Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

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Madison and Diavolina may have made their move from Robertson to around the corner to West 3rd back in April, but the side-by-side boutiques have continued to celebrate, bringing out peeps to fete the flagship shops’ launch with hairstyling (by Sebastian) and shopping (benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure) this past [...]

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Mentioned back in June that LA label Current/Elliott—which stormed the denim scene with its distressed boyfriend style—is launching Deadstock, a new range inspired by vintage deadstock (i.e., never worn, tags intact).
W reports on the collection on tap for fall, which includes 10 classic styles, from boot-cut to bell-bottoms, all avail in three basic [...]

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Deadstock collection pieces from WWD; click to expand
WWD reports that designers Emily Current and Meritt Elliott of denim label Current/Elliott are launching a new collection, Deadstock—inspired by vintage ’50s, ’60s and ’70s deadstock jeans—for fall, which looks decidedly “cleaned-up,” with a “preserved feel,” as compared to its original collection,”designed to look well-worn.”
The collection includes 10 [...]

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Jeremy Scott’s before (left) and after (right) from Rose Apodaca
I hear from FWD and Rose Apodaca that Doris Raymond, owner of La Brea’s vintage mecca The Way We Wore, is kicking off eco-stylish project ‘Out of the Ordinary,’ in which she’s called upon LA-bred designers such as Juan Carlos Obando, Cynthia Vincent, Jeremy Scott, Rami [...]

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Current/Elliott men’s from The Pipeline
LA stylists-cum-designers Emily Current and Merritt Elliott caused a fashion frenzy with their debut Current/Elliott women’s collection, featuring sweetly battered and torn boyfriend jeans, worn rolled at the cuff and hearted by Katie Holmes, Rachel Bilson, Reese Witherspoon et al.
Now, The Pipeline reveals the designers’ delve into men’s, which also [...]

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