Above from left: shoes at Decades, LA. Down at Lulu’s, Berkeley, outside and behind the counter. Below from left: the boulevards of Beverly Hills. Dollhouse Bettie. Costume jewellery at Mr Goodie’s.
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ROUTE 1920-1970 Buffalo Exchange, 131 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (+1323-938 8604). Decades, 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046 (+1323-655 0223). Dollhouse Bettie, 1641 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (+1415-252 7399). Down at Luluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 6603 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609 (+1510601 0964). Hidden Treasures, 154 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290 (+1310-455 2998). Lily et Cie, 9044 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90211 (+1310724 5757). Moon Zoom, 813 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (+1831-423 8500). Mr Goodieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Antiques and Collectibles, 1541 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (+1831-427 9997). Nedaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flowers & Gifts, 1681 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (+1415-552 2920). The Way We Wore, 334 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (+1323-937 0878). Wasteland, 7428 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046 (+1323-653 3028).
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