EXCLUSIVE: Rodeo Drive is abandoned as designer stores including Chanel, Gucci and Prada, strip shelves of expensive products out of fear shops will be looted during coronavirus crisis
- Luxury brands along Rodeo Drive packed up their precious cargo and moved items to safe locations in anticipation of possible looting
- Exclusive DailyMail.com photos reveal that not a single handbag, dress or shoe can be seen in any of the high-end stores
- ‘I’ve never seen this in my life, it’s always bustling around here,’ a security guard told DailyMail.com on Thursday evening
- He added: ‘It’s eerie. I’m not really guarding anything, it’s all gone’
- Just hours before, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an enhanced ‘Stay-At-Home’ order, meant to help prevent the spread of coronavirus
- Since designer goods are not considered a necessity like groceries are, the stores were forced to shutter their doors on Monday
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Rodeo Drive is looking more like a ghost town than one of the world’s most famous shopping meccas – thanks to mandatory closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday and Tuesday, luxury brands packed up their precious cargo and moved the items to safe locations in anticipation of possible looting in the expensive shopping area.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos reveal that not a single handbag, dress or shoe can be seen in any of the high-end stores.
‘I’ve never seen this in my life, it’s always bustling around here,’ a security guard told DailyMail.com on Thursday evening.
CHANEL: Rodeo Drive is looking more like a ghost town than one of the world’s most famous shopping meccas – thanks to mandatory closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic
VALENTINO: On Monday and Tuesday, luxury brands packed up their precious cargo and moved the items to safe locations in anticipation of possible looting in the expensive shopping area
DIOR: Exclusive DailyMail.com photos reveal that not a single handbag, dress or shoe can be seen in any of the high-end stores
GUCCI: ‘I’ve never seen this in my life, it’s always bustling around here,’ a security guard told DailyMail.com on Thursday evening
PRADA: He added: ‘It’s eerie. I’m not really guarding anything, it’s all gone’
A general view of Rodeo Drive on Friday after Los Angeles ordered the closure of all non-essential services and entertainment venues earlier this week
He added: ‘It’s eerie. I’m not really guarding anything, it’s all gone.’
Just hours before, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an enhanced ‘Stay-At-Home’ order, meant to help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Since designer goods are not considered a necessity like groceries are, the stores were forced to shutter their doors on Monday.
The stores are obviously not taking any chances on losing valuable goods and have removed pricey items from the shops.
On a normal evening, crowds walk Rodeo to window shop and check out the latest displays of their favorite designers: Dior, Balenciaga, Valentino, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and more.
Kitson owner Fraser Ross has a pop-up in Beverly Hills, and fully understands why merchandise was removed.
BALENCIAGA: Just hours before, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an enhanced ‘Stay-At-Home’ order, meant to help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus
Since designer goods are not considered a necessity like groceries are, the stores were forced to shutter their doors on Monday
The stores are obviously not taking any chances on losing valuable goods and have removed pricey items from the shops
On a normal evening, crowds walk Rodeo to window shop and check out the latest displays of their favorite designers: Dior, Balenciaga, Valentino, Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and more
Kitson owner Fraser Ross has a pop-up in Beverly Hills, and fully understands why merchandise was removed
He said: ‘The ”it” bags of the moment are the Dior saddlebag and Bottega Veneta clutch. They are worth thousands and have waiting lists.
‘On the resale market they can be sold almost instantly for thousands of dollars.
‘The Chanel store on Robertson Boulevard was robbed twice in broad daylight with security guards watching it, so can you imagine what would happen if no one was?
‘The general rule of thumb is that the higher the value of the goods the quicker the resale on the illegal market.’