BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

Satine’s spring sale started last weekend, but there’s still lots left at 30% off online and in-store. This is Satine, so though there are some tanks for under $50 and dresses and tops and accessories for around $100, you can expect to pay $200-$600 on most sale pieces.

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Patrick Robinson is Target’s current Go International designer, which I blogged about earlier this month; now the Paco Rabanne designer has been plucked by Gap to head up Gap Adult and GapBody effective today, as reported by FWD.
Gap is really trying to up its fashion ante: first with the CFDA/Vogue partnership, in which the winners […]

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Got this email blast last Wednesday from Net-a-porter, or rather, from the remains of Girlshop, the NYC spot that really laid the groundwork for eboutique-ing. Then, I got the scoop Friday, May 25th from WWD:
It’s not quite over for Girlshop, the Internet pioneer. Net-a-porter said Thursday that it had acquired the company’s trademarks, domain name […]

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Looks like there’s a fancy-schmancy nail salon going up at 8408 Beverly Boulevard, just east of La Cienega. If the price isn’t right, I won’t be wooed, despite the playful name and whimsical daisies. Hey, but if you’re a manicurist, Recess is looking for people to get the game started.

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Seriously, what is up with this monstrosity of a building on Sweetzer? It’s the Charles Dizengof Realty building just south of 3rd; if you’re a real estate agent this is not exactly putting your best foot forward - although the building is about as a attractive as a foot. The second floor was built some […]

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