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Robertson Boulevard

Just a stone’s throw from Boy’s Town, i.e. the main drag of West Hollywood, lies one of the girliest nooks in Los Angeles: the 100 to 300 blocks of South Robertson Boulevard. On this lovely, tree-lined street, the girl-powerful—Ghost, Kate Spade, Lisa Kline and Agnes B among others—offer their clever, imaginative and just damn cute designs. It’s where Los Angeles-style ladies who lunch, well, lunch. Early in the afternoon, model-actress-wannabes who’ve already scored a mogul emerge from lunch at the Ivy, and those who have yet to score troop out of the Newsroom Café. Both appear virtually indistinguishable, except for the indiscreet I-really-love-him baubles adorning the manicured fingers of the taken.

These clusters of yoga-cized, self-tanned, pneumatically enhanced girls totter from shop to shop on their four-inch Jimmy Choos, looking for adorable, cleavage-enhancing slip-dresses. And there are so many to choose from. Embroidered, sequined, tie-dyed, fringed, some demure, some racy, all so darling, how can little ‘ole size-zero me choose?Answer: buy them all with mogul’s platinum card! Isn’t life fun, girls?

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Curve
154 N. Robertson
Small but well-edited, the collection at Curve highlights lesser-known designers that decidedly step outside the Gap-Banana Republic box.
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Ghost
125 N. Robertson
On those days when you get on the scale and gasp with surprise at just how light you are, you should head over to Ghost.
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Harari
110 N. Robertson
Harari's West Hollywood location (there are two others in Brentwood and Santa Monica) is more like yin and yang than zen-like harmony.
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Horn
140 S. Robertson
This light and airy Beverly Hills boutique may be small, but don’t let the size fool you.
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Kitson
115 S. Robertson
The ultimate in sensory overload—so much to see and touch, it's hard to decide where to go first. This one-stop-shop has everything and it invites you to "come on in and play!"
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Lisa Kline
136 S. Robertson Blvd
Lisa Kline is where the Hollywood It-Girl of the moment shops.
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Lisa Kline Men
123 S. Robertson Blvd
Boxing gloves and catcher’s mitts rest casually on the shelves of Lisa Kline Men, giving you the feeling that the store is actually the capacious closet of a guy who’s nice enough to let you browse in it.
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Orange
8111 Beverly Blvd
If your idea of cool includes classroom furniture circa the Kennedy years, Orange is your kind of store.
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Robert Clergerie
108 N. Robertson
If you don’t know this French-based shoe designer, you should.
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