Spaces Still Available for Thursday June 17th Downtown Fashion Walk!

This Thursday’s June 17^th Downtown  Fashion Walk will have both  over  20 stores open on Main & Spring  between 4^th and 7^th Streets  AND over 20 designers and boutiques who will show for one night only in spaces along Main Street between  6^th and 7^th from  6 to 10 PM.  In addition, there will be special Father’s Days specials for this Sunday’s gift giving.

We will release the first list of participating brands and stores this Tuesday and if you have a brand or a store that would like to participate – spaces are still available to qualifying vendors at only $25 each.  For more information contact:

Brady Westwater at bradywestwater@gmail.com or at 213-804-8396.

$25 Artist & Vendor Spots at Thursday June 10th Downtown Art Walk & June 17th Fashion Walk!

Thursday June 10^th Downtown Art Walk Vendor Booths – Onetime special price of $25!    http://www.pelofts.com?

After the PE Lofts ground floor at 6^th and Main was closed for 3 months –  it reopens  to artists, clothing designers, jewelry and creative retailers this Thursday June 10^th Art Walk - when 25,000 people will fill the streets of Historic Downtown  and Gallery Row - and on next Thursday’s Fashion Walk on June 17^th. 

Since the all glass ground floor retail space is just now available, prices to show will be far below usual.  Only $25 will changed for each space - AND each vendor or artist needs to bring their own table or easels or racks, their own lighting and their own extension cords.  Set ups start at 4 PM during the day Thursday June 10^th and doors open to the public at 6 PM until 10:30 PM.

For more information contact bradywestwater@gmail.com  or call 213-804-8396.

Link to May 20th Downtown Fashion Walk Map!

Link to May 20th Fashion Walk Map!  Click title above!

Full list of stores open on this Thursday - May 20th - Downtown Fashion Walk!

May 20, 2010 Fashion Walk List – Noon to 9 PM

MAIN STREET & SIDE STREETS

1. Blends 125 W 4th St.
Limited Edition sneakers & Urban Clothing.
www.Blendsus.com 213-626-6606

2. SkinGraft 125 W. 4th St. #102
Raw underground Style combined
With sleek high-end couture.
www.skingraftdesigns.com 213-626-2662

3. Elmer Ave 120 W. 4th St.
Rock and Roll Rebels do High-End Formal Wear
www.Elmerave.Com 888-356-3728

4. Crewest 110 E. Winston St
Finest graffiti artist art & artist designed clothing
Closes at 6 PM tonight
www.Crewest.Com 213-627-8272

5. The Gallery@118 Winston 118 Winston Street 2nd floor
Vintage designer clothes & contemporary art
Might not be open today
http://www.118winston.com/ 310-422-6231

6. Stelladottir 430 S. Main St.
Handmade, vintage inspired clothes & hats.
Downtown store of the year last year - this year's LA Weekly's
Best Buy Open late most nights!
www.stelladottir.com 213-623-8464

7. (Sub)Urban 101 W. 5th St.
New contemporary furniture, design and house wares
Store – plus monthly exhibits. Closes 6 PM
www.suburban-la.com

8. Pussy & Pooch 564 S. Main St.
Pet couture, treats, food & grooming
www.pussyandpooch.com 213-438-0900

9. Upper Playground 125 E. 6th St.
Fusion of fashion with fine art by locally and nationally
known artists. Closes 6 PM.
www.Upperplayground.Com 213-623-4300

10. Mr. Cartoon's Tattoo Shop 129 E. 6th St.
Urban clothes & classic tattoos. Shipment of new
items of all kinds just arrived!
Closes 6 PM Today
www.Mistercartoon.Com 213-488-0313

11. Soulful Commandoe Skate Café 121 E. 6th St.
One stop shopping for Downtown Skaters,
’Soulful Commandoe’ hip-hop couture
line by Nicholas Mayfield and music &
Fashion events.
www.shop.soulfulcommandoe.com 213-291-9601

12. Gather///Otto Gates 630 S. Main St.
VERY FIRST sneak preview of Downtown’s soon to be hottest
retail store featuring modernized antique furnishings, unique home
wares and rare young apparel and jewelry. Be sure and bring
your hard hat! Mobile 805-320-1225

13. Symbiotic Form NW Corner of 7th & Main on Main
Vintage inspired woman's hand bags, hats, clothes and jewelry
Also unique household wares and one of a kind gift items.
www.symbioticform.blogspot.com 213-631-6971

14. Not For Sale NW Corner of 7th & Main on Main
Kaws, TrustcoCorp, Tristan Eaton, Monsieur and
Keith Haring Pop Shop – and much more….
http://www.NOTFORSALEGALLERY.com/


15. 1-Man's Trash NW Corner of 7th & Main on Main St. Hard to find vintage items and one of a kind re-worked vintage pieces for men, women and children that have been worn by Usher Raymond, Ellen Degeneres and Carmen Electra.818-355-1130


16. ZZYXX Gallery of Natural Science NW Corner 7th/Main on 7th
Gems, minerals and crystals.
www.ZzyzxGallery.com/ 323-284-8360

17. Fremont NW Corner 7th/Main on 7th
Classic cool couture and runway fashions for
men and women.
www.Fremontapparelco.Com 213-626-1756

SIXTH STREET FROM MAIN TO SPRING

18. apliiq 6th Street between Main and Spring
apliiq applies unique rare textiles to everyday garments. Learn
how to customize your own wardrobe and find out how to develop
your own personal style!
www.apliiq.com 323-300-6492

19. Flea 6th Street between Main and Spring
Vintage clothes, furniture, hats, design magazines, one of kind
gift items and contemporary art. Perfect place to find gifts for
the person who has everything - or nothing.
213-622-2122

20. KAPSOUL 6th Street between Main and Spring
Contemporary & vintage clothes, sunglasses, and a wide
selection of unique and unusual gift items. As cool as
they come!
Cell 818-693-4180

SIXTH STREET FROM SPRING TO BROADWAY

21. Dialect 215 W. 6th St #111
Fashion, Jewelry, Art and House Wares.
www.Downtowndialect.com

22. Norbertellen Art Gallery 215 W. 6th St. #110
Art of every type and medium
www.norbertellengallery.com/ 818-662-5041

23. ZLB 215 W. 6th #108
Vintage Clothing from around the country and around the world
of every kind and every price. If you don’t see it there –
ask them if they have it in storage.
213-627-2476

24. New York Hats 217 W 6th St
New & Old School Hats. Located in historic chocolate store
filled with Batchelder tiles. Worth a visit just for the interior!
213-228-1915 Closes 6 PM

25. Crack Gallery 204 W. 6th St.
Crack Gallery wants to get the city hooked
on a new drug: their own blend of fashion and art.
www.crackgallery.com 213-622-3493

26. Buchnan Gallery 204 ½ W. 6th St.
Art Gallery and Art Studio
www.bryonbuchanan.com 323-823-1933

BROADWAY & SIDE STREETS
(Most Broadway stores close by 6 or 7 PM)

27. Goodwill 235 S. Broadway
Vintage/Used Everything! Huge selection!
www.Goodwillsocal.Org 213-628-1748
Closes at 7 PM

28. Broadway Army Store 217 W. 4th
Military & Civilian Uniforms, Cool Shirts - and much more
Closes at 6 PM
www.broadwayarmystore.net 213-617-8495

29. Shoe Hut 529 S. Broadway
Huge Selection Of Baseball Caps, Shoes & Sneakers
Closes 6 PM
www.shoehutusa.com 213-688-8310

30. Red Zone 629 S. Broadway
Excellent selection of creepers, heels and punk & rock shirts
LA Weekly says one of LA's best stores. Old School
Melrose Punk & Metal Fashions at Downtown prices.
http://redzone7777.googlepages.com/redzonebrandsvans1.html
213-622-8649 Closes 6 PM

31. Chanelli Outlet 625 S. Broadway
Wide mix of product – but look for the
great leather jackets and amazing high end women’s
handbags at bargain prices.
www.blogdowntown.com/2009/08/4616-hidden-treasure-chanelli-on-broadway
213-489-4099 Closes at 6 PM

May Downtown Fashion Walk Featured in LA Times BRAND X Magazine!

Pick up a copy of the free Brand X Magazine put out by the LA Times today - May 19th and in the local news racks until next Tuesday Night.  It has a full page story on this Thursday's May 20th - Downtown Fashion Walk.

CONCEPT Fashion Week Show LIVE on the Internet - Tonight!

http://www.swaggmedia.com/

Go to the above page and click on the live streaming Fashion Week LA link at the top of the page. Show starts at 6:30 and goes until at least 9:00 PM.  

Times of shows at www.conceptfw.com
See runway shows by Jen Awad, martinMARTIN and The Battalion and presentations by Valerj Pobega, John Sakalis, Indian Casino, Katie Kay of Otto Gates and SKINGraft.

Los Angeles Times Covers Fashion Week New Fashion Show - CONCEPT - At Historic Downtown's Spring Arts Tower

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Los Angeles Fashion Week: 'Concept' on the calendar

March 5, 2010 |  4:46 pm

Score one for the fashion cowboy. Friday afternoon the be-hatted Brady Westwater confirmed for All the Rage that his efforts to rope, throw and brand a fashion week is moving ahead -- although it appears to be kicking like a bucking bronco; its hooves are hammering a stretch of the calendar from March 19 through March 24, with a dust storm of details still to settle.

Still, it's a bright spot; as we mentioned a few days ago, it was starting to look like tumbleweed might be the only thing rolling through downtown during the traditional time frame for Los Angeles Fashion Week. Then Westwater -- whose past efforts to bring fashion-related events downtown include working with early incarnations of BOXeight and more recently starting a Downtown LA Fashion Walk -- saddled up and rode into the thick of it, announcing his willingness to work with local designers and the management of the Spring Arts Tower at 453 S. Spring St. to use that space for a few extra nights (he'd already reserved it, he says, as part of an upcoming Fashion Walk event).

Soon Mike Vensel (the designer, photographer and organizer of a short-lived Kitten Fashion Week held at the downtown Standard Hotel back in 2007) was saddling up beside him, and as of this writing, the newest dynamic duo of downtown is trying to circle the wagons and nail down all the details.

Westwater is short on specifics such as potential sponsors (beyond the building's management), participating designers and schedules, allowing only that the calendar is currently configured to entertain runway shows, art installations and  the like from March 19 through the 24th, with two of those days (Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st) already booked with shows.

"Right now we're in the phase of reaching out to designers to see what their needs are," he told All the Rage. "We're going to be flexible so that everybody who wants to stage a show can." He said that hopes are to line up sponsorships to cover the cost of staging the shows, said to be "a couple hundred bucks." "But we don't want anyone to be turned away for inability to pay," he said.

One important specific that has been hammered out is the name. "We're calling it 'Concept,'" Westwater said. "We wanted it to be something that was simple and easy and elegant."  While theConcept website is still under construction, interested parties should contact Westwater directly at bradywestwater@conceptfw.com.

While it remains to be seen what sort of event ultimately arises (we'll keep you updated as sponsor and designer lineups are confirmed), we're optimistic about its chances.

After all, everybody knows nailing the concept is the hardest part of any project.

-- Adam Tschorn

Photo: A look from designer Mike Vensel's runway show at BOXeight on March 15, 2008, at Los Angeles Fashion Week. Vensel and Brady Westwater are spearheading a group that's working to provide runway space at the Spring Arts Tower for designers to show their wares to press and buyers in downtown Los Angeles, through a just-announced show dubbed "Concept." Credit: Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times.