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GANT has finally opened the doors to its first West Coast store, as they look to call Venice their new home. The space is 1,700 square feet and was designed as a GANT Rugger neighbor shop so it has all the personal touches. To add to the appeal, local Venice Beach craftsman, Eric Gustafson, was commissioned to create several modern fixtures for the shop made from brass, wood, and inlaid tile. Additional fixtures include several 1950’s teak pieces and other mid century elements.

The trip west is long overdue in our opinion as Los Angeles has been a top market for GANT for quite sometime. The shop will carry GANT Rugger and GANT by Michael Bastian men’s and women’s collections. More looks at the shop below.

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A few weeks back, Slate Olson and Jeremy Dunn of the Rapha team took a trip to California to go ride a few stages of the upcoming Tour of California with Tim Johnson. Good times were had and luckily somebody was there to catch it all on camera.

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Levi Strauss & Co. celebrated Independence Day by opening a one-of-a-kind customization shop at their flagship store in San Francisco’s Union Square. The Tailor Shop goes above and beyond what we’ve seen in the past and offers full customization for all Levi’s denim products, from the jeans to the jackets. ACL also tells us there is now an in-house chain stitch machine, an embroidery machine and a darning machine, and customers are able to make their own buttons, choose vintage patches, and screen print to fully customize their jeans.

Also on display are 50 vintage trucker jackets with chain stitch embroidery, collections of vintage labels, back packets, back patches and an array of famous Levi’s red tabs.

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Recently finishing up a 2-year rennovation from the ground up, the Carla Ridge residence located in Beverly Hills is a sight to see. It’s got five bedrooms, six baths, an edge pool with a scenic view that’s seldom matched. It’s private, it’s gated, and it’s on the market and listed by Westside Estate Agency.

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Every year, Boys Republic, a school out in Chino Hills, CA hosts a car show in Steve McQueen‘s honor. Why Steve, you ask? Well, he’s the school’s most distinct student, as he spent a few years at the institution during his childhood. He gave much credit to the place and made sure they never forgot him and they haven’t. The doors are still open, thanks partially to McQueen and the crowd is still at a respectable number. We definitely hope that never changes.

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LA’s Museum of Tolerance by the architects of Yazdani Studio focuses on issues of tolerance, rights and diversity. Currently, the museum is going through an $8 million renovation that includes approximately 34,450 sf of improvements. Some of the key components include exhibit spaces, two theaters, a children’s multi-functional learning center and multi-purpose rooms.

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