Fairfax, Los Angeles Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Fairfax, Los Angeles.

Alife

In Alife, the full breadth and depth of the Alife brand come to life. While their shoe line is widely available in hip boutiques across the country, their other products are not. The store...

Family

Think of Family as the official library of a sprawling, makeshift family of artists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, or Tokyo. Here the staggering creative output of the talented group is...

Flight Club Los Angeles

Reader Suggested: The best sneaker store in the united states, period. This store is a consignment store and stock changes daily. Over 1000 styles for purchase.

Keep

At Keep the lowly canvas sneaker, the most basic staple in casual footwear, is given a new and vivacious lease on life. One of a half dozen or so basic styles are embellished in stylish...

The Elegant Mess

The Elegant Mess, yeah, that pretty much describes it. This is not some austere, architectural art gallery of a boutique. No dresses and baubles, sandals and dresses, clutches and dresses are...

Alife

In Alife, the full breadth and depth of the Alife brand come to life. While their shoe line is widely available in hip boutiques across the country, their other products are not. The store carries Alife's T-shirts, jeans, shoes and jewelry. The product is hip, clever, well-constructed and designed, and unlike most streetwear out there, has a sense of humor. Alife's Los Angeles...

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Address:
451 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-655-2093

Tags: streetwear

Family

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Think of Family as the official library of a sprawling, makeshift family of artists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, or Tokyo. Here the staggering creative output of the talented group is cataloged and celebrated. Hard to come by art books are the bread and butter of the shop--inspiring, beautifully illustrated titled line shelves and are stacked on tables. Then there are the...

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Address:
436 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-782-9221
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-9

Tags: art, books, zines

Flight Club Los Angeles

Reader Suggested: The best sneaker store in the united states, period. This store is a consignment store and stock changes daily. Over 1000 styles for purchase.

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Address:
503 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-782-8616
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12:30-7 Sun: 12-6

Tags: sneakers

Keep

At Keep the lowly canvas sneaker, the most basic staple in casual footwear, is given a new and vivacious lease on life. One of a half dozen or so basic styles are embellished in stylish combinations of dyed and printed cotton fabrics. A pristine white sneaker is given a grass print toe, a high-top combines khaki corduroy with chocolate brown canvas, a ballet flat is made from a traditional...

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Address:
523 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-663-6900
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sun: 12-6

Tags: local designers, women's shoes

The Elegant Mess

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The Elegant Mess, yeah, that pretty much describes it. This is not some austere, architectural art gallery of a boutique. No dresses and baubles, sandals and dresses, clutches and dresses are scattered about the delightfully busy shop. These are type of fun, fashionable, easy to wear items that we'd expect to see in a cute vintage store decades later. Best of all, these fashion finds wont...

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Address:
430 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90036

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Phone: 1-323-782-9883
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-8 Sun: 11-7

Tags: women's accessories, women's clothing
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