Department Store shopping in California
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Westfield San Francisco Centre
Wait, is this suburbia? Sure looks like it inside this nine-level chain-store city, with Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, plus 400 other retailers and a movie theater. Supposedly there's a 'distinctive boutique' concept to this mall, which translates to the same amount of stuff crammed into smaller stores. Best/only reasons to brave this behemoth: post-holiday sales, H&M's Spanish cousin Mango, bathrooms (including lounges with baby-changing tables) and a respectable basement food court.
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Neiman-Marcus
Hoity-toity and proud of it, Neiman-Marcus delivers old-school wow factor with soft lighting filtered through an oval rotunda and shamelessly obsequious service. There's a reason it's called Needless Markup - unless you're prepared to surrender that trust fund, stay a good 20 ft away from the personal shopper eager to help you into that emerald green, ruched raw-silk Prada number. Check the website for designer trunk shows and fun runway events.
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Barneys
The high-end New York fashion staple known for its inspired window displays and up-to-70%-off sales has hit the West Coast. Barneys showcases emerging designers; well-priced, well-fitted sportswear on its co-op label; and exclusive ecoconscious lines by Philip Lim, Theory, and its own affordable Green Label, focusing on clean lines with a clean conscience.
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Macy's
Five floors of name brands, plus a basement food court. The men's department is across the street so they won't have to worry their pretty little heads about where to find boxer briefs and Kenneth Cole shirts, while women have to brave the perfume police and fend off slightly insulting free makeover offers just to check out the shoe sale (totally worth it).
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Fashion Island
Fashion Island - sometimes referred to as 'Fascist Island' - is the draw for serious shopping. It's an indoor-outdoor mall with more than 200 midrange to upper-end retail stores, among them Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Macy's Women and Robinsons-May. And it's got a good food court.
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Barneys New York
A grand central staircase woos the shoppers through four floors of svelte and stylish designer duds for every possible occasion. The best part? Lunch at rooftop deli-with-a-view, Barney Greengrass.
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Park Headquarters
About a mile west of the tiny town of Mineral, it's the nearest stop for refueling and supplies.
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