BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

STYLE AND SUSTENANCE EYED FROM ONE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD

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Moschino Cheap & Chip Purple Craze

July 6th, 2007 · No Comments

For fall, I got a deep purple Hand Maid by Michelle Frantz handbag with gold hardware that people routinely went nuts over. The saturated hue is surprisingly versatile like a neutral. I only switched bags because I got an itch to feel summery. Now, I’m hooked on the color. These patent leather open-two booties from […]

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Tags: SHOES

Event: Dirty Dancing at the W

July 6th, 2007 · No Comments

This Sunday, July 8th, hit the W poolside for a viewing of Dirty Dancing. I’ve probably seen that movie a hundred times and I’m not a bit ashamed to say I’d watch again, especially with a cocktail and snacks. Admission is free, but the booze and eats are not. Show starts at 8:15PM. If you […]

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Tags: FILM · EVENT

30% Off Hillary Rush Sale

July 6th, 2007 · No Comments

All I want for summer is this Tysa pale blue pocket dress ($209) from Hillary Rush. That, plus Bush out of office, universal health care and the death of Big Pharma, a presidential candidate I can truly get on board with who can win, and lots and lots of juicy nectarines. The dress isn’t even […]

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Tags: SALE · FASHION

Apartments on Sweetzer Taking Shape

July 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

And it’s not pretty. I don’t have high architectural, aesthetic hopes for this behemoth apartment building on Sweetzer, just north of 3rd. There’s been zero signage. Although, I wouldn’t want to claim the thing either. Park La Brea, The Palazzo, now this gargantu-mess … Just think of all the potentially cool residential and commercial spaces […]

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Tags: REAL ESTATE