Standout Stores

Hip Ships Alchemy Works. Lofty trove of local lifestyle labels and house collabs, complete with Warby Parker showroom and small-batch java roaster Blacktop next door. 826 E 3rd St / Downtown / 323 487 1497 / alchemyworks.us

TenOverSix. Channel Sevigny in this expertly edited, fashforward cool-girl fave with ltd ed + edgy pop-ups. Rad! 8425 Melrose Ave / WeHo / 323 330 9355 / tenover6.com

Altai. Design studio and home of avant-garde menswear, mod art, decor, and even rare racing motorcycles. Vroom. 5810 W 3rd St / WeHo / 323 931 1333 / amaryllis.la

Just One Eye. Haute concept intersection of fashion and fine art + first port of call for It bags and accessories. 7000 W Romaine St / Hollywood / 888 563 6858 / justoneeye.com

Hu-men-itarian Apolis: Common Gallery. Natty local label outfitting LA’s dapper dudes, with focus on the exclusive and ethical. 806 E 3rd St / Downtown / 855 894 1559 / apolisglobal.com Old is New The Way We Wore. Ravishing, museum-quality, Oscarready vintage gowns and couture. Doris knows her stuff. 334 S La Brea Ave / Hollywood / 323 937 0878 / thewaywewore.com / see also Decades & Resurrection (Shop/Melrose) Droolery Craig Evan Small. Swoon at Craig’s horde of estate and antique jewellery and watches; cry if you can’t afford it. 731 N La Cienega Blvd / WeHo / 310 550 7895 / craigevansmall.com Home Beautiful Blackman Cruz. Eccentric king of Neo-Gothic interiors hoarding exotic and spectacular collectibles. Probe deep. 836 N Highland Ave / Hollywood / 323 466 8600 / blackmancruz.com Quirkish Delight Obsolete. Anachronistic, esoteric den of turn-of-thecentury objects n’ furny, from macabre to witty and wry. 11270 W Washington Blvd / Culver City / 310 399 0024 / closed Sun / obsoleteinc.com Biodynamic Bites Zenbunni. Get a taste of the progressive, ‘revivalist’ sweet tooth scene at this psychedelic, medicinal + raw choc box. 1629 Abbot Kinney Blvd / Venice / 424 238 3388 / closed Mon / zenbunnichocolate.com Cook-ie Monster Surfas. The ultimate chef and foodie emporium with every provision, ingredient and utensil Martha ever dreamt of. 8777 W Washington / Culver City / 310 559 4770 / surfasonline.com Media Moguls Amoeba Music. CDs and vinyls for headbangers, flute tooters and radio singalongers in this venerable depot. 6400 Sunset Blvd / Hollywood / 323 245 6400 / amoeba.com Booksoup. Mass to obscure; if it’s not there, they’ll get it. 8818 Sunset Blvd / WeHo / 310 659 3110 / booksoup.com Root n’ Rummage Melrose Trading Post. As much of a sleb-spotter as an antiques crawl with clothes swap + food trucks, duh. Fairfax High School / 7850 Melrose Ave / Hollywood / 9am-5pm Sun / melrosetradingpost.org Rose Bowl Flea Market. Colossal scavenger hunt hiding vintage treasures, your neighbour’s left sock, and more. 1001 Rose Bowl Dr / Pasadena / 323 560 7469 / 5am-4.30pm / 2nd Sun of the month / dig early / 20km N.E. of Hollywood / rgcshows.com