Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

I moved Blackburn + Sweetzer once before since launching in March, 2007—it was August of that same year, I moved my domain from its humble Blogspot beginnings to this self-hosted Wordpress BlackburnAndSweetzer.com address. I’m packing up once again to roomier territory with the launch of Mondette.com, now live! You’ll now find Blackburn + Sweetzer [...]

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Women’s boutique Le Chateau at 5969 West 3rd Street has had its space up for lease since June (right next to Coffee Bean at Martel), and has now posted a “Retiring, Going Out After 35 Years, Clearing to the Bare Walls!” sign. Huh, 35 years? I was surprised by that, but then Lilliam Rivera [...]

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Rachel Pally debuted her pop-up shop at West 3rd and 6th; click to expand images
A fashion-y crowd came out last night for the launch of Rachel Pally’s pop-up shop at 456 South La Brea Avenue, where the designer’s flattering jersey creations (dresses long and short, tunics and tops, sexy jumpers) line long white walls, leading [...]

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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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While this is in part about the meal—the mozzarella and mushroom rice balls were yum as always, along with the hangar steak, and a gelato sundae with warm hazelnut chocolate sauce—this is more about what a fantastic place Dominick’s is to meet for a laid-back drink with friends, where you can easily have a conversation [...]

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