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Sales—Tweak 99 End-of Season Sale, Fred Segal, Tavin ‘Little Birds’ Reading Series, Fred Segal Feet, Aura

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · SALE

Cool, functional objets at Tweak 99
THROUGH SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
WHO: Tweak 99
WHAT: Up to 70% end of season sale; and thanks to owner Tara Riceberg for the nice words!
WHERE: 8383 West 3rd Street, 310-284-8272, daily 9am-6pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
WHO: Fred Segal Santa Monica
WHAT: Private pre-sale
WHERE: 420 & 500 Broadway, Santa Monica, 310-394-9814, 5pm-9pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
WHO: Tavin
WHAT: Erin [...]

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B+S Notes—October 13, 2009

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments · News

By magnificent artist/illustrator Danny Roberts
— Women’s gym Pink Iron / Vital Juice LA
— Olsens expanding to sunglasses for The Row label / Fashionista
— Catherine Malandrino does lacy liquor / StyleList
— Peeps who walk to the beat of their own (fashion) drum / NYT
— Inspired by Balmain / WWWD
— Danny Roberts tribute to Where the Wild [...]

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Shops—Inside Satine’s New Boutique, Lotsa Pretty Pics

September 9th, 2009 · No Comments · FASHION, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

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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Fashions—Marvelous Motorcycle Inspired Dressing

August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, FASHION

Get the look from upper right clockwise: Hunter Festival Limited Edition lace-up Wellington boots $225 at Net-a-Porter; Alexander Wang Max Fanny Pack, $790 at Shopbop; Juicy Couture ‘Chief’ Bootie, $475 at Nordstrom.com; Alexander McQueen Stud-Textured Bracelet, $330 at Saks.com; Mike & Chris Double-Breasted Leather Vest, $495.00 at Saks.com; Balmain Leather motorcycle jacket $12,050 at [...]

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B+S Notes—July 14, 2009

July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Looks from Nine West American Vintage Collection
— A look at local fast food calories / Vital Juice
— Nine West’s new Vintage American collections avail for pre-order / Nine West
— Harry Potter paperback box set is avail / Barnes & Noble
— Jaye Hersh’s Hollywood Intuition for Target collection online / Target
— Melting Pot Food Tours / [...]

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Shops—More on Satine’s Expansion

June 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · FASHION

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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Sales—Satine, Vie Boutique, Raven Kauffman at Des Kohan, EM & Co, EM Productions, Gregory Parkinson at LFrank, T Luxury, Madison

April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · DESIGN, SALE

Raven Kauffman Couture handbags
CURRENTLY
WHO: Satine
WHAT: Dirty 30 Deals, featuring 30 days of discounts, including 40% off labels such as VPL, Thakoon, Jenni Kayne and more
WHERE: 8117 West Third Street, 323-655-2142, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
WHO: Vie Boutique
WHAT: 75% off storewide Earth Day sale and one-year anniversary, featuring cocktails, snacks and gratis Rock Star Perfume [...]

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Shops—Madison and Diavolina Now Open on West 3rd Street with (Count ‘EM) 20 Parking Spaces

April 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, FASHION

Interior of Madison from WWD
WWD reports that women’s boutique Madison and shoe-centric Diavolina opened up their adjoining new boutiques at 8741 West Third Street (310-275-1930) on Monday (my previous coverage on Racked LA is here).
Per the press release, the 7,000-square-foot just east of Robertson, designed by Standard, “is divided into two unique boutiques that [...]

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Sales—Perrey Reeves Hosts at La Perla, Madison ‘In Your Dreams’ Already a Reality

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

La Perla event tomorrow
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
WHO: La Perla
WHAT: Perrey Reeves hosts shopping event benefiting Clothes Off Our Back, featuring 25% off the label’s red carpet options, plus cocktails
WHERE: 433 North Rodeo Drive, 310-860-0561, RSVP to rsvp@laperlafashions.com, 7pm-9pm
THURSDAY, APRIL 2—SUNDAY, APRIL 5
WHO: Madison
WHAT: In Your Dreams Sale, featuring up to 75% off select men’s and [...]

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