Jo Malone South Coast Plaza

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The Scene
Far beyond your ordinary shopping mall, South Coast Plaza is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex featuring two separate enclosed malls that sprawl over a vast property, encompassing luxury hotels, dozens of restaurants, banks, fountains, art gardens, theaters--even two turn-of-the-century carousels. Virtually a small city, this is not only one of the largest malls in the world, but a tourist attraction around which some visitors plan their vacations.

The Goods
It may be 40 miles south of Beverly Hills, but this tawny-colored shopping hub rivals both the Beverly Center and Rodeo Drive with a mix of indoor and outdoor settings, more than 300 shops (including such exclusive stores as Gucci, Versace, Barneys New York, Hermes and Cartier) plus nine anchor department stores such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's.