Eat. Shop. Sleep.
LOS ANGELES SHOP
Maxfield 8825 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, 310-274-8800 Maxfield Bleu, 151 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, 310-275-7007, maxfieldla.com
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by Brooke Helmer
If you have not yet heard of Maxfield, the elusive concept store located in the Melrose Place neighborhood, you are not alone. Pioneered in 1969 by Tommy Perse, father to designer James Perse, the modern-minimalist space remains ageless. Upon entering the museum-like store, customers are greeted by a concrete sculpture garden and mid-century framework. Maxfield offers an off-thecuff selection of womenswear, menswear, fragrances, furnishings, candles and books, all with an avant-garde seal of approval. Expect to find pieces from Comme des Garçons and Alexander McQueen, or treasured relics like Parisian heirloom timepieces and ice buckets adorned with Hermès signature horses. The sartorial options are as luxe and obscure as the locale itself.
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Eveleigh 8752 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 424-239-1630, theeveleigh.com
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by rudy maxa
Sunset Strip is famous for its nightclubs, comedy clubs and edgy hotels. So what’s a restaurant that looks like it should be nestled in the Rocky Mountains doing there? Step into Eveleigh, and you pass through a bar of dark timber and pretty people to enter a cozy dining room whose big windows let in a breeze and afford a view of greenery. It’s edgy in a log cabin kind of way, with gastro-comfort food: big porterhouses, cheese plates, designer cocktails, chocolate-chip cookies with mint chocolate chip ice cream. Open for dinner and weekend brunch. Reservations mandatory.
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Don’t miss Maxfield’s nearby sister store, Maxfield Bleu, which houses the shop’s sale goods from last season.