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Factory People
Andy Warhol would be proud of Austin's Factory People, known as much for its raucous rooftop parties as the exclusive labels it carries. The 3,000 square-foot former gun shop regularly hosts live bands and has an in-house DJ to take requests while shoppers try on the latest looks from Anna Sui, Heatherette, Hysteric Glamour and United Bamboo. "Every customer is a rock star to us," says co-owner Le Popov, who has fans in bands like She Wants Revenge, Wilco, the Flaming Lips and Rilo Kiley. "If Austin is the live music capital of the world, we are the backstage hookup," says Popov.
Factory People, 1325 S. Congress Ave., Austin, (512) 440-8002; factorypeople.com.
White Trash Charms
"What rock star have you ever seen that doesn't like to be noticed?" asks stylist Brooke Dulien, who founded the White Trash Charms jewelry line and store, which carries rock 'n' roll-inspired jewelry designs in the form of VIP passes, headphones and guitar picks. "We are a 'look at me' accessories line," says Dulien. Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Gavin Rossdale are regulars at the Los Feliz shop, which also stocks Vivienne Westwood and Sonia Rykiel. WTC is currently making an 18-karat gold skull belt buckle encrusted in diamonds and rubies for a celeb client, priced at over $50,000. Nothing white trash about that.
White Trash Charms, 1951 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 666-9585; whitetrashcharms.com.
Henry Duarte
Henry Duarte, the West Coast king of leather pants, fringe suede jackets and skinny denim, caters to his A-list clients (the White Stripes and the Killers are recent fans) from a private West Hollywood studio. For those who don't have the rock 'n' roll designer's number, J. Ransom is exclusively stocking the new Henry Duarte Couture collection—comprising one-of-a-kind over-dyed pieces like narrow lace-up pants. "Everything I do is based around music from all eras," says Duarte. "This new collection is what I was wearing in the late '80s, but it has a whole new look to it."
Henry Duarte at J. Ransom, 151 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 936-1675.
Katy K's Ranch Dressing
Rockabilly pin-ups and punk cowboys feel right at home at this Nashville store. The kitschy Western wear shop, founded in 1994 by Parsons-trained designer Katy Kattelman, is filled to the brim with rhinestone blazers, Western shirts and vintage cowboy boots. "People come to Nashville for music and I'm a destination kind of place," explains Kattelman, who has customers like Loretta Lynn, Velvet Revolver and Cowboy Troy. "It used to be that the artist would inspire the fan's fashion, but now I think it's the other way around."
Katy K's Ranch Dressing, 2407 12th Ave. S., Nashville, (615) 297-4242; katyk.com.
