And Louis Vuitton debuts its workwear capsule
Words by MAX BERLINGER and ELIZABETH VARNELL
New in the BU
KITH’s new Malibu flagship, just off PCH, includes all the collaborative apparel, accessories, and kicks that founder and creative director Ronnie Fieg is launching this season, headlined by New Balance suede and leather MS 1300 and MT 580 sneaker designs in exclusive neutral hues. But beyond the exterior cedar siding, brass sign, and outdoor patio, the light ash interiors house a Kith Treats bar reintroducing the Caramel Soba Cha Swirl. Light-filled travertine floors and walls house surfboards, racks of clothes and hats, and walls of shoes or sunglasses alongside a curated selection of candles and fragrances. Across the highway, Malibu’s beaches served as inspiration for a new capsule of vintage T-shirts, caps, crewnecks, and towels with wave, shell, and sunset motifs. 23465 Civic Center Way, Malibu, 424-235-1398; kith.com. E.V.
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Amiri Goes South
Mike Amiri’s eponymous Los Angeles label — launched in a Hollywood basement, shown in Paris, and worn by the Glimmer Twins, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, and Bella Hadid — is branching out and heading south to Costa Mesa. The line’s second California boutique, spanning 3,000 square feet at South Coast Plaza, mixes a site-specific Instrument Frame Drags work by Detroit-based artist Jason Revok with Oksana Schön’s abstract wooden wall piece alongside curated objects culled by AMIRI beside his men’s and women’s ready-to-wear collections. The looks, taking inspiration from Hollywood’s young idols and heritage movie theater interiors, include printed silk scarves, deconstructed tuxedos, high-waisted trousers, slim belts, and embossed velvet suits. Exclusive limited-edition glitter Skel Top shoes and Micro Amiri MA bags top accessories offerings, and children’s designs are also here amid the texture-rich decor, white oak furniture, and ocean-hued rugs echoing the shop’s iceberg blue marble facade. 3333 Bristol St., South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, 657-384-1104; amiri.com. E.V.
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Fast Fashion
Post Wimbledon and the Olympic Games, the worlds of sports and style are overlapping, and DIOR has tapped F1’s GOAT, Lewis Hamilton, for a winter capsule. The focus is cold-weather sports like skiing and snowboarding, with drool-worthy outerwear plus Dior-branded skis, gloves, goggles, and a snowboard. Lewis, who often wears Dior designs custom-made by men’s creative director Kim Jones, will be an ambassador for the label. Pieces are made in Paris, Japan, and Africa, tapping the craftsmanship traditions so close to Hamilton’s heart. “Focusing on conscious choices and pushing boundaries with each piece, while merging my roots in Africa — drawing from their fabrics and believing in natural materials as well as vibrant colors and powerful energy — has been so inspiring,” he says. dior.com. M.B.
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Golden Hour
Jeff Scult’s ONE GOLDEN THREAD line of regenerative clothes is now in a Venice flagship he devised with Juan Pablo Heredia of Mexico City’s Traum bespoke tearoom. Inside are Scult’s made-in-L.A. designs, including resort shorts, five-pocket pants with ankle zippers, and bicep-hugging Tree shirts made from his exclusive blend of ethically sourced long-staple cotton and regenerative beech tree fibers. Heredia’s handcrafted EKAM Atelier jewelry is also on hand. Breathwork classes, yoga, and evening performances set in The Oasis, a backyard zen garden, are in the works, and the outdoor space is a calming spot to sip Traum’s Chinese old grove teas. Shoppers are offered the restorative drinks, alongside a golden thread blessing, as part of the brand’s commitment to relaxation and building community. 1216 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice; onegoldenthread.com. E.V.
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Continental Craft
It’s no secret that 7 For All Mankind cofounder Jerome Dahan is something of a denim Svengali. He’s back at it with his new collection, THE SEVEN CONTINENTS. The elevated designs, which launch in October, will be crafted in Los Angeles from proprietary textiles woven at the best textile mills in Japan — where making denim is considered an art form — and finished with Italian hardware. “I missed the process of working with a community of friends in both Japan and Los Angeles,” Dahan says. “The Seven Continents is about a community of people working together to offer a collection without compromise — it is the opposite of fast fashion. Every detail is carefully considered. I am so proud of the craftsmanship that we literally turn some of the jeans inside out when previewing the collection so the workmanship may be appreciated.” thesevencontinents.com. M.B.
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Nice Shades!
The open spaces and serenity of Joshua Tree inspired JACQUES MARIE MAGE’s new gallery in Costa Mesa, where limited-edition eyewear, jewelry, leather goods, and curated artifacts are housed inside a boutique influenced by both Californian and Japanese modernism. Floors stocked with made-in-Japan shades are covered in Navajo rugs. An indoor desert garden with native-to-the-Mojave plants and succulents joins a collection of Marietta P. Juanico’s Acoma pottery and paintings by L.A. artists Connor Tingley and Matt McCormick. Paris-based design firm Hervet Manufacturier created the shop’s futurist furniture and cabinetry. Current frames include two Western-inflected designs, the sculptural Sterett and rectangular Belvedere, with embellishments inspired by frontier silversmithing and bronco temple decorations with turquoise inlays. 3333 Bristol St., South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, 714-670-5889; jacquesmariemage.com. E.V.
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Toughing It Out
At 127 years old, the Seattle outdoors brand FILSON started by outfitting prospectors looking for gold on the Yukon Trail. That’s a far cry from hipsterville — or Silver Lake, where the label is opening its first shop in Los Angeles along Sunset. Regardless, Filson is beloved by explorers and urbanites alike, including a cadre of A-listers like Jeremy Allen White and Jake Gyllenhaal, attracted by its utilitarian outerwear and accessories. The shop will be nestled along Sunset Row, a stretch of architecturally charming buildings, with Alfred’s Coffee and All Day Baby a stone’s throw away. It will incorporate some of that rugged Pacific Northwest look into its design, including pine, exposed brick, and dark steel, all of which evoke a pioneering spirit. 3210 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; filson.com. M.B.
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Power Suits
The unmistakable Automobili Lamborghini hexagon is debuting across swim shorts, polo shirts, and towels as part of a new collaboration between the auto manufacturer and resortwear line ORLEBAR BROWN. In addition to jacquard-patterned Bulldog shorts, the beach-ready capsule includes silk resort shirts, linen trousers, and a logo-printed rash guard. Given both lines’ proclivity for bold colors and patterns in addition to precision engineering and tailoring, the collection is rife with blues, oranges, and red, but also more subtle shades of black, and green. Dual-branded matte black or gold side fasteners and drawcord ends subtly herald the new partnership, slated to grow over the next two summers. 9525 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, 1016 Coast Village Rd., Montecito Country Mart; lamborghinistore.com; orlebarbrown.com. E.V.
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Style Station
British tailoring brand THOM SWEENEY has already established itself a reliable go-to for sharp-looking leading men like Glen Powell. Now the brand is making more permanent inroads into Tinseltown with a new gentlemen’s club in West Hollywood. The space offers the brand’s signature staples, including merino knits, double-breasted topcoats, and fully bespoke suiting by appointment only. The stylish den was designed by Billy Cotton in an environment laid out to evoke Hollywood’s Golden Age, with dark wooden walls, plush velvet curtains, streamlined furniture in the midcentury modern style from the buzzy nearby gallery Leclaireur, shiny metal clothing racks, and an invitingly elegant bar. The final flourish, however, just be the impressive speaker system designed by Jonathan Weiss. It’s less a store and more your local speakeasy. 8401 Melrose Pl., 2nd fl., West Hollywood, thomsweeney.com. M.B.
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You Better Work
Pharrell Williams’ fall collection for LOUIS VUITTON — an evocative ode to the Western frontier filled with ranch hands in LV monogrammed togs topped with five-gallon cowboy hats — couldn’t be more Californian. The latest offering is a recently released workwear-inspired capsule filled with stunningly crafted, utilitarian ready-to-wear and accessories. Highlights include a riveted bag with multiple outer pockets made from a rich, pliable leather; suits decorated with western-style appliqués and rough-and-tumble barn coats; and a series of Timberland boots that add a touch of Williams’ streetwear bent to the cowhand-worthy designs. “You never really get to see what some of the original cowboys looked like,” Williams says. “They looked like us. They looked like me.” louisvuitton.com. M.B.
Portions of this story originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue and Mens Fall 2024 issue of C Magazine.
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