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B+S Notes – A Tragic Loss, Alexander McQueen

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · CELEB, FASHION, PEOPLE

Cathy Horyn on The Loss of Alexander McQueen / NYT
Alexander McQueen, Designer, Is Dead at 40 / NYT
British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide days after death of his beloved mother / Daily Mail
Alexander McQueen’s Final Tweets Reveal a Dark Side / The Cut
Twitter Reactions to McQueen’s Death / Heard on the Runway
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B+S Notes—Chili Addiction Opens Today, The Sartorialist on KCRW, Under LA’s Rainbows, Christian Audigier Channels Marc Jacobs, and More

February 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News

Chili Addiction on La Cienega soft opens today! / Eater LA; previously
Wow, 1,000 City Hall layoffs / LAist
Radio star: The Sartorialist will be on KCRW today at 2:30pm / The Spiel
Christian Audigier Ed Hardy-s up a Marc Jacobs bag, gets sued / The Cut
Amazing rainbows yesterday all over the city caught through a beautiful lens [...]

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B+S Notes—Abbot Kinney Loses Two, Villaraigosa Worst Angeleno Ever, What’s at Melrose and Fairfax, Un-Retouched Madonna, and More

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · News

In case you were wondering, it’s a commercial space going in at the northeast corner of Melrose and Fairfax / Curbed LA
Abbot Kinney takes a hit, no more Equator Books, no more beauty spot Vert / Eater LA; Yo! Venice
The polls are in! Worst Angeleno of all time? Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa / Fishbowl LA
First there [...]

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B+S Notes—Ortolan Ready for Kindergarten, Valentine Madness at Sprinkles, A (Fashiony) American in Paris, and More

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · News

Rose Apodaca makes me desperate for a Sunday shopping spree at the farmers market at the Bastille in Paris / La Vie en Rose; photo right
Fancy-shmancy French restaurant on 3rd Ortolan turns five / Squid Ink
Hola Cocina Mexican Restaurant across from the Beverly Center is getting an interior redo, opening again Feb 15 / Eater [...]

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B+S Notes—February 5, 2010

February 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · News

Seriously, how gorgeous is Sade…still! Her new album ‘Soldier of Love’ comes out Feb 9, from Gilt Blog
— Chili Addiction on La Cienega is supposed to open tomorrow / Thrillist
— The Hundreds Rosewood 3rd Anniversary T-shirt / The Hundreds
— H&M to Open Outlet Store in Citadel’s New Wing / CAN
— J Brand Sells Majority Share For [...]

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B+S Notes—February 4, 2010

February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · News

An Esquivel boot from fall/winter 2010, from Hypebeast
— Ed Hardly? Audigier to debut new flash-free fashions / All the Rage
— Esquivel Shoes fall/winter preview / Hypebeast
— Trina Turk, 15 years young / All the Rage
— At the Peninsula, Strike a pose like a Hollywood starlet / All the Rage
— Vanity Fair Announces Its Oscar App [...]

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B+S Notes—February 3, 2010

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · News

Loving the blues of Sessùn SS10, from Milkmade
— Rick Bayless Confirms Red Onion Role / Grub Street LA
— Potato Chips on Beverly adds breakfast / Eater LA
— Forage in Silver Lake calls all home gardeners / Daily Dish
— Oscar Nominees: Costume Designers Who Were Snubbed / Style Section LA
— Oscar Style! Get Inspired By Our [...]

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B+S Notes—February 2, 2010

February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · News

Opening Ceremony’s collab with Levi’s, from Style File; I want this denim jacket!
— Oscar nominees / LAT
— Kobe passes Jerry West, now all-time Lakers scorer / LA Observed
— Surly Goat opening next week / Thrillist
— Upward Bound Homeless Shelter in Culver City / Curbed LA
— A Lesson in Wine, San Antonio Winery / Dig Lounge
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B+S Notes—February 1, 2010

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · News

Jennifer Hudson looking very in shape at the Grammys, from HuffPost and The Cut
— Why was Rip Torn trying to rob a bank? / Gawker
— Straight From the Red Carpet: Looks From the Grammys / The Cut
— Awesome! London College of Fashion MA show / Style Bubble
— Who is to blame for obesity, and what [...]

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B+S Notes—January 29, 2010

January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · News

From diffusion line Alice by Alice Temperley, from FabSugar UK
— Inside the W Hollywood Hotel and Residences / Hotel Chatter
— Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska shines in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland / W
—Zelda Rubenstein, “Poltergeist” Actress, Dead at 76 / Huliq News
— Remembering J.D. Salinger, 13 short stories/ The New Yorker
— Hatfield’s is now taking [...]

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B+S Notes—January 28, 2010

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · News

MacBook and old school hardback cover lovers rejoice, from Oh Joy!
— Howard Zinn died, he was 87 / Boston Globe
— J.D. Salinger died, he was 91 / Mercury News
— McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. Opens in Los Feliz / DailyCandy
— W Hollywood opens today / LAist
— Versace losing 25% of its workforce / FWD
— Forget Jenny [...]

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B+S Notes—January 27, 2010

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · News

And, the big news of the day, from Gizmodo covering the new iPad live
— iPad tablet / Gizmodo
— More on iPad / AppleInsider
— Tabula Rasa: Apple’s Press Release, Before the Editing / WSJ
— NBC Uni Picks Up a Pilot From Coco – There Will Be Some ‘Justice’ / Fishbowl LA
— Hatfield’s opening February 1 / [...]

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