Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

New specialty shoes and bags shop at Space 1520
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
WHO: Space 1520
WHAT: Opening party for specialty shoes and bags shop ‘Shoes + Shoes + Shoes + Bags,’ featuring Urban Outfitters’ online exclusives and more (i.e., Candela NYC, Colonial Madness, Dean Handbags, Dr. Martens, Dolce Vita, Frye, Jeffrey Campbell, Kime Buzzelli handmade tights and totes, [...]

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B+S contributor Lilliam Rivera was not kidding when she said she’d done some online shopping at TOMS Shoes Fashion’s Night Out event. She was rocking the Aira Condones ($79) when I saw her last week—the leather and canvas lace-ups looking adorable with a pair of skinny ankle-grazing jeans. And like my previous TOMS experience, she [...]

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— Eats—G.D. Happy Properties Inc. Take Over Former Food Court LA Space
— Shops—Inside Satine’s New Boutique, Lotsa Pretty Pics
— Beauty—Salon to Former Built by Wendy Space
— Shops—Tyra Trashed on West 3rd
— Films and Fashions—Free Tickets to ‘Coco Before Chanel’ at Skirball!
— Target—Rodarte for Target Pops Up on eBay
— Eats—Joan’s on Third Expands Outdoor [...]

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TOMS Shoes owner Blake Mycoskie and Trovata creative director John Whitledge; click to expand images
— Photos and text by Lilliam Rivera
Taking over a parking lot right next to its Santa Monica offices, TOMS Shoes teamed up with Trovata for the perfect Fashion’s Night Out combination. There was booze, a rocking DJ, sushi and more. The [...]

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Though there’s no doubt NYC is the place to be on Thursday, September 10 for ‘Fashion’s Night Out,’ part of Vogue’s global initiative to toast fashion and get people shopping, LA is also gearing up for a fash-packed night around town from the mass of happenings at Fred Segal’s Melrose center to Phillip Lim, Neiman [...]

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Everything looks pretty at Tavin
FRIDAY, JULY 10
WHO: Poketo Pop-Up at Royal/T
WHAT: Karaoke Dance Party!
WHERE: 8910 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, 8pm-1am
THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 11
WHO: Woo
WHAT: Summer warehouse blowout sale
WHERE: 209 South Garey Street, Downtown, 213-687-4800, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm
THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 11
WHO: Fresh Jive and Reserve
WHAT: Semi-annual warehouse sale includes limited editions, one offs, some [...]

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Looks from Welcome Hunters
THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 19
WHO: MAS Boutique
WHAT: Every day this week, boutique is offering a promo, from Cheap Monday denim to TOMS Shoes
WHERE: 3511 1/2 West Sunset Boulevard, Silver Lake, 323-663-3112, Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm
THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 20
WHO: Welcome Hunters
WHAT: Spring Cleaning Sale, celebrating new Chinatown digs, featuring select merch [...]

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Toms Shoes launching oxfords from LAT
— DailyCandy gets poopy for April Fool’s / DailyCandy
— Susan Feniger’s Street drops prices to street level / Eating LA
— Free mini manicures at new OPI nail salon in Studio City! / Vital Juice
— L.A. Unified cuts $140.6 million from budget / LAT
— PALM SPRINGS: THE BEST HANGOVER CURES / [...]

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Check the interactive time line here from LAT
— Toms Shoes’ sister makes cool tees / FWD
— Eco-minded organizing service / DailyCandy
— Meet Simon Spurr: Designer of Quality Men’s Wear / LAist
— L.A. area’s new pizza revolution / LAT
— Check out the time line, California pizza, an evolution / LAT
— Craft Beer Fest L.A. debuts: by [...]

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H&M coupon a click away
THROUGH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
WHO: H&M
WHAT: 20% off coupon
WHERE: Download online, valid anywhere, USA
THROUGH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
WHO: Foley + Corinna
WHAT: Sale on signature dresses at $175
WHERE: 8117 Melrose Avneue, 323-944-0169, Mon-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6—SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
WHO: Toms Shoes
WHAT: Sample sale, featuring shoes at $20, as per usual, buying a [...]

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