Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Clare Vivier adds the cross-body Mini Sac to her offerings, from the designer’s blog
— L.A.’s latest storm brings heavy flooding / LAT
— Check out Vivier’s new Mini Sac in red, camel and black / Clare Vivier; previously
— Conan and NBC Finalize Their Divorce / Gawker
— Draft Plan to Lay Off 1,000 City of L.A. Employees [...]

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— Shops—Decades Hearts Kiki
— Fashions—Current/Elliott’s New Deadstock Range
— Shuttering Shop News—Sorum Noce Exits Melrose
— B+S Eats—The Smokin’ Joint, Pulled Pork, Catfish Bites and Fried Pickles
— City—Neighborhood Bicycle Network Recommendations
— Eats—Philippe Chow in Former Dolce Windows
— Shops—Some Odd Rubies Shuttering West 3rd Outpost, Open Till October 1
— Shops—Eyes May Be the Prize at Former Devon [...]

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Love Decades‘ windows. Love Kiki de Montparnasse’s windows, aussi. Making this mash-up a love fest. Decades Two is currently paying homage to the high-end, hyper-seductive lingerie purveyor at its 8214 Melrose Avenue boutique (Kiki is just down the way at 8280 Melrose), mixing lacy thigh highs with Christian Dior sky-highs, a [...]

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Spacey Lanvin at Decades
— Federal judges order California to release 43,000 inmates / LAT
— Umami comes to Los Feliz, Sushi above Barbarella / Eating LA
— Lanvin in the window at Decades / Decades
— Collina Strada Handbag Collection Debuts / DailyCandy
— More on the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee / LAT
— Modern Tupperware Parties [...]

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Steven Alan trenches and macs on sale for women and men
TUESDAY, MAY 5—FRIDAY, MAY 8
WHO: Steven Alan
WHAT: Online sample sale, featuring 25%-60% off men’s and women’s
WHERE Online
THURSDAY, MAY 7
WHO: Saylor
WHAT: Private shopping event, featuring up to 75% off spring and summer merch from labels Webster, Fleur Wood, Karen Zambos, Mayer, Eberjey, Erica Tanov, Deere Colhoun, [...]

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— Shuttering Shop News—Cook’s Library Closing April 30
— Sales—Erin Wasson’s Garage Sale at Rogue Status in Venice Today!
— B+S Eats—Busy and Tasty First Night for Minestraio
— Shops—Opening Date for CB2 at 8000 Sunset
— TVs—Bania!
— Target—Rogan Rolling Out Loomstate April 19
— LA Fashion Week—BoxEight Day 2 Proves Rocky, But Captures Indie Spirit
— Shops—What Comes [...]

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Downtown LA Fashion Week’s MOCA presentation of Louis Verdad’s Louver collection and the vintage runway show presented by Cameron Silver, owner of the high-end vintage store Decades—he set the red carpet vintage movement in motion with the canary yellow Jean Dessès vintage gown for Renee Zellweger at the 2001 [...]

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Halston in the window at Decades
— More job cuts coming at LAT / Bloomberg
— Eco-chic convenience store, Locali, opens on Franklin Ave / Urban Daddy
— Blog getting racist commenters on El Gato 103.1 post/ Franklin Avenue
— Hayden-Harnett writes about being knocked off by Gaiam / Hayden-Harnett
— Halston in the window at Decades on Melrose / [...]

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