Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Acrobats of God heels from Style Bubble
— Anthony Bourdain reviews 2007 / NYT
— Spa specials to get you ready for New Year’s Eve / All the Rage
— 7 Restaurants Where Vegetarians & Meat Eaters Can Both Be Happy / LAist
— Love these Acrobats of God shoes / Style Bubble
— Sales Were Up This Holiday Season [...]

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In Bellevue’s first Neiman Marcus, also the first in the region
I’ve mentioned here and there that I grew up in Redmond, Washington. Over the holidays, I spent time in nearby Bellevue, a suburb also east of Seattle, which has always been upscale, but has reached new heights of schmancy-ness in the past years. The Bellevue [...]

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— From our friends at TheFind
This fall brings the English countryside as inspiration for cool weather dressing. Escape the hustle and bustle of urban living with some natty traditional plaids with a modern twist. Think hounds tooth checks, buffalo plaids, and large complex Scotch plaids. Made of natural fibers such as wool and cotton the [...]

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Making me excited for the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection!
— Gwyneth revisits LA / GOOP
— Critical Shopper Cintra Wilson likes Ann Taylor / NYT
— Stella McCartney’s Adorable GapKids Collection Is Quite High-Fashion / The Cut
— Glamourai blogger does 3.1 Phillip Lim for less DIY style / Lucky Mag
— Jane Aldridge For Urban Outfitter’s Holiday Collection On [...]

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
WHO: Anthropologie
WHAT: Launch shopping party for new show on Sundance Channel, Man Shops Globe, which chronicles the world of Anthropologie’s buyer Kieth Johnson; drinks, food, with proceeds from sales benefiting the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
WHERE: 211 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, RSVP to
manshopsglobe@laforce-stevens.com, 7pm-9pm
» More sales

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High fashion Madonna, from The Pipeline
— Corey Lynn Calter’s eye-popping Resort 2009 collection / All the Rage
— James Franco to General Hospital—No, For Real / Gawker
— Intelligentsia Coffee Roasting Classes / Squid Ink
— Barney Greengrass Fires Waiter for Twittering About Guests / GrubStreet LA
— LAist Interviews: Coco Before Chanel / LAist
— Anthropologie TV: Man Shops [...]

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On the first level; click any images to expand
Mostly, I’m going to let these pretty pics speak for themselves—a tour of Satine’s new mega, close to 4,000-square-foot space at 8132 West 3rd Street. Owner Jeannie Lee and team have broken the shop into a series of shopping vignettes—shop in shop, shoe salon, TV and living [...]

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I’ve written about designer Jeet Sohal’s lovely Bare Collection before, specifically the Day Tripper handbag in sublime slouchy leather (which is also still on the Wants list!). Now, Sohal gives us even more to love with the collision of her leather work and mixed metal jewelry, as evidenced above with this Soon to Scatter Ring, [...]

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I was looking forward to going into Georgetown. Have many fond memories from college breaks and summers on M Street. Perhaps my anticipation was a little too high, but I was struck by the numbers of chains, the feeling of being in a mall, but not. The architecture, the pulse of people on [...]

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Have kept forgetting to post a bit more info on Satine’s upcoming expansion (supposed to open this month), which comes via Style File a week or so back in a Q&A with owner Jeannie Lee. On the expansion itself, Lees notes the use of recycled materials and abundance of natural light, plus what will fill [...]

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Besides looking fantastic—she pulls off challenging horizontal black-and-white stripes and flat mid-calf boots—Satine owner Jeannie Lee gave me the scoop on her latest designing and business endeavors at last night’s Monocle opening at the Brentwood Country Mart.
Along with her recent collabs—Shibuya Mon Amour tees for Forever 21 and the Bacini lingerie line for Anthropologie—Lee has [...]

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The Generic Man
CURRENTLY
WHO: Anthropologie
WHAT: More merch on sale!
WHERE: All stores, The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, 323-934-8433, Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-8pm
THROUGH SATURDAY, MARCH 21
WHO: Bird LA
WHAT: 30% off on all new merchandise by mentioning the word ‘BIRDIE’ in-store or via phone orders
WHERE: 8428 Melrose Place, Suite B, 323-651-9920, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 27
WHO: [...]

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