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Sales—Madison Fall/Winter Sale, Foley + Corinna Vintage Sale, Tanglewood Fiber Creations at Knitter’s Studio, Decadestwo One-Day Sale Benefiting Haiti, Silver Lake Art Craft Vintage Flea Market

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · SALE

Huge one-day sale benefiting Haiti at Decadestwo
CURRENTLY
WHO: Madison
WHAT: Fall/winter sale, featuring 50% off first item, 60% off second item, and 70% off third (or more) item
WHERE: All Madison Boutiques
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29—SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
WHO: Foley + Corinna
WHAT: Vintage blowout sale, featuring 50% off vintage party dresses, tops, leather, fur jackets, shoes and more; champagne on Friday
WHERE: [...]

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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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Sales—50/60/70 Sale at Elyse Walker, Pi Organic, Tarina Tarantino, Zachary’s Smile, Panty Raid, Mercado, Chic Little Devil Style House

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Looks from Pi Organic
STARTS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
WHO: Elyse Walker
WHAT: First item purchases is 50% off; second is 60% off, third is 70% off; men and women, featuring designers such as Elizabeth and James, Gucci, M Missoni, Isabel Marant, Jenni Kayne Current Elliot, and more
WHERE: 15306 Antioch Street, Pacific Palisades, 310-230-8882, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER [...]

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Shop In Shops—Decadestwo Strikes Post26 with Designer Goodies

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, BAGS, EVENT, FASHION, SHOES

— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to the Brentwood Country Mart . I know. Bad, fashionista, bad! So when I heard that the designer consignment boutique Decadestwo set up a pop-up shop at the Mart, I was more than happy to head out west for a [...]

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Sales—Shoes + Bags Specialty Shop Opens at Space 1520, Silver Lake Sidewalk Sale, Sheswai Nail Lacquer at Steam Salon, Designer Resale Pop-Up

November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · SALE

New specialty shoes and bags shop at Space 1520
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
WHO: Space 1520
WHAT: Opening party for specialty shoes and bags shop ‘Shoes + Shoes + Shoes + Bags,’ featuring Urban Outfitters’ online exclusives and more (i.e., Candela NYC, Colonial Madness, Dean Handbags, Dr. Martens, Dolce Vita, Frye, Jeffrey Campbell, Kime Buzzelli handmade tights and totes, [...]

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B+S Notes—October 23, 2009

October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · News

Vera Wang from Elle News Blog
— Christian Louboutin Turned Down an H&M Diffusion Line / The Cut
— Project Runway Alum Kit Scarbo to Launch Line With Etnies / The Cut
— What do birds eat? Well, human trash / Josh Spear
— Retweet | Margiela’s (New) Faceless Leader / The Moment
— Lanvin T-shirts: Worth it? / Style [...]

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B+S Notes—October 21, 2009

October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · News

Garance Dore’s work for French ‘Vogue’ (translated to English on her blog), following Carine Roitfeld on myriad fashion weeks; click to expand
— Psst, new estimated opening date for Doughboys / B+S
— My fashion week with…Carine Roitfeld / Garance Dore
— Grace Coddington Is Worried About How Young and Thin Models Are / The Cut
— PR gal [...]

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Fashions—Ultra Velvet for Daytime Drama

September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, FASHION, SHOES

Velvet is not just for evening anymore. These ultra modern velvet dresses are just as appropriate for day as they are for night. The look is simple and clean in gorgeous shades and graphic patterns. From burnout designs to pleats and geometrics, velvet dresses are a pretty way to infuse a bit of night time [...]

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B+S Notes—September 10, 2009

September 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · News

Chanel mannequins from LA in Bloom
— Map of Fashion’s Night Out events in LA / Racked LA
— Coco Avant Chanel post-screening store mannequins / LA is Bloom
— Cute, Sprinkles message boxes / DailyCandy
— Christian Louboutin Goes Psycho / Style File
— Video: Vena Cava spring 2010 / Nitrolicious
— Trendspotting / NYT
— Gwyneth makes Bibimbop / GOOP
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B+S Notes—September 2, 2009

September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · News

A Mctega necklace
— Fiery Sunset at Venice Beach / Yo! Venice!
— Amid progress, concern about Station fire’s southeastern edge / LAT
— Occidental College student redefines campus cuisine with dorm ‘cafe’ / LAT
— Review of RH at the Andaz West Hollywood / LAT
— Mctega Jewelry launches / DailyCandy
— Scenes from Burning Man, dusty! / NYT
— Old [...]

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Fashions—Sophisticated Playwear, Short Romper Jumpsuits

July 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · FASHION, SHOES

The short romper jumpsuit has grown up. No longer just for playdates at the playground. Now available in sophisticated styles and sizes for grown ups, the summer romper is one way to keep cool and maintain your style credibility. Honed in fabrics like silk, knit and linen these delicate little short jumpsuits look very pretty [...]

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B+S Weekly Round-Up—June 8-12, 2009

June 13th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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— Fashions—Deadstock Current for Current/Elliott
— Eats—No Cookie Left Behind Sunday!
— Shops—Kenzo to Join Christian Louboutin on Robertson
— Fashions—Geren Ford Relaunching Intimates, Want All of It
— Shops—Craft Offers Men’s Workwear in Minimalist Environs
— Qs+As—Emma Carroll’s Modern Cool
— Shops—Elaine Kim Opens in Former Cook’s Library Space, Sale This Weekend
— Shops—Lotta Love, Lotta Stensson Opens on [...]

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