Getting There
Make like a resident and cruise passed LAX six miles where you can land your jet at Santa Monica Airport, or head six miles further north and drop your G5 into Van Nuys Airport. Helipads at Santa Monica Municipal grant access to choppers along the coast with ease, whereas Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley provides privileged convenience and anonymity, just in case the paparazzi, or an ex, are on your tail. Once you hear tumultuous waves crashing into sandy shores and coastal bluffs, hit the beach, or make your rounds at the social house of the hour and immerse yourself in the sultry, carefree attitude of the seaside scene because you have arrived in Malibu.
Shopping
Malibu Lumber Yard (3939 Cross Creek Road; 310.456.7395), from developers and Malibu residents Richard Weintraub and Richard Sperber, opened in April 2009 with brands adjusted to Malibu’s changing demographics, including Maxfield, Intermix, Alice + Olivia, La Perla, Kitson Malibu, Planet Blue, James Perse, Theory, Tory Burch, J. Crew-at-the-Beach, Adrianna Shamaris, Café Habana from nightlife mogul Rande Gerber, Chocolate Box Café, and Crumbs Bake Shop, selling its signature cupcakes. The Malibu Lumber Yard is set alongside an ambrosial golf course, mountains, and the Malibu Lagoon. Its community-oriented, exotic grounds feature walkways, fish tanks, and age-old Kentia King palm trees and aloe trees, giving the Malibu Lumber Yard an upscale, open-air feel with seaside charm.
Malibu Country Mart (3835 Cross Creek Road; 310.826.5635) is Malibu’s premier outdoor shopping destination, decked-out in an eclectic mix of Mediterranean, modern, and rustic architectural styles. This family-friendly retail paradise spread over six acres of prime Malibu real estate is studded with more than 65 shops, galleries, restaurants, and sculptures. Malibu Country Mart is an all-day escape for locals and tourists alike with top-of-the-line designers, world-class gardens, al fresco dining, picnic areas, and a children’s playground. Workout for beach-worthy abs at newly opened 5 Point Yoga, offering yoga, mat Pilates, dance, fitness, and aerial classes. The boutique mall is home to John Varvatos, M. Fredric, Madison, Ralph Lauren, Double RL & Co., Henry Beguelin, Earnest Sewn, Planet Blue, Oliver Peoples, Ron Herman, L’Occitane, and James Perse, and fine dining including Nobu, Tra di Noi, and Taverna Tony.
Missoni (3824 Cross Creek Road; 310.456.7500) is giving Malibu Village a facelift. The high-end Italian fashion house is zigzagging its kaleidoscope of sea and sand colors onto Malibu soil, outfitting beach-chic shoppers with rich, boldly patterned frivolity. Load up on surfside essentials that are “Made in Italy” but worn in The ’Bu.
Theodore Beach (23733 Malibu Road; 310.456.7719) at Malibu Colony Plaza offers the best in beachy-glam. A celeb favorite for hard-to-find luxury brands, sexy Olivia DeBerardinis pin-up prints complement designer frocks from cutting-edge designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Stitches, Plein Sud, Morphine Generation, and Da-Nang, as well as laid-back casual wear and customized accessories.
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