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B+S Weekly Round-Up—October 12-16, 2009

October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · News

— Shops—BedHead Pajamas Taking Former Malgosia Space
— Eats—Sneak Peek of Doughboys Interior
— Shuttering Shop News—Party Paper Life Closing This Friday
— Eats—Agura on La Cienega Soft Opens, Sneak Peek at Sushi, Sashimi and More
— Beauty—Frédéric Fekkai Reopens Expanded, Revamped Melrose Place Salon
— Eats—Pizza In a Cone, Thank You, Colbert, For the Culinary Enlightenment
— Shops—Former ‘Vogue’ Editor [...]

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LA Fashion Week—Skingraft, Give Me Leather

October 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · EVENT, FASHION

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Skingraft designers Katie Kay and Jonny Cota gave us rock-edged Amelia Earhart last night at Downtown LA Fashion Week. Naming the female flying legend, and flight in general (aviation, birds) as inspiration, the label’s ‘leather-armor’ pieces (studded, pleated, tailored like a glove) were the real standouts, though leather leggings, shorts with [...]

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Sales—American Rag, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Skingraft Multi-Designer Showcase, Kelly Green, Moods of Norway, Calypso Cocktails

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Gauzy options from Calypso
CURRENTLY
WHO: American Rag
WHAT: Up to 50% off summer collections for men and women
WHERE: 150 South La Brea Avenue, 323-935-3154, Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm
THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
WHO: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
WHAT: Up to 60% off floor samples and 20% off special-order upholstery and case goods
WHERE: 7960 West 3rd Street, 323-651-0200, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, [...]

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B+S Notes—May 1, 2009

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments · News

Crewcuts catalog
— In the Fairfax district, the new cozies up to the familiar / LAT
— Eduardo Lucero fashion show / CAN
— Alexander Wang for Gap! / StyleCaster
— ’90s fashion / WhoWhatWearDaily
— Lily Allen is the new face of Chanel / My Fashion Life
— JCrew’s kids Crewcuts catalog is a brigade of cuteness / JCrew
— Tavern [...]

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LA Fashion Week—BoxEight Day 1 Brings Stew of Goth, Grunge and Eighties

March 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · EVENT, FASHION

Looks from COA; Smoke & Mirrors, Laeken, and Skingraft; click to expand
The first day at BoxEight continued on with the goth and grunge vibe that was so prevalent at Gen Art yesterday evening. Lots of blacks and greys (COA for guys, martinMartin for guys and gals, Skingraft for gals only); leather (Skingraft had some intricate, [...]

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