8 of the author’s must-visits when she’s in Los Angeles
THE LONDON WEST HOLLYWOOD AT BEVERLY HILLS
1020 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, www.thelondonwest hollywood.com “I’m staying here, and I love their breakfast,” she said. “They do great fried eggs — very important for an English person.”
BOOK SOUP
8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, www.booksoup.com “My first stop is Book Soup, that amazing bookstore on Sunset. Obviously, I went there to make sure they had my book, which they did. They’ve also got such an incredible range of print magazines, including Vogue Bambini, which you cannot get anywhere, but, of course, you can get it at Book Soup.”
WILDFOX
8710 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, www.wildfox.com “When I’m writing in London, my uniform is basically jeans and some kind of overpriced T-shirt. … You can buy Wildfox in England, but it's very, very expensive there. So when I saw the store with all its pink and little bicycles, I went and spent a fortune. Got lots of stuff for my kids. They’re going to go mental over that really soft fabric they do.”
LADURÉE
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, www.laduree.com/us/ “I’d never been to the Grove before, and started at Ladurée, which I also love visiting in Paris. When my previous books became paperbacks and needed new cover art, I just e-mailed the publisher a picture of a Ladurée box to use as inspiration.”
MADEWELL
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, www.madewell.com
“For my uniform, Madewell is amazing for jeans. They’re about half the price of a J Brand — or something similar. To me, the brand is a combination of Los Angeles with a little bit of Paris. I also love the fun, stripey T-shirts.”
NORDSTROM
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, shop.nordstrom.com “My friend Gela Taylor’s line, Pam & Gela, is available here, and I’ve been wearing their amazing satin bomber jacket with embroidered herons and crystal beading. It’s divine. And? [It’s] $176.”
HAPPY ISLES
6671 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1595, Los Angeles, www.thehappyisls.com “Meredith Melling [co-founder of fashion labels La Marque and La Ligne] told me about this cool vintage wedding dress shop, and I’m going to see it out of interest — not buying anything for me. I’m just looking for the best new shops I can write about for Vogue.”
BONDI HARVEST
1814 Berkeley St., Santa Monica, bondiharvest.com “It’s a really cool coffee shop. It’s Australian but feels very California. It’s in kind of a shed, right by the Goop offices. They had all these kinds of drinks, like lavender cappuccinos. Also, avocado toast, which I think is the most amazing thing. You can get it in just a few places in London, but most people still think it’s a bit weird.”