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An overview of the Kingpins Show at the Cooper Design Space

The vibe at the Kingpins Show was as casual as the apparel being displayed at the two-day event that opened today (Jan. 10) on the top floor of the Cooper Design Space in downtown Los Angeles.

If you need a shopping fix this weekend, head over to the holiday edition of A Current Affair: Pop Up Vintage Marketplace. Held three times a year, the two-day pop-up has quickly become the premier stop for vintage shopping in Los Angeles. The event will take place Dec. 3 and 4 in the Penthouse of the Cooper Design Space. 

There's a new trade show in L.A.

Today, I dropped by Coeur, the upscale accessories trade show produced by eM Productions, which debuted at the Cooper Design Space during Los Angeles Fashion Market.

The wares looked great--including an installation by the Society for Rational Dress, pictured above, and a cash and carry pop-up shop by A Current Affair. The word is several influential retailers (i.e. Fred Segal) dropped by first thing on day 1.

Well, look who’s on the cover of today’s Wall Street Journal: Los Angeles jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino.

The Wall Street Journal’s Christina Binkley takes WSJ readers into Taranto’s “Sparkle Factory” (at the Cooper Design Space). It’s a great read. I especially liked this quote from the designer: "If you looked inside my brain, it's like a stove full of pots. Some are simmering, some are boiling, and some don't have anything in them."

Caught a flick in the lobby of the Cooper Design Space. Leasing director Mona Sangkala and building owner Steve Hirsh hosted the Bill Cunningham New York” documentary about the legendary New York Times street fashion photographer. (That's Steve and Mona in the photo above.) Guests lounged on comfy couches and enjoyed truffle popcorn and beer. I hope they host fashion movie night every market!

Jamie-Lynn Sigler meets Mickey at Disney by: Patterson J. Kincaid launch event

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played mob princess in mafia soap opera The Sopranos, shook hands with Mickey Mouse on March 14 at Cooper Design Space in downtown Los Angeles.

The handshake took place at a collection launch event for line Disney by: Patterson J. Kincaid. Fashion savvy celebs Taryn Manning and Stephanie Pratt also attended the design pow-wow.

Lots of stuff happens at the Cooper Design Space's penthouse.

You've been to sample sales there, you've seen runway shows there, you've may even have been to a photoshoot there - but I can guarantee you that you've never seen a pair of twins dangling from the ceiling without a safety net.

Like so:

Ahem. That's crazy! And it's their signature move.

Fridays in the Fashion District have been chock-a-block with sample sales at the hundreds of showrooms in the area.

But there aren't a lot of vintage sample sales. That's all changing this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 10 and 11) with a curated pop-up vintage marketplace in the penthouse of the Cooper Design Space at 860 S. Los Angeles St.

Showrooms on the 5th floor of the California Market Center

We're still eating Halloween candy but the buzz around the Fashion District is that there will be sample sales galore just about every Friday until Christmas Eve.