With the current state of the unstable economy, it seems like there’s a new store opening every week just as one closes down. However, Tenoversix may have a shot at sustaining retail longevity with its unique choice of designer and vintage buying, an interesting store layout and a hot, young Hollywood fan base.
I was immediately attracted to the vintage Christian Dior sunglasses displayed on an old wooden chair. As I walked up the stairs to take a closer look at the Kristen Lee shoes, I breezed by Kirsten Dunst who was wearing a cool canary, color jacket. Down the hall I passed by Subversive jewelry and Botkier bags.
In the back room there was a short film of a model doing a photoshoot on the wall created by Joel Cole, with a lineup of chairs set up to view the movie. I moved to the last room heading towards the garden where a live band called ‘Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes’ were playing, and where drinks and mini cupcakes from “Babycakes” were being served.
I felt a hand grab mine and looked to my right where a short, brunette man in a chic suit looks at me stunned. “Sorry!” he says startled. I smiled, and Jason Schwartzman turned back around to continue his conversation.
As the band finished its last few tracks I headed back to the front of the store and noticed cigarette carton-shaped packages with hidden literature inside by “Tankbooks,“ offering off-kilter stories like Jekyll and Hyde.
I headed outside to fight my way through the valet madness and drove away from the boutique with the castle-like architecture. Hopefully Tenoversix will create many consumer driven, happy endings to the fairtytale stories offered inside.
Images courtesy of Jessica Ciarla.
