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HEIDI MERRICK - Raleigh Denim Shirt

Obviously I'm super in love with the Raleigh shirt by Heidi Merrick.
I've been wearing it non stop since it arrived last week. It's so perfectly casual cool.

Image via. HEIDI MERRICK

This Weeks Tumblr.

Think of this as our shoppes mood board so to speak. 

Click on the image and enjoy.

HEIDI MERRICK- Pagoda Pant

The Pagoda Pant is so gorgeous and fantastic. Fits like a dream.

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HEIDI MERRICK - Henry Skirt

Silk. Plaid. Pockets. Perfection.


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HEIDI MERRICK - Fall '11 Delivery one of two.

The Archer Dress. AMAZING!
Heidi Merrick Fall 2011 in store now.

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We made this for you...

Something to listen to.

Designer Scoop: Heidi Merrick with Foam Magazine

Images by Magda Wosinska  - Heidi Merrick (R) with model Natalia

What do you get when you've got a surfboard-shaping father and a business savvy mother? Perhaps the coolest and best fitting line west of the Rockies.

L.A. Designers Foam Magazine - by Maude Deitch 

- Heidi Merrick-

Hood: Silverlake
Haunt: The newly opened Silverlake Meadow
L.A. Story: “I love the lifestyle [living here] affords me; it’s the best of everything. I have a gorgeous studio downtown with total access to design, production and even sourcing. It’s eight minutes from my house, which feels like the Hollywood Hills, but younger and cooler. In just an hour I can be surfing with my family. I feel really blessed to live here.”

“I wanted to give [the line] an heirloom feeling. I was collecting fabrics that would be staples, and then combining it with pieces that would have a standout effect—gold that shimmers and fur that’s like your grammy’s...things that seemed like you found them in the attic.” Heidi Merrick sits, feet tucked under her, in her studio in Downtown Los Angeles, sweeping her hand over racks and racks of lush, rich pieces. From a fur sweatshirt to ringspun denim sheaths and metallic silk capri pants, her fall line is what you would find in your attic if you had the coolest grammy, ever. “At the base of any line,” Merrick adds, “I want to have a boyish feel, a classic feel, so women never look like they’re trying too hard.”

Heidi Merrick is the epitome of the cool girl. Raised by the legendary surfboard shaper Al Merrick and her detail-oriented mother who ran her family's business, Merrick has both a surf-tossed strength and a relentless need for perfection and precision. “I have to be good at whatever I do,” Merrick says, “I was raised that way.”

This careful scrupulousness flawlessly meshes with her uniquely homegrown flair and imagination. She makes all of her own patterns and samples and has her clothes produced within walking distance of her studio. Merrick’s entire philosophy reflects what she wants to see in her line—an exquisite attention to detail, principal and luxury, and an inability to stop trying to do better. “My design is where the fantasy you and the reality of you meet in the morning,” Merrick says, “I want to design where it’s exciting and you want to put it on but it also helps you and fits perfectly and will last forever.”

 L.A. Designers: Heidi Merrick — By Maud Deitch — Foam Magazine Articles

Images and Copy via. Foam Magazine.

This Weeks Tumblr...

 

Think of this as our shoppes mood board so to speak. 

Click on the image and enjoy.

New: Steven Alan - Outdoor Poncho.

 

Steven Alan Hayden Dress.

Amazing Wool Shirt Dress. Super soft wool / linen blend. 

Gorgeous with thick knitted tights or opaque ones too.

We guarantee this will pretty much become your Fall/Winter staple.

Steven Alan. Delivery 1.

The weekend is here and so is our Steven Alan delivery. 

Three new styles today... plenty more on the way.

image via. Steven Alan.

The Weekend.

It's a coffee drinkin', newspaper readin' and Fall shoppin' kinda weekend. 

We'll be here playing with the new arrivals. Come see us if you're in the neighborhood.

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On this cozy Friday Morning...

Grab your morning coffee my friends and enjoy Webisode 2 by L.A. In Bloom.

It's perfect! 

via. LA in Bloom: Home Canning from LAinBloom on Vimeo.

Four Fall Favorites...

Oh, how I love today's crisp chilly air. Feels like Fall has finally arrived.
Here's my four favorite Fall picks this week.

A.P.C Blazer - A.P.C. Cashmere Sweater
A.P.C. Satchel - James Mondrian Jeans.
All in store now. Or click to shop online here.

Coming soon.

Fall 2011 at Cold Spring from Steven Alan on Vimeo.
Here's a little video to set the mood as we anticipate our Steven Alan Fall delivery. 

This Weeks Tumblr.

We have a tumblr page. This is our place where we store images that catch our eye and music or quotes we find inspiring. Think of it as the shoppes mood-board so to speak. 

Take a peak through, just click on the image and preview.

New. Casual. Cool. Cargo.

Lady Maplewood's Imaginary Journey - Charlotte Hosten Fall '11.

image via. Charlotte Hosten. 

Lady Maplewood lived in a big wooden house full of books. Prévert, Dumas, Shakespeare and Agatha Christie masterpieces shared the shelves of her beautiful walnut bookcases. Her readings made Lady Maplewood dream of a world she would travel in an air balloon. When the leaves in the trees began to fall, she liked to picture herself in the streets of Berlin, Edinburgh or Belfast. And in the winter, she thought of Helsinki, Moscow and Alaska. What if, from all her imaginary journeys, Lady Mapleweood had kept splendid jewels...

Now in store. 

L.A. In Bloom.

I love this so much. The new Cooking Webisodes by Heather Taylor from L.A. In Bloom. 

One of our favorite blogs. Watch and Enjoy. It's so inspiring.

via.LA in Bloom: Weeknight Dinner Party from LAinBloom on Vimeo.

A.P.C. Boots - Calling all size 37 feet.

Okay, so here's the scoop. We received these delicious chocolate colored A.P.C. boots in the shoppe and before you know it all sizes (except one size 37) sold out. It was lighting speed fast! Call us if you're a size 37 and need these boots in your life. We'll tell you all the details and express our true love for them too.

The first day back...

Either it's the first day back to work or the first day back to school. Either way, we sure hope your long weekend was perfectly relaxing. Ours sure was- Some of us went to concerts, some of us just hung in the sun. It was fantastic all around. What did you get up to? 

image via. Teaching Literacy Tumblr 

A.P.C. - Liquette Shirtdress.

 

  

In Blue or Dark Navy

 

Shirt-dresses. Definitely a necessity.
Click to shop our A.P.C. collection here.

Looks just like...

... the Liquette A.P.C. dress. Just with no belt, and a little shorter hemline. 

Very cute and classic none the less.

Image via. The Sartorialist