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If you weren’t filled with enough Christmas spirit or would like to squeeze in one last good deed before the clock strikes 2011, then head to a James Perse location for the brand’s “What Comes Around Goes Around” recycling program.

Fistful of Mercy's top dudes from left; Dhani Harrison, Joseph Arthur and Ben Harper

Every store opening party should have some music. When the James Perse label held a debut Oct. 28 for its Hollywood store at 1128 N. Highland Ave., buzz band Fistful of Mercy played, powered by the voices and guitar work of rock star Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison, son of Beatle George Harrison.
 

James Perse's Hollywood store debuted the weekend of Aug. 14.

The gritty corner of North Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Hollywood section is just beginning to revitalize. However, high-quality basics and ready-to-wear label James Perse opened an 8,000-square-foot compound at 1128 N. Highland Ave. on the weekend of Aug. 14.