Best outlet mall around LA

Can somebody recommend a good outlet mall around LA.

We have a car so we can drive there, I鈥檓 serious need of some serious shopping.

Today we are going to the Fashion District, but still I need to do some outlet shopping! :)

Kris

Best outlet mall around LA

Ordinarily, I%26#39;m a fan of outlet shopping but in view of our failing economy, I%26#39;d recommend hitting the regular malls (and boutique shops, too) first since all of the retailers are overloaded with merchandise that was unsold during the holiday shopping period.

Also, look at the mini-outlets like Ross, Loehmann%26#39;s and Marshalls (all within the Beverly Grove neighborhood between the Beverly Center shopping mall on the west and the Farmers Market/the Grove on the east.

If you%26#39;re still hungry for outlets after that, consider the Camarillo Premium Outlets (about 1 hour northwest of central L.A.).

Good luck!

Best outlet mall around LA

Have to agree, all the stores around LA are full of merchandise with great discounts. Get a copy of the LA Times, coupons for more money off already on sale items at stores like Macy%26#39;s, etc.

Camarillo Premium Outlets are the closest to LA.

I would suggest the Citadel Outlet, which is just east of Downtown LA. There are 50 stores there. Not as many stores as at Camarillo, but it%26#39;s fun and much closer, especially to the fashion district.

It is located off Interstate 5 at Atlantic Blvd North

anything you find at a department store, on sale, is of a higher quality, and more current, than what you%26#39;d find at an outlet mall. Outlets carry merchandise made specifically for those stores, of a lower quality, and also carry merch from seasons ago.

Prices are better at the Beverly Center and SM Promenade. And they%26#39;re closer.

Unfortunately, all the ';good'; outlet malls are about an hour away from the ';L.A. area.'; The Citadel is close, but not that good and not that big, according to the wife! The best ones are Camarillo and Cabazon. Both are about an hour away in opposite directions.

Desert Hills outlets in Cabazon is the best outlet mall in Southern California. It has many high-end(YSL, Gucci, Dior, ect.) retail shops along with many mid-end shops. It is near Palm Springs which is a 90 minute drive from LA but if you are serious about shopping then it there.

In the LA/Orange county area your best choices for deep discount clothes are Off 5th(located at the ';Block at Orange'; shopping center) in Orange County. This is a Saks Fifth Ave. clearance store and the clearance racks at this store have amazing prices on high-quality stuff.

Nordstrom Rack in Glendale, Reaseda, or Costa Mesa. The Reseda and Costa Mesa stores get some of the best reviews for selection. High quality clothes from Norstrom. Clearance racks here are very good. Lots of shoes here too.

Loehmanns near the Beverly Center mall has the same sort of stuff as Off 5th and Nordstrom Rack, although I like the other two stores better. Clearance Racks here are decent.

www.yelp.com/losangeles has reviews for all of these places. Just enter the name of the store in the searchbox.

I agree with yogachik,

All the department stores are hurting for business so they are slashing prices. If you venture south of LAX you can have a great day of shopping at the Del Amo Fashion Center (which used to be the biggest mall in North America before the Mall of America opened.) Del Amo has 2 Macy%26#39;s branches, Sears, J.C. Penney, T.J. Maxx, Old Navy and a multitude of smaller stores. There is new outside section with more upscale stores too. Within a 15 minute drive of Del Amo is the South Bay Galleria (near Artesia Blvd.)which has Nordstrom and Macy%26#39;s. The area along Hawthorne Blvd between the 2 malls also has a Loehmann%26#39;s, Marshall%26#39;s, another T.J. Maxx, a DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) and a restaurant row (near Torrance Blvd.)

Head to the South Bay and make a day of it!

Just for the record Del Amo is a shadow of it%26#39;s former self. For whatever reason it went from one of the best malls in the 1980%26#39;s to a strip mall today.

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