Weekend Shopping: The Spectacle at Fred Segal; Junior Drake sale; Space 15 Twenty flea market

A few notable happenings for a more stylish weekend:

OPENING

The Spectacle at Fred Segal: This new high-end eyewear nook is tucked inside Fred Segal Santa Monica and boasts an array of chic glasses and sunnies from brands including Barton Perreira, Salt, Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith, Moscot and Anne et Valentin. Best of all, it's a full-service eyewear boutique -- so you can buy frames and get them filled with your prescription right at the shop. Eyewear runs from $230 to $490; lenses range from $75 to $900.

500 Broadway, Santa Monica, (310) 394-2075. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Monday through Saturday; 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

SALE

Junior Drake Warehouse Sale Friday through Sunday: Slouchy handbag brand Junior Drake (sold at Nordstrom, among other stores) is holding a warehouse sale downtown — featuring past-season small leather goods and bags that typically retail for upwards of $250, marked down to as low as $25. Spend $150 and get a free reversible tote; shop Friday or Saturday and receive an extra 10% off on Sunday.   

740 E. 60th St., Los Angeles. 10 a.m to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 

EVENT

Space 15 Twenty flea market Sunday: The Hollywood specialty boutique will host its monthly flea market, featuring "goodies we've picked up from our recent travels and some various clothing, shoes, and accessories from our group of fabulous flea market vendors." Stop by the Hollywood Farmer's Market around the corner.

1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 465-9202. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the store's courtyard.

-- Emili Vesilind

Photo: "Jayla" handbag from Junior Drake. Credit: Junior Drake

Rethinking the classic white T-shirt

A white T-shirt is often taken for granted as the most basic, casual and sometimes boring wardrobe staple. But 22-year-old Ritchie Chan is aiming to turn the standard white T into a work of art with his traveling exhibition called Project White T Shirt.

Chan commissioned 31 designers in 13 countries to reinterpret a white T-shirt into something conceptual. “The white T-shirt is the most common item in fashion and to have all these designers transform it pushes us to rethink how we approach fashion.” Chan says.

Last April, he began cold calling avant-garde designers from all over the world to join the project, which resulted in the participation of a few notable names such as Bruno Pieters, Slow and Steady Wins the Race and L.A. based Unholy Matrimony.  Designer projects vary from shirts made of white marshmallows (made by Sweden’s Doktor Doktor) to a white shirt buried in Unholy Matrimony designer Brett Westfall’s backyard for 185 days to erode and decay and, according to Westfall, to convey that the earth is alive and ate the shirt.

“I like the marshmallow shirt because it’s visually attractive with all these bubbly marshmallows, but conceptually it’s interesting that the designers try to connect food and fashion and use them to construct something appealing,” Chan says. “We can use different departure points not just fabric and achieve similar or better effects.”

Every T-shirt in the exhibition is up for auction, with all proceeds going to Designers Against Aids and is on display at Space 15 Twenty in Hollywood until April 18. Project White T Shirt goes to Tokyo on June 12th and ends at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Arts in Bejing.

Melissa Magsaysay

Photos: The white T-shirt redone from left: Kling by Kling, Unholy Matrimony and Andrea Crews/Project White T-shirt.

Weekend Update: Decadestwo shoe sale to benefit Haiti, L.A. Eyeworks, PH8, Space 15Twenty 'Cupid' pop-up

 Sales

Through Sunday, L.A. Eyeworks holds its annual sunglass sale, showcasing limited edition frames discounted up to 70%. Prices range from $25 to $200. Bring in frames purchased at sale starting Monday through Feb. 7 and receive 20% off prescription and custom sun treatments.

7386 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 931-7795. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

On Saturday, Decadestwo is having one of its ballyhooed shoe sales -- with hundreds of pairs of Louboutins, Manolo Blahniks, Prada and McQueen heels for $150 or less -- but this time the shop is donating proceeds to Haiti relief efforts. Haiti-born actress Garcelle Beauvais is partnering with the boutique to raise money for Artists for Peace and Justice, a nonprofit that's leading support efforts on the island. Beauvais is also raiding her closet for goodies and enlisted her celebrity friends to chip in their red-carpet back stock. 

8214 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 655-1960. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Through Sunday, PH8 stores in Southern California celebrate “A New Year, a New You and a New Us” taking 25% off workout styles and offering a gift with purchase plus ponytail accessory, Luna bars and PH8 water. DJs spin at select stores. Check PH8 for locations. 

Pop-ups

Friday, Urban Outfitters' Space 15 Twenty opens its Valentine's Day-themed temp shop Everything You Need to Get Ready for Cupid, carrying lingerie, tights, jewelry, perfumes, beauty and makeup goods. On Feb. 12 the store holds a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. with a kissing photo-booth, sweets, live music and a DJ set by Pearl Harbor.

1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 465-1893. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday. 11 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. 

-- Max Padilla

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Partying it up at Sophomore's Scorpio Rising pop-up at Space 15 Twenty

"Chrissie draws in all the twinkling stars in her path,” gushed eminent astrologer Susan Miller at Hollywood’s Space 15 Twenty Saturday night. The proud mama spoke both cosmically and literally about her eldest daughter, NYC-based designer Christiane “Chrissie” Miller, who mingled easily at the launch of her first L.A. temporary pop-up shop for the buzzed-about line Sophomore.

As DJ and artist Leo Fitzpatrick (“Telly” from Larry Clark’s iconic 1995 flick “Kids” and Miller’s boyfriend) spun tunes, a “hepcat” crowd milled about the boutique and open-air courtyard, shopping and sipping new Bear Flag wine (from two female Modesto winemakers). Fleeting by definition, Miller’s pop-up is open for a month, offering early access to the fall collection.

Space 15Twenty gets Generic Man shoe store, opens women's counterpart

Brandon Day and Kevin Carney, the men behind the 3-year-old Generic Man footwear collection, have turned their attention to the other side of the gender divide and on Sunday debuted a new women's collection at a temporary boutique in Space 15Twenty.

The line is based on classic men's footwear styles but rendered sleek and feminine, with looks that include gray suede and patent leather brogues ($330) and a brown leather tuxedo shoe lace-up with a folded stripe ($355). A sensible shoe called the Academy resembles the school uniform footwear of yesteryear, with a toecap and gum rubber sole ($295).

The boutique, which will be open for a month, will also carry the Generic Man fall/winter collection, featuring new styles such as chukka boots in two-tone leather and gum soles ($285) and a tassel-embellished lace-up ($360).

Also available is the affordable Generic Surplus collection (co-produced with Urban Outfitters), which showcases $58 canvas plimsolls, $72 suede wingtip sneaks and $79 moccasin-style suede high-tops.

1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 465-1893. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. space15twenty.com

— Max Padilla

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Photo: Generic Man women's collection canvas shoe, $305. Credit: Generic Man