Hollywood....

After being in Southern California for over a week now, I have come to find that there actually is a handful of normal people down here! Beyond Beverly Hills, and my favorite strip of must-see shopping on Rodeo Drive, there are people like us going on with their regular lives. But, who wants to talk about that? Hollywood is fun and Los Angeles is fabulous.

If you can look beyond the bumper to bumper traffic that continues from dusk until dawn, Los Angeles is an amazing place to be.  Despite the fact that we got lost more than a handful of times, we did find quite a few tucked-away shopping areas that I would have never come across, otherwise.

Unlike Portland, where there is a Starbucks on every corner, if you come across one down here you can almost bet you are in the right area for a premium shopping experience.

These are some of the great shops I feel Belladonna Marie will be in next Spring - Kitson, Tanya B. Madison, Ben Sherman and Stella, to name a few.  These boutiques are modern, yet classic - a perfect fit for the Belladonna Marie line.

There is so much more to talk about, but I will save that for the next blog - the beach and all the great places to shop (plus pics)!