Tagged: los angeles

Founded in Los Angeles, California in 2009, THVM Atelier (pronounced 'them') is a collective of creative minded people dedicated to designing and producing quality premium denim at an affordable price. THVM’s principals are based in the collaboration and relationship with multi-disciplinary arts. The brand’s aesthetic aim is to create sophisticated and refined designs, while being accessible to a wide audience. Simplicity is the core of the basics collection, allowing an individual to express their style and personality without the interference of over embellishment.

The Los Angeles offices of THVM are housed in a century old factory that is home to a collective of artists, designers and musicians. The collective group works side by side, each in their own disciplines, and shares insight into the creative process. THVM hosts events that showcase local artists and performers and opens it’s studios to the public on a regular basis.

The interaction with diverse creative minds feeds the design of the collection, resulting in fresh and progressive styles originating from exploration. The washes may derive from the subtle grain of a photograph or the finish of a sculptural installation. The cuts may be inspired by the angular crescendo of a musical score and the movement from an accompanied dance. The core identity and inspiration for THVM is to share and celebrate the wonders, struggles, and beauty of the creative process.

THVM Atelier Denim is now available in a variety of rises, cuts and colours (!!!) for Autumn 2011 at Still Life For Her.

Hansel from Basel is an independent legwear company based in Los Angeles, California. Inspired by the small and lovely details of everyday life, their goal is to create subtle yet beautiful socks, tights, leggings, and accessories. Hansel From Basel aims to create each product with a sensibility that is spirited and unique, just like the lovely ladies who wear them.

Autumn is easily our strongest season for warm accessories - and the super special leggings, tights, socks & accessories we've just brought in from Los Angeles will keep our girls warm & cozy through the chilly Victoria autumn. Hansel From Basel donegal nep and kneepad tights dissapeared off our shelves when we introduced them last autumn, and this year looks to be no exception. Chunky, warm, flecked & detailed with toes, heels & kneepads, these are ideally worn under wooly skirts or dresses (or even layered under some relaxed denim or chinos). In addition we've received pindot and curtain tights, chevron stripe detailed hosiery, rib wool tights and dressier flat knit silk tights.

Lovely socks and tights are now available from Hansel From Basel at Still Life For Her.

Life After Denim is a relatively new men's apparel brand focused on fit, quality, function and wearable design based out of Los Angeles, California. They design and craft clothing in which to live your life and stay away from sweeping trends that look dated only after one season. Instead, Life After Denim aims to create timeless, classic pieces that seamlessly fit into your wardrobe and never look old. Influenced and inspired by music, film, art, vintage, travel and their friends Life After Denim debuts this weekend at Still Life For Him.

The ethos behind Life After Denim is fairly simple: They believe you all ready own your favourite pair of jeans, so they come in with clean, modern men's apparel designs to wear with your favourite denim (they produce no actual jeans themselves). We've received our first autumn batch from the fresh LA brand this week and are watching it slip nicely in amongst our other favourites on the racks at Still Life For Him.

With styles including cashmere blended tournament sweaters, chunky nordic shawl cardigans and simple, clean, oxford shirting and flannels arriving from Life After Denim this week, Still Life For Him has filled up even more with options for all types of Victoria gents. See you soon.

James Perse is the premiere West Coast brand. Their modern classics are redefining Southern California style and are synonymous with sophistication, detail and quality. Representing a passion for minimalist architecture influenced by warm indoor outdoor living and the casual clothing that's inspired by it. James Perse's personal design philosophy and aesthetic - low maintenance high fashion - emphasizes elegance and comfort, pairing sophistication with simplicity.

Cozy up this week with new knit arrivals from the iconic James Perse Los Angeles. English rib open cardigans in two merino/alpaca blend colour options and cashmere/wool blend mesh knit tunics to layer over clean basic long tanks. Autumn is officially upon us, all our favourite TV series have returned to the airwaves, and cozy, new James Perse pieces are now available at Still Life For Her. Grab a mug of hot chocolate, some marshmallows, and relax.

 

Taking vintage fashion ideas and tweaking them for the modern women is the vision for the Los Angeles based line MYNE. Designed and made by Ashley Ann in downtown Los Angeles, MYNE perfectly balances fun prints and sophisticated silk solids with ease in a way that speaks to today's women.

The clever line offers well-crafted dresses, tops and skirts in silhouettes that are simple yet feminine. Silk, chiffon, and light wools are skillfully used to contrast shiny and matte, while bold prints and rich colours add depth and whimsy to each piece. Ashley has a great eye for detail, including shearing, pleating and layering. MYNE flawlessly combined fashion and function. We debuted MYNE at our store this summer to a fantastic response - immediate sell-through on silk dresses and tops made it cinch to reorder with confidence when opening Still Life For Her. We've received our first batch our ladies, two gorgeous autumn silk dresses and two silk tops bringing elements of autumn colouring in with subtle details to give our ladies something special.

After starting MYNE in 2007, Ashley was recognized by Women’s Wear Daily and Elle Magazine, each naming MYNE as a 'Designer to Watch'. All MYNE clothing is made in downtown Los Angeles. MYNE by Ashley Ann Autumn 2011 is now available at Still Life For Her.

Freshjive hits the racks at Still Life For Him just in time for the nicest weekend we've had all summer! Consciously moving away from their skate-boarder, surfer and graffiti roots, Rick Klotz's Freshjive has been thoughtfully re-imagined as a more modern, designer, contemporary men's line while still staying true to its street culture senses and on-point pricing. Freshjive balances comfortably forward fashion (without trying to scare off loyal fans) with heritage staples and clean design, resulting in a fresh, new look for a brand that has been competing strongly within the ready-to-wear men's fashion game for 20 years.

Autumn 2011 pulls inspiration from classic men's looks, offering unique details and fabrications to give them the proper Freshjive treatment. Simple charcoal henleys wear well under classic chambray shirting with woven dark navy colour blocking. Freshjive's always-impressive knitwear lineup offers chunky zippered cardigans and cable knit button-front vests to get prepared for cooler days to come.

A unique fit at the new Still Life For Him, Freshjive brings some strong autumn options into the store moving forward. Look for more from this iconic LA line throughout the season and check the shots to the right to see what's available now.

B.D. Baggies, the classic American button-down shirt brand founded in 1919, has been completely modernized in terms of concept, style and product this past few seasons. Under the creaive direction and design of David Mullen, the B.D. Baggies project returns to the American origins of the brand. Designed in the USA, from 100% pre-laundered cloth which has a lived-in look and an unmistakable appeal. "A shirt wearable naturally as a tee." The collection contains original styles, innovative fabrics and designs and a new fit.

The new B.D. Baggies Women's line has been introduced especially for women who would like to appropriate a shirt from their man's wardrobe and wear it as if it were their own. The result is a fresh and sophisticated collection, easy to wear, comfortable and functional - from the fit to the material, available in a variety of colours. A strong summer season with the American shirting brand cemented it as a new Still Life For Her staple brand moving forward into this first autumn delivery - clean, tailored shirting for ladies at a reasonable price.

B.D. Baggies: new, fine American basics.

Clean, sophisticated, quality basics defines every seasonal collection of James Perse we bring in at Still Life. Transitioning from summer into autumn we've brought in a tight, clean selection from the LA-based basics line that will keep our ladies warm as the evenings cool and August draws to a close. Slubby, vintage knits and basic, drapey tees pair well with some higher-design mesh knit boxy tees and deconstructed knit cardigans. All made in Los Angeles, James Perse autumn 2011 will have you feeling cool and confident in modern, sophisticated designs.

James Perse is the premiere West Coast brand. Their modern classics are redefining Southern California style and are synonymous with sophistication, detail and quality. Representing a passion for minimalist architecture influenced by warm indoor outdoor living and the casual clothing that's inspired by it. James Perse's personal design philosophy and aesthetic - low maintenance high fashion - emphasizes elegance and comfort, pairing sophistication with simplicity.

 

rick klotz's de-branded freshjive has been one of the our casual favourites this spring at still life. on-trend fits, styles (and quality) paired with very approachable price points have resulted in a line that has made its mark this past year and comfortably surpassed any comparable brands in the store. from styling of the lookbooks to founder rick klotz's no-brand branding (de-branded) freshjive has been a tremendous re-interpretation of the iconic los angeles-based lifestyle brand.

purposely moving away from their skate-boarder, surfer and graffiti roots, freshjive has been thoughtfully re-imagined as a more modern, designer, contemporary men's line while still staying true to its street culture senses and on-point pricing. freshjive balances comfortably forward fashion (without trying to scare off loyal fans) with heritage staples and clean design, resulting in a fresh, new look for a brand that has been competing strongly within the ready-to-wear men's fashion game for 20 years.

one of our last spring/summer mens arrivals to take us away into the beautiful garden city summer weather, this drop of freshjive includes additional jersey tanks, simply-detailed ultrasoft tees and beach-ready pullover linen shirting and hoodies. this collection looks like the styling our guys will need for sunny days along dallas road, beachfires at sombrio beach, or bike rides through the outskirts of downtown. summer freshjive styles are now available at still life.