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| Saturday, December 3, 6pm-10pm | Sunday, December 4, 11am-5pm Cooper Design Space, 860 S. Los Angeles St., Downtown LA |
The fifth edition of A Current Affair: Pop-up Vintage Marketplace will take place this weekend, Saturday December 3rd through Sunday, December 4th at the Cooper Design Space. Bringing together over 30 premier vintage retailers and private dealers from Los Angeles and beyond, A Current Affair presents a unique opportunity to shop a select assortment of exceptional vintage fashion items ranging from accessible wearable to haute couture. Tickets are $10 at the door, but get it fot $5 at Gilt City now!
Highlights:
Curator, journalist and author Rose Apodaca will host the December edition of A Current Affair and sign copies of her latest book, Fred Hayman—The Extraordinary Difference: The Story of Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Glamour and the Showman Who Sold It All. The former West Coast bureau chief of Women's Wear Daily and a founding editor of The Los Angeles Times "Image" Section, Apodaca will also hand select 10 vintage party looks from throughout the show which will be on exhibit and available for purchase.
Artist Rafa Esparza will exhibit his Gallos Giros Putos Gallones at the December edition of A Current Affair. For the piece, Esparza sculpts roosters using old Nike Cortez sneakers. The birds will be contained to a central exhibit and “perched” throughout the show. This marks the second collaboration between a local artist and A Current Affair, following September’s exhibition of Edith Abeyta’s camp site. A Current Affair is interested in showcasing the works of artists who use found fashion items as a medium.
For the music, KCRW DJ Marion Hodges will provide the beats. Hodges can be heard every other Saturday night/Sunday morning from 3AM to 6AM on 89.9 KCRW, and kcrw.com. Marion has been DJ-ing since the summer of 2007. She co-founded the DJ team Squaregirls, and was a co-creator of the still active indiepop/northern soul dance party, Hungry Beat! The loungier sister of Hungry Beat!, Sophisticated Boom Boom, takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Tony’s Saloon, Downtown Los Angeles. She frequently spins at Wurstkuche (both locations), Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown, and various other concert venues around town. At least eighty-five percent of her wardrobe is comprised of vintage items.