Inspiration Gathering and RRL’s Spring 2010 Preview Party
February 15, 2010
Two days after a full day in Los Angeles, I was back again to attend Rin Tanaka’s Inspiration gathering. It was me, Alyasha and Vince en route to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. After various detours, unexpected traffic jams and New Order’s Age of Consent on repeat, we finally made it to the show to catch it’s last hour. I’m kinda bummed that they stuck to their 5 o’clock closing, I was really starting to enjoy myself.
Saturday’s Inspiration attracted a collection of vendors, collectors and artisans dedicated to [mostly] vintage American clothing and lifestyle. A melting pot of surfers, gear-heads, rockers, hippies, denim junkies and mid-century enthusiasts all congregated under one roof to not only showcase product, but also to share stories. So much fun. Cheers to a great show.
The well-respected, yet humble, Christophe Loiron (Mister Freedom) was an exhibitor at the show. His work is second to none. You must check out his shop in LA.
We built quite an appetite in our tangent-embedded drive up to Santa Monica and Pete from Craft recommended that we stop by Soda Pop’s off La Cienega to grab some of their sandwiches. Soda Pop’s owner, Dave Puopolo, was nothing but helpful and was determined that we didn’t leave without a lion’s share of food. After finishing our sandwiches, he brought out a round of Buffalo wings and a sample of their homemade oatmeal cookies on the house. A kind gesture! Great food and great service goes a long way. Highly recommended.
After dinner, we headed to RRL on Melrose to catch a peak of their Spring 2010 collection. The free booze and the endless supply of Korean-style tacos kept the conversations smooth as old colleagues caught up in an almost high-school-reunion manner. A sales associate was kind enough to show me some of their 60’s inspired denim; which seemed to be one of their proud additions for the Spring collection [couldn't take photos though].
There were a lot of visitors that flew in for the Inspiration show and RRL seemed to be the perfect ending for the event. They sure know how to put on a great party.
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