Desert Hills outlet in Cabazon just west of Palm Springs has some great outlets. There's Coach, Gucci, DKNY, a whole mess of them...
Sammie, you are so wrong. Without a doubt Gucci is more expensive. One Gucci belt sets me back for 300USD and I can find an Armani for half that price. Gucci doesnt have subrand like Armani (Emporio, Giorgio and Exchange which is much cheaper). Gucci...
Santee Alley... you can get almost anything here on the black market. They have TONS of handbags for like 5 bucks!