The Full Monty

April 14, 2008
Ara Shanlian Jr.

Downtown’s Newest Sartorial Secret
The weekend was officially a scorcher.
And after that session of blazing April sun, it’s clearly time to break out some new summer threads. So we’ve got an idea for you, and it comes in the form of a new secret store in Downtown—step in and cool […]

Known With Meaning

April 11, 2008
Ara Shanlian Jr.

Unusual store on Third Street

Eventually, every street draws a new neighbor that gets the residents talking.
On Third Street, haven of leisurely Sunday brunch and petite boutiques, that new resident is the unusual shop called Known.
As soon as you approach the store, you’ll suddenly find yourself clutching a rifle—the handle […]

Bite of The Day: Pumped Up

May 13, 2008
Ara Shanlian Jr.

Your Own Personal Ethanol Station
Once you attain a certain stature in life, there are two things that no longer make sense—cheap liquor and expensive gas stations.
So there’s obvious appeal to the idea that you could turn cheap liquor into cheap gas in the time it takes you to down […]

Bite of the Day: Best When Crumpled

Shirt Thing
Steven Alan Invades Robertson Boulevard

As a protector of our fair city, you consider it your duty to monitor the formation of all new empires.
So look alive as the new Steven Alan shop quietly invades Robertson Boulevard, the first of three L.A. outposts set to open in 2008.
You’ve likely seen […]

Wiki-Bite of the Day: White Japanese Lips

Ganguro , Gan is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000, but remains evident today. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion.
Yamanba
 

Yamanba
Yamanba is a newer term often used to describe extreme practitioners of ganguro fashion. Yamanba feature darker tans […]

Bite of the Day: The “Pop Up” Store

Yester Gear
Sartorial Finds from Decades Past
 

Sinatra. Dean. Bond. Your […]

Bite of the Day: Dressing On Front St.

Missing the Signs
Secret Store Under Sunset Boulevard
Occasionally, your quest for original attire takes you to some pretty strange places. Like a secret, signless store cloaked in the dark shadow of a dingy over is where you’ll find Front St., the just-opened shop from burgeoning label Endovanera.
Pronounced “end of an era”—so subversive, these fashion people—the line […]