El Fashion District se extiende por más de 90 cuadras del centro de Los Ángeles, y es el lugar para visitar para quienes buscan negocios o mercadería al por mayor. Esta sección de la ciudad está absolutamente repleta de tiendas de venta de ropa de diseñadores, zapatos, accesorios, textiles e incluso flores, a precios inmejorables. Cuentan con otros objetos como juguetes, ropa interior, CDs, vestidos de fiesta y ropa para niños. Más de 1000 tiendas muestran sus mercancías en un mercado de pulgas, que siempre tiene aspecto festivo. Los fines de semana son muy concurridos, con grandes descuentos de hasta el 30 por ciento. Los horarios de apertura y el uso de tarjeta de crédito pueden variar según la tienda.
The Lab es un centro de cultura alternativa en la zona de Costa Mesa y se ve así mismo como un anti-centro comercial ya que cuenta con espacios únicos, tanto cerrados como al aire libre, ocupados por modernos negocios locales. Además de los varios negocios de moda, como Urban Outfitters y Popkiller, los visitantes podrán encontrar prendas vintage en Buffalo Exchange, o puede apreciar las piezas de arte en ARTery. Si el recorrido por este anti-centro comercial alocado le deja con hambre, hay varios restaurantes y cafés que cierran bastante tarde. The Lab también organiza eventos, principalmente con artistas locales, músicos y actores.
After a visit to Downtown Disney, there's nothing better then relaxing in an outdoor shopping and entertainment center sprinkled with Disney magic, of course. Located on Disneyland Drive, in Anaheim, there's no escaping Fantasy Land. Here you'll find dozens of restaurants, for instance, chains like the House of Blues and other themed eateries. The kids will find happiness and want more souvenirs and trinkets at the large Disney Character store. For adults, Downtown Disney offers Pleasure Island, a combination of live performances and nightclubs. Visit website for more details.
Located in the busiest commercial district of West Hollywood, the Pacific Design Center is built on 1.2 million square feet of space. It features over a hundred showrooms including a number of home furnishing and kitchen and bath accessories stores. The spectacularly designed front facade of the Pacific Design Center itself is very intriguing and captivating. The center also houses a conference center, the Silver Screen Theater and a fitness store. Over 30,000 square feet of space in the design center is occupied by the Museum Of Contemporary Art itself, which displays some of the best designs and artworks by leading artists from around the world. The design center is also involved with organizing a variety of art exhibitions and events.
Fugetso-Do, a small Japanese sweet shop, open since 1903, is the oldest business in the Little Tokyo area. They sell candies, sweet bean paste, rice crackers and taffy, cake and other confections. The decor of this store is old fashioned but welcoming. You will surely be amazed by the wide variety at this sweet store. The specialty here is the Mochi, Japenese confection made out of steamed glutinous rice. Fugetsu-Do founder, Seiichi Kito is the one who originally created the popular fortune cookie concept. And yes, they are freshly made every morning!
Rumored to be one of the best men’s clothing boutiques in town, Brick and Mortar lives up to its reputation, carrying some of the most unique, stylish and comfortable menswear around. The selection runs the gamut from sassy to low-key and manly so there is usually something in stock for everyone. Clingy t-shirts, designer jeans, belts and other accessories are always on hand. They also carry a few high-quality skin care lines and a broad assortment of gifts for men. With many stores caving in and closing down in this day and age of online sales, Brick and Mortar retains its secure standing, attracting debonair customers in search of spiffy fashions from all over LA. -Jamie Zum