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…
Must-see shopping in Southern California
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…
Greater Palm Springs
At this well-established thrift store, today’s hipsters can shop for clothes and accessories as cool today as when they were first worn a generation or…
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,…
Santa Barbara
Personally sourced, fair-trade cacao from around the world means the chocolates on offer here not only taste good but make you feel good about yourself…
Headquarters at Seaport District
San Diego
San Diego's fairly new shopping center (opened 2013) is also one of its oldest buildings: the 1939 former police headquarters has turned into some 30…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
Santa Monica
Sensational secondhand couture and designer hand-me-downs from celebrity consigners. There’s Oscar and Golden Globe gowns, elegant handbags, shoes and…
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…
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…
Orange County
One of the first large Vietnamese businesses, it's a behemoth packed with so many food shops, boutiques, herbalists, gold and silver jewelers and colorful…
Greater Palm Springs
Elegant and flower-festooned El Paseo shopping strip in Palm Desert has been dubbed the ‘Rodeo Drive of the Desert.' Although it does a handful of blue…
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…
Santa Barbara
Carries high-fashion, Euro-inspired designs, with a touch of funky California soul thrown in for good measure. Think Humanoid dresses, Rag & Bone skinny…
Disneyland Resort
Why should clothes hounds have all the fun? This shop lets you custom-build your own toy race car (duuuuude!). Select a chassis, body, tires (monster…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
The best in vintage and contemporary fine-art photography by icons such as Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber and the late, great rock 'n' roll shutterbug, Jim…
Laguna Beach
Here you’ll find works by 85 artists – some from here in Laguna – sometimes whimsical and sometimes irresistible, though no bargains. All of the pieces…
