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Vera Wang's Tassel Necklace, $750 at Vionnet Boutique, Robertson Blvd.
Last week I wandered into the Vionnet Boutique (no relation to the iconic French fashion house Vionnet) and was pleasantly surprised. Vionnet has that boutique-y feel that is rarer and rarer these days.
Nestled among the eclectic merchandise, (everything is vegan, so don’t expect any footwear), look for artisanal brass rings, beautifully puckered strapless cocktail dresses and warm woolen sweaters in saffron and cherry red. I thought this Vera Wang tassel necklace of hammered metal (the shop girl wasn’t sure what kind) and ribbon to be just the kind of unique find that could augment a simple dress into a show stopper. I love the Ottoman influences and floral motif.
Buy it at Vionnet Boutique on Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles. www.vionnetboutique.com
Categories: Fashion · Uncategorized
Tagged: Fashion, Jewelry, Robertson Blvd., Vera Wang, Vionnet Boutique
L.A. Opera to Hold First Ever
Costume Shop Sale!
Over 2500 Costume Pieces go on the block
in advance of Halloween
Saturday, October 10 from 10:00AM to 6:00PM
What: The Costume Studio’s storage racks are bursting at the seams, and the company is selling more than 2500 costume pieces to create more room for its ever-growing production repertoire. Pieces for sale will include everything ranging from complete “merry peasant” and “medieval courtier” costumes to individual pieces such as capes, hats, shoes and fans. Highlights of the collection will include a number of “diva dresses,” stunning hand-crafted gowns worn by LA Opera’s leading ladies including Carol Vaness (La Traviata, Don Giovanni, The Merry Widow and La Rondine), Jennifer Larmore (L’Italiana in
Algeri), Maria Ewing (Fedora), Verónica Villarroel (Idomeneo) and Karita Mattila (Jenufa), as well as costumes worn by superstar tenor Plácido Domingo (Un Ballo in Maschera and Idomeneo).
Who: LA Opera is the fourth largest opera company in the United States. The Company’s Costume Shop is staffed by dozens of highly skilled employees, including master tailors, cutter/drapers, seamsters and craftspersons, who create hundreds of costumes by hand every year for principal artists, choristers, dancers and supernumeraries appearing in LA Opera productions at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Sturdily constructed to last and often highly detailed, the costumes are built to fit singers of every size, from robust Wagnerians to petite Mozartians.
When: Saturday, October 10, 2009, from 10am to 6pm
Where: Parking lot of LA Opera’s Costume Shop parking lot, 330 South Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Parking is available on the street, and there is secured pay parking in the Little Tokyo Galleria parking structure at 333 S. Alameda Street, directly across the street from the Costume Shop.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: costumes, Events, LA Opera, Opera, placido domingo, Sample Sale
KAPOW!
Hayden-Harnett’s Fall Cleaning
Warehouse & Studio Sale
when: friday-sunday, September 18th-20th
where: both HH design:shop locations
brooklyn: 211 franklin street, greenpoint
manhattan: 253 elizabeth street, btwn houston and prince
time: 12-8 p.m. daily
what: Amazing sales and bargains on samples, past season merchandise, one-of-a-kind items, vintage items, and bizarre space oddities that need a new home. All spring-summer 09 collection apparel, bags, shoes, and accessories will be 60-80% off.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: Fashion, Hayden-Harnett, HH Design, New York, Sample Sales
This just in…
More reductions! Clutches $40- $100 & Day bags $95-$195.
LAUREN MERKIN SUMMER SAMPLE SALE
TUESDAY, AUG 11 – FRIDAY, AUG 14
11 am – 7pm
&
Saturday, Aug 15 – 11 am – 4 p.m.
Lauren Merkin Showroom
231 WEST 29TH ST
SUITE 201
BETWEEN 7TH & 8TH AVE
212 239 2459
PAYMENT ACCEPTED:
CASH. AMEX, VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER
No Checks please. No Phone orders
Prices 40-70% off:
Tatum Bubble Lambskin – was $325, now $150
Diana Metallic Lambskin – was $250, now $75
Large Plum Tote Lambskin – was $575, now $295
Plum Tote Lambskin – was $450, now $200
Edie Quilted Lambskin – was $450, now $200
Blake Satin – was $275, now $100
Categories: Sales · Uncategorized
Tagged: Fashion, Lauren Merkin, New York, Sample Sales
Straight and Skinny Leg styles were $180, are now $80
All Bootcut styles are now between $70 and $90
All one-of-a-kind samples are now $50
Tuesday, July 21st—- 9:30am-7:30pm
Wednesday, July 22nd—9:30am-7:30pm
Thursday, July 23rd—-9:30am-7:30pm
James Jeans Showroom
500 Greenwich Street #202
(Between Spring and Canal)
New York, NY 10013
212.221.4603
Cash & Credit Cards Accepted
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Tagged: Denim, Fashion, James Jeans, New York, Sample Sales
When I first learned of Monique, I pronounced “L’huillier” the French way, which did not go over well among the employees at the company. Whoops. They pronounce it “Le-hoo-li-eh,” which I still think is bizarre. The designs are fabulous though.
I also pronounced Ralph “Lauren” the French way when I was first working in the US. Then a stylist corrected me publicly in spine-tingling tones. Sorry dude, my first job in fashion was in France and that’s where I learned all the names of the designers.
Monique Lhuillier Semi-Annual Sample Sale
Bridal and ready-to-wear’s hottest designer Monique Lhuillier is having her semi-annual sample sale.
* 40-90% off the original prices.
* No appointments; first come first serve.
*All sales are final, no alteration services provided, and merchandise is ‘as is.’
*No returns!
7/19/2009
Sun 10am-4:30pm
1201 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(323) 655-1088
CASH/MC/VISA/AMEX/CHECKS w/ID
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: Bridal, Los Angeles, Monique Lhuillier, Sample Sales
