Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Children’s boutique Eggy at 8365 West 3rd Street is getting ready to open this Thursday, February 4. Owner Jenny An, who launched the Eggy online boutique a year and a half ago, says she’s always planned on opening a brick and mortar: “It’s been a dream of mine. My mom’s had a women’s shop, Ann [...]

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The photo says it: Zara Kids is coming to the Farmers Market location, which now offers women’s and men’s, and will be open during construction. I meant to go in and hopefully find out more, and then I got completely distracted by the current 50% off sale. I did ask about the sale, which will [...]

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You can count the ways in which I love designer Clare Vivier’s handbags—literally, starting back last March at a trunk show at Taylor de Cordoba gallery, and then onward, I fell in love with La Trop, obsessed over the navy messenger bag, dreamed of outfitting my MacBook with a suede Vivier sleeve, and then, boom!, [...]

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New boutique for little ones Eggy at 8365 West 3rd Street (on the same block as Benefit Cosmetics, Polkadots & Moonbeams, Traveler’s Bookcase, D’Amore’s Pizza, incoming Magnolia Bakery and more) looks to be coming along, with its new bright orange exterior…
» Shops—Baby Boutique Eggy Coming to Former Orchid Wrangler Space

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After an impressive 10 years in business, lifestyle shop Blanche & Co. closed shop yesterday at 8315 West 3rd Street. I ran in toward the end of the day and picked up a handful of Rhodia notepads, Parisian magnets, and a pale blue glass bowl perfect for serving a colorful salad or pasta, all 50% [...]

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Women’s boutique Bleu has opened up a holiday pop-up shop right next door at 456 South La Brea Avenue, featuring all merch under $100, including lacy bra ($65) and panty ($37) sets, studded handbags ($82) and wallets ($42), saturated loose knit scarves ($66), stripey socks ($18) and trios of bangles ($38). Bleu [...]

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— Text and photos by Christina von Messling
“I was jumping up and down when my husband showed me Simone’s website,” Pooneh Mohajer-Arnold, COO of Tokidoki remembers about her first encounter with creative director Simone Legno’s work.
That was back in 2003, and a lifestyle-empire and a couple of store openings (in Milan and New York) [...]

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Every kid’s dream fort—an actual tent
Design firm Commune has collabed with a stellar list of artists to create a pop up shop, located in its 650 North Robertson Boulevard studio (an awesome space I wish I could move into), just south of Santa Monica in West Hollywood. It’s open Tuesdays and Thursday from 2pm-6pm and [...]

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Get word from Conroy Commercial that baby shop Eggy will be moving into the 8365 West 3rd Street space, which used to house the Orchid Wrangler. No doubt, Eggy’s merch looks incredibly adorable, but also not cheap. Which is not to say that you couldn’t get out of there with a great gift under $50, [...]

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I haven’t been to Topshop in NYC (only been to Topshop in London), but I’ve heard complaints from people who fell in love with the fast fashion chain in the UK, but have been disappointed by the incarnation stateside. Which I think is a pretty big lesson. Customers love a brand, and [...]

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Sandwiched between Moods of Norway and the former Peter Alexander space, Splendid at 111 South Robertson Boulevard opens today. A sky-lit space with wood floors, the boutique also carries the brand’s Splendid Littles kids’ baby line and Splendid Mills men’s line. Hours are Mon-Sat 11am-7pm and Sun 12pm-6pm.
UPDATE: 1) This adorable photo above [...]

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Just when you hadn’t thought about a seatbelt bag in, I don’t know, it’s been years for me, Harveys—purveyors of the woven, sturdy, auto-inspired handbags, totes and accessories—is setting up shop at 7955 Melrose Avenue, its third boutique to Chino Hills and Santa Ana.
Right next to Tarina Tarantino, the space is empty [...]

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