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B+S Notes—February 1, 2010

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · News

Jennifer Hudson looking very in shape at the Grammys, from HuffPost and The Cut
— Why was Rip Torn trying to rob a bank? / Gawker
— Straight From the Red Carpet: Looks From the Grammys / The Cut
— Awesome! London College of Fashion MA show / Style Bubble
— Who is to blame for obesity, and what [...]

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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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B+S Weekly Round-Up—December 7-11, 2009

December 12th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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— Shops—Valerie Confections and Patz & Hall Winery at Heath
— Fast Fashions—Sonia Rykiel for H&M Lingerie, A Few Notes
— Saturday, Dec 12 Last Day for Chanel at Decadestwo!
— Designers—Standout Indie Designers and Artisans at Unique LA
— Shops—Tokidoki and ‘Kaiser Karl’ Hit Melrose
— Shops—A Total Lush, In a Good Way, Rolling Greens Nursery Opens [...]

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Shops—Get Your Fill of 1990s-2009 Chanel at Decadestwo!

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, BAGS, EVENT, FASHION, SHOES

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This is the sixth year running that Decadestwo has put on its Chanel extravaganza at its 8214 Melrose Avenue boutique, featuring pre-owned clothing, handbags and accessories from the late 1990s-2009. Notably, this is the first time co-owner Christos Garkinos has sourced items for the event from Paris and London, as well as inside [...]

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B+S Weekly Round-Up—November 9-13, 2009

November 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · News

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— Eats—Seriously, Kiss My Bundt Needs You to Buy Bundts
— Eats—Free Kiss My Bundt Slices Sunday! It’s National Bundt Day, Of Course
— Shops—BedHead Pajamas Opens on West 3rd
— Shops—Sugar Lilie Dessous Prives Now Open for All Your Lovely, Lacy Needs
— Shop In Shops—Tesoro Filling Up with Gifty Merch
— Eats—Darioush Coming to Restaurant Row
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B+S Weekly Round-Up—November 2-6, 2009

November 7th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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— Beauty—Paint Shop Beverly Hills Now Open on West 3rd
— Shops—Congrats to Aero & Co on Ten Years! Check Out the New Blog!
— Beauty—Signs of Blo Salon on Santa Monica Near La Cienega
— Eats—Surya Closing in December, The Burger Factory Taking Its Place
— Beauty—Clinique Fresh Faces 2009 Tour Hits Westwood
— Shoes—CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund [...]

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Shop In Shops—Pop-Ups Galore, Social Primer at Alpha, Platine Barkery at Anya Hindmarch, Decadestwo at Post26

November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, ART, DECOR, DESIGN, EAT, EVENT, FASHION, JEWELRY, SHOES

Decadestwo offerings hitting Post26 next week
Pop-up shops of a rather refined variety are flooding November. First up, Social Primer—that etiquette site on all things related to “Manners, Conversation, Style & Handling Your Liquor”—has already set up shop at Alpha at 8625 Melrose Avenue through December 31. Per SP, the shop-in-shop includes well-priced “made-to-order offerings including [...]

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Sales—Table Art, Multi-Designer Sample Sale, Chan Luu at Calypso Brentwood, M Fredric Warehouse Sale, Final Summer Markdowns at Hillary Rush, Decadestwo, Heist

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Looks from Osei-Duro
THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
WHO: Table Art
WHAT: 50%-70% off select merch (in-store purchases only)
WHERE: 7977 Melrose Avenue, 323-653-8278, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun-Mon by appt
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WHO: Multidesigner Sample Sale
WHAT: Featuring offerings from Alexandra Cassaniti, Rockers NYC and Osei-Duro
WHERE: 4949 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz, 2pm-9pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WHO: Chan Luu at Calypso Brentwood
WHAT: Trunk show, [...]

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Shoes—Decadestwo Sale Draws Crowds, Disappoints Fashion Intel

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE, SHOES

Decadestwo shoes sale last weekend from Fashion Intel; click to expand
Fashion Intel was out early to catch the Decadestwo shoe sale this past Saturday, only to be bummed by “being like 100th in line” and the “90s cast-offs they had on sale.” From the blog:
“I love Decades Two but you are foolish to think I [...]

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Sales—South Willard, Zara, Lucca Couture, CMC Sample Sale, Plastic Island, Oscar de la Renta, Decadestwo Shoe Blowout

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Looks from Zara
CURRENTLY
WHO: South Willard
WHAT: Summer sale, featuring up to 70% off labels such as off Dries Van Noten, Raf Simons, Patrik Ervell, Stephan Schneider, Pierre Hardy, Band of Outsiders, Common Projects
WHERE: 8038 West 3rd Street, 323-653-6153, Daily 11am-6pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Zara
WHAT: Semi-annual sale, featuring 50% off men and women
WHERE: All Zara stores
THURSDAY, JUNE 25—FRIDAY, JUNE [...]

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Sales—Decadestwo, Dylan George & 2B Free, Wee Soles

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
WHO: Decadestwo
WHAT: One day only 50% off shoe sale, limit two pairs per person; Gucci boots from boutique’s eBay store right
WHERE: 8214 Melrose Avenue, 323-655-1960, Sat 9am-6pm
WHO: Dylan George, 2B Free
WHAT: Sample sale, featuring apparel at $15-$50, cash or credit
WHERE: Siren Studios, 6063 West Sunset Bouelvard, Sat 10am-6pm
WHO: Wee Soles
WHAT: Winter [...]

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