A Few of Our Favorite Boutiques on Melrose.

There was a time when I would spend an entire Saturday browsing through all the funky boutiques on Melrose. At the height of its popularity Melrose was a shopping destination, and it was also a great place to people watch. Once filled with trend-setting shops the locale is now saturated with stores that sell cheap accessories and poorly made apparel from Downtown L.A.’s Fashion District. Melrose still has some great finds. It just takes a little patience to weed through the cookie cutter shops in order to find the boutiques that offer high-caliber apparel and accessories from up-and-coming designers. If you prefer to be a trend-setter as opposed to a trend-follower you’ll want to check out our favorite stores listed below.

Lauren Elaine presents Fashion’s Night Out at La Maison

On September 8^th LaMaison de Fashion and Lauren Elaine will present a Fashion’s Night Out Soiree (from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.) complete with cocktails, a gourmet organic food bar, a preview of Lauren Elaine's Swim and Black Label collections, and a BIG sale. Cocktail chic attire required so be sure to dress to impress. RSVP to: events@lauren-elainedesigns.com La Maison de Fashion is located at 7471 Melrose Ave. – NIN

La Maison De Fashion – Split: Sample Sale/Adolfo Sanchez FW 2011 Preview

La Maison De Fashion is an adorable little boutique located in a quaint courtyard just off Melrose. This hip style house features a number of cutting edge designers and often holds special events to showcase their various brands.