Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Designer Deborah Rhein, who already has a D.L. Rhein retail/design studio on Motor, is aiming to open on West 3rd Street, just west of Sweetzer, around March 1. Merch includes lots of textural belts, totes and handbags, frames and albums, headbands, key chains and home items (adorable aprons and sea-inspired pillows) through a licensing agreement [...]

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— From our friends at TheFind
Take a modern approach to basic black dressing this spring. Since black is such a dominant color this Spring, pair it with accents of gold for a dramatic effect.
Why not pair your favorite black jeggings, like these JBrand jeggings in black ($39 at Singer22) with an a standout leather jacket? [...]

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— From our friends at TheFind
With Valentine’s Day soon approaching with it comes the question, “what will I wear for an evening of romance?” Whether it is your fifth date or your 5th anniversary, no other fabric says ‘romance’ like lace. A delicately woven lace dress adds a sweet message of feminine charm. Choose a [...]

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Interior TenOverSix photo from The Pipeline
Clearly, I’m a fan of accessories-focused boutique TenOverSix at 7427 Beverly Boulevard. The shop owners/designers Kristen Lee and Brady Cunningham and owner Joe Cole deserve a big congrats as we find out from The Pipeline that the shop will have a “miniature version of TenOverSix inside The Future Perfect’s NY [...]

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A+R co-owner/fashion writer Rose Apodaca gives us a tease of information about some sort or expanding in the city, involving designer Barbara Bestor no less! The big question is whether this is expanding the Abbot Kinney boutique or a new location…

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Multicolored Graphic Penny necklace; penny studs; glossy Newton’s Cradle beads
I’ve talked about her before—jewelry designer, stylist and all-around very cool woman Racquel Honoré. Her latest ANKH by Racquel Honoré collection is dubbed MMX (that’s 2010 for all you Roman numeral-challenged folks)—her muse, “a mythical time-traveling vagabond who goes back and forth in time creating adornments [...]

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Images from Opening Ceremony
— Text by Christina von Messling
I was expecting a madhouse when approaching Opening Ceremony on Saturday for the opportunity to view and pre-order Alexander Wang’s spring/summer 2010 collection, with the designer himself being there to chat and shake hands with his loyal fans. But to my surprise it was moderately quiet when [...]

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Looks from Tucker by Gaby Basora Resort 2009 collection
It kind of amazes me that I can still get a pitter-patter of excitement about the fast fashion collabs, but, what can I say, the news from Fashionista that Tucker designer Gaby Basora will be creating a collection for Target (part of its Go International collab program) [...]

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— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
Not even a slight snowstorm would stop me from checking out Italy’s Prada outlet, Space. Located in a small town called Montevarchi, Space is just a 45-minute train ride from Florence in a nondescript warehouse.
Upon arriving, a machine outside issues you a number that you present to the salesclerk [...]

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I’ve been very happy with my latest pair of glasses, and, apparently, others have to, as I regularly get asked about them. They’re in fact by Irvine-based company Barton Perreira, style is ‘Halston,’ color is dusk. I bought them from Gogosha, that awesome eyewear boutique in Silver Lake, which is extremely dedicated to offering up [...]

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I’m going to state the obvious—namely, how wonderful an opportunity it can be to connect with someone online whom you might not otherwise cross paths with. That’s what happened to me right before the holidays when Angie Sorensen dropped me a quick note saying she’d just come upon B+S: “Just subscribed,” she wrote, “I’m hooked! [...]

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Tarina Tarantino’s cosmetics collection, from WWD
Accessories designer Tarina Tarantino (who has a boutique at 7957 Melrose Avenue), is lending her glittery, sparkly, feminine point of view to a cosmetics collection in collaboration with Sephora, which, per WWD, hits Sephora online in February and all 250 Sephora North American stores in March. The collection ranges from [...]

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