This spring brought a new crop of stores to the Los Angeles
retail landscape, from Jeannie Lee’s new Abbot Kinney outpost, Satine
boutique, to luxury watchmaker Rolex’s newest space on Rodeo Drive. In
Silver Lake, local bag designer
Clare Vivier had her
own reason to celebrate Saturday night as friends, family, and fans
packed into her new flagship store off Sunset Boulevard. “I design for
working girls who have great style,” said Vivier, surveying the crowd
(which had overwhelmed the store and begun to spill out onto the
sidewalk) that included local designers
Jasmin Shokrian and
Maya Brenner along with L.A.-based architect
Barbara Bestor (with whom Vivier collaborated on the 750-square-foot space) and
Sophia Bush. “The messenger is amazing,” said writer
Jeanne Darst,
browsing among rows of classic totes and woven “pochettes” displayed
alongside Steven Alan beach towels and painted wooden books by artist
Leanne Shapton,
who chose ten French titles from the designer’s husband’s library.
Following cocktails, the crowd moved to a casual, private dinner in a
small courtyard behind the new shop. “Your store is beautiful, just like
you,” toasted cohost
Shiva Rose, alongside her daughter,
Coco,
before chatting up guests about her summer plans and, of course, her
favorite Vivier bags, including a recently purchased brown tote the
actress turned blogger will take to Sun Valley and Tuscany later this
season. Another cohost,
Minnie Mortimer, will take a
Vivier bag on her own escapes—her choice being one with a neon-pink
stripe. “I stock it with all my airplane essentials,” she explained.
Kirsty Hume,
who arrived just in time for dinner in a stunning vintage Alessandro
Dell’Acqua dress, pondered carrying her Vivier pink clutch, a gift she
received for Mother’s Day, to Scotland where she’ll visit her family in a
few weeks. Among the Vivier crowd, clearly the perfect getaway isn’t
complete without the perfect bag to take you there.
Inside Clare Vivier’s Los Angeles store
Catherine McCord and Kimberly Muller
A Clare Vivier clutch
Coco Rose McDermott
Kirsty Hume
Marlien Rentmeester
Shiva Rose
Sophia Bush
Jeanne Darst
Minnie Mortimer and Clare Vivier
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