the decisions were near impossible, because all of the nominees work incredibly hard and kick ass at what they do.

Before we list the winners, let's go over the rules and logistics. For the first nine categories listed below, the Racked SF staff chose a winner after much deliberation. For the final three, we asked readers to choose between an editor-chosen list of nominees. Nominees and winners alike will be feted at a party tonight in Manhattan. San Francisco winners should watch their mail for their coveted prize: the official golden turban of the Racked Awards. And now, without further ado, the winners in San Franciso.

Editor's Choice Nominees (Winners to be announced Oct. 10)

Best Fitness Studio
Winner: Bay Club
Nominees:
· 3rd Street Boxing Gym
· BodyRok
· Crunch on Polk
· Equinox
· Fitness SF
· ODC Dance Commons
· Planet Granite
· Sports Club LA
· Studiomix
· TRX Training Center

Best Indie Home Store
Winner: Cavalier Goods
Nominees:
· Aldea
· Monument
· The Perish Trust
· Sue Fisher King
· The Future Perfect
· Therapy
· Urban Mercantile

Best Indie Jewelry Store
Winner: Fiat Lux
Nominees:
· Esqueleto
· Gallery of Jewels
· Jest Jewels
· Manika Jewelry
· No.3
· Secession Art & Design
· Union Street Goldsmith

Best Local Designer
Winner: Erica Tanov
Nominees:
· Ali Golden
· Basil Racuk
· Camelia Skikos
· Freda Salvador
· Gr.dano
· Gus Harput
· Job & Boss
· Julie Weston
· Lazy Twins
· The 2 Bandits
· The Podolls

Best National Brand from SF
Winner: Levi's
Nominees:
· Banana Republic
· Crate & Barrel
· Gap
· Jansport
· Pottery Barn
· Restoration Hardware
· West Elm
· Williams Sonoma
· The North Face

Best Online Goes Offline
Winner: Bonobos Guideshop
Nominees:
· Balsam Hill
· Betabrand
· Pickwick & Weller
· Umami Mart

Pop Up of the Year
Winner: Storenvy
Nominees:
· Indochino
· Jill Milan
· Louis Vuitton for America's Cup
· Metier
· Northern Grade
· Sandro at Bloomingdale's
· Score at the Academy of Sciences
· SF Made at the Westfield

Best Union Square/FiDi Addition
Winner: Wingtip
Nominees:
· Converse
· Sandro
· Uniqlo
· Vera Wang
· Tomboy Taylors
· Scoop NYC

Best Vintage Store
Winner: Ver Unica
Nominees:
· Idol Vintage
· La Rosa
· Painted Bird
· Relic Vintage
· Retro Fit
· Schauplatz
· Sui Generis
· Vacation
· Wasteland

Reader's Choice Winners

Best New Store
Winner: Freda Salvador
Nominees:
· Aesop
· Converse
· Freda Salvador
· Gant Rugger
· Muji
· Sandro
· Scoop NYC
· The Future Perfect
· Uniqlo
· Vera Wang

Best Men's Store
Winner: Sean
Nominees:
· Gant Rugger
· Nomads
· Onassis Clothing
· Paul Smith
· Revolver
· Taylor Stitch
· The Brooklyn Circus
· Unionmade
· Welcome Stranger
Honorable mention: Wingtip

So Hot Right Now
Winner: Alexis Bittar
Nominees:
· Converse
· Eden & Eden
· Elizabeth Charles
· Establish
· Levi's
· Mira Mira
· No.3
· Seedstore
· Uniqlo