Best Fabric Stores In LA, K Is…
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Wanting.I just went to West Hollywood’s International Silks & Woolens fabric store. A windowless concrete cube on Beverly Blvd., walk in and you’re deep in a rainbow of silk linens, ultra-light cashmere, and vintage fabrics. The only thing better than their selection? Their service. Saleslady Connie helped me pick out an antique silk for a coat I’m having made. After she cut six yards, I changed my mind. She smiled and cut a half-the-price cotton for me instead… |
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Using.Mood Designer Fabrics on Pico Blvd. is the left-coast twin of the fabric store featured in Project Runway. The selection’s fine, but the sales people are lazy, goosepimply combinations of six-year-plan fashion students and That Woman With The Cat, Who Knits. If you want basic silk jersey, though, swoop in and buy a yard. I just bought some for some dresses I’m having made… |
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Hating.Sure, Michael Levine has 60,000 square feet of fabric. But it’s deep in downtown LA’s garment district. If you’re curious, put on a burka and brave it… |
