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Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California
Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California
I hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend. We had a low-key and relaxing weekend, which included a nice dinner and fireworks at a friend’s house on the Fourth, then shopping and dinner by the beach on Saturday, and going to the movies on Sunday.
On Saturday we decided to visit Abbot Kinney Blvd near Venice Beach as we hadn’t been there in a while and it is fast becoming one of the most fun and trendy streets in Los Angeles. First a little history that I didn’t know until I looked it up, is that Venice Beach was originally founded by a tobacco millionaire from New Jersey named Abbot Kinney in 1905. He was fascinated by the social and cultural heritage of Venice, Italy and he purchased a vast tract of marshland south of Santa Monica to build what he called “Venice of America”. He succeeded in his vision and crowds soon followed. As a result, the Ocean Front Walk Promenade was officially on the map. The area went through many changes throughout the years, and by the early 90’s it was becoming a haven for artists and Hollywood actors. In 1992, the name of the area’s main street, West Washington Blvd, was changed to Abbot Kinney Blvd. Ever since then, it has gradually becoming one of the “go to” destinations in the Los Angeles area. It has a great boho chic vibe with lots of trendy specialty boutiques, small street pop ups, unique art galleries, home decor and fabulous restaurants.
Since it was the “Fourth of July” weekend, I decided to wear my Kate jacket, which is white with navy and blue stripes and represents the colors known for this weekend. However, instead of adding red as my third color, I decided to go with orange, just to change things up a bit. I am wearing it with my white shorts, an orange crochet top and my wedge platforms.
How was your Fourth of July weekend?
Jacket – Jacket Society “Kate jacket”
Shorts – Club Monaco
Crochet camisole – Banana Republic
Wedge platform shoes – Charles David
Bag – Gucci
Sunglasses – Raybans
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38 responses to “Shopping Abbot Kinney In Venice California”
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Hi Nora!
You look fabulous in jackets, love this one on you! I suppose that makes sense huh! I love the pop of orange under the white and your neutral brown shoes and fabulous bag all make for a great outfit, and hell yea! Show off those legs 🙂
from the link up, jess
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Hi Jess,
Thank you so much, you are so sweet as always!
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I love a jacket with shorts! You look fab!
x Nina
http://trendsurvivor.com-
Hi Nina,
I do too, thank you so much!
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I really like the contrasting orange color with this outfit! It is perfect. I would have selected red too, but I like orange better. We had a great 4th too. We spent the day at the beach in SC. Perfect! Susan
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Hi Susan,
Thank you so much and I am glad you had a great 4th!
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Loving the layering!
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Hi Melaina,
Thank you!
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something about white shorts in summer…so crisp and fresh. great look with the blazer.
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Thank you so much!
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I love Abbot Kinney Blvd! My go-to when I visit LA. Fab jacket, thanks for linking to #AllAboutYou
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Hi Zaz,
Thank you for the link up opportunity!
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I have a pinstripe jacket a bit like yours which I love wearing. I love how you’ve styled yours with Summery white shorts and a warm orangey top which is perfect for your warm skin tone. Fun platforms too!
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Hi Lorna mai,
Thank you for your lovely comment!
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Sounds like a fun weekend! I had no idea about the history of Venice. How interesting. You always have the best blazers. I really like how you transitioned this one to a more casual look! You look great!
Nicole
Nicole to the Nines-
Hi Nicole,
Thank you so much. A lot of my blazers are my own designs that I sell on the web site, I have always loved jackets and blazers. Venice history was interesting for me too…living in Los Angeles I never knew about it before.
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I love that you paired orange with this outfit! I think this is my favorite jacket yet. You look absolutely stunning!
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Hi Lana,
Thank you, I am glad you like the Kate jacket, it is a great jacket because you can wear it in so many different ways. Orange is one of my favorite colors so I went with orange instead of red.
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You look FABand pulled together chic and effortless!!
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Hi Janae,
Thank you so much!
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Wow what a great and fresh Summer look….love everything about the ensemble!!!
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Hi Rebecca,
Thank you so much!
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White on white with a a pop of color. A perfect summer outfit. thanks for linking up at http://www.myriadmusings.net/2014/07/style-swap-tuesdays-denim.htmlhttp://www.myriadmusings.net/2014/07/style-swap-tuesdays-denim.html
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Hi Saumya,
Thank you for the link up opportunity!
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Loving that pop of red with the pinstripe!
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Thank you Johanna.
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I love the coral shirt with the little cut outs, so perfect for summer… love the blazer, too! My favorite photo is the one of you with the ice cream cone, so fun! Thanks for linking up with What Wives Wear again!
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Hi Carrie,
Thank you, the orange top is a crochet knit top I bought from Banana Republic years ago and I keep wearing it every summer because I love it so much.
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Hi Nora, one of my favorite colors is orange. And paired with the white it’s great! Love the gucci bag too !!
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Hi Cherie,
One of my favorite colors is orange too! Thanks!
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Love the suit doll! 😉
God bless,
XO, Claire
http://www.littlemissfashionqueen.blogspot.com-
Hi Claire,
Thank you so much!
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You look great!! I love all of your photos and the blazer is awesome. Thanks for linking up for Stylish Saturday. ~ xo Megan
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Hi Megan,
Thank you so much for the link up opportunity!
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the blazer is awesome!!
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Hi Jill,
Thank you so much!
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I love how layered you look, but this still looks absolutely summer appropriate! So many interesting details, I love it!
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Hi Carylee,
Thank you so much!
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