Boutique owner, stylist and designer Aries Milan had the childhood dreams are made of: spending days wandering the rural Hawaiian jungle and coast with her sister. That immersion in color-soaked beauty and fanciful fun influenced Milan’s free-spirited fashion sense, and ultimately struck a chord in Houston, where Milan’s first boutique is a trend-setting, must-shop stop. Milan brings her boho-chic and boldly feminine taste westward with the opening of Coquette on Santa Monica’s upscale Montana Avenue. The boutique carries a mix of 30 well-known and under-the-radar labels, including Sass & Bide, A.L.C, Michelle Mason, Chaser, Calvin Rucker, Camilla and the designer’s own Kate Kills Pretty line, plus jewelry from Lauren Craft. You’ll find just the flirty number to wear roaming L.A.’s urban jungle and coastal wilds. 1230 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, 310.451.5100. shopcoquetteboutique.com