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Sales—Madison Fall/Winter Sale, Foley + Corinna Vintage Sale, Tanglewood Fiber Creations at Knitter’s Studio, Decadestwo One-Day Sale Benefiting Haiti, Silver Lake Art Craft Vintage Flea Market

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · SALE

Huge one-day sale benefiting Haiti at Decadestwo
CURRENTLY
WHO: Madison
WHAT: Fall/winter sale, featuring 50% off first item, 60% off second item, and 70% off third (or more) item
WHERE: All Madison Boutiques
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29—SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
WHO: Foley + Corinna
WHAT: Vintage blowout sale, featuring 50% off vintage party dresses, tops, leather, fur jackets, shoes and more; champagne on Friday
WHERE: [...]

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Travels—Space Exploration, Prada Style, Montevarchi, Italy

January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, BAGS, FASHION, SHOES, TRAVEL

— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
Not even a slight snowstorm would stop me from checking out Italy’s Prada outlet, Space. Located in a small town called Montevarchi, Space is just a 45-minute train ride from Florence in a nondescript warehouse.
Upon arriving, a machine outside issues you a number that you present to the salesclerk [...]

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Sales—Tweak 99 End-of Season Sale, Fred Segal, Tavin ‘Little Birds’ Reading Series, Fred Segal Feet, Aura

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · SALE

Cool, functional objets at Tweak 99
THROUGH SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
WHO: Tweak 99
WHAT: Up to 70% end of season sale; and thanks to owner Tara Riceberg for the nice words!
WHERE: 8383 West 3rd Street, 310-284-8272, daily 9am-6pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
WHO: Fred Segal Santa Monica
WHAT: Private pre-sale
WHERE: 420 & 500 Broadway, Santa Monica, 310-394-9814, 5pm-9pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
WHO: Tavin
WHAT: Erin [...]

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Shop In Shops—Decadestwo Strikes Post26 with Designer Goodies

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, BAGS, EVENT, FASHION, SHOES

— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to the Brentwood Country Mart . I know. Bad, fashionista, bad! So when I heard that the designer consignment boutique Decadestwo set up a pop-up shop at the Mart, I was more than happy to head out west for a [...]

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Fashions—Indulge Your Inner Celebutante

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments · ACCESSORIES, BAGS, BEAUTY, FASHION, SHOES

— From our friends at TheFind
Find your inner “celebutante” this holiday season. For celebrating the season festive dressing is all about sparkle, shine and glittery glam! I know that Thanksgiving hasn’t yet arrived, but it’s not too early to prepare for holiday merry making, mischief and mirth! I’ve rounded up a few accessories to get [...]

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Sales—Table Art, Multi-Designer Sample Sale, Chan Luu at Calypso Brentwood, M Fredric Warehouse Sale, Final Summer Markdowns at Hillary Rush, Decadestwo, Heist

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Looks from Osei-Duro
THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
WHO: Table Art
WHAT: 50%-70% off select merch (in-store purchases only)
WHERE: 7977 Melrose Avenue, 323-653-8278, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun-Mon by appt
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WHO: Multidesigner Sample Sale
WHAT: Featuring offerings from Alexandra Cassaniti, Rockers NYC and Osei-Duro
WHERE: 4949 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz, 2pm-9pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WHO: Chan Luu at Calypso Brentwood
WHAT: Trunk show, [...]

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Sales—Cake Jewelry, Resurrection, Unique Los Angeles, Yotam Solomon

April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Looks from Rick Owens fall/winter ‘09 collection
FRIDAY, MAY 1—SATURDAY, MAY 9
WHO: Cake Jewelry
WHAT: Five-year anniversary party, featuring up to 30% off that night, plus 15% off all designers through Saturday, May 9 in-store and online with code ‘ilovemom’; and some vino
WHERE: 4649 Russell Avenue, Los Feliz, 323-363-3321, RSVP to rsvp@cakejewelry.com, 6pm-10pm
SATURDAY, MAY 2
WHO: Resurrection
WHAT: Massive [...]

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B+S Notes—January 29, 2009

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Photo from the NYT
— Hey, guys need yoga clothes too! / NYT
— ‘Way-finding’ site NavigateHollywood.com launches / Curbed LA
— Database with impending major layoffs / LAist
— Little Next Door eats at Maison Malandrino Cafe / Fashion Rules!
— Speaking of, Little Next Door provides color inspiration / Apartment Therapy
— You gotta get to Costa Mesa [...]

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