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Interview with Oou Owner Nina Galbert
While doing a little last minute holiday shopping, I popped into Oou in Los Feliz. I had been to the shop a couple times before, but honestly I try to keep my shopping to a minimum because I’m bad at browsing. When I shop, I like to shop. Oou has a fantastic mix of reasonably priced new items, vintage finds and higher-end pieces. It’s the perfect spot to find something special–a cute dress for a night out, an interesting piece of jewelry, or a vintage top. I ended up snagging a ridiculously cute Marc Jacobs lookalike handbag for $70 on my “holiday” shopping trip. The bag is gorgeous! And I hooked up an interview with Oou owner Nina Galbert.
Take Sunset: When did you open Oou?
Nina Galbert: I opened Oou with a former business partner August 8, 2000. So oou has been around for about 91/2 years! Hard to believe that it has been that long.
TS: Why did you want to open your own boutique?
Nina: I moved to Los Angeles from San Francisco and had dabbled a bit in retail. I come from a family of entrepreneurs, so I suppose I’ve always wanted to have my own business. I love clothing so my own clothing shop made perfect sense!
TS: How would you describe Oou?
Nina: Oou to me is really reflective of how I (and many of my friends) approach fashion. It’s an eclectic mix of contemporary clothing with vintage, masculine/feminine and high and low prices.
TS: Why did you want to open a boutique specifically in the neighborhood of Los Feliz? Read more…
Echo Park Boutique: Luxe De Ville
Luxe De Ville has been a favorite boutique of Echo Park locals and those outside the neighborhood since it opened in 1996. It has tons of great jewelry from local and independent designers, like Erika Weiner pictured above. I own a few of her pieces, and I love them to death. Luxe De Ville also carried amazing sunglasses, shoes, and lots of vintage and designer clothing–men’s stuff too.
Some of the merchandise is a little pricey but there’s always a sale rack, so there’s something for every price range. Luxe De Ville has a large selection of merchandise and they get new clothes in frequently, which is great if you like to check in regularly and don’t want to see the same stuff on each visit.
The staff at Luxe De Ville is very laid back and will let your browse without being pushy. They’re also friendly and helpful, especially Oskar Delacruzs, the owner of the shop. He will help you put together a hot outfit!
Luxe De Ville
2157 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 353-0135
Hours:
Mon-Sat: 12 pm-7 pm
Sun: 12 pm-5 pm
Una Mae’s In Los Feliz
I used to shop at Una Mae’s in Wicker Park, before I moved from Chicago, so I felt right at home when I saw that there was an Una Mae’s in my new neighborhood in Los Feliz. Una Mae’s is a super cute boutique and a great place to spend time browsing or trying stuff on. The salespeople are nice and helpful, but not overly pushy (which I hate more than anything), they will leave you alone to spend an hour poking though every pile of stuff, as I often do. Una Mae’s is not huge, but they manage to pack in a lot of great merchandise. Just like in Chicago, they have a nice variety of colorful dresses, jeans, super soft t-shirts, beautiful jewelry, and they even carry men’s clothes.
There carry a mix both vintage and new merchandise, and the prices range from kinda pricey to sale rack, so there is something for everyone.
Una Mae’s also has handmade greeting cards from independent and local artists along with amazing smelling candles, which I resisted buying the last time I was in. I am still thinking about those candles; I think I need to make a trip to Una Mae’s!
Una Mae’s
4651 Kingswell Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 662-6137
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