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9 drops, pop-ups and inspiring events to look out for this month
Givenchy opens permanent store on Rodeo Drive
(Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com / Courtesy of Givenchy)
Givenchy’s first West Coast flagship lands in the iconic Beverly Hills shopping district. The 8,000-square-foot structure features furniture with archival tiger print fabric, and much of the glamor and warmth of the 70-year-old building has been preserved, including the original diamond-scored concrete ceilings, floors and fireplaces. The store will open with a Fall 2024 Pre-Collection, Givenchy Plage, and exclusive limited-edition Mini Antigona Lock Bag. Open now. 332 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills.
Departamento opens new flagship store at Signal L.A.
Menswear boutique Departamento has opened a flagship store in the Arts District. As a new addition to the retail enclave Signal, this Departamento location is situated inside Concierge Coffee. Shoppers are transported from the minimalist coffee shop into an expansive futuristic industrial space featuring silver beams and glowing aluminum ceiling pane fixtures contrasted with a natural concrete floor. Exclusive to this location is a Taiga Takahashi shop-in-shop inspired by traditional Japanese inns. Open now. 821 Traction Ave., Los Angeles.
Erick Medel, “Young Familia,” Polyester thread on denim, 20 x 16 inches, 2024.
(Yubo Dong / Courtesy of the artist and Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles)
“Vidas” memorializes the people and scenes of artist Erick Medel’s everyday life in Boyle Heights — a block party at the plaza, a mother and child crossing the street, a fruit vendor at Pride. Medel sews these stories as fine threads into dark blue, heavy-weight denim: a long-lasting protective fabric, capturing a vibrant and textural, yet hazy memory. On view through Aug. 31. 961 Chung King Road, Los Angeles.
‘Down for the Ride’ Compton Cowboys Capsule Collection
(Compton Cowboys)
Whether you’re riding on horseback or three-wheeling the ‘64, do it in style with a new Compton Cowboys capsule collection. The stable unveils a cozy collection of baby tees, tank tops, T-shirts, hoodies and sweatpants and caps with the Olde English “CC” emblem in black and gray colorways. Available now. comptoncowboys.com
Thick Thrift L.A.
(Kodi Mabon / Thick Thrift)
Thick Thrift is a flea market catering to sizes XL and over. For the first time indoors (with AC, thankfully), the flea will feature over 60 curated vendors, and buyers will have the opportunity to shop vintage, upcycled and indie designers and get dripped out with tooth gems, tattoos, homeware, piercings and art. Aug. 10. 714 Alpine St., Los Angeles.
Acne Studios Multipocket Bag
We are utterly obsessed with Acne Studios’ new multipocket bags, an edgy, industrial take on modern femininity. Evoke rugged cowgirl with the large brushed leather tote, or latex queen with the shiny crinkled leather minibag. Available at acnestudios.com and in stores.
L.A. at NYFW
Willy Chavarria.
(Paul Yem / For The Times)
Even in New York, all signs point West, as eight designers from our home team are hitting the runway and hosting presentations at New York Fashion Week. Libertine, Badgley Mischka, Willy Chavarria, Eckhaus Latta, Advisry, Rio Sport, Sebastien Ami and Stan will showcase their highly anticipated Spring/Summer 25 collections. Sept. 6–11. nyfw.com
Insurgent Sisters: Women of the L.A. Rebellion and Beyond — Recoveries of Spirit
Photograph of Alile Sharon Larkin, Storme Bright Sweet, Melvonna Ballenger and Julie Dash.
(Dave Larkin Sr. / Courtesy of Julie Dash)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art will showcase films by Black women and nonbinary artists of the L.A. Rebellion film movement that emerged at UCLA Film School from the 1960s through the ‘80s, highlighting the impact they’ve had on filmmaking today. Works from leaders of the movement, such as Zeinabu irene Davis, Melvonna Marie Ballenger and Ijeoma Iloputaife, and those who came after them, including Rikkí Wright, dana washington, Alima Lee and Martine Syms, will explore the creative and political imprint the “Insurgent Sisters” have left. The screening series takes place across two sessions on Sept. 7 and 21. 4020 Marlton Ave., Los Angeles. lacma.org
Ode2LA’s “Roots + Routes” at Perri + Ren Gallery
“Roots + Routes” showcases an array of photographs, oral histories and interviews meticulously gathered by Madelyn Inez, the visionary archivist behind Ode2LA. Through a collection of personal narratives and visual ephemera from everyday people in L.A., Inez preserves intimate stories for posterity. On view Aug. 31-Sept. 29. instagram.com/ode2la
Astrid Kayembe is a writer from South-Central Los Angeles covering style, food, art and L.A. culture. She was a 2022-23 reporting fellow at the Los Angeles Times. Her work has appeared in USA Today, ABC7, L.A. TACO, The Memphis Commercial Appeal and Refinery29.
American model Carol Alt was only 22 years old — and 5′ 11″ — when she shot to stardom after she was featured on the cover of the 1982 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
Alt was featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Cosmopolitan, as well as, scoring sought after ad campaigns like Cover Girl, Hanes, Givenchy and Diet Pepsi.
Fireworks, by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Cátia Chien has won the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children, and All the Blues in the Sky, written by Renée Watson has been awarded the Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature.
Clarion Books; Bloomsbury Children’s Books
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Clarion Books; Bloomsbury Children’s Books
The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country’s top honors by the American Library Association on Monday.
Illustrator Cátia Chien and author Matthew Burgess took home the Caldecott Medal for the book Fireworks. The Caldecott is given annually to the most distinguished American picture book for children. Fireworks follows two young siblings as they eagerly await the start of a July 4th fireworks show. Paired with Chien’s vibrant illustrations, Burgess’ poetic language enhances the sensory experience of fireworks.” When you write poems with kids, you see how immediately they get this,” Burgess told NPR in 2025 in a conversation about his book Words with Wings and Magic Things. “If you read a poem aloud to kids, they start to dance in their seats.”
The Newbery Medal, awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature, went to Renée Watson for All the Blues in the Sky. This middle-grade novel, also told in verse, follows 13-year-old Sage, who struggles with grief following the death of her best friend. Watson is also the author of Piecing Me Together, which won the 2018 Coretta Scott King Award and was also a Newbery Medal honor book. “I hope that my books provide space for young people to explore, and say, “Yeah, I feel seen,” Watson told NPR in 2018. “That’s what I want young people to do — to talk to each other and to the adults in their lives.”
This year’s recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards include Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes (author award) and The Library in the Woods, by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (illustrator award). Arriel Vinson’s Under the Neon Lights received the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
Los Angeles based artist Kadir Nelson was honored with the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. His work has appeared in more than 30 children’s books.
This year’s Newbery Honor Books were The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, by Karina Yan Glaser; A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores Águila and The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri.
Caldecott Honors books were Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan, Our Lake by Angie Kang, Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer, and Sundust by Zeke Peña.
Edited by Jennifer Vanasco and Beth Novey.
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