Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

MacBook and old school hardback cover lovers rejoice, from Oh Joy!
— Howard Zinn died, he was 87 / Boston Globe
— J.D. Salinger died, he was 91 / Mercury News
— McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. Opens in Los Feliz / DailyCandy
— W Hollywood opens today / LAist
— Versace losing 25% of its workforce / FWD
— Forget Jenny [...]

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Looks from Grey Ant
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
WHO: Multi-Designer Sample Sale at Malo
WHAT: Jenny Han, Raven Denim, Junk Food, Ezekiel, Jessica Elliot, Rhys Dwfen, and more; $1 tacos and happy hour drink prices; DJ My Shimoda; cash only
WHERE: 4326 West Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake, 5pm-10pm
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
WHO: DWR
WHAT: LA architect Victor Cohenca of VC Design will be [...]

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A piece from CB2
THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
WHO: Society for Rational Dress on Cutdrop.com
WHAT: Charity sample sale with benefits to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, featuring select items at significant discount
WHERE: Online
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
WHO: CB2
WHAT: Bring in five non-perishable food items to be donated to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank and receive 15% off one CB2 [...]

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Ashanti Fabrics from Viva Vena Cava
Ever since Ma Frangine emailed me the following fabric question (my apologies, it was a while ago), I’ve been avidly following the fashion blog. Always so nice when people reach out! The question?
I am looking for cool fabric shops in LA. Do you know of any good ones? I [...]

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A boutique you’d love to live in; click to expand images
After seeing the lookbook images of TenOverSix’s capsule collection of coats for fall, made from vintage wools and cashmere in tweedy geometric shapes and stripes, I had to check ‘em out for myself. Not only that, but the boutique’s in-house collection of quilted, painted shoes [...]

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
WHO: Dr. Peter Kraus & Jason Oclaray’s Haunted Halloween Hollywood Hills Costume Party
WHAT: Benefiting Aids Research Alliance, dance poolside with cocktails and treats; tickets are $30
WHERE: 1653 Jay Way, 9pm-2am
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
WHO: Max & Co
WHAT: Music, champagne, treats and gift with purchase (Max & Co logo tees and tote bags!)
WHERE: 8422 Melrose Avenue, [...]

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Items on sale at Society for Rational Dress this weekend
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
WHO: Freshjive at American Rag
WHAT: Party featuring Freshjive, Seneca Rising, WeSC, and more; PBR and tunes by Rick Klotz
WHERE: 150 South La Brea Avenue, 323-935-3154, 6pm-9pm
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
WHO: Society for Rational Dress
WHAT: Everything $65 or under (shoes, knits, t-shirts, silk dresses, leather vests)
WHERE: Society [...]

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As longtime B+S readers will know, I am quite a fan of LA label Society for Rational Dress—the hardware and leather details, the sexy drape of silks and knits, a confident femininity that doesn’t need poufs and pink and excess to tell the story.
I would’ve never guessed a couple weeks ago when the [...]

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Jacquie Aiche jewelry at Madison Friday
THROUGH MONDAY, AUGUST 31
WHO: Mesh & Lace
WHAT: 30% off all regular-priced clothing, additional 20% off sale items and 30% off select shoes
WHERE: 3208 West Sunset Boulevard, 323-667-1732, Tue-Fri 12pm-7pm, Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13—FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
WHO: EM Productions Sample Sale
WHAT: Featuring sample from $25-$150 from Society for Rational Dress, [...]

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Looks from Make/Shift; click to expand
CURRENTLY
WHO: Bird LA
WHAT: Spring collections at 60% off and summer collections at 30% off, including Kristensen du Nord, Repetto, Graham & Spencer and more
WHERE: 8428 Melrose Place, Suite B, 323-651-9920, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Zachary’s Smile
WHAT: 50%-70% off summer sale
WHERE: 4014 Santa Monica Boulevard, Silver Lake, 323-668-1900, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
THROUGH SATURDAY, [...]

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Thanks to writer extraordinaire Emili Vesilind for including B+S in her recent LA Times story, ‘Fashion world turns to bloggers to get the word out,’ an interesting read about the LA online landscape, which includes some of my favorite peeps (DailyCandy’s Crystal Meers and Society for Rational Dress designer Corinne Grassini, I’m looking at [...]

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Raven Kauffman Couture handbags
CURRENTLY
WHO: Satine
WHAT: Dirty 30 Deals, featuring 30 days of discounts, including 40% off labels such as VPL, Thakoon, Jenni Kayne and more
WHERE: 8117 West Third Street, 323-655-2142, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
WHO: Vie Boutique
WHAT: 75% off storewide Earth Day sale and one-year anniversary, featuring cocktails, snacks and gratis Rock Star Perfume [...]

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