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B+S Weekly Round-Up—November 16-20,2009

November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · News

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— Books—Spike Jonze Signs Behind-the-Scenes ‘Wild Things’ Book at Family
— Shops—AllSaints Lands Big on Robertson
— Shops—Splendid Opens Today on Robertson
— Shops—Clothespin’s Chic, Cozy Boutique on Melrose
— Shops—Henri Bendel Now Shining for the Holidays at Beverly Center
— Eats—Ronin Closed for Remodel on La Cienega
— Eats—Former Food Court LA Becoming Spacecraft-Designed Gastropub?
— Eats—Soda Pop’s Opens [...]

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Books—Spike Jonze Signs Behind-the-Scenes ‘Wild Things’ Book at Family

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · CELEB, EVENT, FILM, LIT

— Text and photos by Lilliam Rivera
On Sunday, I strolled over to the indie bookstore Family to catch Spike Jonze, director of Where the Wild Things Are, give a quick Q&A and sign his great behind-the-scenes book on the movie titled Heads On and We Shoot. At 4:30pm, I was expecting a madhouse but instead [...]

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B+S Notes—November 13, 2009

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · News

— Fantastic Mr. Fox starts showing today! Review / NYT
— Fantastic Mr. Fox: Anatomy of a Scene / NYT
— Spike Jonze Q&A And Book Signing at Family on Fairfax Sunday! / Fishbowl LA
— Battle over outdoor dining roils Larchmont Boulevard / Daily Dish
— Dazed and Confused does Wild Things / Because I’m Addicted
— Gregory Parkinson [...]

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B+S Notes—October 19, 2009

October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Peeping Magda Berliner in NYC, from StreetPeeper
— LA designer Magda Berliner looking adorable in NYC / StreetPeeper
— The CFDA’s Fashion Cookbook / Racked NY
— Where the Wild Things Are review / Kitsune Noir
— Wild Things exceeds box office expectations / WSJ
— Some grocery stores no longer accept checks / Brand X
— Everyone loving the Pierre [...]

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B+S Notes—October 16, 2009

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Olsenhaus shoes, from Ecouterre
— Indie shopping: Them Atelier & Front St in Echo Park / The Pipeline
— Nice! Ruffian Brings Some Upper East Side Luxe to Anthropologie / The Pipeline
— Shooting Where the Wild Things Are / NYT
— Project Runway Top Ten: All that Glitters / Racked NY
— More gorgeous vegan shoes from Olsenhaus [...]

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B+S Notes—October 13, 2009

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments · News

By magnificent artist/illustrator Danny Roberts
— Women’s gym Pink Iron / Vital Juice LA
— Olsens expanding to sunglasses for The Row label / Fashionista
— Catherine Malandrino does lacy liquor / StyleList
— Peeps who walk to the beat of their own (fashion) drum / NYT
— Inspired by Balmain / WWWD
— Danny Roberts tribute to Where the Wild [...]

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B+S Notes—September 30, 2009

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · News

Two of Gant’s limited-edition shirts, from Material Interest
— Cane cleanse / Vital Juice
— Modern terrariums at A+R / La Vie En Rose
— Tommy Ton of Jak & Jil blog on Lane Crawford / Lane Crawford
— Cute, Where the Wild Things Are pillows at Urban Outfitters / Oh Joy!
— Nice, Gant’s limited-edition shirts / Material Interest
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B+S Notes—September 29, 2009

September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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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B+S Notes—September 22, 2009

September 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · News

The ‘Wild Things’ pop-up at Space 15 Twenty, from Kitsune Noir
— Where The Wild Things Are Pop-Up Shop at Space 15 Twenty / Kitsune Noir
— TenOverSix Girls in Palm Springs to Shoot Their Spring ‘10 Lookbook / The Pipeline
— Gap wants your baby / All the Rage
— Garance Doré at Gap 1969 concept [...]

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B+S Notes—September 18, 2009

September 18th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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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Sales—T3 Hairstyling Tools, Rachel Abroms Studio, Silver Lake Block Party, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ at Space 1520

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · SALE

Part of Urban Outfitters’ ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ collection, check it here
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
WHO: T3 Hairstyling Tools
WHAT: Five-year anniversary sale
WHERE: Various retailers, in-store and online
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
WHO: Rachel Abroms Studio
WHAT: Giant sample sale, featuring jewelry and handbags at up to 70% off; raffle to win $100 worth of merch; wine and cheese; cash [...]

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B+S Weekly Round-Up—August 24-28, 2009

August 29th, 2009 · No Comments · News

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— Shops—Decades Hearts Kiki
— Fashions—Current/Elliott’s New Deadstock Range
— Shuttering Shop News—Sorum Noce Exits Melrose
— B+S Eats—The Smokin’ Joint, Pulled Pork, Catfish Bites and Fried Pickles
— City—Neighborhood Bicycle Network Recommendations
— Eats—Philippe Chow in Former Dolce Windows
— Shops—Some Odd Rubies Shuttering West 3rd Outpost, Open Till October 1
— Shops—Eyes May Be the Prize at Former Devon [...]

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