I have never been to the Irvine Spectrum! I only just learned about it after 14 years of living in SoCal. I'm going to go online and see what stores they have. I also like to go to Fashion Island in Newport. It's almost a good thing that all the good shopping is either far north or far south of Palos Verdes. I'd be SUNK with all those exquisite store right under my nose!
They closed down the old Zara at SCP for renovations, and I think gave it a new spot. I hope it will be a full service Zara with lots of shoes!
If we met at FI, there's that amazing Brazilian restaurant right across from Neiman's --fab food and drinks and a fun "scene."