By Erin Weinger on March 15, 2010
If there is one awesome thing about the great recession, it’s the rate of budding entrepreneurs making their way on to the business landscape. Enter L.A.-based former Vogue staffer Brenna Egan, whose new on-line vintage boutique, Chic and You Shall Find, just launched today.
The e-tailer carries goods for girls only, including dresses, bottoms, tops, accessories and jackets mostly priced under $100. The selection is on-trend, with a lot of the early 70s, flowing folsky garb that is sure to become summer’s staple (in my closet, at least). Not included in the largely label-less lineup (save for an area dubbed “collection” which features names such as Gucci and Escada) are the sequined Blanche Deveroux-style looks that have become almost nauseatingly abundant at vintage stores as of late.
Sure, clicking lacks the same something-something as wandering the Silver Lake Vintage fair on a Saturday. But Chic and You Shall Find has found a nice, solid footing in the oft overcrowded world of on-line vintage. I’m excited to see what new pieces Egan adds next.
Photos: Left, a fuzzy coat from Egan’s site that channels Pendelton x Opening Ceremony for just $58. Right, a breezy blue dress I really wish I was wearing at this very second.
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By Erin Weinger on March 4, 2010
Well that sucks. After ten years in business, Sirens & Sailors, Jennifer Phillips‘ cute-as-can-be Echo Park shop, has closed. She expanded in 2004, taking over the Victorian-style bungalow next door, but an e-mail announcing the closure says: “Jenny needs a break for about a year and who knows what will come…..”
But the good news is that the store’s e-commerce site is still up and running.
Best of luck, Jenny. We’re excited to see what you do next!
Photo: Phillips in her store, courtesy of LA Weekly.
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By Erin Weinger on February 24, 2010
Each day, while making my way home down Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz, I look through the window of
the Steven Alan Annex store and say (yes, even when alone), “Holy crap, that corduroy skirt is cute.”
And wouldn’t you know that the high waisted number happens to be on sale — only $98 from its standard $158 price tag. Though now I can’t decide between said skirt or a pair of bright yellow cord shorts from the just launched Levi’s for Opening Ceremony collection. priced at $125, the shorts’ vibrant hue seems more relevant as a spring/summer piece when compared to the skirt’s more drab (but practical!) navy, olive, tan and gray offerings.
Damn decisions. Which piece would you guys buy??
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By Erin Weinger on February 24, 2010
Today on the Style Section L.A. homepage, senior writer Lizzy Epstein checks out Mishka, the straight-outta-Williamsburg streetwear label known for in-your-face graphic tees, light-brite colored hoodies and selvage denim jeans.
Click here to read all about it.
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By Erin Weinger on January 7, 2010
Attention vintage fashion aficionados: Starting Monday, The Way We Wore is having their bi-annual sale and if the past is any indication, this thing is gonna be good.
All clothing on the main floor of owner (and walking fashion encyclopedia) Doris Raymond’s charming shop is 50 percent off standard prices. That means a Courreges cream wool wrap dress with leather trim is only $225, a black crepe sleeveless chiffon shirtdress from sartorial master James Galanos is $347.50 and Emanuel Ungaro’s fuschia floral silk wrap dress (from the house’s pre-Lohan days) is $325.
Also expect a hearty selection of YSL peasant skirts, 70s and 80s-era Geoffrey Beene and leather skirts by Valentino. And fans of the shop know that accessories abound, so come prepared to play dress up with Raymond’s impeccably curated collection of conversation starting costume baubles — a select offering of them are half off, too.
And as if you needed a reason to do more vintage shopping, new discounted items will be added every week through the end of the sale.
The Way We Wore Bi-Annual Sale, Jan. 11 through Feb. 7. 334 S. LaBrea Ave., Los Angeles. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. 323-937-0878. theewaywewore.com
Photo: Raymond (center) with Debi Mazar and Dita Von Teese at The Way We Wore’s Out of the Ordinary Earth Day event last April.
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By Erin Weinger on December 10, 2009
California cobbler George Esquivel, known for his handcrafted foot candy and recent CFDA nod, is hosting a sample sale as part of tonight’s annual West Third Street Holiday Party. Find a selection of shoes (mostly men’s styles with a few looks for the ladies scattered throughout) starting as low as $150 with the majority of pairs topping out at $350. According to our peeps on the inside, these suckers are “priced to move.”
George Esquivel Sample Sale tonight, Thursday December 10. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Esquivel House, 8309 W. Third St., Los Angeles. Enter through alleyway courtyard on Sweetzer or Flores.
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By Emili Vesilind on December 9, 2009
Don’t have a thing to wear to your next holiday party?
Petro Zillia designer Nony Tochterman has the answer. She’s renting out a selection of party dresses from her House of Petro Zillia boutique, for $50 a day.
The designer compares the rental opportunity to a Hollywood-style Studio Services dept., which loans out clothes for film and [...]
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By admin on November 25, 2009
If you plan to sleep off the turkey and excessive merriment on Friday, a dawn raid at H&M probably isn’t up your alley. But otherwise, here’s the info:
-Stores open at 6 a.m., according to the fast fashion retailer’s press ops (L.A. locations are at the Beverly Center and Westside Pavilion)
-25% off any item of your [...]
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By Erin Weinger on November 23, 2009
Plaid pajama pants hold a special place in my heart. The soft, snuggly bottoms are what I used to wear to sleepovers and summer camp, and nary a seventh-grade weekend went by that I didn’t leave a Bar or Bat Mitzvah with a pair confirming that I did, in fact, Rock With Rachel.
Fast forward to last weekend when I meandered in to Ron Herman at Fred Segal on Melrose, where an entire wall was devoted to the plaid pajama
pants of my youth. Only these babies were by Stevan Alan. And on mannequins, the pants were paired with jean jackets and Dr. Martens for an early 90s nod to punk–not a comfy option for the recess kickball court.
As I thought about all the places my drawstring delights could take me, I checked out the price tag. $135. Uh, I don’t remember my University of Michigan flannels costing that much.
But I’m still way into the idea of wearing pajamas in public without judgement (not to mention the geniusness of that drawstring when Cecconi’s truffle spaghetti comes calling). So I did some digging and found much cheaper options for those of us that buy our white T-shirts in a 3-pack from Target.
Pair your pants with heels or boots so you don’t look like you actually stumbled out of bed. Or out of a Bar Mitzvah.
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By Erin Weinger on November 18, 2009
Last night, the Burberry boutique in Beverly Hills hosted a small cocktail gathering to showcase their
spring collection and celebrate The Bolter, author Frances Osborne’s biography of her great-grandmother, scandalous Jazz Age socialite Idina Sackville.
The most eye catching piece of the evening wasn’t Burberry’s short, straight-off-the-runway silver sequined trench coat (the only one currently in North America, apparently). But instead a tid-bit inside The Bolter’s book jacket that said Sackville was muse to famed courtier Edward Molyneux and helped put the wraparound dress that became synonymous with Art Deco fashion on the map.
HuffPo has a photo gallery of Sackville’s style complete with captions by Osborne.
I wouldn’t mind seeing that silver coat hanging in my closet, but seeing Molyneux’ 1938 black crepe v-neck there instead (right) would leave me speechless.
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