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Jenni Kayne’s pretty boutique
THROUGH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
WHO: Jenni Kayne
WHAT: Spring/summer 2010 trunk show
WHERE: 614 North Almont Drive, West Hollywood, 310-860-0123, 10am-6pm
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2—SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
WHO: Rebecca Minkoff
WHAT: Sample sale
WHERE: 7961 West 3rd Street, 10am-8pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
WHO: Melrose District Holiday Celebration
WHAT: Festivities and shopping at Alexander McQueen, Frederic Fekkai, Theory, DVF, Temperley, Helmut Lang, Arcade, Ports [...]

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— Shops—Clothespin’s Chic, Cozy Boutique on Melrose
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— Eats—Soda Pop’s Opens [...]

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I’ve been anticipating the opening of Clothespin at 8654 Melrose Avenue, ever since I received news of fashion vet Gale Parker’s (a former Vogue editor and design director at Ralph Lauren) plans to set up shop.
While the name is homespun and the boutique itself is cozy, it’s fittingly steps away from luxury retailers such [...]

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Rebecca Minkoff at Satine Friday
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
WHO: Clothespin
WHAT: Told ya it was coming, the boutique, featuring pieces made from deadstock vintage fabrics, is having its opening party with champagne and the new collection
WHERE: 8654 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, clothespinevents@gmail.com, 310-967-0108, Event: 6pm-9pm, Regular store hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
WHO: Rebecca Minkoff at Satine
WHAT: Meet the [...]

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— Shops—Lingerie Boutique Sugar Lilie to Former Some Odd Rubies Space
— Pets—Spot! Pet Boutique Moves to La Cienega
— Real Estates—Up, Up, Up Goes Five-Story Blackburn Property
— Decors—Rose Tarlow Melrose House, Brenda Antin Hops Across Beverly
— Questions—Know Any Cool Fabric Shops?
— Shops—A Peek at Clothespin Coming to Melrose
— Shops—White House Black Market to Beverly [...]

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As mentioned, former Vogue editor/YSL fashion muse Gale Parker will be opening up a boutique at 8654 Melrose Avenue, with a focus on one-of-a-kind dresses, tops and skirts made from deadstock vintage. I snapped a pic this weekend as I walked by—it’s right on the corner of Norwich Drive, a roomy space with [...]

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— Shops—BedHead Pajamas Taking Former Malgosia Space
— Eats—Sneak Peek of Doughboys Interior
— Shuttering Shop News—Party Paper Life Closing This Friday
— Eats—Agura on La Cienega Soft Opens, Sneak Peek at Sushi, Sashimi and More
— Beauty—Frédéric Fekkai Reopens Expanded, Revamped Melrose Place Salon
— Eats—Pizza In a Cone, Thank You, Colbert, For the Culinary Enlightenment
— Shops—Former ‘Vogue’ Editor [...]

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Intriguing news on the retail front. Fashion vet Gale Parker—she was Vogue’s youngest fashion editor, a design director for Ralph Lauren women’s collection, and a muse for Valentino, Warhol and YSL—is set to open Clothespin at 8654 Melrose Avenue, on the stretch between Balenciaga and Alberta Ferretti, on November 6.
Parker, formerly married to sustainable [...]

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