Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Hey, look, remember Moonshine, the owner of boutique Known LA, which opened for a minute on West 3rd? He popped up yesterday on Racked LA, doing the men-in-shorts thing pretty well
— More on new Sunset Plaza boutique Code C / Chic Leak
— Jeffrey Sebelia-Designed Fluxus to Open a Store in Brentwood / Style Section LA
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A Treat Steet treat, from GOOP
— Treat Street gets lots of love from Gwyneth’s GOOP / GOOP
— Five minutes with L.A. fashion guru Ilaria Urbinati / W Editors’ Blog
— Living the slow life / Trend Central
— Chic DIY, inspired by Viktor & Rolf / FWD
— Large circulation, but WSJ shutting down Boston Bureau / Gawker
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B+S contributor Lilliam Rivera was not kidding when she said she’d done some online shopping at TOMS Shoes Fashion’s Night Out event. She was rocking the Aira Condones ($79) when I saw her last week—the leather and canvas lace-ups looking adorable with a pair of skinny ankle-grazing jeans. And like my previous TOMS experience, she [...]

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Christian Joy has created five monster suits based on ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, debuting this weekend at Urban Outfitters, from BlackBook
— Jean Paul Gaultier Rumored to Design a Target Line / The Cut
— It’s Parking Day! / LAist
— Echo Park block party this weekend / The Eastsider
— Times fashion critic Booth Moore on last [...]

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I just wanted to take a second to go back to Fashion’s Night Out at Fred Segal Center to post more photos of Martin Margiela’s Artisanal line, which was on display. Everything from straws (used to create a tattoo-like tiger on the back of a jacket) to vinyl records (cut up in sections on a [...]

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Jason Wu confection, wow, from Elle News Blog
— Station Fire is 87% contained / LAist
— Food Forward volunteer group / DailyCandy
— Esquivel Shoes, marbled leather / Material Interest
— A cheery optimism runs through women’s spring 2010 collection / LAT
— Tommy Ton of blog Jak and Jil / BOF
— New York Fashion Week: Bloggers Take Over [...]

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— Eats—G.D. Happy Properties Inc. Take Over Former Food Court LA Space
— Shops—Inside Satine’s New Boutique, Lotsa Pretty Pics
— Beauty—Salon to Former Built by Wendy Space
— Shops—Tyra Trashed on West 3rd
— Films and Fashions—Free Tickets to ‘Coco Before Chanel’ at Skirball!
— Target—Rodarte for Target Pops Up on eBay
— Eats—Joan’s on Third Expands Outdoor [...]

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While there were events from Melrose to Robertson, Santa Monica to Beverly Hills, Fashion’s Night Out LA epicenter had to be the Fred Segal Center on Melrose, where 1,000 peeps came out to mingle with the fashion and the fash crowd. It was so crowded that it was hard to tell [...]

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Trina Turk sitting pretty in her lovely boutiue; click to expand images
Before the raucousness that was to come over at the Fred Segal Center on Melrose, I hopped over to Trina Turk for champagne, cupcakes (from Kiss My Bundt just down the way) and a look at the designer’s fall collection (including a trio of [...]

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TOMS Shoes owner Blake Mycoskie and Trovata creative director John Whitledge; click to expand images
— Photos and text by Lilliam Rivera
Taking over a parking lot right next to its Santa Monica offices, TOMS Shoes teamed up with Trovata for the perfect Fashion’s Night Out combination. There was booze, a rocking DJ, sushi and more. The [...]

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Moods of Norway co-founder Stefan Dahlkvist; click to expand images
— Photos and text by Lilliam Rivera
Decked out in a funkified blue plaid suit, Moods of Norway co-founder Stefan Dahlkvist was dispensing fashion advice and giving out long hugs. His notorious ride parked out front, a long blue limousine, was not a giveaway (bummer!) but a [...]

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— By Lilliam Rivera
See, this is the problem when retailers won’t allow photos to be taken at events, but alright, you’ll have to use your imagination on this one. Rolling in after taking ample photos at Phillip Lim, rap music was pumping down the block at Rock & Republic, where as soon as you entered, [...]

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