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West 3rd Street isn’t the only nabe partying tonight. It’s also the 2nd Annual Avenues of Art & Design Holiday Shopping Night from 6pm-9pm on Melrose Avenue, and Robertson and Beverly Boulevards. More than 300 shops and businesses covering the realms of fashion, interior design and furniture, food and art comprise the district, [...]

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Mmm, hot chocolate from Intelligentsia, courtesy of LAist
— Looking for the Best Hot Chocolate in LA / Laist
— Angeli Caffe Will Innovate Nightly Through 2010 / Grub Street LA
— Spotted: Rodarte for Target at the Westfield Topanga / ShopDiary
— Rodarte Collection on Racks in Eagle Rock / Racked LA
— Antidepressants linked to major personality changes / [...]

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— Neighborhoods—West 3rd Street Annual Holiday Party Dec 10
— Bags—TheFind Giveaway, Vivre Suede Jacqueline Tote
— Shops—Marcelita L’Art et Le Thé Taking Former Zipper Space
— Shuttering Shop News—Krisol Closing at End of December on West 3rd
— Shops—Krislyn Closing Retail Location, Opening Studio
— Eats—Italian Restaurant Taking Former Celadon Space?
— Eats—House Cafe Opened on Thursday on [...]

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Phillip Lim at LACMA; click to expand
— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
It’s always a great thrill to sneak a peek into the creative process of an artist you admire. Yesterday morning, LACMA’s Costume Council played host to designer and California-bred Phillip Lim as he discussed his recent Picasso-inspired Spring 2010 collection. The designer also [...]

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Gifts for $100 or less from The Pipeline
— Nine West spring/summer 2010 collection / Nitrolicious
— Phillip Lim at LACMA tomorrow morning / Racked LA
— Obama plans to send 30,000-35,000 more troops to Afghanistan / LAT
— COBRA subsidies begin expiring for the unemployed / LAT
— Beware of LADWP Impostors Over the Phone / LAist
— A Bravo [...]

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Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte s/s 2010, from Jak & Jil
— Brick City Premiers Tonight on the Sundance Channel! / Dossier
— Who Won at the Emmy Awards? The List is Here / LAist
— Things the Emmys taught us / Gawker
— Emmys Best-Dressed 2009 / HuffPost
— Amazing! Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte s/s 2010 / Jak & [...]

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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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Nom Nom truck had the most activity at Phillip Lim; click images to expand
— Photos and text by Lilliam Rivera
Rolling up at exactly 6:30pm, only a handful of eager fashion eaters looked on as the
Nom Nom Truck tried to maneuver into the tiny parking space in front of 3.1 Phillip Lim. After a few [...]

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J Brand’s Pencil jeans in Ink
Since posting about ‘Fashion’s Night Out‘ September 10 events this morning, there’s already more intel:
» » First, over at the J Brand Gallery at Ron Herman Melrose (where there will be loads of events at the Fred Segal Center from 7pm-11pm), shoppers who purchase one pair of regular-priced J Brand [...]

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Though there’s no doubt NYC is the place to be on Thursday, September 10 for ‘Fashion’s Night Out,’ part of Vogue’s global initiative to toast fashion and get people shopping, LA is also gearing up for a fash-packed night around town from the mass of happenings at Fred Segal’s Melrose center to Phillip Lim, Neiman [...]

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— Real Estates—Rendering for 8231-8243 West 3rd Street Complex
— Shops—Nordstrom Rack Opening at Beverly Connection September 24
— Shops—Zara Opening at Farmers Market in August
— Shops—Word of a Mid-August Duncan Quinn Opening
— Real Estates—$1.4 Million for a Barely-Built Home at 6450 West 5th Street?
— Neighborhoods—Spend in the City, West Hollywood Launch ‘WH Insiders’
— Shops—Marc [...]

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Phillip Lim in his Robertson boutiuqe; click to expand any images
The one-year anniversary celebration of Phillip Lim’s sleek boutique on Robertson was hosted by the maestro himself, who mingled with guests avidly shopping the complete fall ‘09 collection, as well as putting dibs on holiday and resort 2010 collections via pre-order.
The prized architectural jewel [...]

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