Weekend Shopping: A. Kinney Courtyard sale and session, J Brand experts at the new Santa Monica Bloomies

Sales

A. Kinney Court in Venice is holding a Courtyard Session sale on Friday and Sept. 3. Eyewear will be marked down as much as 70% off retail, including makes by Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith, Mosley Tribes, Thierry Lasry, Mykita, KBL and Rare Vinatge. Session music will be provided by DJs Mathieu Schreyer and Osamu, and complimentary wine and beer will be served to over 21s with ID.

1423 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 392-3400. 6 to 10 p.m.

Jenny Dayco is having an end-of-summer sale Friday and Saturday  featuring her eponymous jewelry collection at 60% to 70% below retail, with prices starting at $10.

7428 Hollywood Blvd., #305, Los Angeles. (310) 621-0680. Noon to 7 p.m. 

Sample Sales

L.A. designers Kristinit and Anita Arze host a one-day sample sale Sunday at Being in L.A. Spa, with a percentage of sale proceeds donated to Oceana, an oceans advocacy nonprofit. Locally manufactured brand Kristinit was picked as a women’s collection to watch by Lucky Magazine. Choose from the designers’ tops, sweaters, dresses and jumpsuits, priced from $50 to $95 (regular prices $225-$450). Perfumer Sanae Barber will be selling her custom scents, while Being in L.A. is offering spa services such as facials and massages. RSVP to kristina@kristinit.com.

2016 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles. (323) 428-3221. 2 to 8 p.m.

Events

On Saturday,  J Brand, Vogue editor Anna Wintour's favorite blues,  is having a fall fashion preview at the new Santa Monica Place Bloomingdales, Meet Jeff Rudes, the JBrand CEO, who is bringing a denim team to help shoppers find the perfect jean. Buy a J Brand pair and receive a gift with purchase. A drawing will be held for a $1,000 JBrand fashion wardrobe (no purchase necessary to enter).

315 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica. 2 to 4 p.m.

Also on Saturday, Happy LA   is having a third anniversary sale and trunk show featuring brand Paige Premium Denim, Christy’s of London and Bordeaux. Buy three items at the anniversary sale and receive 30% off.

542 1/1 Palisades Dr., Pacific Palisades. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Salon

On Sunday: Frederic Fekkai  wants you to have the red carpet experience if you’re attending the Emmys on Sunday or not. Book three signature services -- blow-out, polish change and makeup – for $75 ($170 value). Clients also get complimentary glasses of champagne.

8457 Melrose Place, Los Angeles. (323) 655-7800. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

-- Max Padilla

Photo: A. Kinney Court interior. Courtesy of A. Kinney Court

Weekend Update: Ron Herman goes half-off, Panty Raid's 'Tiny Food'

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Tiny Food at Panty Raid Tonight: Los Feliz lingerie shop hosts an art show by Jessica Hlavac featuring miniature food sculptures. Bubbly and treats will be served.

1953 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 668-1888. 7 to 10 p.m.

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Ron Herman ongoing:  Venerable retailer goes half-off today at all locations and online on women’s and men’s collections from Band of Outsiders’ Boy, Elizabeth & James. Alexander Wang, Maison Martin Margiela, Haider Ackermann and others.

8100 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 651-4129. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

325 North Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills. (310) 550-0910. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

11677 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

3900 Cross Creek Rd. Malibu. (310) 317-6705. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Lost & Found: Hollywood boutique spread over a few storefronts has a winter sale featuring footwear from Repetto ($79-$129) plus women’s, men’s and children’s clothes up to half off retail.

6314 Yucca St., Hollywood. (323) 856-5872. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

-- Max Padilla

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Photo: "Tiny Food." Credit: Panty Raid.

Celebrate good times with Wool and the Gang at New High (M)art on Saturday

Instead of dropping some bills on a knit scarf, beanie or cropped scarf off the rack, Wool and the Gang encourages fashionable young people to darn-it-yourself with needles and yarn.

Wool and the Gang makes ready-to-knit kits with balls of yarn, knitting needles and instructions plus online video tutorials on its website. The pattern choices include beanies, shoulder wings (pictured), snoods, scarves, fingerless gloves, headbands and leg warmers priced from $69 to $189. Wool and the Gang makes knitting fun by adding funky yarn choices such as chunky Crazy Sexy Wool and ultra-soft Sugar Baby Alpaca. For those that don't have the patience to knit a cropped sweater, Wool and the Gang also makes ready-to-wear knitwear knitted by hand in the Peruvian Andes priced from $85 to $350.

Wool and the Gang was founded by Lisa Sabrier, a former model, and pal Carolyn Main in Switzerland, where both women live in the Alps. Recently, the brand opened a studio in New York's SoHo and hosted an in-store knitting chalet at Paris' Colette last winter. 

On Saturday, New High (M)art in Los Feliz is hosting a meet-and-greet at 6 p.m. with Wool and the Gang designer Aurélie Nicod, who worked with Balmain's Christophe Decarnin, doling out knitting tips.

Unfortunately, a rocking chair isn't included.

1720 Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 638-0271. 6 to 9 p.m. 

-- Max Padilla

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New High (M)art moves from Chinatown to Los Feliz Village

New High (M)art, which recently moved to Los Feliz Village from downtown, definitely has a personality.

The original boutique opened in Chinatown two years ago with themed installations including one called World Fringe that featured clothing from local avant-garde designers alongside inexpensive accessories, shoes and music from international vendors out of Mexico, Uganda and other parts of the world. The Los Feliz incarnation carries on that eclectic tradition by stocking tote bags from Ghana next to graphic T-shirts from L.A.'s Brian Lichtenberg.

Co-owners Miho Ikeda and Richard James "T-Rik" Brewer decided to uproot New High (M)art from Chinatown after it outgrew its tiny original space. The new location on Vermont Avenue in Los Feliz Village is four times bigger. And while other retail areas are blanketed with "For Lease" signs, retailers have been flocking steadily to Los Feliz, including names such as Steven Alan Outpost, Confederacy, Panty Raid, Pop Killer and Vamp Shoes.

"After exploring the whole destination-based, off-the-grid retailing thing, we found ourselves ready for some real foot traffic," Brewer says.

Denim store Solutions opens in Los Feliz tonight

Los Feliz denim boutique Solutions celebrates tonight with a grand opening party, giving shoppers 20% off the purchase price of jeans ($45 to $300) Thursday night only. The first 40 guests will also receive a goody bag. The shop, which is the second location for the Newport Beach-based store, features a denim bar with more than 150 styles from Joe's Jeans, Hudson, Siwy, William Rast and Not Your Daughter's Jeans. "Denim" margaritas will be served at the event along with bites from Yuca's on Hollywood.

4677 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 644-0021. 5 to 9 p.m. www.solutionsdenim.com

-- Max Padilla

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Store openings: Panty Raid in Los Feliz, Grey in Silver Lake

Panty Raid The lingerie shop has relocated from Silver Lake to Los Feliz with a "girlier" shop decked with fuchsia curtains and Moroccan/Hollywood Regency fixtures. The store stocks nearly 30 lingerie and lounge-wear lines, including Huit, Cosabella and Hanky Panky. Prices start at $20, for Mary Green all-silk briefs, and go to $130 for Hanro nightgowns.

1953 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 668-1888. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Grey Handbag designer Allison Burns and Caprice Gray has opened an accessory shop, described as the nexus of high-end fashion meeting the soul of rock 'n' roll inside Silver Lake's Pull My Daisy. The store-in-a-store showcases Burns' line of handbags ($25-$250). Grey also carries scents from ZuzuzPetalz ($38-$48) plus jewelry from Joseph Brooks ($60-$300), 28KTS by Juliana Eshaya ($300) and White Trash Charms ($18-$800).

3908 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 663-0608. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Sunday. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

-- Max Padilla

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Sale Rack: Steven Alan sample sale, Suzanne Felsen, Theodore Warehouse

Steven Alan sample sale Thursday through June 7: The line, with roots in the button-down shirt, brings back the sample sale (30% to 75% off retail prices) at its Los Feliz outpost. Shirts will be marked down to $25 for kids (regular price $78 to $95), $55 for women ($148) and $65 for men ($168). Deals on other brands include $20 Sophomore T-shirts, $34 Relwen surf shorts ($128), $30 A-lawless cotton tanks ($60), $90 Demylee cashmere cardigans ($260) and $140 Rachel Nasvik Mini Eleanor bag ($285). Credit cards accepted, including American Express.

1937 1/2 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 667-9500 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. www.stevenalan.com

Theodore Warehouse Ongoing: The Beverly Hills boutique holds a warehouse sale at its Calabasas location with prices as much as 90% off retail. A sampling of lines: Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen plus denim brands AG Jeans, True Religion and the Great China Wall.

4719 Commons Way, Calabasas. (818) 591-4299. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. www.theodorebh.com

Suzanne Felsen Through June 30: Felsen, who specializes in colored gemstone jewelry, holds a monthlong sale in time for June engagements and commitment ceremonies. Sterling silver jewelry, including cuff links and tuxedo sets, is 40% off, with prices starting at $60. Diamond and sapphire rings and wedding bands are 15% off, with prices starting at $1,275. All 18-carat fine gemstone baubles are 25% off.

8332 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 653-5400. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 2525 Michigan Ave., Bergamot Station, No. G3, Santa Monica. (310) 315-1972. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. www.suzannefelsen.com

-- Max Padilla

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Store openings: Jenette Bras, Vamp Shoes

Jenette Bras: Jenette Goldstein presides over this just-opened lingerie store, which specializes in larger cup sizes (the store slogan is "the alphabet starts at 'D' "). The shop carries a selection of size D to K brassieres, all made in the U.K. from brands Panache and Freya, including T-shirt styles, sports and strapless versions and push-ups, plus slips and other accessories. Prices from $55 to $80. The store also has a gentlemen's sitting area for husbands and boyfriends, who can amuse themselves with vintage magazines. An in-house martini bar opens in June.

4308 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 665-7490. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. www.jenettebras.com

Vamp Shoes: The casual, trendy shoe store relocates from a Silver Lake strip mall to an airy space in Los Feliz. New styles include Rachel Comey's 1970s-style clog sandal ($345), Kork-Ease gold-leather wedges ($145) and Jeffrey Campbell's "Aztec" thong sandal ($80).

1951 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 662-1150. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 11 to 6 p.m. Sunday. vampshoes.blogspot.com

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