I was in sunny SoCal recently and saw so many cute brands and pieces on my shopping excursions. I thought you might like to know of them, too—for yourself or for holiday gifts. I shopped in Montecito, Laguna, Newport, Manhattan Beach, Malibu, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. The Westside of LA will always have my heart, but the Eastside has some really cool shopping these days, too. I’ll save that exploration for my next trip!

For now, enjoy my Cali snapshots interspersed with items I saw IRL in little boutiques and for which I was able to find good links. From the Hobie Surf Shop in Laguna to Wright’s in Manhattan Beach, from M.Fredric and Kelly Slater’s Outerknown in the Malibu Country Mart to Elyse Walker in the Palisades Village—here is some seriously good California style for you!

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