Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

MCM is looking lovely, from All the Rage
— Jobless rate tops 10% for first time since 1983 / LAT
— How to write a great novel / WSJ
— BLD spiked milkshakes recipes! / Squid Ink
— Holt Renfrew, now LA designer Clare Vivier sends off to Steven Alan / See Vivier
— Apartment 3 has closed its boutique, [...]

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Been meaning to post on the 7 For All Mankind spring 2010 preview, held at the brand’s 100 South Robertson Boulevard boutique on the same night as the Sartorialist’s appearances (first at Barneys, then at Beverly Center), which was—wow—already a week-and-a-half ago.
A couple interesting points about the preview: 1) the in-store [...]

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Steve Madden shoes and bag for Olsenboye, from WWD
— Palm Springs guide / Design*Sponge
— J Brand Jeans | In Search of The Perfect Fit / BOF
— About men’s shop Public Service, behind Shorty’s off Fairfax / Racked LA
— I want a Hawaiian breakfast slider from Buttermilk Truck!!! / LAist
— Rock Fashion Week closes out LA [...]

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— Shops—Lingerie Boutique Sugar Lilie to Former Some Odd Rubies Space
— Pets—Spot! Pet Boutique Moves to La Cienega
— Real Estates—Up, Up, Up Goes Five-Story Blackburn Property
— Decors—Rose Tarlow Melrose House, Brenda Antin Hops Across Beverly
— Questions—Know Any Cool Fabric Shops?
— Shops—A Peek at Clothespin Coming to Melrose
— Shops—White House Black Market to Beverly [...]

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A look from Leydendecker
— Text and photos by Christina von Messling
Last night’s 12th Annual Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion (and simultaneously the opening night of the last act of LA Fashion “Month”—Rock Fashion Week) at the Petersen Automotive Museum showcased five very different LA designers, making for an overall presentation I was glad not [...]

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— Text and photos by Keri Pina
Yotam Solomon debuted his spring 2010 collection, ‘Shining Through,’ earlier this week, selecting a bungalow at Chateau Marmont as a setting for a private, non-traditional runway presentation. Guests lounged and snacked while lofty models in sky-high covered platform shoes paraded around the party. Constructed with silk duchess satin and [...]

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There was an overall festive mood Tuesday night at Petro Zillia on West 3rd, where labels Smoke & Mirrors, Karen Zambos, Petro Zillia, Noir Jewelry and Sigerson Morrison came together for a collab runway show, featuring current-season offerings for editors, stylists, and, most importantly, customers.
Everything shown on the runway was immediately available for purchase [...]

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A hand-cut leather jacket from Cerre fall/winter 2009
For spring/summer 2010, Cerre opted to show a series of short films at its Hollywood store at 1647 North Las Palmas, culling together one of the most stylish groups of attendees I’ve seen thus far during LA Fashion Week (or rather, month). The dim-lit ambiance set an appealing [...]

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— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
Unseasonable 80-degree weather set the stage for Samora’s “Africa meets the romance of Casablanca” Spring 2010 shown outside at the Sunset Tower Hotel terrace. The women’s and men’s 28-piece collection showcased easy, wearable elements (sand knit wrap dress, linen pants, raglan sleeve tunic dress) in desert colors, perfect for [...]

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A Look from The Battalion
— Texts and photos by Christina von Messling
Love it or hate it, one of the main characteristics of fashion coming out of LA is its lifestyle/street-style casualness and wearability. Last Thursday, three designers were showing their version of it at Downtown LA Fashion Week—dancer-inspired at The Battalion, rock references at Future [...]

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— Shops—BedHead Pajamas Taking Former Malgosia Space
— Eats—Sneak Peek of Doughboys Interior
— Shuttering Shop News—Party Paper Life Closing This Friday
— Eats—Agura on La Cienega Soft Opens, Sneak Peek at Sushi, Sashimi and More
— Beauty—Frédéric Fekkai Reopens Expanded, Revamped Melrose Place Salon
— Eats—Pizza In a Cone, Thank You, Colbert, For the Culinary Enlightenment
— Shops—Former ‘Vogue’ Editor [...]

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