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Calling the Great Recession a big party pooper might be the understatement of the past 18 months. Some fashion-week fandangos aside, there has been a dearth of big fashion parties since the financial meltdown of September 2008.  That’s why the March 12 grand-opening party for Echo Park Independent Co-op (E.P.I.C.), a store devoted to emerging Los Angeles designers, seemed like the good times of 2007 or hopefully a peek into the very near future. 

Sirens & Sailors closes Feb. 21. 

For the past 10 years, the Sirens & Sailors boutique was one of the influential boutiques on Los Angeles’ Eastside. From its location in a lavender colored cottage in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood, Sirens made a splash by championing Los Angeles avant-garde designers such as Grey Ant, Jared Gold, Brian Lichtenberg and Smoke & Mirrors. Yet Feb. 21 will be its last day as a physical store.