1) Freak on the good deals at the Barneys Warehouse Sale. It’s heeeeeeeeere! If we have to tell you why this is so awesome, you are clearly on the wrong blog. But to refresh your memory: get staggeringly mind-blowing deals on the boldest of the bold faced names: Prada, Rodarte, Marc Jacobs, Rag & Bone, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, more more more! The sale starts Saturday at 9am and goes through Monday, Feb. 20.
1201 S. Figueroa Street, DTLA
2) Steal Loubs for $150 at the Decades shoe sale. Another uber-elite LA fashion event: the Decades shoe sale (pictured; image via Mondette), offering patient buyers the chance to score everything from Givenchy to Loeffler Randall for $150 and much less. (Don’t hate, but we scored a new pair of Loubs once there for $60. Dead serious.) Two ways to shop: the online sale is already up and goes through February 17; the in-store sale is tomorrow from 9am to 6pm. And don’t be thinking you’re just going to waltz up at 8:45 — that is, unless you don’t mind being 500th in line.
8214 Melrose Avenue, Mid City/West Hollywood (323) 655-1960
3) Discover new indie talent (before everyone else does) at Unique LA. Indie craft show Unique LA invade the California Market Center this Saturday and Sunday, bringing with them hundreds and hundreds of local artisans and designers from almost every conceivable category. Admission also includes some free noms and drinks. Buy tix and get more info here.
110 East Ninth Street, DTLA
4.) Be a commitment-phobe, and shop the Rent The Runway Popup. You know that feeling when you buy a dress for a special occasion, and then you don’t really have anywhere else to wear it, and every time you see it in your closet, it feels like it’s mocking you? Or else, it just hangs there sadly, sending out guilty vibes that seem to be saying, “You were so excited about me once. Where did the love go?” Clearly, we have too personal a relationship with the things in our closet but you know what we mean. Which is why Rent the Runway is genius — and even more genius is the new popup shop they’re doing for Valentine’s Day. Confirmed selections by Milly, Trina Turk and Robert Rodriguez and dozens of others. The shop pops up at the Andez Hotel in West Hollywood: Saturday and Sunday noon to 7pm, Monday 2pm to 8pm. Buy tix in advance through Gilt Groupe (ticket purchase gives you a $20 rental credit).
8401 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
5.) Rock out with the Peach Kings at a special Alternative Apparel party. Triple your pleasure this Saturday at the Alt.App boutique in Venice: enjoy a live performance by the Peach Kings, get all crafty and glittery when you make a DIY Valentine’s present, and save 20% on your purchases. Saturday from 2pm to 5pm; RSVP at abbotkinnney@alternativeapparel.com
1337 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice
