Beverly Hills is where the wealth of Los Angeles lives and
visits. Drive around some of the local neighborhoods and into Bel Air.
Whoooee. Fancy. You can see the homes in the flats, and each one has a
clearly showing Security sign on a stake driven into the ground
somewhere in their front yard. Drive up into the hills and you
are lucky if you can evensee the homes - as often they are gated or protected in
front by large bushes. The gardeners must be given explicit instructions
to not cut these!
Beverly Hills is also known for its fashion and its expensive shopping.
Several areas we have visited for shopping are listed below.
Robertson Blvd
(north of Wilshire)
- Several blocks of Robertson Ave starting at about 4 blocks
north of Wilshire is an upscale trendy shopping district. This area is
also less than 1/2 a mile from the Beverly Center (as described above).
You may see some name brand shops in this area but name brand shopping
is not as common here as in other more well-known shopping districts of
Beverly Hills...as say Rodeo Drive. The highlights here are high end
boutique stores. Looking for t-shirts made in India for $150 to $200 per
shirt?
You can find them here! This is an area of Beverly Hills where
sometimes celebrities are seen shopping - in tow with Paparazzi
hanging on their every move. We travel with a large camera and
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hanging out in a nearby gas station we had
several people ask if we were following celebrities including one mother
daughter team who had driven up from San Diego to this particular
section of Beverly Hills just to try and spot the "stars".
Regardless of whether you see any stars or not, you will see some very
fashionable dressed shoppers, maybe a Chihuahua or two and a number of
very expensive items for sale.
For those who are looking for name brand purses and bags but don't want
to spend the very high prices $3000 to $25,000+ consider a stop at "I
Want That Bag", an authentic bag reseller located at
464 S. Robertson Blvd - Phone: (310) 274-9696. They have a very good
selection of hand bags, all of which look quite new and upon close
inspection we could not see they had been used. A number of celebrities
bring their bags into this store on consignment.
The well-known Kitson has several locations on Robertson Blvd
including at 115 N. Robertson - Visit:
www.shopkitson.com
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Rodeo Drive, one
of Beverly Hills most famous attractions is an exclusive
collection of high priced well known urban fashion shops
(clothing, jewelry, purses, & other boutique stores). The actual
length of Rodeo Drive is merely 3 blocks - but it is crammed
with sophistication and pricey wares. Want to see shirts for
thousands of dollars - well, you can in certain shops in this
area.
You enter and exit the shopping area on Rodeo Drive via
stairs that lead up to the actual shops - which almost looks
like a movie set. Dressy clothing not required to walk through
this area - many tourists are here during certain times of the
year. Good photo ops at these locations. Want free parking for two
hours? Then park in the valet parking garage located under the fancy Two
Rodeo Center. Rodeo Drive is right off of Wilshire Blvd in Beverly
Hills.
Beverly Hills official website:
www.beverlyhills.org
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