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Shops—Congrats to Aero & Co on Ten Years! New Blog Takes Me Back in the Best Way!

November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, FASHION, JEWELRY

Circa 1999, Aero & Co founders Alisa Loftin and Cynthia Vincent outside the original location in Los Feliz
Just wanted to say congrats to Aero & Co owner Alisa Loftin, whose boutique at 8403 West 3rd Street celebrated ten years yesterday! In celebration, she’s started a blog, which, if you remember the original Aero & Co. [...]

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Questions—Know Any Cool Fabric Shops?

October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · DESIGN, ECO, FASHION

Ashanti Fabrics from Viva Vena Cava
Ever since Ma Frangine emailed me the following fabric question (my apologies, it was a while ago), I’ve been avidly following the fashion blog. Always so nice when people reach out! The question?
I am looking for cool fabric shops in LA. Do you know of any good ones? I [...]

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Jewels—May de Chelly and Christian Lacroix’s Aris Geldis Shine at Aero & Co.

April 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · FASHION, JEWELRY

May de Chelly rings; the abstract mold top right reminds me of a horse’s head; click to expand
There are a number of reasons why I frequent Aero & Co. on West 3rd Street—first and foremost, there’s owner Alisa Loftin’s depth of knowledge of LA’s fashion landscape (and beyond) and her keen eye and support of [...]

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