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Looks from Raquel Allegra
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
WHO: Isabel Lu and Lucca Couture
WHAT: Warehouse sale; last blowout sale of the year with gratis coffee and donuts; cash only
WHERE: 629 East 30th Street, Downtown, 10am-5pm
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
WHO: Annie Costello Brown and Raquel Allegra at Broken English
WHAT: One of my favorite jewelry designers (Annie Costello Brown offering 20% ) [...]

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John Hughes’ pen pal writes about their letters over the years, lovely
— Hilariously pouty The Hills exhibit in Canada / The Moment
— This Is Not Ikea on Fairfax! / LA Weekly
— QB, rice crispie treat with ice cream inside! / DailyCandy
— Making C&C California relevant again / CAN
— Coco Chanel-inspired accessories / CAN
— Top 5 [...]

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Weekly Highlights
— Eats—La Terza Morphs Into More Affordable Minestraio
— Shops—Hands-On 3rd in Former She Sells Seashells Space
— Shops—Zara Brings More Fast Fashion to The Grove
— Beauty—Scissor Kick, Jeannine Brousseau Amps Up Freshen Studio
— Shops—Stretching Those Legs, DF Feet Expands
— Shops—Beverly Blossoms Stays in Pinkyotto Pink
— Shops—Earnest Sewn Co-Founders Exit, Boutique Not Coming to [...]

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Looks from Grai; click to expand
Gen Art kicked off LA fashion week yesterday at the Los Angeles Theatre Downtown. The three designers showing—Grai, Society for Rational Dress, and Raquel Allegra—made for a line-up that differed from GenArt’s usual suspects, consisting of brand new additions to the Los Angeles fashion landscape. These fashion labels are known [...]

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— Fashions—Holy Sh*t That’s Fast! Unique Vintage Knocks Off Oscar Gowns
— Shops—True Religion Opening at Beverly Center
— Shuttering Shop News—Devon Leigh Jewelry Closing Boutique, Wholesaling
— Shops—Vie Boutique Becoming Vie PR and Showroom
— Eats—The Golden State Update, Opening Date
— Beauty—Nail & Facial Coming to Former Presse Space
— Shuttering Shop News—Plushpod Moving…Somewhere Nearby at Some [...]

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A look from Society for Rational Dress fall ‘09; a look from Raquel Allegra spring ‘09
The fate of LA Fashion Week has been looking pretty grim for sometime, but we finally get some good news from Trade Talk that three stellar LA labels—Society for Rational Dress, Raquel Allegra and Grai—will be kicking off the fall [...]

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Posso the Spat
CURRENTLY
WHO: Sigerson Morrison
WHAT: Up to 70% off fall/winter ‘08 offerings
WHERE: At all Sigerson Morrison shops, 8307 West 3rd Street, 323-655-6133, Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12pm-5pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
WHO: Posso the Spat, One Four Five One, Costume Dept., Raquel Allegra, Orthodox
WHAT: Sample sale and party, featuring the above designers; RSVP to posso.the.whitney@gmail.com
WHERE: The Eastern Building, 849 [...]

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—Profile on LA designer and B+S fave, Raquel Allegra / JC Report
—December unemployment was 7.2 %, the highest since early 1993 / NYP
—Gorgeous Giles Deacon stationary for Smythson / FWD
—The Art of Fashion at the LA Art Show January 23 / LA Art Show
—Wow, even Badgley Mischka is cutting prices / The Cut/NY Mag
—Lanvin’s denim [...]

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As you guys know, I’m the editor of Racked LA, so here’s a link list of this week’s neighborhood-related content!
» Profile with Owner Ryan Conder of South Willard (pictured)
» Window Shopping: For Love of Tutus and Tights
» Window Shopping: Barack Makes Appearance at Malgosia
» Party (S)hopping: Raquel Allegra Boot by Esquivel Debut
» Designer Collabs: Cheek-ie [...]

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LA designer Raquel Allegra presented a stand-out show at LA Fashion Week at BOXeight Downtown. From the review on Racked LA:
“Of special note is the way the designer uses transparency: spiderweb-like, delicate, fragile constructions as insets or a complete back of a dress give the pieces a sensuality without making them unwearable.”
Now add Esquivel Shoes [...]

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