Bensimon –
French company, Bensimon is a spirit open to the world. It has been an everyday way of life for more than 25 years. Creation is the result of a sensitive and eclectic dialogue with literature, painting and traveling. It is in search of the link between the senses, memory and the world. Bensimon Collection enhances people’s nature by allowing them to express themselves through a multitude of combinations. It touches all generations. Timeless but modern, a large part of the collection is made of essentials and simple basics which are comfortable and are available in a wide range of colors. The fabrics are true, elegant and natural. The Bensimon style is colorful, bright and feminine. It is an emotion generating fashion. The Tennis Lacet is the perfect little shoe to throw on before running out the door.

Blank –
Not all premium jeans come with a premium price tag. Designers Emmy Lauridsen and Leigh Brown present a fresh take on denim with Blank, catering to the nearly insatiable demand for fast fashion at an impulse price. The designers’ unique flair coupled with New York’s edgy downtown style and classic design came together in February 2007 with Black’s launch of the skinnie classique. Blank has created an enviable aesthetic for the global coquettish vixen, the sophisticated hipster, and the savvy shopper alike. Blending the best from pop culture history into its design, Blank draws inspiration from a variety of colorful expressions from decades of past. In addition to producing tried and true styles into each collection, Blank introduces fresh fabrics, colors, and detailed accepts every season. Blank takes the lessons of quality, fit, and integrity of a premium jean from its predecessor, while maintaining a completely affordable price point.

Boy by Band of Outsiders-
Ambitious options for tomboy schoolgirls; the classic all-American sport wear label is designed by Scott Sternberg. It is a signature boy-meets-girl tailored look from the women’s diffusion line. Ready to wear and all made in the USA.

Cire Trudon-
Rooted deep in history and rich with alluring and sometimes perplexing scents, Cire Trudon candles are here at Birgitta. From centuries old traditions and uniqueness of very high quality wax (no heavy metals, allergens or pesticides) used and the profound scents only French perfumeries can deliver, to the recycled glass hand-blown by artisans from Vinci, Italy these candles do more than just burn.

Comme des Garcons-
The label was started in Tokyo by female fashion designer Rei Kawakubo in 1969 and established as a company in Japan in 1973. Comme des Garçons (French for ‘like some boys’) became successful in Japan throughout the 1970s. In 1981 saw Comme des Garçons’s debut show in Paris which created a storm of controversy for its predominant use of black and distressed fabrics. Comme des Garçons virtually invented black as the non-color of fashion in the eighties. Kawakubo released her first fragrance in 1994, and by 1998 began blending anti-perfume with non-traditional notes. All pieces and fragrances are made in Japan, France, or Turkey.

Clu-
Clu is a soft and silky line of clothing inspired by the casual wear of the West Coast. Originating with the simple t-shirt, the line has evolved into everyday basics with a mix of soft fabrics and innovative cuts. It was founded by New York based Korean designers Seung and Jin Lee. Solid colors keep the brand timeless, while bubble cuts and block patterns give the clothing a sense of sophistication.

Cosmic Wonder Light Source-
This unique line was introduced by Yukinori Maeda in 1997 and offers a layering of all expressions to make one expression as well as scenes of spiritual evolution. Since its debut collection in 2000 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris Fashion Week had been the the principal forum for presenting the works of Cosmic Wonder. The year 2007 marked a widening of focus and a renewed exploration of installation and performance in art related venues around the world.

Dace-
Dace arose from the skill and creativity of designer Dace Moore. Since its launch in spring 2002, her collections have attracted a growing following. Dace Moore was born and raised in British Columbia, Canada. She began teaching herself how to sew when she became a young single mother and started constructing garments from vintage patterns that she collected from thrift stores. Dace successfully completed the fashion design program at Blanche Macdonald in 1998 and quickly gained media coverage from her participation in local fashion shows. She launched her eponymous collection in 2002 and began wholesaling to stores in Canada and eventually to the United States.  With styles that possess sophisticated modern lines, the brand always conveys a sense of classic femininity. Clothing by Dace is known for its clean lines and for being well constructed, with attention to fit and detail. The pieces are versatile and designed to be flattering and sexy, with an overall classy but fun look. All operations are executed through the Dace studio in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The line is manufactured and produced locally, to high standards of construction and quality.

Deadly Ponies-
This line represents the united worlds of creators Liam Bowden and Katie Smith. A passion for sculptural arts, crafts, and tactile design brought the pair together. From the moody well of forgotten childhood, Deadly Ponies vision integrates a world of mishmash thought and ideas drawing inspiration from the world of the enchanted forest. Each unique piece is lovingly created entirely by hand; from the selection of leather to the stitching and hand screening of the labels. Designed and made entirely in New Zealand. Every piece is slightly different from the next, with its own idiosyncrasies delightfully reminding us of the beauty of leather.

Denim & Thread-
Launched in Sydney in 2006, Denim and Thread is designed and manufacture in Australia. As a progressive denim collection offering a vision of individual style by blending simplicity in their designs with exclusive washes created in their own denim laundry. Designed to be styled back according to the tendencies of the wearer’s distinctive style. Denim and Thread is for the low-key attitude and private style girl that is defiant to the norm.

Diptyque-
Diptyque is a fresh fragrance line from Paris that encompasses quality, authenticity, and exclusivity. In 1961, three friends opened a shop on Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris France called Diptyque. They started with candles, but the line grew to include eau de toilette, scented soaps, body wash, and luxurious body cream, almost all of which are unisex. The Diptyque fragrances come from the fragrance capital of the world, Grasse, France. It is Diptyque’s proudest accomplishment to have never used a synthetic fragrance in developing its products. Whether they are woodsy, spicy, green, floral or fruity, they are all natural and you can tell.

Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair-
In 2004, Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter began their clothing label Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair. Attention to detail and love of fabrics is something they honor and stay ready to walk an extra mile to achieve. The label is inspired by an old shoemaker’s shop in London that has gone from generation to generation, passing on knowledge in craftsmanship of this old profession. Since classic tailoring and pattern-making remain a priority in the collections, they named the line Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair. The duo came to appreciate this dedication to craft long before they started their partnership. Astrid took the more traditional route by getting her design degree, while Lee chose to learn the trade through direct experience, working his way up in the retail industry. Their combined know-how and divergent strengths show in the clothes, which encompass both a men’s and women’s line with plenty of gray area in between. The androgynous stroke is always present in the collections with inspiration in conserving tradition as well as breaking those same norms. Their creative focus will always lie in draping technique where the silhouette progresses through sculpting. The women’s pieces focus on mixing shapes, including voluminous pieces with more tailored lines such as the stretched-out shirt-dress made with pleats at the bottom to add volume. The designers focused on a loose evolution when creating the line, so what was intended to be a sweater may have grown into a dress. Many of the tops, including cotton knits as well as wispy jersey, employ excessively cut-out sleeve holes that elegantly follow the line of the shoulder blade. Women will love their sexy, simple tank-tops with their window-like floating seam, one of the many re-imagined staples that can easily fit into almost any wardrobe.

Fjallraven-
New to the US, but far from a new brand, Fjallraven ‘Arctic fox’ began 50 years ago in Sweden, and is one of the best known, and highly regarded makers of fine outdoor gear in the world. Each product has one purpose in mind, even in the harshest conditions, to make the outdoors more accessible to more people.

Fremont-
Three young emerging designers Devin Carlson, Brittany Pham, and Jessica Loria collaborated to bring you Fremont. Inspired from late 1960’s and early 1970’s excess; fabulous pool parties, martini brunches, and all that defines early resorts. This escape from reality all started on one street in Las Vegas, Fremont. This was an era where Palm Springs and Las Vegas was Hollywood’s playground and stars were paving the way for this lavish lifestyle. Fremont endorses a lifestyle of martinis, lounge acts, piano pools, and dinner parties. Along with an obsessive attention to detail, Fremont creates pieces that coincide with a rustic winter getaway, yet traces of elegance in their chiffon dresses fulfill a charming tomboy side. Fremont will to continue to explore precedent decades that allowed us to indulge luxury into our everyday living.

Hansel from Basel-
Hansel from Basel is a quaint hosiery company created in Los Angeles by Hannah Byun. The line is independent, whimsical and design oriented. Hansel from Basel is a line dedicated to unique design, excellent quality, and light hearted jest.

Harputs Own-
Where we are now is what happened before. Harputs Own, from San Francisco, takes a pragmatic approach to design, concentrating on the development of select “generic” garments as statement pieces. Their creative process leans on curiosity and experimentation in conjunction with the various influences that inform our work: how each garment ages, how our customers react, and what new fabric we find. As a result, each piece is part of a communal effort and, thus, always subject to change. The aesthetic is simple yet unconventional- intelligent pieces that can be insensibly worn. By pairing tailoring techniques and refined details with simple silhouettes each piece is complex, yet uncomplicated. Ultimately, they aim to make easy clothing that can be worn multiple ways, accentuate many different body types, and lasts over time.

Harvey Faircloth-
This line is dedicated to creating spirited, off-kilter classics for modern women. Creators and long time friends Katie Hatch, Abby Clawson Low, Mara Papa began sewing all their garments while minding their manners, which is really the idea behind Harvey Faircloth. They set out to change bland career-wear.

Helmut Lang-
Helmut Lang, a fashion autodidact, set up a made to measure fashion studio in Vienna in 1977 and opened a boutique named “Bou Bou Lang” there in 1979, at the age of 23. His clothes were fairly successful in his native Austria, and, after a fair exhibition of his clothes  in Paris, he branched out successfully to Paris in 1986 and created the label “Helmut Lang”. He eventually withdrew from Paris and returned to Vienna in the late 1980s.  The Helmut Lang brand became famous in the late 1980s for its simple but refined designs, its slim suits in black or white, its denim collection, and the use of high tech fabrics. In 1999, Lang entered into a partnership with Prada Group which resulted in the acquisition of the Helmut Lang brand by Prada in 2004, and Lang’s departure from the label in 2005. Prada sold the line to Link Theory of Japan in 2006. Link Theory re-launched the Helmut Lang label with new designers in 2007 and has since maintained the minimalistic beauty.

Karen Walker- 
Karen Walker is a New Zealand-born fashion designer with a reputation for her original, effortless and unpretentious style. Her collections are high casual with one foot in tailoring and the other in street wear. The recurring theme is taking extremes and pushing them together – masculine and feminine, tailored and street, luxury and non-luxury, dark and super-cute. Overall the label has a feeling of effortlessness. The collections all have the outsider as their inspiration. Karen Walker’s work celebrates the anti-it-girl – characters like Ally Sheedy’s heavy fringed weirdo in The Breakfast Club or Woody Allen’s persistently dissatisfied Annie Hall.

Knock Out -
Matte nails brought to you by renowned makeup artist Mike Potter and Aaron McCann. KO offers flat finish nail polish with one long lasting coat. Victoriana meets art deco meets ultimate rock chic. KO’s colors inclue a black so free of shimmer it looks like tar and packaging as innovative as the shades.

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Laura Zindel-
Laura Zindel are designed by American artists Laura Zindel Lauterbach and her husband Thorsten Zindel Lauterbach. The two live in Southern Vermont in a very old farmhouse. Their work is inspired by the Victorian Cabinets of Curiosity, which is the art of collecting and displaying ones’ passions. All Laura Zindel pieces are hand built and slip cast with low fire white earthenware and glazed with non-toxic low fire glazes. The images are original pencil drawings drawn by the artist, which are then printed with enamel and become a ceramic transfer. The images are then individually collaged to each piece and fired permanently to the surface. We hope they will add some personal history to your life for years to come.

Lad Musician-

Lipstick Queen-
Lipstick Queen has created a simple concept for finding your lipstick shade based on 10 colors. Be a Saint during the day and Sinner by night. The Saint line is sheer with 10% pigmentation, but moist enough to make an impact. The Sinner line is opaque with 90% pigmentation, rich and creamy giving your lips a matte, yet silky finish. Creator Poppy King recently came out with ‘Butterfly Ball,’ which includes five gorgeous shimmer tints in a luscious formula containing vitamin E, C, D, and Aloe Vera to moisturize and treat the lips and film formers to seal in moisture. Also new, ’15 minutes of fame’ was inspired by hyper color and cool simplicity of the pop art movement. The smooth gloss comes in 15 beautiful shades.

Malin + Goetz-
Founders Andrew Goetz and Matthew Malin launched the company in 2004, starting with sensitive skin first, each advanced formula blends trusted natural ingredients with gentle performance technologies to address skin sensitivities, irritations and allergies. Each ingredient is carefully chosen as the least irritating and most advanced for performance. The result is formulas without unnecessary detergents, colorants and synthetic fragrances creating the most effective systems to simplify your life. All Malin+Goetz products are made in the USA and are not tested on animals.

Obey-
Obey clothing was launched in 2001 when iconic artist Shepard Fairey saw clothing as an opportunity to be creative on many levels and t-shirts as another canvas for his graphics. Shepard translated his philosophy of art and personal influences into a brand that speaks to many different genres. Each season, multiple themes and ideas are thrown into the melting pot, creating a style often difficult to categorize. Obey hits on looks that are both classic and fashion driven.

Patrick Stephan-
Patrick Stephan grew up on the coast of France and was influenced by the raw beauty that surrounded him. He has been based out of Tokyo since 2000 and has since found his namesake brand and unleashed his own original designs upon a worldwide audience. Before Tokyo, Patrick was already making a name for himself by doing corset embroidery for the infamous Mr. Pearl and contributing designs for both John Galliano and Dior Couture. With his own line, Patrick mixes a perfect balance of feminine and masculine qualities to produce women’s wear which effortlessly blurs many lines of extremity. A punk feeling is made delicate in fabrication or draping, innocent naivety gets an subtle almost S&M-like injection of detail, a “girly” silhouette is brought back to form just enough to make it easily wearable by a daring male; of all the opposite can also be said.

Pleasure Principle

Repetto

Rogues Gallery

RVCA-
This line transcends the boundaries of traditional action sports apparel, RVCA is a design-driven lifestyle brand free from passing trends. Appearing as a natural on the shelves of boutiques as on those of a local skate shop, RVCA is brought together by a group of likeminded individuals from various subcultures, a collaboration of sorts, a lifestyle within itself. At the forefront of founder PM Tenore’s vision has been RVCA’s Artist Network Program (ANP) – a venture established to showcase the talents of artists who inspire our generation and push the boundaries of creative excellence. For RVCA, it is about today, tomorrow, and life as the big picture. It is about inspiring our generation, providing something of substance and culture, and above all, doing it with integrity and as a united family, a close-knit community.

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Tslay-