Eco-fashionistas shopping at Great Labels need only walk a couple doors down Wilshire to keep searching for pre-loved fashions at The Address Boutique, an established consignment store that’s been around for decades.

While Fashion Therapy, Great Labels and The Address Boutique carry many of the same brand names, the general curatorial style of The Address Boutique’s noticeably different. The owner Maureen Clavin apparently came of age in the 1940s — and the styles at her store seem to be geared more towards what my mother would wear.

Here, you’re more likely to find older, more sedate vintage-y pieces than last season’s runway fashions. That said, you can spot more chic modern pieces too, like this pretty white dress above. The shoe section’s decent-sized, with cute finds, like the pair of blue size 6 Marc Jacobs heels with satin ankle bows above, yours for $125.

The Address Boutique. 1116 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. 310.394.1406.

Update, 1/30/10: Pre-loved fashion shopping in Santa Monica: A Walking guide — 7 stores, 2 miles!

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