Holiday Gift Shopping in Los Angeles

Swap the mega-mall madness for thoughtful browsing at these chic independent stores and workshops, where Holiday shopping is a delight not a drag. Jingle this way for the best gift shopping in Los Angeles.

Season’s Greetings

Nothing spells seasonal sophistication like a letterpress-printed, foil-stamped, personalised holiday greetings card from Aardvark Letterpress. This dynamic father-son duo and their team of master printers and designers will have you meticulously wrapped for any occasion with custom-created paper goods, turned out by a delightfully old-fashioned printing press.

Festive Gatherings

Fancy yourself a master of flair? Then swagger into specialist's delight Bar Keeper, a cabinet of cocktail curiosities shelving everything bar related, from bitters to spirits to vintage glassware, collector's items and hard-to-find paraphernalia. Family and guests won’t fail to be wowed by eggnog whipped up in a silver-plated Art Deco cocktail shaker. Cin cin!

Gifts For Her

Any guy worth his Thom Browne brogues knows that you can’t go wrong with jewellery at Christmas. Hitting all the latest trends on the head is Gabriela Artigas, a Mexi-meets-Cali designer of covetable dainty bling. Splash out with the architectural gem collections, featuring materials like pyrite, pearls and (responsibly sourced) shark’s teeth, or put together a selection of her fabulous everyday geometric basics, handmade in 14k gold.

Gifts For Him

Designed and impeccably handcrafted in Motor City, Shinola’s handsome timepieces and other covetables are a style mainstay in LA. Fittingly located on Venice hip strip Abbot Kinney Boulevard, the store showcases everything artisan from mother of pearl-inlaid watch faces to customisable Navigator leather messenger bags and steel-frame cruiser bikes.

Gifts For The Littles

If you want to avoid your child’s playroom becoming a sea of garish plastic tat then The Acorn Store is a gifting godsend. This veritable wonderland of beautifully crafted wooden toys, whimsical nursery decor, fabric dolls and soft toys, and colourful fancy dress outfits will delight little burdens of every age.

Aardvark Letterpress / 2500 W 7th St / Downtown / +1 213 388 2271 / by appt only / aardvarkletterpress.com

Bar Keeper / 614 N Hoover St / Silverlake / +1 323 669 1675 / 11am-6pm Sun-Mon, 11am-7pm Tue-Thu, 11am-8pm Fri-Sat / barkeepersilverlake.com

Gabriela Artigas / 7970 Melrose Ave / West Hollywood / +1 323 424 4345  / noon-6pm Mon-Sat / gabrielaartigas.com

Shinola / 1623 Abbot Kinney Blvd / Venice / +1 424 322 2177 / 11am-7pm daily / shinola.co.uk

Acorn Store / 1220 5th St / Santa Monica / +1 310 451 5845 / 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, till 5pm Sun / theacornstore.com