Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

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At some point I will have to do a full-fledged post on Distant at 4516 Hollywood Boulevard, steps away for the intersection of Sunset Bouelvard and Hillhurst Avenue. The decor shop carries exquisite home decor items from across the globe, as well as some of owner’s Arzu Benavides creations. Turkish bath towels, handwoven [...]

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Love the Pendleton/Opening Ceremony coat shown left…but at $500 and with short sleeves not exactly practical, from The Pipeline
— Downtown Fashion Walk in tonight / Downtown Fashion Walk
— Negotiating the Downtown Art Walk / Style Section LA
— Rock Fashion Week moves venues to Peterson Auto Museum / CAN
— Tour of the Ed Hardy warehouse / [...]

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Airy spring 2010 trends from CAN
— Fred Armisen at Cinefamily August 2 / Cinefamily
— The Bazaar’s Secret Sherry Society / Pocket Lint
— Did you notice Confederacy now has ecommerce? / ShopConfederacy.com
— Liking the Timberland Oxford heels / The Pipeline
— Spring 2010 Forecast: Light As Air / CAN
— Barnes & Noble now has free wi-fi / [...]

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Deals at Confederacy
CURRENTLY
WHO: Agent Provocateur
WHAT: Up to 75% off sale online and in-store
WHERE: 7961 Melrose Avenue, 323-653-0229, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Creatures of Comfort
WHAT: Further reductions on LD Tuttle, Rachel Comey, Zucca, Isabel Marant, Zero Maria Cornejo, VPL, A Detacher, Sunshine and Shador, Therese Rawsthorne, and Karen Walker
WHERE: 7971 Melrose Avenue, 323-655-7855, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Confederacy
WHAT: [...]

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Boy by Band of Outsiders at Confederacy
CURRENTLY
WHO: Confederacy
WHAT: Summer sale, featuring up to 40% off for men and women
WHERE: 4661 Hollywood Boulevard, 323-913-3040, Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-7pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 JULY 1
WHO: The Generic Man and Generic Surplus Pop-Up at Space 1520
WHAT: Evening with film director Richard Rush and screening of Psych Out; NOTE THE DATE [...]

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Alice McColm from Middlesex knits and faux fur! Love. Photos from Style Bubble
— Laura Ling and Euna Lee: 12-year sentences* / LA Observed
— Sam Zell might lose control of Tribune / LA Observed
—2011 NBA All-Star Game Headed to L.A. / Blogdowntown
— Tikkun Holistic Spa Opens in Santa Monica / DailyCandy
— Pocket Lint like the new [...]

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Shawn Warren rings
TUESDAY, MAY 12
WHO: Shawn Warren Jewelry
WHAT: Bubbles, Baubles and Breast event, hosted by DeeAnna Staats and featuring Shawn Warren Fine Jewelry and benefiting Pink for the Cure’s fight against breast cancer
WHERE: 23155 Mariposa de Oro Street, Malibu, 760-688-6011, RSVP to RSVP@ILOVELILLIPOPS.COM, 11am-3pm
TUESDAY, MAY 12
WHO: Kiehl’s
WHAT: Sundance Channel and Kiehl’s invite you to screening [...]

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NY Fashion Week photo from Material Interest
— Barbara Bestor on making a Bohemian Modern event / Datebook LA
— Kim Kardashian Launches A Shoe Site, Shoedazzle.com / Fashion Rules!
— Department stores slash prices, specialty boutiques suffer / LAT
— NYC Fashion Week exhibit at Confederacy / Material Interest
— Esquivel Shoes takes it another step forward / Evil [...]

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Click any images to expand; Yes, We’re Vacation opening this week!; on the north side of the street, Maya, Yes, We’re Vacation, Solutions and Happy
When word that upscale men’s and women’s fashion nexus Confederacy was coming to Hollywood Boulevard east of Vermont, I was thoroughly intrigued. What was there? At the time (that was back [...]

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As mentioned, new and vintage men’s and women’s boutique Apartment 3 has been searching for the proper home, having moved from its original La Brea space to Downtown, now settling at 4634 Hollywood Boulevard, east of Vermont.
Last night, the shop hosted a store preview, garnering a steady stream of shoppers with [...]

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Rebecca Minkoff left; Confederacy co-owner Ilaria Urbinati poses with co-owner Danny Masterson
Fans of Rebecca Minkoff’s infusion of color, playfulness and sophistication into handbags and accessories and Ilaria Urbinati’s styling and buying capabilities for new-ish men’s and women’s boutique Confederacy, will be pleased to hear that the friends are collabing on a women’s line to hit [...]

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CURRENTLY
WHO: ShopJake
WHAT: 40% off 3.1 Phillip Lim through Thursday, January 29
WHERE: online
WHO: Confederacy
WHAT: Now up to 50% off labels such as Proenza Schouler, Mayle, Alexander Wang, Loeffler Randall, Rag & Bone and more
WHERE: 4661 Hollywood Boulevard, 323-913-3040, Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-7pm

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