Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Matthew Williamson now has ecommerce
— Love this! / StreetPeeper
— Best French Fries in Los Angeles, Part 2 / Squid Ink
— Chateau Marmont Personalized Stationery / Hotel Chatter
— Favorite kid snacks from the ’80s / The Hundreds
— Matthew Williamson now online with ecommerce / Matthew Williamson
— Isabel Marant’s Spring Collection To Debut on Net-A-Porter / Elle [...]

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— Books—The Sartorialist, Part I, Surprisingly Mellow at Barneys Beverly Hills
— Books—The Sartorialist, Part II, Beverly Center, Past Panda Express, It Gets Stylish
— Eats—Doughboys Awnings, New Estimated Opening Date
— Shop In Shops—Rachel Pally Now Open on La Brea!
— Beauty—Paint Shop Beverly Hills to West 3rd November 3
— Target—Carlos Falchi Faux Python Handbags for the Holidays
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— Text and photos by Keri Pina
Yotam Solomon debuted his spring 2010 collection, ‘Shining Through,’ earlier this week, selecting a bungalow at Chateau Marmont as a setting for a private, non-traditional runway presentation. Guests lounged and snacked while lofty models in sky-high covered platform shoes paraded around the party. Constructed with silk duchess satin and [...]

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— Real Estates—Rendering for 8231-8243 West 3rd Street Complex
— Shops—Nordstrom Rack Opening at Beverly Connection September 24
— Shops—Zara Opening at Farmers Market in August
— Shops—Word of a Mid-August Duncan Quinn Opening
— Real Estates—$1.4 Million for a Barely-Built Home at 6450 West 5th Street?
— Neighborhoods—Spend in the City, West Hollywood Launch ‘WH Insiders’
— Shops—Marc [...]

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Chris Benz at Beckley on Melrose
CFDA Emerging Design Winner Chris Benz paid a visit to Beckley Boutique on Melrose yesterday evening to host a trunk show of his collection (at 20% off), together with boutique owner Melissa Richardson Akkaway. Guests enjoyed champagne and hors d’oevres, and I personally was very happy to find the [...]

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Yesterday, Lindsay Lohan and the rest of the crew that’s put together her Sevin Nyne tanning mist—including Lorit Simon who created the bronzing elixir with Lohan—set up shop at the Chateau Marmont to present the product to editors and the like.
The goal was to get attendees to try Sevin Nyne—a mix of active [...]

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Cookies from Milk from LAT
— Milk’s ooey-gooey double-chocolate cookies—the recipe / LAT
— I’d rather be at Fashion Rio / JC Report
— Steven Alan, Opening Ceremony might design for Uniqlo / Nitrolicious
— Fresh & Easy to create 200 jobs in next two months / PR Newswire
— LA Designer Michael Smith to Decorate Obama’s White House / [...]

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