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Tommy Perse, co-owner of Maxfield boutique, has moved in next door to his son, well-known knit designer James Perse here in Beverly Hills. Maxfield is undoubtedly one of the most avantgarde, statement-making stores on the West Coast. Now, its “on-sale version”- Maxfield Bleu, has moved to Canon Drive in Beverly Hills! Maxfield Bleu houses designers like Rick Owens, Comme des Garçons, Yohji, Stella McCartney, and Libertine. And while it may be a bit limiting, it conveniently carries some of the most hard to find must-haves you won’t see anywhere else. I am thoroughly excited that my hometown of Beverly Hills is finally making a shift towards more avant garde stores such as this, Taschen Books, and the gorgeous Maison Martin Margiela store now open on Little Santa Monica. Out with the old, in with the new!

Entrance of Maxfield, West Hollywood

Vogue’s fashion editor Carine Roitfeld teamed with famed fashion photographer Mario Testino in the October issue of Vogue Paris to shoot an amazing spread called “Afrodisiaque.” The statuesque models and illustrative silhouettes of this spread are pure genius! Not to mention that amazing record top by Belgian engineering genius Maison Martin Margiela.

Models: Lakshmi Menon and Yasmin Warsame

More photos from this spread here.