Just around the corner in Venice

A new crop of brick and mortar shops has quietly opened in Venice, along the unlikely stretch of Lincoln Boulevard between Palms and Venice boulevards that most commuters speed by en route to Marina del Rey or LAX. An alternative to the increasingly commercial Abbot Kinney Boulevard retail strip, these artfully curated boutiques are almost designed to be missed — doubling as hipster destinations for those in the know. All of these boutiques place an emphasis on local designers or California sources — a welcome return to the authenticity and eclecticism that hit at the core of Venice's original design vibe.

By Ingrid Schmidt

January 20, 2013