The iron-on ironia of Chicano Style

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Once you get past fact that Chicano Style is in the Lakewood Center mall—and not someplace funkier and less cookie-cutter, like, say, Retro Row—it’s easy to appreciate its mishmash of affordable Mexican-American apparel and Latin pop cult memorabilia.
The boutique’s best sellers are sarcastic Spanish language versions of [...]

Short on cash? Head to the “ethnic aisle”
FROM MY DEATH BED, LONG BEACH—Went to WOW Ralphs today, as I had a lovely $10 gift certificate from the supermarket (an attempt to entice me back once my neighborhood Ralphs re-opens in early 2008). To enjoy this $10, I had to first spend $30, so I went [...]

In addition to watching Notre Dame lose (again), curtains and shelves are on the To-Do list for the weekend. At the moment, I’m obsessed with these mushroom shelves. And while I don’t have the necessary hallway space for this project, maybe you do.
Also, Sasha’s Living With Style (the latest design destination dotting the Broadway Business [...]