Clothing
Avita
8213 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
323-852-1716
The offerings for men, women, and children at Avita are more cohesive and fashionable than those at other stores just getting the hang of eco-tailing…
Website: http://avitastyle.com
Black Market
2023 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90025
310-966-1555
Eighties redux is a requirement for any shop along Sawtelle’s hipster retail enclave; the decade is covered here by Beta Unit’s geometric design in neon colors…
Website: http://www.blackmarketla.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Los Angeles
Bloomingdale’s
10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90067
310-772-2100
True, you might have to talk your daughter into the $40 Levi’s instead of the $106 True Religions. But at least you’ve got the choice. ..
Brookstone
Beverly Center #26, 8522 Beverly Blvd. #790, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
310-659-9491
Website: http://www.brookstone.com
Neighborhood: Mid-City
Category: Clothing, Men's Clothing, Shopping
Canyon Beachwear
106 Entrada Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90402
310-459-5070
At Canyon Beachwear, moms and daughters can get suited up in classic silhouettes from Anne Cole…
Website: http://www.canyonbeachwear.com
Category: Clothing, Shopping, Sporting Goods, Sports & Recreation, Women's Clothing
Church
7277 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-876-8887
Best Place to Discover L.A. Designers, August 2011
Website: http://www.churchboutique.com
Confederacy
4661 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-913-3040
Confederacy has a vision for edgy yet wearable goods and the space—5,000 square feet—in which to execute it…
Website: http://www.shopconfederacy.com/
Neighborhood: Griffith Park, Los Angeles
Council Thrift Shops
11801 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90036
310-444-7978
Donations are assessed at fair market value, sparing you the risky business of putting a price on noncash contributions…
Website: http://www.ncjwla.org/council_thrift_shops
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Los Angeles
Country General Store
6279 Van Nuys Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91401
Van Nuys’s 57-year-old Country General Store makes us wish we had a hoedown on our calendar, or better yet, a cowboy or cowgirl on our arm.
Website: http://www.countrygeneralstore.com
Neighborhood: Van Nuys
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Shop, Best of LA: 2013, Clothing, Shopping
Couturier Cleaners
9311 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90035
310-860-9608
Dry cleaning may be a life staple right up there with food, shelter, and sex, but the industry’s favorite cleaning solvent, perchloroethylene, is associated with a raft of environmental and health risks…
Category: Clothing, Dry Cleaners, Services, Shopping
Denim Jackets
1132 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291
(424) 291-3300
Offers easygoing military styles as well as the longer, short-sleeved Trucker jacket, with its forgiving ’80s shape
Website: http://www.currentelliott.com/
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2016: Shop, Best of LA: 2016, Best of LA: Shop, Clothing, Shopping
Denim Repair Shop
7517 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-798-4310
Designer labels or thrift store staples: It doesn’t matter what they cost because once you slide into that perfect pair, those jeans ain’t coming off until well past laundry day.
Website: http://www.schaeffersgarmenthotel.com/
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Shop, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Shop, Clothing, Shopping
Denim Revival
7934 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-852-0171
You may have paid good money for the distressed look of the jeans, but you won’t stand for an unexpected tear or shredding of the hem that results from wear…
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Alterations, Clothing, Services, Shopping
Elyse Walker
15306 Antioch St., Los Angeles, CA, 90272
310-230-8882
For those shoppers whose fashion map rarely leads off Robertson or Rodeo, Pacific Palisades remains a mystery…
Website: http://www.elysewalker.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades
Endovanera
1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
213-413-6666
Between the European-spy look of the capes, vests, and overcoats and the stark Echo Park studio that doubles as a store…
Website: http://www.endovanera.com
Neighborhood: Echo Park, Los Angeles
Exhale
245 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-450-7676
Here karma chameleons say namaste to Prana tops and Hard Tail gypsy skirts…
Website: http://exhalespa.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Venice
Filth Mart
1038 N Fairfax Ave, West Hollywood, CA, 90046
323-848-8613
Maybe you really were in the audience for the 1968 tour that made Led Zeppelin famous. More likely your vintage T-shirt celebrating the show is a knockoff
Website: http://filthmart.net
Neighborhood: Fairfax
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Shop, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Shop, Clothing, Shopping
For Kids Only
746 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-650-4885
Suits are to the left, shoes are to the right, and the racks in the middle are organized by size…
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
