Must Shop Stores in LA for a 12hr Shopping Spree

[lowrider]

Aloha!

I'll be visiting LA soon and have 12hrs to shop. I'll be staying around the Beverly Center area and will have access to a car but don't want to drive too far (ex: OC).

I'm a straight male and am looking for both biz casual and party casual clothes. Styles are like are:

Party clothes:

D&G (I know there's a D&G in the Beverly Center)

DSquared (where can I find D2 in LA?)

Basically slimmer fitting clothes in general and esp. low rise jeans.

Biz clothes:

Now this is where I need help the most. I've recently switched jobs and went from jeans and t-shirts to button downs and slacks (suits are a no no in HI). I've never really had to shop for more dress up clothes but I can tell you some of the looks I like:

Paul Smith

Prada

Mahalo plenty in advance and please post up any suggestions for new and cool lines. We get the mainstream stuff over here like Prada, Dior, Gucci, Hermes, etc. But some of the other lines like Paul Smith, DSquared, D&G are really hard to come by. We have a Neiman (with very limited selection of everything) but no Bloomingdales.

Aloha!

Edited by lowrider on Apr 26, 2006 at 02:58 PM

Edited by lowrider on Apr 26, 2006 at 03:01 PM

[TragicBliss]

Party clothes:

Fred Segal on Melrose

Hollywood Trading Co. @ Fred Segal on Broadway in Santa Monica

Union, Stussy, Undefeted and especially American Rag on LA Brea

Supreme on Fairfax

Business gear:

Maxfields (very high end) and Marc Jacobs Men on Melrose

The entire Beverly Center

Bla bla bla... I'm sure I'm missing some great places...

http://www.tragicbliss.com

[PG2G]

I believe there is a Paul Smith on Melrose, so that might be just what you're looking for.

Dior Homme just opened up the 24th also, don't know if you'd be interested. Its on Rodeo, AFAIK

Edited by PG2G on Apr 26, 2006 at 05:30 PM

[SARU]

Blah, i'd say, just hit up robertson and then melrose around the whole

maxfield, fred segal area.

It ain't that far a drive from the beverly center. Not even 10 minutes.

saturdaynight mongol

[Bert and Pat Guiterrez]

The Sunset Plaza area (a strip of shops on Sunset Blvd. not far from where you are staying) has a store called H. Lorenzo that carries D Squared. Across the street from H. Lorenzo is a Dolce and Gabbana store.

It you like Paul Smith, then you should check out the new store on Melrose which someone mentioned.