West Hollywood & Mid-City
This is the West Coast's only branded shop from the Swedish-owned Nudie denim line. Jeans come in a variety of colors, and prices include free hemming and…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This is the West Coast's only branded shop from the Swedish-owned Nudie denim line. Jeans come in a variety of colors, and prices include free hemming and…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This industrial-flavored, warehouse-sized space has kept trend-hungry stylistas looking fabulous since 1985. Join the vintage vultures in their hunt for…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This thumping shop sells street wear and designer wear mostly for men, with brands such as Tokyo's Iro-ichi (band jackets of embroidered denim) and Black…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
The West Hollywood branch of this noted fragrance lab based in New York offers 15 fragrances, including one you can only purchase here. All are alchemized…
San Fernando Valley
Here are fashionable, post-production wares worn by TV and film stars. What that means to you is great prices on mainstream designer labels, including…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
If you dig vinyl – specifically jazz and classical on vinyl – you must check out this record trader. It's stuffed floor to ceiling and staffed with a…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
If other erotica stores are too tame or hetero-friendly for you, make your way to this (not just) gay-oriented store owned by a legendary drag queen. You…
Los Angeles
One of the more popular stores at the Helms Bakery district, Room and Board showcases beautiful furniture and accessories crafted by mainly American…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
If you love vintage interiors, step into this gem of a gallery, where (almost) everything from vintage baseball bats to armchairs and desks to the art on…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
In business since 1894, Vroman's is a Pasadena institution and claims to be the largest and oldest bookstore in all of SoCal. It's practically a required…
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Who says fashion has to be superficial? Lara Howe crafts her striking, tailored designs from remnant fabrics personally and locally sourced. The fabrics…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
If you find yourself getting chilly at Malibu Pier, cross PCH to this chill shop for coastal-chic hoodies, T-shirts and more, made in LA and emblazoned…
San Fernando Valley
If you dig the Grove in Mid-City then you’ll enjoy this set-piece shopping mall, developed by the same folks, that feels like an extended walking street…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Nestled in a gentrifying stretch of Spring is this seemingly small, but surprisingly deep, artist-owned gallery, where the creative output focuses on pop…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Those who worship at the altar of hedonism should check into this cluttered store, stocked with burlesque-inspired corsets, cat masks, school-girl outfits…
Hollywood
Part of a Thai strip mall called New Hollywood Plaza, this heavenly scented food store peddles all manner of Thai desserts, including candy, dried fruit,…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
While everyone else pays retail at the Beverly Center and the Grove down the street, Shopaholic specializes in sample sales – basically, ways for…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A fabulous boutique blessed with a tasteful melange of new and vintage goods. Its jewelry is fantastic, as are the chunky vintage perfume bottles and…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
Fans of anime will find their happy place rifling through the T-shirts, action figures, stuffed creatures, throw pillows and books at this ode to weird,…
Long Beach & San Pedro
At 4000 square feet, In Retrospect feels like a vintage department store: clothing, vinyl, furniture, tableware, even Pez dispensers, most from the 1950s…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This Pasadena-based company supplies natural hand creams, exfoliants and other treatments, and at its flagship store you can try them. The bamboo…
Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese
Hollywood
Bellies rumble like fault lines inside this gourmet providore, where shelves are stocked with elegant wines, craft spirits, artisan cheese and high-end…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A sterling-silver jewelry company known for its skulls, Great Frog started in London, has a shop in NYC and this is its latest offering. It casts in gold…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Steps away from Mariachi Plaza lies Espacio 1839, a concrete-floor boutique and artists' co-op. You'll find books, graphic tees and cool Boyle Heights…
Santa Monica
The mall at the south end of the Promenade offers posher shops than those on the comparatively dated Promenade. Think All Saints, Juicy Couture,…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Little girls go gaga for this make-believe toy land where they can take their plastic friends to lunch or afternoon tea at the cafe or a revue-style show,…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
As sexy as it is expensive (read: very, very), you’ll love the sweet and naughty burlesque sheers, lace and silks that will work quite well with the thigh…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A funky fashion boutique that isn't as stiff as some of the other players on Robertson. It offers Acne denim, Rona Pfeiffer jewelry and a range of funky…
Silver Lake & Echo Park
A dream habitat for Eastside mixologists, with all manner of stemware, shakers, vessels, swivel sticks, ice-cube trays and cocktail guides to pour a…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
Coastal-chic hoodies, tees and blankets, even guitar picks come emblazoned with the signature stripes of yellow, orange and red. Behind the store is an…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Fans are fanatical about the skate and street wear from this New York–based fashion house: colorful, patterned, padded, faux fur, patches and more. Cool…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
Art, gifts and gifts that are art are the jam here. Artist-designed, one-of-a-kind trophies, snow globes with the F-word inside, handmade boxes that look…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This hip-hop skater retailer on Fairfax is set in a converted bank building and it has the vault to prove it. It deals in labels such as Organika and has…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Easily the coolest – not cheapest – vintage shop on Melrose. The hand-picked selection here is less about quantity and all about quality, from soft cotton…
Santa Monica
Sensational secondhand couture and designer hand-me-downs from celebrity consigners. There’s Oscar and Golden Globe gowns, elegant handbags, shoes and…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
One of LA's signature designers, James Perse does 'low maintenance high fashion' for men and women. Sure, a baseball shirt might run upwards of $150 and…
Malibu & Pacific Palisades
A chill vibe permeates this eclectic, fun and funky emporium for everything from seriously rockin' western wear to vintage wear, vinyl and locally…
Long Beach & San Pedro
An anchor of the East Village Arts District, this beloved record store sells vintage to modern vinyl and CDs and has live in-store performances – book…
Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
This local maker started out with snowboards and has since branched out to skateboards, the outfits that go with them (using materials such as bamboo and…
Pasadena City College Flea Market
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
A Pasadena rummage blooms on the first Sunday of every month, on this decidedly stylish and spare art deco campus. There are about 450 vendors here, with…