The Best Beach-Town Boutiques From Venice to Laguna

When you think ‘summer’, one thing in particular comes to mind, and that is ‘beach.’

Because the seaside towns of Southern California are impossibly haute, that also means that beachside shopping is no longer all about flip-flops and sundresses.

Here are some of the hautest boutiques in SoCal from Laguna to Venice Beach, of which has the ‘chicest street for shopping in America’ in its Abbott Kinney Boulevard, according to GQ magazine.

See who made the cut!

VENICE

Satine (1508 Abbot Kinney)

Heist (1104 Abbot Kinney)

Pamela Barish (1327 1/2 Abbot Kinney)

Guild (13351/2 Abbot Kinney)

Mona Moore (1112 Abbot Kinney)

Kendall Conrad (1121 Abbot Kinney)

Jack Spade (1132 Abbot Kinney)

Alexis Bittar (1612 Abbot Kinney)

Strange Invisible Perfumes (1138 Abbot Kinney)

The Stronghold (1625 Abbot Kinney)

Steven Alan (1601 Abbot Kinney)

Burning Torch (1627 Abbot Kinney)

Principessa (1323 Abbot Kinney)

Zengara Trading (1507 Abbot Kinney)

Firefly (1409 Abbot Kinney)

Huset (13161/2 Abbot Kinney)

A + R (1121 Abbot Kinney)

Alternative Apparel (1337 Abbot Kinney)

Topo Ranch (1219 Abbot Kinney)

Aviator Nation (1224 Abbot Kinney)

HERMOSA

Gum Tree (238 Pier Ave.)

Deep Pocket Jean Co. (200 Pier Ave.)

Wicked+ (145 Pier Ave.)

MANHATTAN BEACH

Dawn Baker (1016 Manhattan Ave.)

The Beehive (451 Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

Wright’s (232 Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

Lulu’s (300 Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

Third Gallery (208 Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

Dolly Rocker (212 Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

REDONDO BEACH

Alandrea (18091/2 S. Catalina Ave.)

PALOS VERDES

Poppi (2325 Palos Verdes Drive)

Lemons & Sugar (also 2325 Palos Verdes Drive)

NEWPORT BEACH

A’maree’s (2241 W. Coast Highway)

Yoki’s Garden (2429 W. Coast Highway)

The Cove (410 W. Coast Highway)

LAGUNA BEACH

Laguna Supply (210 Beach St.)

Fetneh Blake (427 N. Coast Highway and 1476 S. Coast Highway)

Anastasia (470 Ocean Ave.)

H. Laguna Beach (1045 S. Coast Highway)

Lala (1145 S. Coast Highway)

Thalia Surf Shop (903 S. Coast Highway)

Stand Up Paddle Co. (1103 S. Coast Highway)

LONG BEACH

Port (around the corner at 402 St. Louis Ave.)

Long Beach Trading Co. (2148 E. 4th St,)

Moxi Roller Skate Shop (2132 E. 4th St.)

Songbird (2240 E. 4th S.)

Blu Button (2112 E. 4th St.)

Imonni (2106 E. 4th St.)

Inretrospect (2122 E. 4th St.)

[Source: LA Times]

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