Alpha Address

Designer Darren Gold and retailer Christos Garkinos found a location for their contemporary men’s lifestyle boutique, Alpha, at 8625 Melrose Ave., near the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. The store will carry everything from clothing and accessories to grooming products and barbecue grills. Gold and Garkinos have been stocking the store with apparel labels including Lambertson Truex, John Richmond, A.P.C., Paul Smith, Tateossian, Nike White Label, Band of Outsiders, Cristi Conaway, and Gregory Parkinson. The two are longtime fixtures in the local apparel scene. Garkinos is a co-founder of Decades Two, the upscale resale store located upstairs from Melrose Avenue boutique Decades. Gold is a co-founder of the Mhope contemporary women’s line and the current president of the Coalition of Los Angeles Designers. The grand opening for Alpha is planned for mid-October. For more information, call (323) 822-4828.