Ohhh this question is a good one. Isn't it New Yorkers? Los Angeles will never be the financial capital that the big apple is - that's a given. But let's look at beauty and fashion. Did you guys notice at The Project show last week that most vendors were from... LA? And two weeks ago Greenhouse flipped the space over to launch LA's cult spa; Lather. While 5th Avenue staple Avon Spa announced that it would be closing its doors.
Recently I have found my time being spent jetting back and forth between NY & LA to help mentor both offices. I do have a little confession.... the trendy, the obscure, the oh so fabulous organically original things I have seen in beauty treatments and brands, textiles and fabrics with flattering patterns... they are coming out of LA!!! Are NY business owners becoming too stale? Is the red tape of the east coast starting to strangle their creative blood. Your thoughts?
Posted by Nafi Saboor on July 24, 2006 3:24 PM
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