Hailing from a line of retailers (her grandmother founded a department store in Montreal and her father created the Le Tigre brand), Manhattan native Hillary Rush fulfills her familial destiny with a savvy shop that combines her hometown's grit with her newfound home's glamour.

Hillary Rush moved to LA in 2000 to work in marketing for Lulu Guinness. Five years later, she took over the cozy space formerly occupied by Guinness' boutique to bring a New York state of mind to LA. Individuality and sass are found in the proprietress, a booming yet welcoming New Yorker, and in the stores selection of bold-print silk dresses by Twinkle and airy cashmere Alexander Wang tops. Park Avenue darlings and Silver Lake hipsters alike can sport Maria Bonita Extra's drop-waist dresses for a night out on the town or Sunner's belted tunics for a day visiting gardens. Rush also carries beauty lines like Delux Beauty by Jillian Dempsey (wife of Patrick "Dr. McDreamy" Dempsey), celeb-fave jewelry line Kenneth Jay Lane and Easy Spirit footwear by Imitation of Christ designer Tara Subkoff.—Enid Portuguez