Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Starbucks’ new look at Seattle area location, from The Moment
— Tony Blair to LVMH / Fashionista
— Developers: Rick Caruso Sets His Sights On East LA, Westwood / Curbed LA
— New sports bar on Pico, Locals / Thrillist
— Online invitation and note sending service of cocodot.com / All the Rage
— More downsizing at Chanel / Fashionista
— The [...]

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Not that I have no expectations for the fast fashion collabs, but I think we’ve learned through experience that it’s incredibly difficult to bring a designer-level quality of design and craftsmanship when targeting the masses and keeping the price tags way, way down. I was extremely curious to see the Rodarte for Target collection in [...]

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I want a Me & Arrow bag too, Pocket Lint fills us in
— The best new totes are at Satine / Pocket Lint
— Turducken recipe / LAT
— Meryl Streep / Vanity Fair
— Another Magazine’s Death – I.D. / Poketo Blog
— Rodarte Wins $50,000 Grant / Elle News Blog
— London fashion label Biba doing another collaboration [...]

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Mmmm, grilled cheese from Clementine, from Squid Ink
— Local Incentives Play Bigger Role in Decisions for Movies / WSJ
— Valerie Confections holding open house all this week! / ShopEatSleep
— Top 10 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches / Squid Ink
— Vans pop-up opens at Conveyor at Fred Segal Santa Monica / All the Rage
— Insane boots of [...]

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Looks from Marchesa ‘10 from NY Mag
— Gotta love the Runyon Canyon honor system! / Pocket Lint
— Maybelline lipstick event extravaganza at Hollywood & Highland, CVS / All the Rage
— Shits and giggles: LA comedian Amy Phillips impersonates Rachel Zoe / Racked NY
— Good idea: Zara launching ecommerce soon / StyleList
— Average Cats involves pics [...]

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Rodarte spring 2010, from The Pipeline
— Rodarte’s Apocalyptic Collection… / The Pipeline
— Rodarte review, images / WWD
— Cathy Horyn on Rodarte and Vera Wang / On the Runway
— Marc by Marc Jacobs review, images / WWD
— Studded heels, booties and oh-so-many-more shoes at Zara! / Nitrolicious
— NY Fash Week, what they wore / WWWD
— Chic [...]

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Looks from Marc Jacobs show, from NYT
— Station Fire 91% contained / LAist
— Nearly 1,000 Layoffs Loom at City Hall as Money Runs Out / LAist
— 7 Eleven Opens New Store: Free Pizza + The Laker Girls / Squid Ink
— RIP, Patrick Swayze / LAT
— Top Five Patrick Swayze Dance Sequences / StyleCaster
— Cathy Horyn [...]

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At the feet of a ‘Vogue’ intern, from NYT
— Fashion’s Night (to Hang) Out / The Spiel
— Oldest woman, Gertrude Baines, 115, dies / LA Observed
— Station Fire Containment Continues to Increase / LAist
— Coldwater Canyon Could Open Saturday Afternoon / LAist
— Shopping vintage eyewear at Hotel de Ville / LAist
— Check out documentary Brick [...]

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Nitrolicious got tipped by a reader that this lace Rodarte for Target top was up for auction on eBay—apparently, it was gifted to an editor who attended the NYC preview. The final bid was $10.49. Pretty. The collection hits Target December 20. This comes on the heels of leaked photos via Twitter, which Target PR [...]

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— Target—Rodarte for Go International Hit Stores Dec 20
— Fast Fashions—Zara Opens at the Farmers Market and I Gush
— Fashions—Pegah Anvarian Takes Three Dots in New, Fashion-y Direction
— Shops—Marc by Marc Jacobs Men’s Opens, Dear Mr. President Tee In the Window
— Shops—Eye Spy More Evidence of Duncan Quinn’s Impending Presence
— Shops—Sno-Cones, Bikinis and Lotsa [...]

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Seven-thirty in the AM over here in LA, which means NYC has been buzzing online for hours about the news that design darlings Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the LA-bred sister duo behind gorgeous label Rodarte, will create a Go International collection for Target.
The news of the 55-piece line comes from WWD, which notes, [...]

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The lottery memorial Michael Jackson tickets, from NYT
— Bistro LQ to open on Beverly in next couple days / Vital Juice
— L.A. Fashion District Braces for Michael Jackson Memorial / WWD
— Crowd Arrive for MJ Memorial; Vendors Already Here / Blogdowntown
— Fourth of July in Los Angeles, Suburban Style / BlackBook
— Runyon Canyon, Navel Piercings, [...]

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