West Hollywood & Mid-City
No LA shopping trip is complete without a stop at Fred's. Recently relocated from its long-standing Melrose Ave location, this 13,000-sq-ft warren of high…
Must-see shopping in West Hollywood & Mid-City
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Here's classic, retro-inspired, fashionable women's wear that's eco-conscious without the granola. It does it by using pre-existing materials, which means…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
An intimate, hidden-away courtyard shop that specializes in selling signed shooting scripts from past blockbusters, and 1st editions from Shakespeare (…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Large, popular and rather-polished vintage boutique with racks packed with skirts and tops, fur-collared jackets and Pendleton wool shirts.
Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
West Hollywood & Mid-City
LA’s coolest comic store proudly lets its geek flag fly, with indie and mainstream comic books, from Japanese manga to graphic novels, and all the…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This legendary, rock-and-roll shopping strip is as famous for its epic people-watching as for its consumer fruits. You’ll see hair (and people) of all…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A bibliophile’s indie gem, sprawling and packed with entertainment, travel, feminist and queer studies, eclectic and LA-based fiction, with appearances by…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This faux Italian palazzo is one of LA’s most popular shopping destinations, with 40 name-brand stores, a fountain and a trolley rolling down the middle.
West Hollywood & Mid-City
There's nothing quite like this street corner occupied with a pack rat's extravagance, not to mention more than a few Instagram photo ops.
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Retro-cool Palm Springs may be a couple hours east of LA, but you don't have to leave West Hollywood to see one of its signature artists. Shag’s paintings…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Here you’ll find threads, jewelry, housewares, crafts and other offbeat items proffered by more than 100 purveyors. It’s held in the Fairfax High parking…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Coveted fashion and art collide at Just One Eye. A dramatic concept store hidden inside Howard Hughes' former headquarters, its racks are hang with bold,…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Upscale mall shoppers flock to this eight-story monolith anchored by Bloomingdale's and Macy's department stores and home to some 100 other international…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Upscale bags and bathing suits, sun hats and wallets, pearls and leather gloves, suit jackets and dresses, all of which would make Audrey Hepburn blush…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A concrete-floor emporium of quirky cool, OK has art and cookbooks, bar kits and paper lanterns, glass radiometers (measures light), pens and notebooks –…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
This wide-ranging shop is worth a stop for vintage shoppers. There’s specs and hats, sun dresses from the ‘60s, some groovy tweeds and ragged old army…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
An essential shopping destination for LA women who move seamlessly from casual days to glitzy nights. It stocks denim from Current/Elliott and Rag and…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
LA’s kingdom of kinkiness is filled with sexual hardware catering to every conceivable fantasy and fetish. Please, who doesn’t need a penis beaker and a…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Freaky, funky Vivienne Westwood is the UK designer credited with mainstreaming punk and new-wave fashion then building it into an empire. This is her LA…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Like a burst of sunlight on a cloudy day, this whimsical, yet exceptional, vintage women's-wear shop is stocked with affordable designer dresses, shades,…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Hip-hop fashion has always been a staple on Melrose and this spot combines that with a skate/punk mash-up that works. Grab a deck, some limited-edition…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
A bright and funky boutique selling sportswear – blinged-up and fashion-forward: tiger prints, punked-out angels and teddy bears and yellow rose motifs,…
