Los Angeles takes shopping seriously — it is one of the world's top fashion capitals, and the range runs from Rodeo Drive's couture boutiques to Melrose Avenue's independent vintage stores to the Rose Bowl flea market's 2,200 weekend vendors. The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica offers outdoor chain-store shopping in a pleasant setting, while Silver Lake and Echo Park are the neighborhoods to browse for independent record stores, bookshops, and small-batch everything.