Here is the list of Top Shopping Areas in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, And Westwood (California, USA).
Century City
2049 Century Park E, Suite 2600, Century City, 90067 (310-553-2222).
This site used to be part of 20th Century Fox’s backlot. It was sold in 1961 to the developers of Century City, who designed a high-rise complex of offices, stores, and homes on the 180 acres (73 ha). Today lawyers, agents, and production companies fill the office blocks. Despite this, the area has never developed a community feel and at night the streets are empty. The Century City Shopping Center, however, is a notable success. This outdoor complex has more than 120 stores, some 20 restaurants, and a 14-screen theater.
Rodeo Drive
The name Rodeo Drive is derived from El Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas (“the ranch of the gathering of waters”), the name of an early Spanish land grant that included Beverly Hills. Today, Rodeo Drive is one of the most celebrated and exclusive shopping streets in the world, with Italian designer boutiques, the best of French fashion, world-class jewelers, and some of the leading LA retailers. For those who enjoy celebrity-spotting, Rodeo Drive is a prime area.
- Cartier, at No.370, is well known for its classic-style watches and diamond rings.
- Gucci, at No. 347, is a leading Italian boutique. Best known for its leather accessories and colorful scarves, it also produces furnishings, such as this cushion.
- Rodeo Drive’s wide sidewalks, bordered by trees, help create a pleasant shopping environment.
- Barakat sells fine jewelry and also has an impressive collection of pre-Columbian and ancient Greek artifacts. Barakat is located in the group of shops known as the Rodeo Collection, under an atrium, at No. 421.
- Lalique, at No. 317, is famous for its Art Deco and Art Nouveau glassware. The shop’s frosted lamps are typical of Lalique’s style.
- Christian Dior, at No. 230, is one of the leading names in French haute couture. The founder of the house was responsible for the 1950s “New Look.”
Rodeo
268 N. Rodeo Drive (310-247-7040).
www.2rodeo.com
Developed in 1990 on the corner of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard, 2 Rodeo is one of the most expensive retail centers ever made. It looks like a film set of a European street, complete with a public square and Victorian-style streetlamps. Exclusive shops such as Cole Haan and Charles Jourdan line Via Rodeo, the cobbled lane that bisects the center. Via Rodeo meanders to the Spanish Steps, which descend to Wilshire Boulevard.
