Fashion/Food/Lifestyle/Skater

If it’s in vogue, or will be, you’ll find it in this belt of nifty boutiques. Kick off at the corner of W 3rd St and N Fairfax Ave where you’ll see the lively Farmers Market (see Rest/ Relaxed) for ¡ Lotería! Grill and a heap of other eats, but don’t faff around too long, you’ve got serious shopping to do. Get back on W 3rd, driving west several blocks, past S La Jolla to OK at #8303 / 323 653 3501 / okthestore.com / full of designy homeware and bits, especially glass. Fab footman George Esquivel’s custom handmade shoes await at #8309 Esquivel / 714 670 2200; men’s faves Douglas Fir and DF feet are at #8311 / 323 651 5445; and August at #8311½ / 323 653 2600 / augustla.com / peddles exquisite gems and ceramics by Ted Muehling and protégés. Pyrrha at #8315 / 323 424 4807 / pyrrha.com / showcases handcast C.18-19th wax seal jewellery, and #8321 stylish jetsetera stop Flight 001 / 323 966 0001 / flight001.com / stocks handy travel gear and guides. Next up, past Kings, is the fantastic Traveler’s Bookcase at #8375 / 323 655 0575 / travelersbookcase.com / for a dose of wanderlust to match. Vamp it up at #8377 Face Haus / 855 550 4287 / thefacehaus.com / and for hair, Drybar next door at #8379 / 310 734 5990 / thedrybar.com / nails blowouts and updo’s. Go gaga over #8383 Alexis Bittar’s / 323 951 9803 / alexisbittar.com / spangly bod candy; inhale #8385 Le Labo’s / 323 782 0411 / lelabofragrances.com / compelling fragrances; and peruse #8405 Plastica’s / 323 655 1051 / plasticashop.com / lifestyle goods. Time for the opp. side of W 3rd, so make a u-turn and recharge first at this yumsome trio: Joan’s on Third at #8350 (see Lunch), coolkid-on-the-block Goldie’s at #8422 / 323 677 2470 / goldies la.com, or retro seafood stable Son of a Gun at #8370 (see Rest/Smart). OK. Gas in your tank, on like the wind you go to discover spiffy specs at Dan Deutsch #8358 / 323 658 6181 / dandeutschopticaloutlook.com / and #8234 Duncan Quinn / 323 782 9205 / by appt only / duncanquinn.com / bespoke men’s suiter. Note tasty nibbler #8164 Little Door / 323 951 1210 / with lil’ sis, buzzing French deli-cafe Little Next Door / 323 951 1010 / well, next door, at #8142. Espy the girly whirl Satine at #8134 / 323 655 2142 / satineboutique. com / with int’l designer duds, then guys gallop another block up to South Willard at #8038 / 323 653 6153 / south willard.com / for urbane, avant-garde menswear, and sweet tooths go nuts at #8104 Fonuts / 323 592 3075 / with mostly guilt and gluten-free goodies. Note resort-ready Trina Turk and men’s Mr Turk are at #8008 / 323 651 1382. Exit right and look diagonally opp., why, it’s the Farmers Market! Feast some more, or, sport nuts, buckle up, and motor north on Fairfax. Just after Rosewood, make a u-turn then park for Flight Club at #503 / 888 937 8020 / flightclubla. com / with super-cool, hard-to-find, limited release and deadstock sneakers; RVCA at #501 / 323 951 0901 / shop.rvca.com / for famous SoCal streetwear; Hall of Fame at #449 / 323 655 6002 / halloffameltd.com / for New Era lids; then it’s skater emporium Supreme at #439 / 323 655 6205 / supremenewyork. com / complete with skating ramp behind the register, or try Pink+Dolphin at #420. Finally at #419, old-skool Canter’s Deli / 323 651 2030 / cantersdeli.com / rewards you handsomely with a corned beef on rye. Olympic shopper!