BARGAINS : WHAT $15 GETS YOU IN BEVERLY HILLS.Byline: Trisha King & Deborah Newmark When it comes to shopping, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. is world famous for high-end retail stores and exclusive boutiques. No bargains there, right? Wrong. Clothes Minded on Beverly Drive Beverly Drive is a northwest/southwest major street in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. The southern end of Beverly Drive is at the intersection of Beverly Drive and Harlow Avenue, a small street south of National Blvd. and north of the Santa Monica Freeway. has fantastic bargains on women's clothing usually found in medium- to high-end department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and boutiques. For example, a famous-maker dress in white with embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. white accents can be purchased in high-end department stores for $65 to $70. The dress and the matching blazer are sold as a set at Clothes Minded for $15 each. Sleeveless linen dresses that button down the front run $15 instead of $55 to $60 retail; jeans that retail for $45 are $15; and various styles of denim dresses in several lengths are also $15. Notice a pattern? All clothing at Clothes Minded is $15 rather than $28 to $150 retail. Clothes Minded carries sizes 2 to 14 in junior, misses, and women's first-quality clothing. Most goods are famous-maker closeouts or overruns. Shipments arrive two to three times weekly, so you never know what you may find. The store currently has plenty of summer dresses, 100 percent cotton sweaters, shorts, tops, pants and skirts. There were still a few items left for cooler weather, such as unisex jackets in cotton twill twill One of the three basic textile weaves (see weaving), distinguished by diagonal lines. In the simplest twill, the weft crosses over two warp yarns, then under one, the sequence being repeated in each succeeding shot (row), but stepped over, one warp either to the with flannel lining, sweater sets, and hand-knit sweaters. A pullover, short-sleeve blouse with white orchids on purple and tagged at $44 is actually $15. Occasionally, Clothes Minded has clothing for girls. On the day of our visit, short overalls with embroidered or appliqued bibs were available in girls' sizes 4 to 6X. In addition to clothing, you'll find fashion accessories. Socks and tights are $2 to $7; belts are $15; and sunglasses run $7 to $15. The currently popular drop necklaces that retail for as much as $76 are $14 here. Clothes Minded is located at 338 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills; (310) 275-5808. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. They also have a store in Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. at 219 Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] Blvd.; (310) 373-7865. American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. All sales are final; five-day exchange with receipt. Inside info Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a perfect family outing or an activity for your day-care center? Until Aug. 30, take advantage of AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. Theatres' Summer Matinees - 75-cent Movies for Kids program. Here's the deal: Purchase a packet of 10 of the 75-cent tickets for $7.50 at any AMC box office before Aug. 30 or by mail postmarked before June 30. Use the tickets from June 24 through Aug. 30 at one of two 75-cent movies (rated G and PG) shown at 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are valid for ages 3 to adult - children under 3 are free. For further details, call the AMC corporate office at (714) 972-2197 or your local AMC movie theater: Promenade (818) 883-0706, Burbank (818) 953-2932, Pasadena (818) 585-8916. Send check or money order payable to AMC Theatres - postmarked no later than June 30 - with a self-addressed, stamped No. 10 envelope to Summer Matinee Coordinator, 2800 N. Main St., Santa Ana, Calif. 92701. Hydro-Spa Factory Outlet is offering a five-person spa and gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. package for $3,995 with free delivery, setup and orientation (comparable package $4,700 elsewhere). More than 30 spas of various makes and models are on display starting at $2,395 and they will not be undersold un·der·sold v. Past tense and past participle of undersell. undersold undersell . Hydro-Spa Factory Outlet is located at 6559 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park; (818) 992-7727. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. MEMO: Trisha King and Deborah Newmark are co-authors of ``Buying Retail Is Stupid.'' Bargains appears Saturdays. Please send suggestions of stores to Bargains, Daily News Features Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Shoppers at Clothes Minded on Beverly Drive can find substantial bargains on women's clothing usually found in medium- to high-end department stores and boutiques. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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