Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Clockwise from top left pictured above: Kingsbury, Sugar Lilie, and Marcelita L’Art et Le Thé get into the Valentine’s spirit
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
WHO: West 3rd Street Boutiques, Restaurants, and more!
WHAT: Valentine’s sales, treats, and $500-plus in raffles at this pre-V-Day shopping fest, courtesy of partners WTSBA and Citysearch; if you’re driving, say “heart” to the valet [...]

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An Esquivel boot from fall/winter 2010, from Hypebeast
— Ed Hardly? Audigier to debut new flash-free fashions / All the Rage
— Esquivel Shoes fall/winter preview / Hypebeast
— Trina Turk, 15 years young / All the Rage
— At the Peninsula, Strike a pose like a Hollywood starlet / All the Rage
— Vanity Fair Announces Its Oscar App [...]

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Muse Paula Miranda and designer Rami Kashou
So, yes, there have already been a number of LA Fashion Week kick-offs around town, but last night marked Fashion Group International of LA’s kick-off to Downtown LA Fashion Week, held on the rooftop of the downtown Standard Hotel. Highlighting notable LA designers (including Rami Kashou, Trina Turk, James [...]

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Uma Thurman, from W
— Trina Turk on Martha Stewart / La Vie En Rose
— Beauty statements at NY Fash Week / W Editors’ Blog
— Uma Thurman feature / W
— Polanski to Fight Extradition to U.S. / WSJ
— Can Lasers Stimulate a Hair-Growth Spurt? / WSJ
— Are You America’s Most Stylish Blogger? / [...]

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Christian Joy has created five monster suits based on ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, debuting this weekend at Urban Outfitters, from BlackBook
— Jean Paul Gaultier Rumored to Design a Target Line / The Cut
— It’s Parking Day! / LAist
— Echo Park block party this weekend / The Eastsider
— Times fashion critic Booth Moore on last [...]

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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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Trina Turk sitting pretty in her lovely boutiue; click to expand images
Before the raucousness that was to come over at the Fred Segal Center on Melrose, I hopped over to Trina Turk for champagne, cupcakes (from Kiss My Bundt just down the way) and a look at the designer’s fall collection (including a trio of [...]

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Clockwise from top left: Jenny Dayco shoe/boot accessories at Aero & Co; $10-$20 deals on Jenny Dayco gems at Aero & Co; offerings from Hands-On 3rd; racks and racks at Mellows; DJ at Mellows; click to expand images
I got a bit of a late start Saturday, only catching the last couple hours of the West [...]

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West 3rd Street’s Summer Sidewalk Sale is this weekend—all day Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2. This means lots of discounts, plus drinks and nibbles at shops and restaurants all along West 3rd, between Fairfax and La Cienega. Participants include Sigerson Morrison, Milk, Palmetto, Bead Boutique, Douglas Fir, Hillary Rush, Joan’s on Third, [...]

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Palm Springs is a jewel in the desert and boats iconic mid-century architecture, vintage furniture shops, and many luxe boutique hotels all touting the chic desert lifestyle. With all of the colors and inspirational sights in Palm Springs there is one name that comes to mind when you think of colorful vintage inspired fashion in [...]

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Looks from Zachary’s Smile
CURRENTLY
WHO: Zachary’s Smile
WHAT: Select spring styles from 30%-60% off
WHERE: 4014 Santa Monica Boulevard, Silver Lake, 323-668-1900
CURRENTLY
WHO: Sigerson Morrison
What: Now 50% off select styles
WHERE: 8307 West Third Street,323-655-6133, Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12pm-5pm, or 23410 Civic Center Way, Malibu, 310-317-6868, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm
CURRENTLY
WHO: Porridge
WHAT: 50% off bedding and clothing
WHERE: Online
CURRENTLY
WHO: Milk
WHAT: 20-75% [...]

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Clockwise from top left: A view from the front door; the corner back space on the right; the space immediately to your right upon entering; the corner back space on the left; click to expand
While meeting with property owner Charlie Jacob of AJ Morgan regarding Doughboys forthcoming reopening, he took me next door to Satine’s [...]

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