Surprisingly LA gets all the good stuff when it comes to vintage and consignment shopping. I don’t only mean the ‘Hollywood glamour’ and the ‘Halston Heritage’ stuff, not that I’m complaining about these at all, but plenty of French and Italian beauties can be found in LA as well.

I’ve got four favorite vintage shops in LA, the first three are conveniently scattered around my agency in West Hollywood, so I can easily squeeze in a visit between my castings, the 4th is in Brentwood. Two of those shops WGACA and Resurrection I’ve already mentioned in my NYC vintage guide, but if you find yourself in LA, definitely pay them a visit, as they get the merchandise first, before it’s shipped to NYC.

LA is a huge city and quite spread out as you know, so with every vintage shop I’m also listing an ‘energy stop’, my favorite nearby cafe or a restaurant to keep you going on your shopping spree, (more on my favorite LA eats here). Beware vintage finds are as great as the prices are high, so you need full stomach to make the right and grown up decision (and an honest girlfriend on hand), but those pieces will last you forever.