New(-ish) great boutique on Main St. in Santa Monica- hip'tique! Fun clothes, jewels, and gifts for us locals and visitors....

Main Street in Santa Monica is oddly not a hot bed of fabulous shops, but rather a hodge podge of somewhat cheesy stores selling the same inexpensive and ill-made knock offs.  With the exception of Weego Home and Planet Blue, the shopping on this strip has become uninspiring to say the least.

Thank goodness than for Christine Berardi's foresight in opening hip'tique smack dab in the middle of Main St. a few months ago!  The space is fantastic- soaring ceilings illuminated by retro modern gold chandeliers and the enormous windows framing the sleek and inviting shop.  The glossy white walls and polished concrete floors serve as the perfect backdrop to candy colored Amanda Uprichard (we love her!!) sundresses, Habitual jeans, and L*Space bikinis.  Christine also carries other brands we adore like Diane von Furstenberg and Tucker.

After you've outfitted yourself to the nines, browse her assortment of candles, lotions, jewels, housewares and gifts.  All the while Christine has offered you water or a "calming" health drink making the whole shopping experience feel like you've gone over to a good girlfriend's house to try on all of her fabulous clothes...

For locals and visitors alike, this is a shop not to miss!