Shopping in Laguna Beach

FastFrame outlines photographs and wall-worthy art with more than 1,000 frames in styles ranging from baroque gold trims to funky contemporary schemes. Dedicated to craftsmanship and creativity, professional framers help select matting hues that will complement a diploma or the neighborhood Declaration of Independence. All projects are completed onsite, ensuring that no materials get dented or lost by clumsy carrier pigeons, and clients can return any custom designs for complete retooling within 30 days if they don't match their home’s decor.

Since 1972, three generations of the Black family have built upon their patriarch’s passion for interior and exterior handiwork by expanding EJ's Home Improvements, Inc. Today, the business’s licensed, bonded, and insured staff makes a point of keeping homeowners in the loop from the beginning of a job to its end, be it remodeling a kitchen or installing plantation shutters. For the past 10 years, they also have outfitted homes with retractable screen doors, which slide open for a more upscale look than traditional swing-open doors and let air in so that homeowners can minimize both their air-conditioning bills and carbon footprints.

There's plenty for both kids and their parents to discover at Mac & Madi, a boutique graced with the presence of clothing, toys, and accessories for style-conscious children. When out hunting and gathering goods, the staff stresses quality over quantity. As a result, the shop isn't crammed with hundreds of options, it's stocked with an easy-to-browse assortment of apparel and gear chosen for being unique and reasonably priced. The shop’s wares cater to babies, boys up to age 7, and girls as old as 16—swaddles, onesies, and burpies come from brands such as Aden + Anais and Mystic Beach, both of which can help babies assert fashion supremacy in the playpen. Tutus embellished with flowers and sequins encourage girls to express their longing for fruit snacks through interpretive dance, and a rotating collection of shirts emblazoned with characters from Spider Man and Star Wars reassure boys as they nurture their own fledgling force. Recently, Mac & Madi opened a tween-girl room where clothing and accessories from brands such as Quiksilver, Roxy, and Flowers by Zoe let budding fashionistas flourish.

Mac & Madi also offers an array of award-winning toys and gear, such as stylish diaper bags. Volumes from the "100 Best Books of All Time" list such as Where is Baby's Belly Button? answer questions that have vexed biologists for generations.

After studying handmade jewelry design at New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, jewelry artist Heather Kraty embarked on a globetrotting adventure, living on a catamaran off St. Martin, opening a Miami nightclub with Sean Penn, and mastering silverwork in Mexico. After her whirlwind of travels and enriching life experiences, Kraty settled in Huntington Beach. She now looks back to her childhood love of nature to inspire her as she crafts elegant rings, anklets, necklaces, and earrings infused with a charming rustic aesthetic.

Each sterling or 14k gold-covered adornment inspires wearers with hand-carved maxims and heartfelt advice, such as "Be your true self" or "Always buy plane tickets when petroleum prices are low on the world market." Kraty plies her trade with time-honored jewelrysmith techniques such as lost-wax casting, willing into existence handmade, one-of-a-kind works of art that beg to be cherished and worn forever.

More than 30 years ago, custom-clothing specialist M. Kenny began to build his business, operating on the belief that his clients deserved elegant clothes, all fit to order. Today, his professional couturiers, each boasting years of experience, follow his lead by sizing up customers with more than 28 precise measurements and a questionnaire officiated by a magic 8 ball. Next, M. Kenny’s master tailors in Hong Kong translate the sizings into masterpieces of expertly fitted cloth that flatter and complement each wearer’s form.

Male clients cut sharp, striking figures in suits culled from fabric merchants such as Ermenegildo Zegna or Holland & Sherry, or they can bask in the luxuriousness of dress shirts made with 30 different collar styles and sleek, form-fitting body cuts. Women don sophisticated ladies’ professional wear fashioned from a wealth of customization options, including six different styles of skirts and 12 varieties of shirt monograms and collars.

Industrie Denim's founder and veteran denim purveyor, Mark Werts, has partnered with Levi Strauss to present customers with clothing from more than 80 denim design houses from around the world. Each location is decorated with industrial elements sourced from local junkyards and flea markets and also hosts a self-styled jean-ius. Jean-iuses stay abreast of the latest style trends and can assist shoppers in finding pants that flatter figures ranging from pear- to star-fruit-shaped. Guests can admire the jean-ius's handiwork in one of the store's booty cams, which are located in select dressing rooms. In-house tailors guide their needles around not-quite-right hems and waistlines, adding a personalized touch to each pair of impeccably fitted trousers.