Marian Paquette Maison is now open on Pacific Coast Highway. PHOTO BY BRETT HILLYARD
EXPLORE
Located on Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, Marian Paquette Maison is a new fashion boutique by handbag designer Marian Barker. Discover Barker’s sustainable clutches, evening bags and travel bags crafted from repurposed fabrics, or bring in your own fabric to create a one-of-a-kind piece in collaboration with Barker and her L.A.-based team. Fashion lovers will also find apparel and home accessories—including ottomans and pillows covered in Barker’s fabrics—in the indoor-outdoor building erected in 1947. marianpaquette.com
Shop beautiful crocheted apparel at Lisa Maree’s first retail boutique in Laguna Beach PHOTO BY BELLA CAMERINO/BUNGALOW 95
SHOP
Launched by its namesake fashion designer in 2009, Lisa Maree has opened its first retail boutique in Laguna Beach, where beach babes will find the brand’s popular crocheted cover-ups and knit bikinis. Browse the 850-square-foot space on North Coast Highway to get a close-up look at each carefully crafted crocheted piece, the work of international women in small rural communities who take up to 18 hours to produce a single garment. lisamaree.co
A taste of Tulum has arrived in Newport Beach at the new Palmilla Cocina Y Tequila PHOTO BY ART GRAY
EAT
Newport Boulevard is now home to Palmilla Cocina Y Tequila, a new culinary destination helmed by executive chef Ray Alvarez, who is serving Sonoran- and Baja-inspired dishes alongside Orange County’s largest selection of tequilas and mezcals. Step inside the Gulla Jónsdóttir-designed space to be transported to Mexico’s coast as you sip margaritas and indulge in ceviche, tacos, enchiladas and more. palmillarestaurant.com