L.A. is a forward city, except when it comes to fashion. Retracing styles and trends from past eras, fashionistas pull and combine select pieces and make them work. Luckily, our urban sprawl offers some of the finest in flea markets and vintage boutiques. more ›

Whether you are shopping for costume-centric holidays like Halloween, gearing up for a themed event, or looking to add a little old-school style to your wardrobe, there's probably no better part of Los Angeles to check out than the section of Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank nicknamed Vintage Row. Also known as Magnolia Park, this is the section of Magnolia from Hollywood Way east to just past Buena Vista, where you'll find all sorts of vintage, re-sale, collectible, and antique shops. more ›

Starting today and running for an entire week, a number of independent boutiques are each offering special discounts to shoppers as part of Boutique Week, happening October 24-31 in several major U.S. cities. more ›

Silver Lake's hip coffee boutique Lamill has a liquor license, and they're ready to use it. They've debuted a new menu of beer, wine, and sake drinks, some of which are offered in combination with their specialty coffee brews and drinks. Included on the menu are two signature cocktails of which the Alhambra-based coffee emporium is particularly proud... more ›

Today marks the opening of Petrossian's first Los Angeles area storefront. It's a cafe and boutique featuring menu items such as a Smoked Chorizo Scramble, a Tsar Cut Smoked Salmon Trio, the always controversial Foie Gras, an interesting grilled cheese made of buffalo mozzarella, tomato, olives and pesto on ciabatta and other meaty and fishy items. The boutique carries items like wines, cheeses, jams, gift baskets and the such. Tonight from 4 to 7 p.m. is their grand opening and starting tomorrow, regular hours (11 a.m. to 9 p.m.) begin. more ›