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15 of our Fave Women’s & Kids’ Boutiques to Shop

INDEPENDENT RETAILER SPOTLIGHT

This June Market season, we randomly gifted 15 of our LA Market retailers with $250 in gratitude for working virtually or in-person with our Showrooms. Learn about these 15 winning boutiques below. We love that almost all of them are owned by women. Shop online or in-store if you’re in the area and feel good about supporting female entrepreneurs and small, independent retail businesses.

WOMEN’S BOUTIQUES

ALL THAT & MORE

Culver City, California

All That & More Boutique is located in Culver City and offers a celebrity experience for the everyday person, featuring personalized customer styling by owner Candance Simmons. Curated offerings include styles that are comfy, classy, and casual, with an edge. Shop All That & More for women’s clothing from sizes 00 to 22, women’s & men’s accessories, and an exclusive consignment room with designer items. Candance styles each client who comes into the boutique. Until then, shop the boutique online.

Signature Items: A wide selection of dresses and coordinating tops & bottoms featuring bold colors & prints.


BENDLS OF LA JOLLA

La Jolla, California

Bendls is well known for its discerning collection of European and American designers: “Perfect fashion for today’s women. An eclectic mix of European and American designers. MAC jeans, Lisette Montreal, Repeat, Isabel de Pedro to name a few. Customer service second to none.”

COAL & ICE

Los Angeles, California

Coal & Ice's merchandise is chosen with a sharp eye for design, quality, comfort and the smartest trends. They carry easy, cool and boho collections as well as clean, sophisticated, feminine and chic lines. New merchandise arrivals weekly.


DUET

Laguna Beach, California

Duet Laguna specializes in California-inspired wearable art, featuring handcrafted accessories, clothing, jewelry, scarves and shawls from over 30 designers and artists from around the world. Duet Laguna is all about unique and artful pieces that are timeless and beautiful.

Notable items: Hand Dyes Scarves by Spain of America

GRACIE’S BOUTIQUE

Denver, Colorado

Gracie's Boutique’s merchandise curation is designed to empower women to look and feel their best through a unique selection of trendy clothing, jewelry, and accessories handpicked from Los Angeles. With new arrivals hitting the floor daily, there is always something for everyone.  Visit, sip, shop & discover your newest obsession.

KISS ME KATE

Phoenix, Arizona

“Located in the heart of the Arcadia neighborhood in Phoenix, Kiss Me Kate Boutique is a specialty store for the fashion conscious woman. Their versatile selection of labels and styles are curated to take you to the board room, sports events, cocktail parties, or for travel around the world. They also specialize in many one-of-a-kind items, making it a shopping mecca for unique gifts in jewelry, handbags, belts, and scarves, featuring wonderful leathers and fabrics.”


LA DONNA BOUTIQUE

La Jolla, California


Known for an upscale range that joins Euro-glam with coastal, cabana-ready prints.

Brand Sampling: Alberto Makali, Eva Varro, Vivienne Westwood, Byblos, Anna Sui, Missoni


LA GALLERIA

Tustin, California

For over 50 years, La Galleria has been a staple women’s boutique of Orange County, serving multiple generations of women and their closets. The boutique has been known for blending the season’s ever changing trends with the traditional appeal of sophisticated elegance. La Galleria is also known as the OC’s #1 Mother of the Bride Boutique.

Top Brands: Alberto Makali, Dolcezza, Frank Lyman, Piccadilly Canada, PJ Salvage, Sympli

VELVET HAMMER BOUTIQUE

Coeur D’Alene, Idaho

Velvet Hammer Velvet Hammer is a beautiful women’s boutique thoughtfully curated with the best Contemporary brands, featuring apparel, accessories, footwear, and giftables, as well as children’s products.

KIDS’ RETAILERS

CHICKEN LITTLE

Santa Barbara, California

Found in 1979 and located on shopping hot spot State Street, Chicken Little is a Santa Barbara one-stop destination for all things kids, known for its comprehensive array of high quality products for baby and children.

Product Categories: Clothing, Baby Gear, Furniture, Nursery Essentials, Toys, Bath, Feeding, Nursing, Diapering & Potty Training, and Safety

DROPLETS

Maui, Hawaii

Droplets is a curated and whimsical kids’ boutique with two brick & mortar locations in the new and beautiful Wailea Village and in Historic Upcountry Makawao. They carry children’s products handmade in Hawaii by artisans, as well as the industry’s best clothing brands, toys and supplies needed for new mamas, babies & children alike.

HEAVEN BOUTIQUE + STARCHILD BOUTIQUE

Carmel, California

Take a trip to the delightfully charming boutiques -- Heaven and Starchild in Carmel, CA. Here you will find fantastically chosen collections from all around the world -- sourced specifically for you -- the enthusiastic shopper who seeks something different, elegant and just the right amount of special. With over 20 years of experience working in the fashion industry, owners Ash and Monique apply their taste and knowledge to search far and wide for the best quality children's fashion.

OTTO + OLIVE

Eureka, California

Tastefully curated for the modern child, Otto + Olive is a baby, children's & tween clothing store located in Old Town Eureka. The product selection also includes art, toys, books & accessories from many of the best brands in the industry, like City Mouse, Tea Collection, Kickee Pants, Appaman, Weefarers, and so many more.

SMALL FRYS

San Francisco, California

Since 1984, Small Frys has been known as Noe Valley’s favorite kids shop. . The women-owned boutique outfits the babies and kids of San Francisco with an impressive selection of the industry’s best brands, including a variety of California brands and a carefully curated collection of international brands for babies and children.

Hot brands: Mayoral, Petite Lem, Hatley, 3 Pommes, Kickee Pants, Angel Dear, Magnetic Baby, Aden and Anais, Elegant Baby, Robeez, See Kai Run, Native Shoes, and Chewbeads

SWEET PEA CHILDREN’S SHOP

Del Mar, California


For 35 years, Sweet Pea has been a San Diego destination for the highest quality childrenswear from around the world. Shop clothing, accessories, and gifts from brands like: 3 Pommes - Baby Sara - BillieBlush - Beans Barcelona - Catimini - Esme - Feather Baby - Greige - Hannah Banana - Haute Baby - Imoga - Jean Bourget - Kickee Pants - Kissy Kissy - Magnetic Me - Mayoral - Molo - Opililai - Petite Bateau - Play Up - Tartine et Chocolat