Lindquist Debuts Eco-Atelier in NoHo
Tucked into the concrete-covered neighborhood of Toluca Woods in North Hollywood, Calif., eco designer Deborah Lindquist is seeing green.
The designer celebrated the opening of her self-named boutique and studio compound on May 17.
The store is located at 10500 Magnolia Blvd., and it will be the headquarters of Lindquist’s eco-fashion collection. The designer—who has dressed celebrities including members of the singing group Pussycat Dolls with corsetry made out of recycled materials such as vintage kimono and sari fabrics—plans to make clothing for all seasons of a woman’s life.
At her store, she sells wedding dresses made out of new eco fabrics and some recycled materials such as vintage lace and linen. In January 2008, she debuted an eco ready-to-wear line that features dresses made out of hemp cotton and organic T-shirts. Retail price points range from $100 for a ready-to-wear top to $3,000 for the wedding dress.
Lindquist’s compound is 1,500 square feet. The majority of the space—1,000 square feet—is work space where she makes her one-of-a-kind pieces, such as her bustier dresses, which she showed on the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in 2006.
The front 500 square feet are devoted to the boutique space. She designed the look of the space, and her husband, Wally High, a musician and carpenter, built it. Displayed in the store and studio are artwork by her friends, including a magnolia-shaped fountain constructed by Leslie Doolin and paintings by Eva Montelgre. —Andrew Asch
